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CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Spring Break is just a month away, and that break is a perfect time for your child to be able to progress at a rapid pace with their tennis by attending one of ATA’s camps. Spring Break camps will be…
FORMER ATA COACH PURCHASES TENNIS CLUB IN INDIANA
The beginning of a new year ushered in the realization of a long-time dream for a former Austin Tennis Academy coach. Josh Rifkin, who left ATA a few years ago to return to his home town and start up his…
CATA NAMES ATA COACH ‘2023 COACH OF THE YEAR’
The Capital Area Tennis Association named Ashley Weindhold its 2023 Coach of the Year. The awards were handed out during CATA’s Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. Weinhold was out of town during the event so her father, Guy Weinhold, accepted…
ATA COLLEGE PREP INDUCTS INAUGURAL NHS MEMBERS
2023 marks the inaugural year of the ATA College Prep Chapter of the National Honor Society, and with that comes the induction of its first and founding members. The National Honor Society is one of the oldest, largest, and most widely…
ATA PLAYER’S STORY FEATURED IN ON-LINE ARTICLE
Every year, the Austin Tennis Academy sends quite a few of its players on to play collegiate tennis. That’s an incredible accomplishment, especially when you consider there are more than 160-thousand teenagers nationwide competing at the high school level and…
KENNA ERICKSON SIGNS WITH LSU
Austin Tennis Academy and ATA College Prep will soon be sending off one of their youngest players ever to attend college. That send off for Kenna Erickson begins with her Signing Ceremony, which are seen as a rite of passage…
ATA’S FUNDRAISER FOR AUSTIN ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION STARTS FRIDAY
The 23rd Annual Shootout held by the Austin Tennis Academy to help raise money for the Austin Athletics Scholarship Foundation kicks off at the end of the week. The first event -The Player Party – takes place Friday night in the ballroom at the…
ATA HOSTS LITTLE MO NATIONALS
Courts at the Austin Tennis Academy will become busier than normal in a couple of weeks when junior players from all over the country arrive in town to compete in the 2023 Little Mo Nationals which has been held at…
ATA AND COACH NEWMAN FEATURED ON AUSTIN TV PROGRAM
The Austin Tennis Academy and Coach Jack Newman were featured recently in an episode of American Dream TV Selling Texas which airs on KNVA, the CW channel in Austin. The show showcases what they call ‘gems located in the hill…
ATA PLAYERS WIN GOLD AND BRONZE BALLS
ATA players continue to build a name for themselves on a national level with their ongoing victories at USTA L1 events. Over the weekend, Tristan Stine and his partner, Sibi Raja, won a ‘Gold Ball’ in B16 while Jack Ingram…
AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED FOR SHOOTOUT 2023
The Shootout is the Austin Tennis Academy’s annual fundraising event for AASF – Austin Athletics Scholarship Foundation – a 501(c)3 non-profit which supports junior tennis players and the pursuit of their dreams. At this point in our preparations for Shootout 2023, which is just under 3…
TEXAS BOUND IN 2023
Great news for junior tennis players in Texas after the United States Tennis Association made a big announcement regarding one of its annual events. The USTA boys and girls 12s and 14s Winter Nationals is coming to Texas. The L1…
ATA PLAYER CAPTURES COVETED ‘USTA BALL’
The USTA Clay Court Nationals is an L1 tennis event that junior players from all over the country must qualify for in order to compete. The annual championship consists of 128-player singles compass draw and 64-teams draw with no consolation…
OPENING DAY BRINGS MORE THAN A VICTORY FOR ATA PLAYER
Turning 17 couldn’t have turned out any sweeter for Elliot Wasserman while playing on opening day at the Boys 18 USTA Clay Court Championships in Florida. Not only did he break what he calls the birthday curse at Clay Nationals,…
THAT’S A WRAP
The 2023 Texas Slam saw more than 50 ATA players battle it out on court in brutal heat during one of the biggest junior tournaments – nearly 1,000 players – in the country. Some were still competing on the very…