May 14, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Locals Jamie Loeb of Ossining, N.Y. and 17-year-old Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y. will participate in the 2013 French Open Junior Championships, June 2-8 at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Both Rubin and Loeb train out of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in Randall's Island.
May 10, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Brown Freshman Hannah Camhi of Woodbury, N.Y. has been named unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection in doubles, along with doubles partner and senior Misia Krasowski of Deerfield, Ill., as voted by the Ivy League's eight head women's tennis coaches.
May 6, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Merrick, N.Y.'s Scott Lipsky and his doubles partner Santiago Gonzalez were 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 winners over defending champions Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer to capture the 2013 Portugal Open Men's Doubles title.
May 3, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
All eyes were on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon April 28, site of the First Annual New York Tennis Expo. As cars lined the streets and the parking lots filled up, shuttle buses escorted patrons inside the National Tennis Center as droves of people came over from the trains/subway and it looked like the U.S. Open was in town.
May 2, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Long Island High School Boys Tennis Season for 2013 is rapidly coming to an end. In Nassau County, Cold Spring Harbor remains undefeated, while in Suffolk, Half Hollow Hills East remains undefeated as well.
May 2, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2013 Long Island Winter Junior Team Tennis season ended with two exciting weekends of competition involving 21 teams competing in three different divisions at the Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center in Glen Cove, N.Y. T-shirts were generously donated by the Long Island USTA Regional Board.
April 26, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine, the Ultimate Guides for New York and Long Island Tennis, are making final preparations for the 1st Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, April 28, 2013 at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, N.Y. The event will be free to attendees of all ages, and currently, there are more than 1,750 pre-registered for the Expo, and the forecast for Sunday in Queens is sunny, with zero percent chance of rain and temperatures in the low 60s.
April 19, 2013
By Adam Wolfthal
Jolyn DeBoer got her start in tennis through her older cousin. It was getting to be the time of year when tennis is a non-optional part of physical education class in school. Jolyn did not want to be embarrassed as the only person in her class who had never picked up a racquet before, and her cousin saw this fear, so she was invited out for a practice session to get her ready for gym class.
April 18, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine have assembled a full day of activities and fun for kids and adults at the First Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, April 28 at the USTA Billie Jean King
National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Doors for the event will open at 10:30 a.m. and the event will run through 4:30 p.m.
April 17, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Need a court or repairs on your current playing surface? We have assembled the area’s top court builders and suppliers, including Century Tennis Inc., DecoTurf, SportProsUSA and VelveTop Products to meet your needs.
April 16, 2013
By Brett Bothwell
A recent article by Fritz Buehning in the January/February 2013 issue of New York Tennis Magazine on string technology was a refreshing reminder of how important it is for tennis professionals and coaches at the grassroots level to stay informed and to take a lead in educating the tennis community regarding equipment and technological advances.
April 13, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Youth Enrichment Services (YES), a USTA Community Tennis Association (CTA), has been providing underserved youth in West Islip, Brentwood, Bay Shore and Central Islip, N.Y. with tennis lessons for over four years. The mission of YES is to provide youth and their families with a safe and healthy environment to foster a higher quality of life, and they have chosen tennis as a catalyst to accomplish that mission.
April 12, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In action on Thursday at the 46th Annual ASICS Easter Bowl at the Sunrise Country Club, top-seeded in the Boys 18s Division Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y. advanced to the quarterfinals of the event after a 7-5, 7-5 win over Logan Smith of Carlsbad, Calif.
April 11, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
A day after a first-round bye, Boys’ 18s top-seeded player Noah Rubin saw his first action at the 2013 ASICS Easter Bowl and got past future USC Trojan Robbie Bellamy, 6-4, 6-0. Rubin was off for eight weeks after suffering a broken right wrist and had his cast removed just three weeks ago and played for the first time two weeks ago, which was just one week before he played for the first time in Carson, Calif.
April 10, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Marty Bloom and Sam Sporn, 19th Maccabiah USA Grand Masters Tennis Co-Chairs, have announced that Bob Litwin, International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champion will coach the team and be assisted by Lonnie Mitchel, at the Games in July.
April 10, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Brooke Austin just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to draws in Southern California tournaments. Faced with a very tough draw in the Girls 18s Division in four consecutive important ITF events in Southern California over the past two years, the 17-year-old Indianapolis resident survived three match points to upset top-seeded Jamie Loeb of Ossining, N.Y., 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-3, in the second round of the 46th annual ASICS Easter Bowl.
April 9, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine are excited to announce that our full slate of exhibitors, sponsors, speakers and activities are set! We appreciate the support from the local and national tennis businesses who are participating and are excited about what a sold-out grassroots event shows towards tennis growth in the New York region and our ability to market it.
April 8, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
UCLA recruit Mackenzie McDonald will attempt to become the first Boys 18s back-to-back winner since Grey King in 1971-72 at the 46th annual ASICS Easter Bowl, the nation’s elite junior tennis tournament, April 7-14 at the Sunrise Country Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
April 5, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine have assembled an incredible slate of speakers for the First Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, April 28 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
April 4, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that it is offering two audition options for the seventh annual U.S. Open casting call, starting with a DVD submission process.
April 4, 2013
By Dr. Tom Ferraro
Every coach and every parent wants to know one thing. What are the characteristics of a champion? Whether it’s in tennis or in any other field or endeavor, what are the inner traits of the true winner? I sought out a tennis coach who has worked with some of the best and brightest kids in the nation to talk to her about exactly what makes a champion.
April 2, 2013
By Kathy Miller
The Mixed-Doubles League continues match play with League playoffs beginning in May. The winning Long Island teams will advance to the Section Championship in Schenectady, N.Y. the weekend of May 31-June 2.
March 28, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine, the Ultimate Guides for New York and Long Island Tennis, have announced that the 1st Annual New York Tennis Expo will take place Sunday, April 28, 2013 at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, N.Y.
March 25, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis to the Max will host a free introductory workshop on Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. at Eastern Athletic Club, located at 854 East Jericho Turnpike in Dix Hills, N.Y. The event will provide a free self-assessment on your present mental skills, and will help sharpen your mental tennis skills and win more matches.
March 25, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region has announced that Susan Alvy, recently retired manager at Rockville Racquet Club, will receive the Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award at the Region’s 23rd Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 1 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. honoring local tennis champions.
