IndustryNews Industry News Information to help you run your business ASSOCIATIONS Michael Joyce, Jenna Worswick Join USTA Player Development USPTA, ATA Partner to Provide Women’s coach Michael Joyce and strength and conditioning coach Jenna Worswick Educational Opportunities have joined USTA Player Development. Joyce was hired as a national coach for women’s tennis and Worswick as strength and con- ditioning coach. Both coaches will be head- quartered at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. Joyce will coach players on and transition- ing onto the pro tour, reporting to Head of Women’s Tennis Kathy Rinaldi. Joyce has coached a number of players at the top of the women's game over the last two decades, including Maria Sharapova (from 2004 to 2011), Victoria Azarenka, Timea Babos, Johanna Konta, Eugenie Bouchard and Americans Shelby Rogers, Jessica Pegula and Samantha Crawford. Worswick joins USTA Player Develop- ment full-time after first working with the USTA under Player Development's fellow- Improving tennis facilities at HBCUs ship program in 2018. She has an M.A. in can help attract more kinesiology from George Mason University, coaches of color. holds the National Strength and Condition- ing Association's Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification and is he USPTA is partnering Founded in 1916, with its mission to a Certified Personal Trainer. She will work with the American Tennis elevate black tennis, the ATA is the old- under Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Association (ATA) to pro- est and longest-running African-Ameri- Satoshi Ochi. vide educational oppor- can sports organization in the U.S. tunities to ATA coaches. The USPTA seeks to make both capital ITF Looks to Improve Davis Cup As part of the agreement, in which the improvements to tennis facilities and Scheduling, Fan Experience T USPTA will be the exclusive tennis establish Professional Tennis Manage- teaching organization of the ATA, the ment programs at HBCUs, to help at- USPTA will grant free access to USPTA tract coaches of color to the industry. division conferences and the USPTA “I’m excited about partnering with the World Conference to a select number ATA,” says USPTA CEO John Embree. of ATA and HBCU (Historically Black “Inviting ATA members to become certi- Colleges and Universities) coaches. In fied professionals or certified instructors addition, ATA coaches will have access of the USPTA will be mutually beneficial to the USPTA's education website, as we usher in the next great group of TennisResources.com. tennis-teaching professionals.” The USPTA will also support the ATA “The exposure granted to ATA mem- National Championships with seminars bers and HBCU coaches through USPTA The ITF is considering a series of propos- for coaches and education for players programming and training offers incred- als by event partner Kosmos Tennis to and parents. The ATA championships is ible opportunities to improve how tennis enhance the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals, slated for Aug. 3-8 at the USTA National is delivered to our community,” adds following a review of the inaugural COURTESY ATA; SHUTTERSTOCK ATA; COURTESY Campus in Orlando, Fla. ATA President Roxanne Aaron. event in 2019. 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The book is impacts on the sport. away in 2013. published by BookBay and available on Leo Levin, whose pioneering work in Amazon. the realm of tennis data analysis helped Lifelong doubles enthusiast Bob to shape the way the sport is interpreted, Allcorn, a USTA certifi ed umpire, has pub- Tennis Channel has chosen Alida’s died suddenly on Dec. 19. In 1982, he lished the book Doubles Domination: The Sparq digital insights platform to coined the term “unforced error,” to Best of the Best, which collects doubles uncover customer insights and real-time defi ne one of three outcomes for any tips, tactics, strategies, formations, set feedback to help TC build a better point, along with “winner” and “forced plays and tricks learned from the best viewing experience. error.” His groundbreaking work in match analysis continues to be in use. 8 RACQUET SPORTS INDUSTRY March 2021 www.tennisindustrymag.com www.tennisindustrymag.com IndustryNews Stephen Tharrett, the co-founder of develop the growth of tennis. USRSA Names Master Racquet ClubIntel, president of Club Industry “The PTR Foundation is thrilled to be Techs, Certified Stringer Consulting, author and past president able to provide these scholarships to so Master Racquet Technicians of IHRSA, passed away unexpectedly many deserving young men and women • Martina Frantova, Bonita Springs, Fla.