News & Events
Newman Leads Group On College Tour and Showcase
A group of ATA College Prep and Academy student-athletes recently returned from a trip that began with a tour of multiple college campuses and finished with a College Showcase in front of dozens of top coaches. ATA CEO Jack Newman…
David Benzel Webinar July 21 “To Push or Not to Push”
Join us each month for a live online presentation. The material prepares you for conversations about winning at life, not just sports, with your young athlete. If you can’t join us live, register for the webinar then enjoy the recording…
ATA Alumni Pablo Landa Earns BIG 10 Distinguished Scholars Award
Former ATA player Pablo Landa who plays for the University of Illinois was awarded the Distinguished Scholars Award. The award recognizes student-athletes with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 for the 2015-16 academic year. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letter…
ATA Players Excel at Summer Grand Slam
Leading every program in Texas, sixty-three Austin Tennis Academy players earned their way into the Texas Summer Grand Slam last week in College Station, including 5 Champ Masters qualifiers. A number of ATA players stepped up and played their best…
The ATA College Prep Community Honors The Class of 2016
The ATA College Prep community came together earlier this month to celebrate the graduating class of 2016. Set in the serenity of the Spanish Oaks hills, a few hundred family members and friends of the graduates attended the commencement ceremony. Before…
Doug Davis Inducted into the 2016 LISD Hall of Honor
On June 18, Doug Davis and partner Charles Key were inducted into the LISD Hall of Honor. They won the first boys state tennis title for Lubbock ISD and the first state title for Coronado in any sport in 1975. Davis…
Play Tennis at Austin Tennis Academy This Summer!
2016 Summer Tennis Training Camps [button url=”https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=3707875&RF=2559377″ style=”normal”]Register Now![/button] This Summer, take advantage of the Austin Tennis Academy’s tennis camps to progress at a rapid rate while having fun playing the game. These camps are designed to provide the greatest…
ATA College Prep – Around The Campus, In The Classroom
It is hard to believe… but we are approaching the final moments of the 2015-16 academic year. The students and teachers are well underway preparing for a strong finish to the year, while continuing to improve on the court as…
Tournament Results National Open, ATA Open & JTT Sectionals
This past weekend ATA had players competing in National Opens, ATA Open and Junior Team Tennis Sectionals. Congrats to: National Open Players: Max Schmidhauser National Open B14 Singles Champion (pic below) Abigail Chiu National Open G18 Singles Champion and Doubles…
Register for the June 16 Free David Benzel Webinar
Give Your Child Emotional Intelligence for Sports and School is a free webinar hosted by David Benzel- Growing Champions for Life. The Webinar is June 16 at 8pm. Research indicates that emotional intelligence is a better indicator of success than…
3 ATA Players Super in Doubles CMZ
This past weekend we had 3 ATA players Super in the Austin doubles CMZ. Ross Cockrell, Devan Sabapathy, Adi Iyer all qualified in boys 12s. Devan and Adi were doubles partners for the first time and won the CMZ! While,…
6 ATA Players Honored at CATA Awards Banquet
On Sunday May 22, Coach Newman introduced Payton Holden at the Capital Area Tennis Association (CATA) junior awards banquet and Payton was awarded the player of the year award. Also, Sydney Gaskamp and Emily Cotton received CATA scholarships, Chase Bartlett…
ATA Regional Host Site for Oracle/ITA Junior Masters Championships-Powered by UTR
ATA will be a regional host site for the new Oracle/ITA Junior Master Championships, which is powered by the Universal Tennis Rating system. The inaugural Oracle/ITA Junior Masters Championships will take place during the summer and fall of 2016. Austin…
Coach Newman Quoted in UTR Article
ATA CEO Jack Newman was recently quoted in an article,”The Tennis Coach’s Toolbox” the Universal Tennis Blog about the Universal Tennis Rating system. Coach Newman, has been using UTR for ATA’s practice ladder since August of 2015. Newman describes the process as…
ATA Alumni Morgan Barnhill Named Academic All-League Team
ATA alumni Morgan Barnhill was named to the 2016 Academic All-League team. Student-athletes were voted for and chosen for the honor based on their academic and athletic performances this season in the Summit League Conference. Barnhill, with a 3.8 GPA as a…