The John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) is a tennis academy founded by tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe in New York City.[1][2][3][4][5] The academy was founded in September 2010, on a 20-court (10 deco turf, 10 clay courts) $18 million tennis complex, designed by Ricardo Zurita, on Randalls Island in Manhattan.[1][3][4][6][7] McEnroe launched the academy in collaboration with Claude Okin, managing partner of Sportime New York.[6]
| Founder(s) | John McEnroe |
|---|---|
| Established | 2010 |
| Address | One Randall's Island, New York, NY 10035 |
| Location | , New York City , New York |
| Coordinates | 40°47′34″N 73°55′09″W / 40.792820°N 73.919188°W |
| Website | johnmcenroetennisacademy.com |
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McEnroe's teaching philosophy emphasizes short intense periods of tennis training balanced by plenty of time pursuing other sports and activities.[2][6]
Alumni include Noah Rubin, who won the Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon in July 2014, and the 2014 U.S. Tennis Association's Boys 18s National Championships in both singles and doubles the following month, is a product of the academy.[8][9] In September 2014, Rubin was ranked the No. 1 Division 1 college freshman by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) while playing for Wake Forest University, and sophomore Jamie Loeb – another product of the academy – was named the No. 1 Division 1 female college player while playing for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "John McEnroe starts tennis academy in Randall's Island". ESPN. Associated Press. September 1, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Harvey Araton (March 7, 2011). "12-Year-Old Girl May Embody McEnroe's Vision". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Sean Gregory (August 30, 2010). "Can John McEnroe's Tennis Academy Lift U.S. Talent?". Time. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Larry Platt (August 20, 2010). "How John McEnroe Plans to Save Tennis by Opening a Tennis Academy on Randall's Island". New York Magazine. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ Richard Pagliaro (May 20, 2010). "John McEnroe Tennis Academy Launches On NYC's Randall's Island". Tennis Now. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c Harvey Araton (May 7, 2010). "Building the Next McEnroe". The New York Times.
- ^ Julia Cohen (October 14, 2014). "Building of the Day #5". Archtober.
- ^ Jerry Milani (August 10, 2014). "John McEnroe Tennis Academy Student Noah Rubin Completes Sweep Of Singles, Doubles In Kalamazoo, Earns US Open Wild Cards". NY Sports Day. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ Eric Koningsberg (August 22, 2014). "Can U.S. Men's Tennis Rise Again?". The New York Times.
- ^ "ITA Fetes Jamie Loeb, Noah Rubin In Preseason Rankings". SportimeNY. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Division I Preseason Men's Newcomer/Freshman Rankings". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Division I Preseason Women's Singles Rankings". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
Further reading
edit- "Mark McEnroe on John McEnroe Tennis Academy; Mark McEnroe, general manager of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, talks about how he started at the academy, his duties, and strategy for how to attract more American youth back to the game.", Business Week, September 4, 2012
- "John McEnroe Talks About the John McEnroe Tennis Academy", NBC, April 5, 2014