USTA Eastern Hosts Youth Tennis Leagues in Buffalo

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., (September 20, 2016) – USTA Eastern will host Youth Tennis Leagues (YTL) for six weeks on Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. starting October 1 at South Towns Tennis Club in Orchard Park, N.Y. YTL is a tennis program for children 7 – 12 years old that combines drills and match play.

The goal of YTL is to teach players of low to high intermediate levels how to prepare for a match. This enables young players to gain confidence and compete in a low-pressure setting so they can feel comfortable transitioning to Junior Team Tennis and tournaments in the near future.

The format of the YTL sessions includes:

•             Warm-up activity

•             One hour of instruction – to teach how, why and when to play the different shots and where to be positioned on the court

•             Match play – short sets (first to four games), “First to Five” point play, 7-point tie-breaks and 10-minute timed matches

•             Team based competition in a fun, relaxed environment

•             Six to one player to instructor ratio

This price for this program is $125 per child for six weeks.

To register for YTL, visit www.youthtennisleagues.com. For additional information, contact Joan Akpan, YTL director, at 718-258-4730 or youthtennisleagues@gmail.com.

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The USTA Eastern Section, based in White Plains, N.Y., is a not-for-profit community service organization whose mission is to promote and develop the growth of tennis. The section encompasses all of New York State, Northern New Jersey and Greenwich, Conn. It is one of 17 geographic sections of the United States Tennis Association, the governing body of tennis in the United States, and supports more than 49,000 members. The section also establishes and maintains rules of fair play, high standards of sportsmanship and represents, in its jurisdiction, the programs and policies of the USTA. More information about the USTA Eastern Section is available by visiting www.eastern.usta.com.

For more information, contact:

Kelsey Clark, Manager, PR & Communications, USTA Eastern 914-696-7290; clark@eastern.usta.com