IMG Academies‘ Dasha Sharapova emerged victorious after the first of three ITF Junior Grade 4s in Florida wrapped up in Daytona Beach on Saturday May 5. Dasha Sharapova, the younger cousin of Maria Sharapova, won the girls title. Sharapova, who will turn 17 next month, entered the event as a No. 8 seed, defeated unseeded Jessica Ho [...]
The 2012 IMG Bollettieri Master’s Tournament drew to a close on Saturday, May 5. The Master’s Tournament is the conclusion of five Grand Prix events throughout the year for its students. The top 8 students from each event qualified for the year-ending Masters Tournament. The winners of this year’s Master’s include: Girls 10’s – Rikke Baumann def. Lisa Kung [...]
IMG Academies alum Nicole Bartnik was unanimously named the Ivy League Player of the Year. Bartnik, now a junior, committed to play tennis for the Columbia Lions prior to graduating from the IMG Pendleton School in 2009. From Columbia University Athletics: NEW YORK – Columbia junior Nicole Bartnik was a unanimous selection for Ivy League Player [...]
Christian Harrison, the younger brother of up-and-coming American tennis star Ryan Harrison, battled through an illness on Wednesday to earn a first round victory at the St. Vincent Tour de Paul Tennis Tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas. The event is an ITF Men’s Circuit Futures tournament. Harrison, who has trained at IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy [...]
An Academy student at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Apichaya “Jean” Runglerdkriangkrai, picked up the girls singles title at the Open Junior du Conseil General ITF (Grade 4) in Guadeloupe this past weekend. Heading into the tournament Jean was ranked No. 205 in the ITF Junior Rankings. With the victory, and a doubles semifinal appearance, Runglerdkriangkrai [...]
IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy alum Ryan Harrison will face Michael Russell today in the Quarterfinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston, Texas. The tournament follows Harrison’s appearance for the victorious American Davis Cup team in Monte Carlo this weekend, as the team triumphed over France. In Houston this week, Harrison defeated Alex [...]
Growing up in New Orleans Jose Lambert played every sport. He loved football, remaining to this day a huge Saints fan, and had a strong passion for baseball as well. However, around the age of ten Lambert began to immerse himself in the game of tennis. He didn’t take many lessons but would play in [...]
Former tennis pro Brad Gilbert made a guest coaching appearance at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy this week. Gilbert took time to coach students one-on-one and even addressed a few parents that were watching their kids practice. Gilbert reached a career high singles rank of No. 4 and has coached the likes of Andy Roddick, Andre [...]
Legendary tennis coach and founder of IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Nick Bollettieri, spent some time watching the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California this past weekend. Bollettieri watched a lot of matches, analyzed a few players, and had some insights to share. These are Bollettieri’s thoughts on… …Andy Murray vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez: Andy Murray [...]
IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy alum Madison Brengle took the singles and doubles titles this past weekend in the $25,000 at Ft Walton Beach, FL. Brengle, who has been training full-time at IMG Academies since 2008, defeated Tereza Mrdeza of Croatia in the singles Final 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Brengle also partnered with Paula Kania of Poland [...]
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