Christina McHale To Compete On Six-Date Home Schedule At Forest Hills; Tickets On Sale April 20; West Side Tennis Club To Host Finals on August 26

Christina McHale of Teaneck, N.J., was selected today by the NY Empire with the first overall selection in the Mylan World TeamTennis draft. She joins Guido Pella and María Irigoyen of Argentina, Oliver Marach of Austria as roster Players and Andy Roddick as Marquee Player for the squad's inaugural season at Forest Hills.

Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe will join WTA/ATP Pros, Legends and others in a Pro Am benefit for the Johnny Mac Tennis Project at SPORTIME Amangansett on August 22. Actor John Leguizamo and McEnroe Academy pros will also play with select participants and local celebrities in the round robin doubles event, also open to spectators.

The John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) will hold a scholarship tryout and scouting combine at SPORTIME Randall's Island on Saturday, July 18. The tryout is for aspiring tennis players, ages 6-16; the combine is for talented young athletes with little or no tennis experience, ages 5-10. SPORTIME/JMTA coaches will award full and partial scholarships to selected tryout and combine participants.

Two Elite brands will offer broad support of physical and mental training for all John McEnroe Tennis Academy students as the Academy has announced partnerships with portsLab NYC and Hourglass Performance Institute. The goal is to develop "complete players."

The John McEnroe Tennis Academy has continued and expanded its popular free school programs in the neighborhoods near its Randall's Island, New York flagship location. SPORTIME Randall's Island hosts area kids daily and JMTA pros also visit schools.

Eight Boys and Girls ages 7-16 have earned scholarships through an open tryout for the third season of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in New York, to begin in September.

John McEnroe will compete for the NY Sportimes in their World TeamTennis mamtch against the Boston Lobsters on July 24 at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y.

Tryouts for Ball Kids, National Anthem and event entertainment are upcoming for the NY Sportimes World TeamTennis matches at Randall's Island, N.Y., in July.

The New York Sportimes of World TeamTennis have retained captain/Hall of Famer John McEnroe and former world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the 2012 World TeamTennis Pro League Marquee Player Draft.

The John McEnroe Tennis Academy will provide courts and training for participants in the New York Junior Tennis League, one of the nation's largest and most successful youth tennis programs.

Hall of Famers, Rivals To Compete in Singles and Doubles As Part Of New York Sportimes-Philadelphia Freedoms World TeamTennis Match; Ticket Sales To Benefit The Johnny Mac Tennis Project