The ATA College Prep students assemble early each morning to start their day with some tennis. Below are a few pictures from recent mornings. To see many more, check out the ATA College Prep Facebook page. Current senior and soon-to-be Princeton freshman Payton Holden finesses a forehand volley. CP junior Garrett Reiter walks to the bench…
June will mark five years since a major milestone in the development of the Austin Tennis Academy. That month, the ATA College Prep program, which at the time was a young community-supported learning environment, earned full accreditation through AdvancEd, the largest accreditation organization and education community in the world with a network of 32,000 private…
Coach Strecker was named Coach of the Year after leading the Hilltoppers to their eighth-consecutive Heartland Conference Tournament Championship. St. Edward’s finished the season 9-12 overall and 4-1 in conference. Strecker has now won the honor in both years he has headed the program. Click here to read more
This month’s message from David Benzel is, “You Are Not the Mistakes You Make.” Geared toward helping parents teach their children healthy attitudes about mistakes. Click here to read more Also, sign up for this months free webinar “Solve the Mystery of Your Child’s Motivation & Distraction Issues.” This webinar is Thursday, May 19th at 8pm.
Josh Hagar was awarded 3rd all-conference team in the ACC. Josh is ranked nationally 106 in singles and 51 in doubles. He is 12-9 in singles this year playing toward the top of Notre Dame’s line up. Click here to read more
Chase Bartlett, Andrea Stapper and Davis Meyer all had their signing ceremonies Monday night, which are held in the ATA fitness center. They were surrounded by their friends and families, as well as the ATA community to help them begin their transition to college. Andrea Stapper signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Arkansas Fort Smith….
St. Michael’s sophomores Brennan Foreman and Hannah Harrod won the TAPPS 4A girls doubles state tennis championships for the 2nd year straight, defeating All Saints Episcopal of Tyler in the finals 6-1, 6-1. Hannah said, “Back to back state champs! Last year going in as freshman I knew we had nothing to lose but this…
Princeton Tigers recently put up an article on their 3 incoming freshman for the 2020 class. Payton Holden will be among 3 outstanding 5 star recruites. The head coach Pate expects that all 3 freshman will make an immediate impact. He will be joined by Eduardo Paz from Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Davey Roberts from Palm Coast, FL. Click…
ATA alumni Ashley Ford, a sophomore at Millsaps won her conference’s (Southern Athletic Association) player of the week award this past week. Ashley went 4-0 at #1 singles and doubles for the weekend helping her team win both matches to close out their regular season. Click here to read more
Long time friends, high school tennis teammates and doubles partners Emily Cotton and Raven Hampton – both had their signing ceremonies Thursday night, which were held in the ATA fitness center. They were surrounded by their friends and families, as well as the ATA community to help them begin their transition to college. Emily Cotton signed her National Letter of…