ACADEMY
NEWS & Updates
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/events/232133
A-Game: Junior vs Pro/D1
What 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
All competitive tennis players, coaches, and family of high performance players know how important mental processes are for tennis. It is widely agreed that the mental game is the most significant element separating the top players in every division, from 12/u to the top 100 in the world. This is why many parents encourage their kids to commit to, and sacrifice for, their tennis. In the becoming of a competitive tennis player comes the development of mental processes needed to be successful...
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.
Clay Court Nationals 2023
Another incredible year at Clay Court Nationals. The level of heart and soul poured out onto those clay courts is unbelievable. We had a great pre tournament training block with Team Norcal (Evan Burnett, Cooper Han, Ethan Chung, Krish Gupta, Yuanye Ma). After 8 days of battling in the Florida heat Cooper Han took 4th place 16s Singles and with his doubles partner Ethan Chung won 3rd place 16s Doubles. These guys went through a lot and really earned their 1st balls!
Backed up Gold Ball at Indoors
Evan Burnett and Krish Gupta backed up their Gold ball from Clay Court Nationals with another one at Indoor Nationals 16s. These big wins ultimately pushed them up to #1 and #2 in the National in 16s Doubles. Go Team Burnett/Gupta!
Evan Commits to Texas!
Evan Burnett becomes the 2nd Pure Pace alumni to commit to a D1 program. He will be joining one of the countries leading college teams at University of Texas in 2024. Go Longhorns!
Clay Court Nationals 2022
A great 1st L1 for Pure Pace after the move to Florida. We started with some solid pre tournament training with Evan Burnett at our new homebase in Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club. We then met up with his doubles partner Krish Gupta and friend Cooper Han in Boca. Evan got to the rnd of 16 in 16s singles and won the Gold Ball in 16s doubles with Krish. We supported and cheered on Cooper as he got to the quarter finals and then 2nd place consolation in 16s singles. Go Team Norcal!