October 28, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Several of the biggest names in tennis came together at the 19th annual WTT Smash Hits presented by GEICO at Cleveland Public Hall, raising more than $500,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland. Team Elton rallied to win the match over Team Billie Jean 19-18 in front of a crowd of 3,477 fans.
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.
September 16, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked and 2011 U.S. Open Mens Singles champion Novak Djokovic has withdrew from the Davis Cup citing back pain as the reason.
August 17, 2011
By David Drucker
When the draw came out for the Masters 1000 Series tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, I, along with every other tennis fan, were excited about the potential early round showdowns. One of them being a second round matchup between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.
August 16, 2011
By David Drucker
The upset bug has gotten the best of American Andy Roddick once again in the early stages of a major tournament, this time at the hands of Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber, a man who knows how to get under Roddick’s skin as he’s done in the past.
August 15, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Jack Sock of Lincoln, Neb., successfully defended his USTA Boys’ 18s National title, and Lauren Davis of Gates Mills, Ohio, captured the USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships as the number one seed on Sunday, and both will receive main wild card draws into the 2011 U.S. Open.
August 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that defending champion Jack Sock of Lincoln, Neb., and reigning Orange Bowl champion Lauren Davis of Gates Mills, Ohio, will be the top seeds at the 2011 USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18s National Championships.
January 5, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Eric Johnson, 17, of San Jose, Calif., and 14-year-old Gabrielle Andrews of Pomona, Calif., each swept the singles and doubles titles at the USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18s Winter National Championships on Saturday. Many of the nation’s top junior tennis players competed in eight USTA National Championships across the state of Arizona last week.
December 20, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Everyone remembers the last couple points of Ryan Harrison’s last Grand Slam appearance, his grueling five-set loss to Sergey Stakhovsky in the second round of the U.S. Open.
November 5, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA/ITA Indoor Intercollegiate Championships started with a bang on Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s Indoor Training Center in Flushing, N.Y.
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.
September 29, 2010
By Gerry Ashley
The following is taken from the blog of Gerard Ashley of Sportime at Roslyn, tennis director and USTA tournament director, documenting his coaching trip to the USTA Boys and Girls 14 North Zone Team Championships, held at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., July 28-Aug. 1.
June 18, 2010
By USTA Eastern Section
The USTA has announced that 25 of the nation's top men's and women's collegiate tennis players have been named to the 2010 USTA Summer Collegiate Team, administered by the USTA and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
April 19, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Gordon Watson’s comeback came full circle Sunday as he captured his fourth career gold ball with the biggest win of his career: The Boys 16s championships at the Easter Bowl.
March 7, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
May 1, 2009
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine had a chance to chat with Jericho, N.Y. native Bryan Koniecko, a senior at Ohio State University. Bryan has been ranked number in the country for most of the year by the NCAA.