Recent USTA Info All in One Place
I know I've posted quite a bit recently about USTA's 2021 tournament and ranking platform, and it may be challenging to keep up with everything. So, here it is...
My Analysis of USTA Q&A
The ITF’s World Tennis Number
Over the past few years, we have heard a lot of talk and speculation about the International Tennis Federation (ITF) creating a rating system of its own to compete...
Answering Questions About USTA Shadow Rankings
As I've been reporting for several months now, USTA is launching its new Junior Competition Structure January 1, 2021. To help families...
UTR Webinar Coming Monday!
If you follow ParentingAces on social media at all, you have probably already seen my multitude of posts about Monday's webinar with Universal Tennis Ratings....
Seeding for National Hardcourts
I have received several emails and phone calls about the seeding for the National Hardcourt tournaments that started this weekend. I will admit, the seeding...
When PPR Goes Awry
USTA has been using the Points Per Round (PPR) ranking system for many years, and, for the most part, it works relatively well. At the beginning...
ITA Singles Rankings by Country
Yesterday, the ITA released its first rankings of the 2018-19 academic year. Given all the conversation about how many international versus American players are playing college tennis, I thought...
Repost from ZooTennis: ITF Junior Rule Changes for 2018
Colette Lewis of ZooTennis has graciously permitted me to repost her article on the ITF Junior Rule...
Junior Competition Changes for 2018
I know. I'm a bit late on this post, but better late than never, right?A few weeks ago, I...
