July marks a big month at the USTA National Campus, with a number of family oriented events and a prestigious junior tournament coming to the courts of Lake Nona. First, starting the week of July 16, the USTA Boys’ 12s National Clay Court Championships return to the USTA National Campus for the second consecutive year. This Level 1 junior event is one of the most … [Read more...]
Mackenzie Soldan and Shelby Baron – Two Wheelchair Paralympians
Mackenzie Soldan is a new Lake Nona resident who moved here to train at the USTA National Campus. Soldan is a wheelchair tennis player who played in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. She is originally from Michigan and attended the University of Alabama. “I was injured at [age] one, I found out that I had a spinal cord tumor,” says Soldan as she begins to explain just what … [Read more...]
Motley Cue to Bring Lake Nona to Las Vegas
Growing up watching my late father play billiards, some of my fondest memories are watching him practice with his APA League. Each year, the goal was to win a spot to compete in Las Vegas. APA stands for the American Poolplayers Association and is the world’s largest amateur pool league with more than 250,000 members competing in 8-Ball and 9-Ball leagues throughout the … [Read more...]
USTA National Campus Partners Provide Health Insights
The USTA National Campus is home to a plethora of medical and health experts, supplied in partnership with Nemours Children’s Health System and the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, who work with the elite athletes who train with USTA Player Development at the USTA National Campus. The doctors and trainers provided via Nemours and the Andrews … [Read more...]
Nona Cycle: Find and Be the Spark
I have never been a natural athlete. In school, I could have written a book entitled, How to Get Out of Gym Class. Until I was nearing 30, I had no interest in sports other than an unfulfilled desire to hike and camp. Despite my inactivity and because of a dreadfully poor diet, I was underweight and chronically ill. One summer, while lying on the couch with a summer cold … [Read more...]
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