SJTA Thanksgiving "TURKEY TENNIS CAMP"

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Come work off all that turkey and casserole you will be eating on Thanksgiving!

We are offering a Thanksgiving Tennis Camp for all our Teen & Academy tennis players for these following dates & times:

Monday, November 21st 5-8PM  (Singles Drills & Strategy)

Tuesday, November 22nd 5-8PM  (Doubles Drills & Strategy)

Wednesday, November 23rd 10AM - 1PM  (Tournament Play & Pizza Party & Awards)

This camp includes 9 hours of tennis instruction/play, round robin challenge, prizes and pizza party on Wednesday.  Tennis Camp cost is $85.00

We are reserving a maximum 16 students to attend this camp.

Please RSVP by emailing Coach Heather Lester at heather.lester@mac.com and send in your payment by check made out to "SJTA" to hold your spot.

 

Thank you,

Coach Heather Lester 

 

USTA Team Tennis Challenge weekend October 30th

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Saint Johns Tennis Academy entered 8 teams into this weekends USTA Team Tennis Challenge weekend located at Boone Park.  We had 4 teams entered in the U14 intermediate and 4 teams entered into the U18 intermediate.  I am so very proud of each and every team with high efforts to play their very best tennis and displayed great sportsmanship in every match!  I received several compliments from various parents and teams and pros from our local communities.

We had 2 teams come in 1st and 2nd place in our U18 intermediate flight - Team 904 won first place with players Landon Williams, Molly Wannamaker & Lily Thompson.  We had 2 teams of ours in the playoffs of U14 intermediate "Team Highlighters" and "Team Uno".  Team Uno won 1st place with players Allie Bielski, Carys Cook & Lily Davis.

Halloween Tennis Social 2016

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We had a blast last night with all our students to celebrate Halloween tennis style. We had three contest winners for ; "Wackiest tennis shot"- Sam W.,  "Best Tweener shot"- Gabe S. , and "Best target serve"- Lily D..  We also had a dog fight in which our winner was Grace W.   Pizza, drinks, awards and candy was enjoyed by all. Coaches Patrick Diegan and Heather Lester thank you for coming out to play in our 4th annual Halloween celebration!

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Now forming Junior Team Tennis Teams

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We want to announce an excellent opportunity for all our students to form their own team for a local USTA Junior Team Tennis event late October.  We want as many teams as possible to go and compete then have the opportunity to travel with their team to Orlando to compete regionally.  

I specifically want one or two high school teams made. This will be great practice before January tryouts. 

See flyer attached and if you need help being placed on a team come see either Coaches Cheryl, Patrick or Heather to be matched accordingly.  

USTA Junior Team Tennis  

USTA Junior Team Tennis  

Wimbledon Week at SJTA summer tennis camp! 6 Years of Tradition

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For 6 years we have been teaching our seven week summer tennis camps at Creekside High Tennis courts because our kids outgrew the 4 courts at Mills Field tennis club.  We have 8 tennis courts we can fill up for kids ages 4-18 years old, all levels of tennis play.  For 6 years we have celebrated "Wimbledon Week" in which we all dress in white, commemorate with a professional group photo of Academy tennis players and PTR Tennis Pro's.  We also have a tradition of a week long tournament play with a format just as you would have in Wimbledon and eat delicious Strawberries, which is a Wimbledon staple food.  The kids learn about all the Grand Slam tournaments of the year and we teach nutrition, strategy and mental health for tournament play.

I will work on a collage of all 6 years of our photos so everyone can see how young and old they are - although in my opinion tennis players stay looking young because of how much Joy the sport brings them!  

Our annual Academy players group photo - week #4 summer tennis camp "Wimbledon Week"

Our annual Academy players group photo - week #4 summer tennis camp "Wimbledon Week"