Today, Universal Tennis and Midtown Athletic Clubs announced a partnership to promote technology and level-based tennis to grow and enhance the game for players, coaches and organizers.
“Midtown Athletic Clubs strives to provide our members with the best of everything, and we believe Universal Tennis is the best of tennis. We are excited to leverage its tools and technology to enhance our tennis programming for players of all levels and provide our pros with the ability to create even more engaging tennis tournaments and events,” said Alan Schwartz, co-Founder, Midtown Athletic Clubs.
Midtown Athletic Club has 8 locations across Illinois, Florida, Georgia, New York and Quebec
"Midtown Athletic Clubs strives to provide our members with the best of everything, and we believe Universal Tennis is the best of tennis."
- Alan Schwartz, co-Founder Midtown Athletic Clubs
Midtown Athletic Clubs will leverage Universal Tennis’ suite of tools and technology to communicate with club members and organize competitive, level-based tournaments and events. The UTR Powered by Oracle tennis rating is now Midtown Athletic Clubs’ official measurement of tennis skill level and will be used by pros and coaches to evaluate players on a single system that works across age, gender and geography.
“Universal Tennis is building a cutting edge community platform for clubs and professionals worldwide to easily organize tennis events and make the game even more fulfilling for performance and recreational players,” said Mark Leschly, Universal Tennis Chairman & CEO. “Since its founding, Midtown Athletic Clubs has been at the forefront of tennis innovation and we are honored to have their support as we continue to build out our suite of tools to benefit players, professionals, coaches and federations worldwide.”
Since 1970, Midtown Athletic Clubs has developed many innovative programs to enhance tennis
Midtown Athletic Clubs is the world’s premier fitness club with eight locations in Illinois, Florida, Georgia, New York and Quebec. Since 1970, Midtown Athletic Clubs has developed a number of innovative programs and tools that have impacted the game of tennis, including inventing Tennis Turf, a cushioned court surface that lessens the impact on players joints without impacting the bounce of the ball; creating and developing the National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP); and becoming the world’s leading provider of Cardio Tennis, among many other breakthrough initiatives. Visit www.midtown.com to learn more.
