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]
Noah Rubin
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
^
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
"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
External links
Rivalries Cultural depictions Related
Active
The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Nassau Suffolk New Jersey Hudson Valley
Defunct
The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Long Island New Jersey
Proposed Never built