ACADEMY
NEWS & Updates
Winter Nationals 2025
Another fantastic block of training and competing for Winter Nationals B 16/u. We had 6 players competing in the camp and the level of practice was as high as ever with players Jacob Jiang, Magnus Weng, George Santalov, Yuanye Ma, Maddox Bose, and Dhakshish Aryan. Our coaching team is better than ever with Coach Chris Hill leading with myself and hitting coaches Daniel Labrador (Purdue), Sandeep Mohandoss (Samford), and William Bushamuka. We focused on the process from day 1 and it led to...
Cooper Commits to NU!
Congratulations to Cooper Han for committing to Northwestern University! Another Pure Pace alumni going to play for a big time D1 program where he will continue to develop his game with some amazing coaches, facilities, and opponents. Go Wildcats!
Clay Court Nationals 2024
Yuanye Ma and Henry Wilson trained at Pure Pace Tennis for a week before we all went to Delray Beach for Clay Court Nationals where the top 200 16's and 18's boys battled it out. After good preparation and acclimation to the rough conditions of Florida in the summer both of them earned 2 gutsy wins against some of the top players in the country and had their best runs at L1's yet. Everyday Better!
Hayden Commits to Samford!
Congratulations to Hayden Menon for committing to Samford University! We love to see a Pure Pace alumni and junior coach going to play for a big time D1 program where he will continue to develop his game with some amazing coaches, facilities, and opponents. Go Bulldogs!
Monthly UTR Tournaments
We are starting monthly tournaments the first weekend of the month in May for all ages, levels, and genders. Our first event will be the weekend of 5/4-5 and is ready to take registrations. In order to register you will need to sign up for free at the UTR website and then register for the event at the link below. Registration Link: https://app.utrsports.net/clubs/1173101?t=4
A-Game: Junior vs Pro/D1
hat is the difference between junior high performance tennis and D1/Professional Men's and Women's tennis? What do the best players in college and most players on tour do that most juniors do not? There is more to it than physical development and power/consistency in the rally. There is more to it than the mental/emotional maturing needed to compete at the highest level. There is a wide variety of technique that players are able to be successful with. Beyond these physical/emotional/technical...
Everyday Better: Process = Results
"She's helped me a lot in dealing with results and accepting results. In the past I've been quite harsh on myself for not getting the results I wanted. She's helped me a lot in having that perspective and trusting the process and trusting all the work that you put in behind the scenes and just enjoying it more out there, regardless of the results."All competitive tennis players, coaches, and family of high performance players know how important mental processes are for tennis. It is widely...
Ethan Chung takes 4th at Winter Nationals!
After training hard in preparation at Pure Pace Academy for 3 days, and then competing for 7 days straight, Ethan Chung takes 4th place playing amazing tennis against some of the best players in the world for their age. An incredible physical and mental performance after playing 22 sets in 7 days. Ethan maintained a great physical level and positive growth mindset beginning to end. Well done Ethan. Keep Coming!!!
Hayden Menon wins J60 ITF
A few months after starting to coach and train with us at Pure Pace Tennis Academy Hayden Menon goes on a tear winning 4 straight UTR Prize Money tournaments and then wins his 1st Junior ITF tournament in Boca without dropping a set. Keep rocking Hayden!
Evan Burnett 1st ATP Points
Evan Burnett becomes the 1st player to train at Pure Pace Tennis Academy and go on to earn a professional ranking. His outstanding performance led to a straight sets victory over then ranked #429 in the world. Just the beginning for Evan's journey on tour.