Thirty-four Bronx 7th graders took a big step on their journeys to college on Monday, October 5, at NYJTL’s Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning. It was the students’ first day of after-school tutoring and mentoring in a college access program run by nonprofit organization, Breakthrough New York (BTNY). Through a new partnership between […]
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Hector Henry: Cricket + Soccer = Tennis
Tennis wasn’t the first sport Hector Henry fell in love with, nor the second. As a child in Jamaica in the 1940’s he and his friends spent many long hours playing cricket and soccer. He was even so gifted at soccer that he earned a spot on the Jamaican national team and later went on to […]
Returning the Serve
NYJTL and JPMorgan Chase brought together 150 students from across the city on August 13 for a tennis festival culminating with Chase presenting NYJTL with $10,000 to support free tennis and education programs for kids. Students from NYJTL’s free Community Tennis Program and Advanced Tennis Program enjoyed a variety of engaging lessons in tennis fundamentals, interactive […]
Maria Sanz: “Love” at First Sight
Maria Sanz has been both a student of New York Junior Tennis & Learning and a teacher to young students picking up a racket for the first time. Based on the suggestion from her softball coach, Maria joined one of NYJTL’s free community tennis programs near her home in the Rockaways when she was 10 […]
New York Junior Tennis & Learning’s Festive Summer Gala with the Stars Draws Hundreds to The Boathouse in Central Park on August 12, 2015
New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) held its annual Summer Gala with the Stars on Wednesday, August 12, drawing nearly 500 people to a festive celebration that featured music, dancing, dining, gondola rides and magicians at The Boathouse in Central Park. The event raised funds to support NYJTL’s programs and make a difference in […]
A Visit to City Hall – and a Surprise!
Each summer, we collaborate with USTA Eastern to host a sleep away camp that focuses on tennis, education and culture for five days. The event brings together 36 student athletes, a group comprised of six players in grades nine to 12 from each of the six USTA Eastern regions (Long Island, New Jersey, Northern, Metro, […]