April 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Boys 18 Division began play on Tuesday at the 2012 Easter Bowl, as both the number one and two seeds, Mitchell Krueger of Aledo, Texas and Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y., respectively, scored straight-set wins at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The second seeded Rubin was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Nick Wood of Knoxville, Tenn.
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.
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.
April 6, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Day Two of the USTA International Spring Championships in at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Merrick, N.Y.'s Noah Rubin advanced in the prestigious tournament with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Logan Smith of Carlsbad, Calif. Rubin was fresh off his 6-3, 6-1 win over Japan's Kentaro Mizushima. Another local playing in the event, Aidan Talcott of East Norwich, N.Y., was defeated by William Chiu of San Diego, Calif., 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2.
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.
November 5, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced that Billie Jean King is the recipient of the 2010 Fed Cup Award of Excellence.
November 4, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team's championship competition against Italy in San Diego this weekend, with live telecasts Saturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7.
October 27, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has announced that the core group of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber, along with Fed Cup rookie Coco Vandeweghe, will represent the U.S. in the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas...
October 6, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Venus Williams will miss the remainder of the 2010 season due to a left knee injury. The seven-time Grand Slam champion will miss the WTA Tour Championships at the end of October, and the Fed Cup final between the United States and Italy at San Diego in November.
August 30, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
As this issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine goes to press, Beach Tennis USA is gearing up for its sixth annual National Championship. The season-ending tournament will once again be held on Riverside Boulevard in Long Beach, N.Y. on Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 4-5).
August 19, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that NCAA singles champion Chelsey Gullickson (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Jamie Hampton (Auburn, Ala.), local favorite Christina McHale (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.), 2010 USTA Girls’ singles champion Shelby Rogers (Daniel Island, S.C.), and Coco Vandeweghe (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) ...
August 12, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that world number one-ranked and 13-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams and world number four-ranked and five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams have committed to representing the U.S. in the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final against Italy on an indoor hard court at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Nov. 6-7.
July 16, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will carry nine Olympus U.S. Open Series tournaments this summer, offering viewers nearly 80 hours of high-definition action from the six-week series that leads to the U.S. Open in August.
June 29, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the city of San Diego and the San Diego Sports Arena have been selected to host the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between the United States and Italy, Nov. 6-7.
June 17, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On June 11-12, Beach Tennis USA, along with Long Island Tennis Magazine kicked off the first of four Beach Tennis USA tournaments this summer that will be held in Long Beach, N.Y. Although the poor forecast kept some away from the beaches and inside for the weekend, Mother Nature was generous to the many who did make it out and kept the skies clear for two days of fun in the sand.
March 10, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In 2009, World TeamTennis started a new scholarship program to recognize Katherine Willette, who has helped run the WTT Junior Nationals Tournament in San Diego for over 14 years. The scholarship annually awards $300 to one male and one female attendee of WTT Junior Nationals.
March 7, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine had the pleasure to take part in a teleconference with Ana Ivanovic who called in her from San Diego while practicing for her next tournament.
November 1, 2009
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2009 Beach Tennis USA National Championship demonstrated two days of exciting, fast-paced action. For the first time ever, the National Championship in the United States featured a “Paddle Battle,” in addition to the regular racquet competition. The National Championships are held in our backyard, in Long Beach, N.Y., and in addition to the extreme competition, the National Championship also has a beach party feel to it with a stage, food, drinks and music.
