IMG Academies student Heather Watson’s outstanding performance recently won her the Guernsey Sports Commission Trophy after her US Open girls’ championship. The award is given to anyone from Guernsey who excels in sports performance, in turn bringing credibility to the island’s growing athletic programs. The Guernsey Sports Commission serves the island of Guernsey (England) by [...]
The benefit for 7-year-old heart attack victim Alexis Sanchez was a successful start to the weekend. The event, which raised money to buy a mini-van for the Sanchez family, featured some of Bollettieri’s top students participating in various drills. Bollettieri provided some entertainment by instructing over the loud speaker and cracking jokes throughout the exhibition. [...]
Taylor Dent’s resurgence on the professional tennis scene is quickly becoming one of the best comeback stories of the decade. After a fractured vertebra left him bed-ridden for nearly a year, Dent made a decision to undergo a risky back surgery that doctors said would likely end his tennis career. The procedure went surprisingly well–well [...]
Nick Bollettieri has arranged a benefit this Friday at 6 p.m. for 7-year-old Alexis Sanchez, who suffered a heart attack resulting from a congenital heart disorder. The benefit will be held at IMG Golf & Country Club and feature a tennis exhibition from some of Bollettieri’s top students as well as instruction from Bollettieri himself.
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Fresh off a year in which she won the U.S. Open junior girls’ title, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Heather Watson was named “One to Watch” in 2010 by www.onthebaseline.com.
From the story:
Heather Watson is a young talent with more than just potential. In the last few months Heather has won the Junior US Open, joined [...]
A year ago, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Devin Britton earned all of his high school credits and decided to enroll early at Ole Miss. In the spring of 2009, Britton then ran through the entire field to become the NCAA Division I men’s singles champion.
Fast forward to the present, and IMG Bollettieri student Harry [...]
Pairing with her Canadian countrymate, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Emma Onila this past weekend earned the girls’ 16 doubles title at the prestigious Dunlop Orange Bowl.
In the championship match, Onila and Elisabeth Abanda, seeded No. 2 in the bracket, defeated Breaunna Addison and Caitlyn Williams in an extremely close match 6-4, 6-7 (10-7). Addison [...]
Twelve matches weren’t enough to decide a winner between IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy and longtime rival T Bar M Tennis Academy.
After a 6-6 deadlock for the championship of the PPI Challenge Cup, T Bar M’s 16s utilized an outstanding display of attacking doubles to take the tiebreaker 10-4 and win the title.
The IMG Bollettieri team [...]
Starting Friday morning, juniors from 8 of the nation’s most prestigious tennis clubs began battling for a trophy and the right to be named the PPI Challenge Cup champions.
A college tennis-style format sponsored by Prince, the PPI Challenge Cup at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy featured boys and girls from the 12, 14, 16 and [...]
Now, he’s known as the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy business unit manager.
In the early 1990s, though, Miguel Rosa was one of the Colonial Athletic Association’s best tennis players during his time at Old Dominion.
This week, Rosa was named to the CAA Silver Anniversary team, which honors the top players in each sport to celebrate the [...]