In recent years, racquet sports have become more and more popular throughout the country and across the globe. Pickleball and Padel Tennis have become two of the fastest growing sports, and are played by not only tennis players, but other athletes as well who find them an ideal way to pick up a racquet…
For the first time in six years, Half Hollow Hills East is the Suffolk County Girls’ Champions. The Thunderbirds defeated the Hurricanes of Westhampton Beach 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon at Hills East High School, edging the West Bracket champions in a thrilling county final that came down to one court. Click Here to see…
Competing in Nassau’s Conference I, and with some of its top players missing time early on, Friends Academy got off to a slow start this season. But throughout the fall, the team continued to get better with each match it played, and on Monday afternoon at Eisenhower Park, the Quakers captured the Long Island…
Serve and Return, Inc. whose mission is to provide tennis training and education opportunities to those who could not otherwise afford them is offering five junior “Excellence Award” scholarships to aspiring young tennis players ages 8 to 16. Each scholarship will provide group and individual training and instruction opportunities at Bethpage Park Tennis Center and programs…
When your opponent hits a good shot and gets you in trouble, try hitting your shot at a speed that is similar to the speed your opponent used. The tendency on a more difficult shot is to either hit it back much slower (to get it in play) or much faster (to try to…
The town of Great Neck will spend the morning of Saturday, October 30 “rallying” around a beloved member of the community and volunteer coach of the Great Neck North Girls Varsity Tennis team. “Play it Forward” for MS, a mixed doubles tournament for Great Neck kids and family members, was established by two players…
The Harborfields Tornadoes moved within one victory of the Suffolk County Large School Team Championship as it defeated Sayville 5-2 on Monday afternoon. The win improves Harborfields to 15-1 on the season. Click Here to see more photos from Harborfields vs. Sayville “I’m so proud of the positivity of this team, and the spirit…
Longwood sophomore Victoria Matos came into this season more motivated than ever. A year removed from finishing runner-up in the Suffolk County Singles Championship, Matos claimed the county title this time around, defeating Commack’s Kady Tannenbaum 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday afternoon at Smithtown East High School. “It feels good,” said Matos. “I’m really…
The Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms won for the 15th consecutive time this season on Monday afternoon, defeating Shoreham-Wading River in the Suffolk County Small School Team Championship. The victory improves the Bayport-Blue Point record to 15-0 on the season, and advances it to the Long Island Small School Team Championship where it will play Friends…
As Amanda Huang walked to the service line following the changeover, she remained calm and tried to focus as best as she could on the task at hand. With the Nassau County Large School Team Championship tied at 3-3, only one court remained, and Huang and fourth doubles partner Abby Glenn held a 5-4…