USTA Junior Team Tennis (JTT) @ PALY

Competitive training + Supervised match play

What is JTT (Junior Team Tennis)?

JTT offers organized and coach-supervised team match play for juniors during the Fall, Spring and Summer seasons. Players form teams of 3 or more and compete against other local teams. Click here to learn more about JTT in NorCal.

Through supervised match play, students will gain valuable match experience, competition management techniques and team camaraderie that propel them to higher levels of junior tennis.

Anyone under age 18 with yellow ball match play experience can form a team or join an existing one. To join JTT @ PALY, you don’t have to be a Palo Alto High School student. We welcome students from Gunn, local private schools and even other cities as long as they can make it to training and matches at the Paly tennis courts.

2025 Summer JTT Program Overview

For Summer 2025, Paly Tennis will be partnering with the Fruttero Academy, who runs Palo Alto's middle school tennis programs, to offer high-level group training and supervised match play. Participants will be coached to efficiently simplify stroke production and movement patterns while maintaining balance/dynamic “stillness”. Through competitive supervised match play, students will learn the match management techniques that the Frutteros have honed through decades of playing and coaching at the absolute highest levels of junior, college and pro tennis. They will learn to focus on tactical/mental/emotional development while maintaining the full engagement needed to achieve their potential and better prepare them for everything from school tennis to more bravely facing life!

Due to many families traveling we will have all players age 12-18 train together and be grouped by their skill level, but all will benefit from the elite-level youth training that the Fruttero Academy is known for. All practices and matches are at Paly courts, with youths joining from nearby areas.

Dates:

Sat June 28 - Thurs July 24, 2025

Times:

  • Group training sessions

    • Tuesdays, 6-8 pm

    • Thursdays, 6-8 pm

    • Saturdays, 10 am-12 pm

  • College Coaching Style Supervised Match play:

    • Sunday, 4-6 pm

Location:

Palo Alto High School Tennis Courts. 25 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto.

Age Groups:

  • 18U Co-ed

Coaches:

  • Coaches JP Fruttero (Former #1 at Cal-Berkeley and Top 100 ATP Pro)

  • Josh Mason (Played for UC Santa Cruz, Top 5 College D3 Program in the US) and others from Fruttero Tennis Academy

  • Andy Chang, Head Coach at Palo Alto High School

Pre-requisites:

Fees:

  • The required minimum for the discounted advance pay is for 10 trainings/match plays at $100/day. Drop-ins are $125/day for those not able to commit to the minimum.

  • To register, families should reach out to Coach John via email at FrutteroTA@gmail.com or text him directly at 626-391-8282. Please pay via Zelle to 626-391-8282 (with detailed note).

Questions?

Please email Coach Andy at achang@pausd.org or call/txt (650) 686-7756. To register please reach out to Coach John via email at FrutteroTA@gmail.com or text him directly at 626-391-8282.