Sam Riffice is no stranger to the courts at the USTA National Campus, and that familiarity paid off recently as the Lake Nona resident concluded an impressive run at the NCAA Division I Championships, held last month at the facility minutes from his home. Riffice moved with his family to Orlando when the campus opened in 2017. His mom, Lori, works as a national … [Read more...]
USTA: The Tokyo Olympics 2020
This summer features two of the biggest sporting events in the world as the postponed 2020 Olympics and Paralympics take place in Tokyo, Japan. The 2020 Olympic Games begin July 23 and conclude Aug. 8 while the 2020 Summer Paralympics begin Aug. 24 and conclude Sept. 5. The U.S. will be represented by a talented crop of 18 tennis athletes in both the Olympic and … [Read more...]
USTA: 2021 National Tennis Championships
May marks the return of one of the biggest events on the USTA National Campus calendar: the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships. The event will be held May 16-28 at the Collegiate Center as the nation’s top college tennis teams and players will look to be crowned national champions. The event came to Lake Nona for the first time in 2019 as the USTA … [Read more...]
The USTA Collegiate Wheelchair National Championship
The USTA National Campus’ events calendar is starting to once again fill up with a number of marquee events that have become the norm in Lake Nona. One of those events, the USTA Collegiate Wheelchair National Championships, had its much-anticipated 20th anniversary tournament canceled in April 2020. Now, a year later, the event returns as some of the most inspiring … [Read more...]
USTA: The Positive Trends of Tennis
Tennis is the perfect socially-distanced sport – and the numbers continue to prove it. Tennis participation in the U.S. increased by 22% in 2020, with 21.64 million people hitting the courts, according to recent data from the Physical Activity Council’s Participation (PAC) report produced by Sports Marketing Surveys. The survey and report monitor more than 120 … [Read more...]
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