News & Events
Dallas and Houston SCMZ Tournament Highlights
DALLAS 12’s and 14’s Coach Newman on notable player performances he watched this weekend. Harrison Chiu finished 4th in B14 ‘A’ draw, very competitive in matches he lost. He will compete for sectional title. Max Schmidhauser scrapped his way…
12U ATA Devastators take 2nd at JTT State!
The 12 and under intermediate Junior Team Tennis team, ATA Devastators, took 2nd place in the Texas section this past weekend in New Braunfels! The team played 4 team matches and only dropped 4 sets out of 20. Gabrielle Flores…
10 Characteristics of being a Great Competitor!
Coach Lucie discussed this article by Pat Dougherty to Academy and CP students during practices this rainy week. Everyone was asked to take notes and be ready to discuss the characteristics of being a great competitor. Click the link below…
NCAA Team Championships come to Texas!!!
This Thursday May 14th the Men begin and Friday May 15th the Women begin the round of Sweet 16 of the NCAA Team Tennis Championships. Baylor University is hosting the event, which will see the top 16 Men’s and Women’s…
Sweeney Brothers Headed To State
ATA Academy players and Westlake High School students Julian and Marcus Sweeney teamed up to earn their way into the Texas UIL State Tennis Tournament. “It’s fun playing with Marcus because since I am the big brother, I’m calling the shots and…
Article From Coach Newman
Below is a link to an article that comes recommended from ATA CEO Jack Newman. The article is titled Sleep: the greatest performance enhancer – here is a brief excerpt: “Rather than looking at the deficits of the brain with…
Maggie O’Meara Earns All-Conference Honors
ATA College Prep alum Maggie O’Meara earned All-Mountain West honors for her doubles play this season alongside partner McKenzie Davis. O’Meara earned all-conference honors, an award voted on by the coaches throughout the conference, in her Freshman season. Photo Credit: Utah…
Newman, McEnroe Part Of USTA Focus Group
ATA CEO Jack Newman was part of a USTA focus group with outgoing player development head Patrick McEnroe as well as director of men’s tennis Jay Berger. In addition, representatives from the USTA Texas Section and five other coaches from…
ATA Community To Celebrate Five Seniors This Week
The ATA community will celebrate five seniors this week, as each signs letters of intent to pursue their academic and athletic careers at the universities of their choice. On Monday, Elena Seifert will commit to attend Claremont McKenna College in…
Recommended Article From Coach Newman
Below is an article that comes recommended by ATA CEO Jack Newman. The article, published on FastCompany.com, is titled Why Your Next Employee Should Be a Student Athlete. “athletes have most likely failed more than they’ve won, but they always…
Chiu, Wernli Earn Bronze At Team Nationals
The 2015 USTA National Spring Team Championships unfolded last week, with two ATA players coming home with hardware. ATA teammates Caroline Wernli and Abigail Chiu stayed aligned in Alabama as they competed together to bring home a highly cherished Bronze…
The Process of Being Unique : The HOW & WHY of Learning
If you are going to make a difference in the world, you will soon learn that you can’t follow the herd. In order to lead, one must possess a strong sense of direction. One must have a purpose and understand…
CP Theatre Field Trip, Upcoming Performance
Ms. Flanagan’s Theatre class recently experienced ZACH’s performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher”. Audience members were taken on a magical ride to discover the origins of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, the mermaids, and Neverland itself. This was an educational…
ATA Alumni Update
The ATA Academy alumni are making waves across the country in college tennis. From time to time, we like to bring you an update on what some of them are up to at the next level. Below are links to…
Pictures From Practice Matches
ATA Academy players regularly compete in singles as doubles practice matches to prepare purposefully for each event. Last week, a group of players took the court in a team-tennis style duel match, including both singles and doubles. Below are a few…