Attention USTA Members! The Spring 2017 issue of Colorado Tennis is heading your direction, but if you can’t wait to hold it in your hands, please visit the USTA Colorado Newsstand, where you’ll find it waiting for you. Inside the issue: Revising the Pathway USTA Colorado’s mission for player development has always been to support the…
Congratulations to two-time Colorado State High School Champion Casey Ross (Littleton, CO) for his selection to the USTA Junior Leadership Team: The USTA today announced that more than 30 top junior tennis players from around the USTA’s 17 sections were named to the second-annual USTA Junior Leadership Team in recognition of their leadership, sportsmanship and character…
Denver swept Summit League Tennis Player of the Year honors as Yannik James earned the men’s award and Maureen Slattery was named the women’s recipient when the league announced its awards Thursday evening. Newcomer of the Year honors went to Omaha’s Razvan Grigorescu and Western Illinois’ Natalia Bravo. Denver coaches Ricardo Rubio (men) and Christian…
From The Denver Post: The planned Denver Tennis Park facility near Denver South High School is closer to becoming a reality, and organizers are set to give community members an update on its progress. The nonprofit Denver Tennis Park Inc. will host a project update meeting at 6 p.m. April 25 in the Denver South…
This coming weekend, the USTA Tennis On Campus National Championships begin in Orlando, Florida. The University of Colorado Club team is in Pool C, and will take on UOregon, UTexas Arlington, and UWisconsin Madison on Thursday, April 13. Colorado State University will also attend the National Championships, playing in Pool P. They will take on Georgia…
Each year, under USTA Colorado Junior Challenger Tournament Regulations certain players are identified as too advanced for Challenger tournament play in the age division in which they’ve competed. Players may continue to participate in Challenger level events at a higher age division. Players who fall into these categories are determined from previous year sanctioned tournament play…
If you missed the 17th Annual Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame Gala in January — or even if you just want to relive the induction of the Class of 2016 — take a look at the videos for each inductee. Photos of the evening can be found here. https://www.facebook.com/USTAColorado/videos/1473942442657157/ https://www.facebook.com/USTAColorado/videos/1473945715990163/ https://www.facebook.com/USTAColorado/videos/1473962509321817/ https://www.facebook.com/USTAColorado/videos/1474000302651371/
The Ladies Day Doubles event, hosted by Colorado State University, received national attention when an article published in Colorado Tennis newspaper was picked up and republished in the March 2017 issue of Tennis Industry Magazine. The event, which benefits Crossroads Safehouse in Fort Collins, has picked up a lot of steam in the last half-decade,…
The 2017 Big Book of Colorado Tennis is now available to download from our newsstand. Of course, if you don’t like to click more than once, you can just view it here. USTA members can expect to see a hardcopy in your mailboxes and at facilities across the state next week. Here’s a sneak…
USTA Colorado is proud to announce the 2017 3v3 Grand Prix schedule. The goal of a 3v3 tennis event is for kids to have FUN! We would like to emphasize the importance of encouraging the kids to enjoy playing with their friends, gain match experience, demonstrate good sportsmanship and give their best efforts. We are hoping the kids…