May 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Player Development announced that Melanie Oudin has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 French Open.
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.
March 21, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In January, nine Long Islanders were recognized for their outstanding achievements both on and off the court by the USTA Eastern Section at its 2012 Annual Meeting and Awards Reception. The following were honored for their efforts during 2011:
March 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis has certainly become a global sport, but one of the sport’s largest markets, the New York area, has lost some high-profile events through the years from both the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tours.
February 7, 2012
By Ricky Becker
Early college choices are starting to be decided by the Class of 2012 and Long Island should be very proud. So far, Long Island junior tennis players have been accepted to colleges with great academics and great tennis. According to TennisRecruiting.net, Long Island junior tennis players have been accepted to: Duke, Penn State, Wake Forest, Williams, Amherst, Washburn-Topeka, Virginia, Brown, Dartmouth, Emory, Marist and Adelphi.
February 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Barry Kubit, varsity coach for the Oceanside High School Boys Tennis Team and the Junior Varsity coach of the Oceanside Girls Tennis Team, has been named Virginia and Chuck Landis High School Coach of the Year 2011 by the USTA Eastern Section.
January 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the 10 award winners to be honored during the USTA Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW), which will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, La., Jan. 13-15. The honorees will be recognized in a variety of categories for their dedication to growing the game of tennis at the grassroots level.
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.
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.
August 23, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the names of 14 talented vocalists, ages 12-and-under, who will perform patriotic-themed songs during 13 sessions during the 2011 U.S. Open, and on Arthur Ashe Kids Day.
August 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Player Development has announced the eight men and eight women who will participate in the second annual U.S. Open Wild Card Playoff, being held at the Junior Tennis Champions Center, a USTA Certified Regional Training Center in College Park, Md., Aug. 18-20.
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.
July 25, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Alexios Halebian of Glendale, Calif. and Luca Corinteli of Alexandria, Va. have captured the Boys 18s and 16s singles titles, respectively, on Sunday at the 2011 USTA National Clay Court Championships at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Fla.
April 22, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Two local Long Islanders won the U.S. Open National Playoffs/Mixed-Doubles Sectional Qualifying Tournament, played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The team of Darrin Cohen & Bea Bielik were rarely tested throughout the tournament and did not drop a set in five wins.
April 19, 2011
By Gary Simeone
Mike Greenberg of ESPN's "Mike & Mike in the Morning" show had his wish come true at Monday's U.S. Open National Playoffs/Mixed-Doubles Sectional Qualifying at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. "I got to play with tennis legend, Chris Evert," said Greenberg. "I requested her because I knew she was a great tennis player and to be honest she was the first woman I ever loved."
April 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Six-time U.S. Open champion Chris Evert and ESPN's Mike Greenberg came up short in their bid for a wild card into the 2011 U.S. Open on Mondaty, losing their mixed-doubles second round match at the U.S. Open National Playoffs USTA Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
April 15, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Six-time U.S. Open Champion Chris Evert and ESPN’s Mike Greenberg will play a mixed-doubles match in the U.S. Open National Playoffs Eastern Qualifying event, Monday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
April 15, 2011
By Brent Shearer
It’s not every tournament that sees a local pro like Darrin Cohen upset a Wimbledon doubles champ like top-seeded Jared Palmer. But that result was just one of the many highlights of the “One-on-One Rocking Doubles” event, held Jan. 22 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as group of local players duked it out while a blues band wailed in the lounge.
April 8, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Merrick, N.Y.'s Noah Rubin defeated Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 6-4, 6-4, at the USTA International Spring Championships in at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to advance to the semifinals at the event. The number 14-seed Rubin will next face Ciro Riccardi of Los Angeles, Calif.
April 1, 2011
By Anthony Pastecchi
The North Shore Autism Circle hosted their First Annual Serve an Ace for Autism Celebrity Pro-Am tournament on Feb. 4 at Sportime Roslyn, sponsored by Long Island Tennis Magazine and Sportime. The event and evening were a great success thanks to all who came out and supported the cause which provides after-school and weekend programs for children with autism.
February 10, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the eight award winners to be honored during the USTA Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW), which will be held Feb. 11-13, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va.
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.
December 15, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
People often ask what is there to love about beach tennis. The response should always be the same … What's not to love? You get to spend the day outside in the sun on the beach. You get to socialize with the other players opening up new friendships.
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.
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