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Cary Leeds Names Devashetty Director of Player Development

RSTA’s Friedman Earns Prestigious BJK Leadership Award

The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning recently named Jayadeva Devashetty its new Director of Player Development, a move that will take effect in early August. Devashetty joins Cary Leeds after eight years as a USTA National coach where he coached pro players such as Kristie Ahn.

“I am thrilled to bring Jay to our team,” said Liezel Huber, Executive Director of Tennis at Cary Leeds. “With his experience, he will play a crucial role in ensuring that we provide the highest level of training and development programs.”

Kings County Tennis League Starts VIT Program

The Kings County Tennis League (KCTL) recently launched its Volunteers in Training (VIT) program, training its 11-15 year-old Upswing students to support and teach its younger students. Through this, these young teenagers will become mentors and leaders at KCTL, furthering the organization’s mission.

Ross School Tennis Academy's Ally Friedman received the prestigious Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award. The award honors high school and college-aged students who use sports to improve their community, and Friedman was honored for her “The Ball Program”, a learning and mentorship program she created to help young girls help foster their passion for sports. Friedman was honored during the annual ESPY awards on

ESPN.

JMTA Creates Virtual Academy

Throughout the pandemic, the team at SPORTIME and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy made sure that its customers and students were able to continue improving and remain active

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despite being quarantined. Each week, the coaches hosted online sessions ranging from fitness workouts to technical exercises so that players remain engaged, and when they returned to the court recently, were ready to get right back into the swing of things.

CLTA Hosts Verified UTR Event

The Chris Lewit Tennis Academy hosted a verified UTR tournament with the draw being open to players who had were tested and cleared of COVID-19. The Tennis Technique Bible UTR Summer Smash featured a 16-player draw, and in the end it was fifth-seed Peter Laino (pictured left) who defeated fourthseed Hriday Narang (right) 2-4, 4-1, 4-1 in the championship match.

Aziz Named “Positive Athlete” in High School Tennis

Staten Island Tech senior Miriam Aziz, winner of last year’s PSAL Individual Girls’ Singles title, was named New York’s Most Positive Athlete, alongside Jahari Blake of New Windsor, N.Y., by Positive Athlete New York. The award is given to student-athlete who embodies the best qualities in a team member including

optimism, respect, encouragement and sportsmanship.