February 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
There is no doubt that in order to get to the next level there is a need for speed. Now, more than ever, athletes are investing in personal trainers, speed training programs, and gym memberships to help improve performance on the field. In this Free Speed Training Clinic, set for Saturday, Feb. 11 from 12:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at Sports and Fitness Performance in Islip, N.Y., Coach Frank Dolan will dispel the myths about speed training and lay out a blueprint to successfully improve running speed.
December 21, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Duke men's tennis head coach Ramsey Smith has announced on Monday the signing of three of the nation's best recruits, as well as one of the top international recruits. Among this crop is Cold Spring Harbor's Josh Levine, who will join Michael Redlicki, Daniel McCall and Bruno Semenzato will join the Blue Devils for the 2012-13 season.
November 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the top American collegians selected to represent the United States in the Sixth Annual Master’U BNP Paribas, an international collegiate team competition held Dec. 8-11 in Rouen, France. The event features eight teams composed of college and university players from around the world.
November 15, 2011
By Ricky Becker
At this point in my college consulting career, each of my consults fall into one of a few categories. For example, many consults are with parents of freshmen in high school who want to know whether their child should make an academic or athletic run through college doors.
November 10, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Each November, along with countless other student athletes, the country’s top tennis-playing high school seniors determine their collegiate futures on National Signing Day.
November 7, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Mitchell Frank an ITA Men's All-American singles champion and doubles champions Chase Buchanan & Blaz Rola have captured their second national title. Both won their titles in three set finals held at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships.
October 31, 2011
By Michael Sarro
On the day after New York saw its biggest snow storm in October since 1979, more than 110 high school juniors and seniors, their parents, and more than 40 college coaches braved the treacherous roads to attend the 25th Annual College Showcase Day held at the Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
October 31, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Devlin-Ann Ammendola of Massapequa, N.Y., finished off a successful high school career playing for Farmingdale High School last fall. This fall, she enrolled and starting playing tennis for Bryant College.
October 28, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and Intercollegiate Tennis Association has announced today fields for the 2011 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s Indoor Building Nov. 3-6.
October 17, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
High school students will get a chance this month to show off their powerful strokes and strong footwork, and learn about often overlooked opportunities to play college tennis from coaches at USTA Eastern’s 25th Annual College Showcase Day, set for Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
September 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Sunday, Sept. 18, the Seawolves Classic, a One-on-One Doubles Tournament, was held at Stony Brook University. Eight women's college teams participated, including host school Stony Brook, Bryant, Marist, URI, Army, Navy, Fordham and Fairleigh Dickinson.
September 16, 2011
By Ricky Becker
There is no doubt that junior rankings for kids change, and I feel strongly that the kids who are best served are the ones who don’t focus on rankings too much at a young age, but focus more on development.
August 23, 2011
By Ricky Becker
For two weeks in May, I couldn’t stop following tennis. I looked forward to coming home at the end of the day and watching more tennis. It wasn’t the French Open that captivated me … it was the NCAA Tennis Championships which I loved watching on the computer and on ESPNU.
July 14, 2011
By Ricky Becker
Former Brown Coach and current manager of Sportime Syosset/Bethpage Jay Harris has been a great source of information for me. Although we constantly debate how much kids actually improve in college, he is generally “spot on” with his take on things.
May 2, 2011
By Gary Simeone
On Sunday, May 1, Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Center in Glenwood Landing, N.Y. played host to Scholarship For Athletes Chief Executive Officer Ross Greenstein to discuss the ins and outs of the college tennis recruiting process to approximately 70 parents and kids.
March 21, 2011
By Ricky Becker
Humbly, Jay Harris and I know a lot about college tennis. But this does not stop our college tennis debates. Jay was kind enough to let me interview him for some insight.
January 27, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Beatrice Capra, an 18-year-old from Ellicott City, Md., has signed a letter of intent to play collegiately at Duke University this fall.
November 30, 2010
By Ricky Becker
My experiences were 15 years ago, but I remember them like yesterday. I stepped foot on Stanford’s Palo Alto, Calif. campus, an academically and socially unconfident kid from Long Island.
November 18, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the top American collegians selected to represent the United States in the fifth annual Master’U BNP Paribas, an international collegiate competition held Dec. 9-12 in Rouen, France. The event features eight teams composed of college and university players from around the world.
November 2, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) have announced the fields for the 2010 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s new Indoor Building, Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 4-7.
October 1, 2010
By Ricky Becker
The life of a college tennis player is different in many respects and similar in many respects. Here is the second part of miscellaneous information about college tennis life.
August 4, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Stony Brook University and Head Coach Gary Glassman will stage an exciting serve and volley event that will showcase college women's tennis' true athletic ability. Ten East Coast collegiate teams will be playing the half court serve and volley singles game played on the doubles court known as One-On-One Doubles, on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. as Stony Brook hosts the Second Annual Women's Collegiate One-On-One Doubles Championships.
June 8, 2010
By Ricky Becker
Many relationship magazines like to run columns with the format “What a member of one gender says and what the member of the other gender really hears.” This column delves into the topic of speaking with a college coach. What a prospective student-athlete says and what the coach really hears.
April 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Senior Cory Parr of Jericho, N.Y. was a top-ranked junior player who grew up in Jericho, N.Y. and went on to an All-American collegiate career for the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University. He was the third-highest winning men’s singles player in Wake Forest history.
March 25, 2010
By Ricky Becker
In the last issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine, we discussed three myths: (1) Going to a school that you would want to attend if you ever stopped playing tennis; (2) The importance of liking your coach during recruiting; and (3) Asking kids on the team about the coach and school is worthless.
