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5 ATA Players Playing for State!
Andrea Stapper, Meghan O’Malley, Blaine Kanak, Kailey Chase and Synclair Larson all have the same goal in mind this year and it is to Win State! These 5 ATA players are all on Vandegrift’s tennis team, which is the first tennis team…
Inside An ATA College Prep Morning Practice
The ATA College Prep students take the courts at 7:45am for morning workouts every day. The group, typically led by ATA’s Head Coach Doug Davis, will practice until 9:30, when they grab some breakfast and transition to their first class…
Five Strategies for Teaching Your Child Life Lessons
This months Growing Champions for Life Winner’s Connections article, by David Benzel, is about strategies for teaching life lessons to your child. The goal for using these strategies is to get your child thinking about what works in life, and…
ATA CP Senior Payton Holden Commits To Princeton University
ATA College Prep Senior Payton Holden recently announced that he plans to pursue his academic and athletic careers at Princeton University – the number 1 ranked national university – next fall. “The main thing that drew me to Princeton was…
15th Annual Pro-Am Shootout – ‘One Of Our Best Ever’
The 15th annual Austin Tennis Academy Pro-Am Shootout brought the ATA community together last weekend, featuring a banquet on Friday evening and a pro-am Calcutta-style tennis tournament on Saturday. “This year’s SHOOTOUT was one of our best ever,” ATA CEO…
UT Neuroscientist To Speak To CP Students Tuesday
Dr. Kimberley Raab-Graham, a Professor of Neuroscience and a Principal Investigator in the Center for Learning and Memory at the University of Texas in Austin, will speak to the ATA College Prep students and teachers on campus this Tuesday. “Dr…
ATA’s Ryan Leman: The World’s Fastest Stringer, And So Much More
ATA’s head stringer Ryan Leman recently claimed his spot as the fastest tennis racquet stringer in the world at the International Alliance of Racket Technicians (IART) symposium. He followed that up by captivating an audience of Little Mo Nationals families…
Learn More About Ryan Rowe
Ryan comes from Chicago where he has been coaching since 2009. He helped with the adult and junior programs. His main focus was on traveling with high level juniors to tournaments. Before he started coaching, he played his collegiate with our…
2 Qualify for Champs from San Antonio ZAT
Congrats to Ross Cockrell and Devan Sabapathy for qualifying for Champs from the last ZAT tournament in San Antonio. Ross won the Boys 12s white draw and Devan made it to the finals of Boys 12s red draw. Also, Jack…
ATA College Prep Senior Hunter Bleser Commits To U Of Virginia
Hunter Bleser, a senior at ATA College Prep, recently accepted a full scholarship offer from the University of Virginia, where she will extend her academic and athletic careers beginning next fall. “Virginia, for me, hit a home run in every…
ATA College Prep: Growing Excellence
Several years ago, as Josh began to invest more time in tennis, and I in the ATA community, I began to envision an educational support system that could better equip Josh for a college future that included tennis. I combined…
5 Players Place in National Open Tournaments
Honolulu, Hawaii National Open Abigail Chiu and Alejandro Rodriguez both placed in the BG18 National Open this past weekend. Abigail finished 2nd in singles and 3rd in doubles and Alejandro placed 3rd in doubles. Austin, TX National Open Kristin…
Excellence Results Oct 3&4
Coach Lucie on G18s: Hunter Bleser won Girls 18’s A draw, defeating 4 quality players on her way to the title. Her opponent in the finals was Janice Shin, who is currently ranked #2 in Texas and #55 in the nation in…
5 ATA players playing “Little Mo” Nationals
“Little Mo” Nationals is a tournament for the top 16 players in the country in the age groups 8,9,10,11 and 12. The tournament has been held at ATA for the past 13 years. To qualify for Nationals one must compete…
Congrats Erik Kerrigan on PSAT/NMSQT Commendation Award!
Congratulations to College Prep student Erik Kerrigan on receiving a PSAT/NMSQT Commendation Award. His score landed him in the top 34,000 out of 1.5 million students in the nation that took the PSAT exam. We are proud of Erik and his…