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May 07, 2024

JMTA/JMTP Scholarship Tryouts - Long Island 2024-2025 Season

New York, May 7, 2024: SPORTIME/ John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) and the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP) Present the Ninth Annual JMTA/JMTP Long Island Scholarship Tryout. Tryout to take place at the newly renovated, SPORTIME Port Washington, formerly the Port Washington Tennis Academy, on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM. 

For the ninth year, young hopefuls from across Long Island will have the opportunity to try out to earn full or partial scholarships to play at JMTA. This year is the first that the tryout will be held at SPORTIME Port Washington, formerly the Port Washington Tennis Academy, which joined the Sportime family of clubs, and became the second JMTA location in central Long Island, in September 2023. SPORTIME is nearing the completion of an $8.5M renovation and modernization project to restore and improve the iconic facility. SPORTIME/JMTA Coaches will award full and partial scholarships to selected tryout participants for the 2024-25 JMTA indoor season at SPORTIME Port Washington and at SPORTIME Syosset, JMTA’s two central Long Island locations. 

Open only to players with tennis experience, ages 6-17, the tryout will take place on Saturday, June 22nd, 2023, from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, with check-in at 4:30 PM. Registration closes June 15th, 2024. Participants will be evaluated by a Selection Committee of SPORTIME/JMTA directors, coaches and leaders, including JMTA Executive Director Patrick McEnroe, Michael Kossoff, JMTA Long Island Regional Director and Jay Harris, JMTA Port Washington Director. The tryout will include tennis drills and point/match play. 

“It is very exciting to have launched the John McEnroe Tennis Academy at the former site of the Port Washington Tennis Academy, now SPORTIME Port Washington, and to be hosting our Long Island tryout there,” said Patrick McEnroe, Executive Director of JMTA. “John and I and many other world-class players trained there as juniors, and we are thrilled to be able to develop a new generation of players at our old stomping grounds, now fully renovated. I urge anyone who is interested in learning more about JMTA Long Island to attend the tryout on June 22nd.” 

Scholarship winners will be notified by July 31, 2024. Means testing is a requirement for JMTP funded scholarships, so winners will be required to submit requisite financial information prior to final award.

JMTA at SPORTIME Port Washington is located at 100 Harbor Rd., in Port Washington, NY. For more information, parents of interested players/athletes can email 
scholarshipli@sportimeny.com or visit www.SportimeNY.com/scholarship-jmtali. 

Proper athletic attire, including tennis footwear, is required. Participants will have access to locker rooms and shower facilities. Water will be available on court. SPORTIME Port Washington features a full-service pro shop offering professional racket stringing services. Those interested in registering can visit www.SportimeNY.com/scholarship-jmtali for information and online registration. 
 

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About the Johnny Mac Tennis Project 
The Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP) changes young lives through its efforts to remove the racial, economic and social barriers to success through tennis. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by tennis legend John McEnroe, JMTP introduces the sport of tennis as a life-long health, fitness and social activity to thousands of under-resourced New York City area children. For a smaller group of dedicated young athletes, JMTP provides a pathway to success through competitive tennis, leading to college scholarships, careers in the industry, and, for a few, professional tennis careers and, perhaps, Grand Slam titles. Learn more: www.jmtpny.org. 

About the John McEnroe Tennis Academy 
In September 2010, tennis legend John McEnroe and SPORTIME partnered to launch the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, in John’s hometown of New York City, at the then 20-court SPORTIME Randall's Island Tennis Center in Manhattan. SPORTIME Randall's Island, recently expanded to feature 30 courts, is SPORTIME’s flagship location, and the flagship location of the Academy. In September 2012, JMTA expanded to SPORTIME Lake Isle, an 8-court, state-of-the-art, year-round facility in lower Westchester, and to SPORTIME Syosset in central Long Island, an 11-court indoor facility that has long served as SPORTIME’s high performance training center on Long Island. In 2015, JMTA Summer Tennis Training was added in the Hamptons, at SPORTIME Amagansett, SPORTIME’s 34-court, seasonal, outdoor tennis facility in the Town of East Hampton. In 2023, JMTA Long Island was expanded to include SPORTIME Port Washington, adding 13 more courts to the JMTA region. With the satellite locations, the JMTA brand currently covers 5 sites with a total of 96 tennis courts, serving 3,000 plus players annually. Learn more: www.sportimeny.com/.jmta. 

John's passion and belief is that great players can be developed in urban and suburban settings, while still having the opportunity to live at home, pursue their educational goals, and participate in a variety of extracurricular activities. The Academy works to recruit the most talented and the most highly motivated young athletes in the New York Metropolitan area and beyond. Inspired by the vision and presence of Johnny Mac, under the guidance of SPORTIME/JMTA Senior Managing Director, Bennett Schlansky, and executed daily by Executive Director Patrick McEnroe and an international staff of tennis, athletic training and performance directors and coaches, JMTA delivers a complete on and off-court training program, and develops complete players. JMTA includes off-court athletic training, mental toughness, video analytics, educational seminars, college placement assistance and more, designed to assure the best possible outcome for elite junior players, and for other committed players striving to be the best that they can be. JMTA’s youngest students, who train with red and orange balls on 36’ and 60’ courts, participate in cutting-edge Mac Red and Mac Orange programs designed by world-renowned U-10 visionary Mike Barrell, SPORTIME’s Executive Director of Tennis, and executed by SPORTIME/JMTA’s expert U-10 directors and coaches. 

About SPORTIME Clubs 
Since 1994, SPORTIME has been proud to operate the finest tennis and sports facilities in New York State. SPORTIME’s 15 club locations most recently expanded to include the iconic Port Washington Tennis Academy, now SPORTIME Port Washington. SPORTIME currently offers 188 indoor and outdoor tennis courts and 74 pickleball courts, as well as rinks, turf, camps, gyms and more, at sites across Long Island, in NYC, in Westchester and in the NY Capital Region. SPORTIME clubs are state-of-the-art, yet affordable, and feature the best tennis, pickleball, sports and camp facilities and programs, including the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) and SPORTIME Volleyball Club (VBC). SPORTIME clubs serve individuals of every age and athletic ability, 365 days a year. Learn more: www.sportimeny.com.