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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, […]

Zorriana Johnson graduated this year from St. Vincent Ferrer High School and will be attending Manhattan College in the fall. In June, she was one of 10 NYJTL scholar athletes awarded a $5,000 Marian and Jacob K. Javits Foundation Public Service Scholarship. In this essay, Zorriana explains how her experiences as a NYJTL participant demonstrate […]

You can help us score this summer – and all you have to do is share your love of New York Junior Tennis & Learning. NYJTL is part of a nationwide hashtag competition to win $10,000 from Chase. In order to win we need your help! A total of 10 NJTL’s from all over the […]

This summer, NYJTL is holding its annual series of carnivals for a special population of students. This past Friday, the first carnival was held on the tennis courts at the Robert F. Wagner Middle School MS 167 on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The event drew more than 300 students from eight schools in the borough. The Manhattan […]

Dancing. Dining. Gondola Rides. Magicians. And so much more! On Wednesday, August 12th, New York Junior Tennis & Learning will hold its annual Summer Gala with the Stars at The Boathouse in Central Park. The annual event draws hundreds of attendees from the young corporate community (and attendance topped 500 last year!). The event raises […]

By Larry Leeds Last week the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Crotona Park. The $26.5 million state of the art sports and education center will touch the lives of an estimated 30,000 South Bronx students in one of the poorest Congressional districts in the United States. As Bronx […]