Podcast
Get a Grip!
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Get a Grip! is a tennis podcast by JTCC, hosted and produced by Father-Daughter duo, Vesa and Nicole Ponkka! Get a Grip covers the latest tennis news, topics, and trends, focuses on the history and tradition of the sport, and features guests from the tennis industry. Episodes are released on the 15th and 30th of every month, be sure to subscribe to stay up to date!
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College Tennis in the Time of COVID ft. Dave Mullins, ITA
Aug 28, 202000:27:57Tap to summarizeJTCC Tennis For America fellows Gabby and Ava speak with ITA's Dave Mullins about the impacts of COVID to college tennis.
Transcribe →Get a Grip! On COVID-19 & Tennis ft. Mary Carillo
Jul 24, 202000:43:12Tap to summarizeWe're back! Vesa, Nicole, and Mary Carillo meet virtually through a Zoom call to discuss COVID-19 and the implications on the tennis industry, Olympics, and sports in general.
Transcribe →Get a Grip! - Is Team Tennis a #Vibe or Does Tradition Stand? Ft. Frances Tiafoe
Feb 15, 202000:39:09Tap to summarizeIn the second episode of Get a Grip! Vesa, Nicole, and Frances discuss tennis as a traditional individual sport and as a team sport. We also see how #hip Vesa is to pop culture and the various slang hashtags straight from Tiafoe's Instagram. The In or Out segment features former pro and current Stanford men's tennis head coach, Paul Goldstein as he shares his take on sportsmanship in tennis.
Transcribe →Get a Grip - Aussies in Tennis
Jan 30, 202000:27:33Tap to summarizeIntroducing "Get a Grip" - the new and improved JTCC Podcast! Hosted and produced by Father-Daughter duo, Vesa and Nicole Ponkka. This first episode focuses on the Aussies in tennis and the Australian Open.
Transcribe →Tennis for Every Body ft. Coach Abby & Peter
Aug 6, 201900:20:19Tap to summarizeTennis for Every Body is JTCC's mission to provide every body the opportunity to play tennis, regardless of mental or physical limitations. JTCC currently runs inclusive initiative programs with Special Olympics MD, ThanksUSA/TennisCorps, and Wheelchair Tennis.
Transcribe →20 Years of JTCC ft. Vesa Ponkka
Jun 28, 201900:19:55Tap to summarizeIn this special episode of the JTCC Podcast, I sit down with my Dad and JTCC Director of Tennis, Vesa Ponkka, who has been a part of JTCC since day 1 in 1999. We celebrate 20 years of JTCC by reviewing some of the greatest moments and highlights from the last 20 years and discuss what the next 20 years might look like for JTCC.
Transcribe →Junior Career vs. Pro Career ft. Claudio Pistolesi
Jun 20, 201900:48:13Tap to summarizeThis episode of the JTCC Podcast is hosted and produced by JTCC's newest staff member, Brian Tsao, filling in for Nicole. Brian sits down with Claudio Pistolesi, former professional player and coach and currently the Director of Tennis at The Bolles School in Florida. This episode dives deep into the comparison between junior tennis careers and pro tennis careers and offers great tips and insight along the way! Sit back and enjoy!
Transcribe →College Recruitment, UTR, & Options After Junior Career
May 20, 201900:29:48Tap to summarizeJTCC's Taka Bertrand and Megan Moulton-Levy discuss the college recruitment process, UTR, and options for players after their junior career.
Transcribe →Catching up with Sports Broadcaster, Mary Carillo!
May 6, 201900:27:04Tap to summarizeJTCC's Nicole Ponkka chats with Grand Slam Champion, International Hall of Fame Sports Broadcaster, and this year's JTCC GEICO Champions Celebration Gala Honoree, Mary Carillo. Covering all things tennis, olympics, and the infamous badminton rant.
Transcribe →Instagram LIVE Q&A ft. Frances Tiafoe's Coach, Zack Evenden
Apr 22, 201900:19:58Tap to summarizeJTCC Podcast's first episode recorded on Instagram Live. Zack Evenden answers mine and viewer's questions about life on the road as a professional tennis coach to Frances Tiafoe.
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