10th Annual John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Combine Returns to Sportime Port Washington

By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Junior players, mark your calendars: June is the 10th Annual John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine.

The John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine will be held June 27th and June 28th, 2026, at SPORTIME Port Washington. This will be the third consecutive year that the Combine is being held at that location.

Now in its milestone tenth year, the JMTA College Combine has become one of the premier recruiting events in junior tennis.

The Combine will provide “both JMTA and non-JMTA players the opportunity to showcase their technical and tactical tennis skills, and their athletic abilities, in front of coaches from top colleges and universities,” the Academy announced in a news release.

The Combine also features a live-streaming platform, which gives players the opportunity to perform for a wider group of coaches. Last year, over 100 coaches from across the country “attended” the event virtually, joining those who attended in-person.

“Helping players reach the next level has always been central to what we do at JMTA,” said John McEnroe. “Ten years ago, we created the Combine to give committed players a serious opportunity to be seen and evaluated in a meaningful way. Watching our Combine grow into one of the most respected recruiting events in the country has been incredibly rewarding.

“Bringing it back again to Port Washington, where my brother Patrick and I trained as kids, makes this milestone year especially meaningful for us.”

Here’s more information about the Combine from today’s news release:

SPORTIME Port Washington, formerly the Port Washington Tennis Academy, is one of two JMTA locations on Long Island. The facility has been operated by SPORTIME, following an $8.5 million renovation, since 2023. The club holds a storied place in American tennis history. In addition to John and Patrick McEnroe, alumni include Vitas Gerulaitis, Mary Carillo and Tracy Austin.

The 2026 JMTA College Combine will welcome 50 boys and 50 girls. Coaches representing all three NCAA Divisions are expected to attend, with 2026 coach commitments to-date including coaches from Brown, Baylor, Cornell, Wake Forest, Yale, Colgate, Bryant, Villanova, Williams, and many other top programs, and with many more coaches expected to confirm their attendance in the weeks to come. Representatives from prestigious leagues, including the Ivy League, ACC, Big East, SEC, Big 10, Patriot League and NESCAC attended in previous years and are expected again this year.

Applications for the 100 available Combine spots will be accepted from now through May 31st. A dedicated Selection Committee will evaluate each application based upon objective competitive criteria. Players will be notified of their status as admitted or wait-listed on a rolling basis.
Each Combine day will begin with an 8:00 a.m. check-in. Participants will compete in singles and doubles match-play, with tracked results that count toward their UTRs. Players will also receive athletic performance assessments and will be invited to participate in Sports Vision Testing and in a College Coaches’ Panel Discussion. Combine partner Tennis Analytics will be video-recording all matches and will offer participant packages, including match videos with detailed analytics.

Included for each Combine participant is an integrated recruiting package, including the match videos, which are made available, digitally, to both participants and coaches, at the touch of a button on their personal Player Portals. For further details, and for information about JMTA’s College Placement Service, visit www.SPORTIMENY.com/JMTACombine or email jmtacombine@sportimeny.com.