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...
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....
How To Use UTR – And Not Be Used By It
Dave Fish, former Harvard Men's Tennis Coach (1976 - 2018) & ITA Hall of Famer, gives advice on how to use your UTR and how not to...
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...
What’s Going on With USTA Junior Comp?
Over the last 15 years USTA junior membership has gone down almost every year, from around 175,000 in 2004 to the current number of approximately...
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...
Universal Tennis Builds Momentum for UTR – Announces New CEO, Ownership and Partners
I received the following press release from Universal Tennis and wanted to share it with y'all as soon as it went public....
UTR Adds New Recruiting Aid
The folks at Universal Tennis Rating are making it even easier to find the right fit when it comes...
How To Use Ratings & Rankings
I get a lot of emails asking about the various ratings and rankings used in Junior Tennis, so let me try to...
Southern Closed Seeding: USTA vs UTR
Yesterday, the player selections and seedings were posted for our upcoming sectional closed tournament (the tournament starts this Saturday). Given that USTA is starting to incorporate Universal Tennis Ratings...
