March 26, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that new top-ranked American and world number 20 Sam Querrey, number 23 John Isner, and the world’s top doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie against Serbia, April 5-7. The tie will be played on an indoor hard court at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho.
February 4, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has announced that Melanie Oudin will replace Sloane Stephens on the United States Fed Cup team for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round in Rimini, Italy, set for Feb. 9-10. Oudin joins Fed Cup rookies Varvara Lepchenko and Jamie Hampton as well as doubles stalwart Liezel Huber.
September 13, 2012
By Kathy Miller
I have been coordinating the USTA Leagues on Long Island for 26 years. When I started, there were about 400 in the league and this number has grown to over 4,000 players. As another season comes to an end, I was thinking about some of the good experiences I’ve had or heard about from the league over the years.
August 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
At Day Three of 2012 U.S. Open Qualifiers, American Bobby Reynolds, who is trying to advance to his sixth U.S. Open main draw, pulled out a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win over Australian James Duckworth. Other American men in action were Rhyne Williams and Tennys Sandgren.
July 25, 2012
By Emilie Katz
Five ATP and WTA pros landed at various points on Forbes magazine's list of the globe's "100 Most Powerful Celebrities."
July 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Number two seed Marion Bartoli and third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova coasted to straight-set wins on Thursday, highlighting second-round main draw action at the Bank of the West Classic.
July 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In Thursday action at the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., Merrick, N.Y.'s Scott Lipsky and doubles partner Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico, the third-seeded doubles pairing, were 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 10-7 winners over the team of Russian Alex Bogomolov Jr. & Gilles Mueller of Luxembourg.
July 2, 2012
By Jessica Stiles
As week one of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships comes to a close the drama is just beginning to unfold.
June 29, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine takes a special look at local tennis apparel stores, highlighting Grand Slam Tennis in Commack, Solow Sports in Huntington, Tennis East in Southampton and East Hamption, and Topspin Tennis & Fitness in Syosset.
June 20, 2012
By Brent Shearer
It is impossible not to compare Matthew Cronin's Epic: John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and the Greatest Tennis Season Ever with Stephen Tignor's High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and the Untold Story of Tennis' Fiercest Rivalry.
June 18, 2012
By Emilie Katz
Our Court Six column features tennis gossip from around the tennis community ...
June 18, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 10th-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina was leading in the second set Sunday at the AEGON Championships at the Queen's Club in London, England when his anger got the best of him and cost him both the match and title due to a disqualification.
May 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
UNIQLO has announced that it has appointed Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked male professional tennis player, as its global brand ambassador.
May 17, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Cold Spring Harbor defeated Friends Academy 5-2 in the semifinals of the Nassau County High School Boys Tennis Conference Playoffs yesterday, setting up a showdown for the Nassau County title with Hewlett.
May 15, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The results of the Long Island High School Boys tennis matches held Monday, May 14th are listed below ...
May 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Switzerland's Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych in three sets, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to win the 2012 Madrid Open this weekend for the third time.
May 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Last year as a junior, Josh Levine of Cold Spring Harbor won both the Nassau County and New York State Singles Titles en route to an undefeated season. At this past weekend's 2012 Nassau County Individual Championships, Levine, the top seed, defended the first of those titles in his senior season, with a straight-set 6-4, 6-4 win over his friend, Andrew Yaraghi of Friends Academy.
May 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number three-ranked Roger Federer defeated Milos Raonic in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, at the 2012 Madrid Open to avoid what would have been his earliest tournament loss in over two years.
May 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Below is a transcript of a interview with Melanie Oudin and Brian Baker. Both have received wild card entries into the upcoming 2012 French Open and a open forum question and answer was held.
May 4, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
A back injury has forced world number four-ranked Andy Murray of Great Britain to withdraw from the 2012 Madrid Open. He last won the tournament in 2008 when it was played on indoor hard courts and has reached the Madrid quarterfinals in 2009 and 2010.
May 4, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The results of the Long Island High School Boys tennis matches held Thursday, May 3rd are listed below ...
May 4, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal has made some complaints to the ATP for allowing a new blue-clay surface at the Madrid Open beginning this weekend in Spain. During a practice session, Nadal had trouble on the new surface, claiming it was soft and slippery. Along with this change, he is also displeased with the placement of new advertising boards on the court.
May 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tournament players and brothers Conor and Sean Mullins have been working together to help juniors less fortunate than themselves through a program they created called “Pennies for Players.”
May 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The results of the Long Island High School Boys tennis matches held Wednesday, May 2nd are listed below. Note that due to the inclement weather, many of Wednesday's matches have been rescheduled ...
May 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The results of the Long Island High School Boys tennis matches held Tuesday, May 1st are listed below ...
