NEWS

Top seeds advance at 15th annual “Little Mo” Nationals – Rohan Murali (San Diego, Ca)- Boys 8,  Aidan Mayo (Roseville, Ca) – Boys 9, Leighton Allen (Austin, Tx)  – Boys 11, Cori Gauff (Atlanta, Ga) – Girls 8, Charlotte Owensby (Boca Raton, Fl) – Girls 9, Gianna Pielet (Greenville, SC) – Girls 10, Shauna Galvin (Fort Worth, Tx) – Girls 11.  Matches will be played at the Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Tx. Semis Sunday and finals Monday.

Jameson Corsillo of Boca Raton, Florida recently won the Nesquik “Little Mo” Internationals at Forest Hills.  Jamie will be playing in the upcoming “Little Mo” Internationals at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from December 7-12.  Come watch this rising star!  The Koz caught up with Jamie for an interview. Click here. Nine year old Jameson Corsillo of Boca Raton, FL is a “Rising Star” recently winning the Little Mo International. He already has had a life time of mind-boggling tennis experiences from playing in exhibitions with John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and also with Bob & Mike Bryans to being featured in Sports Illustrated sports kid and doing a photo shoot on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Nicknamed “The Bullet” because of his incredible speed, he has amassed nearly 100 trophies for Tennis, baseball, soccer, basketball & BMX Bike racing. The fearless tike has a dream to…

Cindy Brinker Simmons, “Little Mo’s” daughter and president of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, was the guest speaker on the “We Coach TENNIS” radio show  on Sunday, September 30.  To listen to the show, click the Play button below if it doesn’t automatically start.

The “Mini Mo” Texas tournament at the Arlington Tennis Center was rained out today and has been postponed until Sunday, October 7.  New entries will be accepted through Wednesday on www.mcbtennis.org.  Click on Tournaments and the boot icon.  Players born before or on October 8, 2001,  are eligible for the “Mini Mo” Texas tournament.  See you soon!

Anne Smith, 10-time Grand Slam doubles champion, will be the guest speaker on the We Coach TENNIS radio show this Sunday, September 23 at 6:00 pm Eastern time (5:00 pm Central time).  The show is one hour.   Anne has her Ph.D. and will be discussing her MACH 4 training system, mental toughness, her career on the WTA Tour and answering “call in” questions as well.  If you’d like to call into the show to ask a question, please call after 6:00 pm Eastern time (5:00 pm Central) on Sunday, September 23 from a landline phone.  The call in number is: 714-583-6853.   To listen to the show, go to:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ur10s/2012/09/23/we-coach-tennis and press play.   Next Sunday, September 30, Cindy Brinker Simmons, daughter of Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly and president of the MCB Tennis Foundation, will be the guest speaker.  Please tune in at 6:00 pm Eastern (5:00 pm Central) to the same link and…

  News Flash:  Players age 9 & 10 will be able to play with the yellow ball in the “Little Mo” Internationals at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from December 7-12, 2012. Players now have a choice to play with either yellow or green dot. The tournament is open to all players from the United States and worldwide who are ages 8, 9,10,11, and 12.  Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles will be offered. (Draws limited to first 32 to register in each age division.) To register, go to: www.mcbtennis.org and click on Tournaments and the orange sun icon.     In keeping with the “Little Mo” tradition of playing others “your own age”, we are adding two new divisions to the 11 & under division for players who are ages 9 and 10 who are playing with the yellow ball.   The “flighting of the 11’s…

To see the video/photo slide show set to music from the Nesquik “Little Mo” Internationals, please click on Tournaments.

Congratulations to former “Little Mo” champions:  Andy Roddick, Ryan and Christian Harrison, Steve Johnson, Vickie Duval and Donald Young for your success in the main draw at the Open.  Good luck in the juniors to these former “Little Mo” champions in the juniors: Koslov, Coric, Quinzi, Townsend, Duval, Konjuh, Crawford, Vickery, Bencic, McDonald and Baughman.

Happy Birthday, Andy!  Just heard that you are planning to retire and we just wanted to wish you all the best in the future.  Time flies — seems like yesterday, I presented you with your “Little Mo” trophy at 10 years of age in 1992 at Hockaday School.  You have traveled many miles since then and had lots of ups and downs and you have maintained your integrity and character through it all.  We appreciate the wonderful role model you have been for so many up and coming young players.  And, we especially want to thank you for your support of the “Little Mo” all these many years.  Good luck in your future endeavors.   Warmest regards, Carol and the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/blog/eye-on-tennis/19983682/andy-roddick-announces-plan-to-retire-at-end-of-us-open

Registration is now online for the “Little Mo” Internationals at the beautiful PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from December 7-12.  We will be using the fabulous BallenIsles Country Club as our site for the early round matches.  The tournament is open to any player age 8-12 worldwide.  Ages 11 & 12 will play with the traditional yellow ball and ages 8, 9, 10 will play with the green dot ball.  All matches for all age divisions will be played on a full 78′ court.  Please register early as the draws are limited to 32 per division. Entries based on first come, first served basis.   To register, go to www.mcbtennis.org and click on Tournaments and the Florida sun button.  Please tell all of your friends to join us for the fun and great tennis!  See you on the courts.