The serve is the most important shot in tennis. It is often the least practiced shot and the hardest to learn. This sometimes makes a tennis professional or coach hesitant to teach the shot to a young player. However, I believe it should be one of the first things these young players learn. Try…
Coming into this season, there were some questions surrounding the Syosset Braves. With just three returning seniors in the starting lineup, and eight new starters to integrate into the lineup, the Braves had its work cut out for them. And the Braves put in that work, and it resulted in a dominant campaign which…
Local junior tennis players came out to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy’s Long Island annex at Sportime Syosset to participate in the Academy’s Scholarship Tryouts. The goal of the Tryout is to award full or partial scholarships to SPORTIME and JMTA programs at SPORTIME Syosset, starting in the fall of 2021. The tryouts puts…
Former MacArthur High School standout Kristen Cassidy wrapped up her collegiate tennis career, concluding her four-year stint at Moravian College with a selection to the All-Landmark Conference first-team, and helping to guide her team to the NCAA Division III Championships. Cassidy lost her junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Wantagh native…
After not having a season last spring, the Commack boys’ tennis team came out motivated more than ever in 2021. That motivation helped guide the Cougars to an undefeated regular season, which it capped off with a county championship after defeating Ward Melville 6-1 on Thursday afternoon at Shoreham-Wading River High School. Click Here…
The United States Tennis Association today announced that fans will be welcomed back to the US Open for the 2021 tournament, and that tickets to the event will be put on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 15, beginning at 12 pm ET. Additionally, longtime US Open partner American Express will offer…
Commack and Hills East will meet for a spot in the Suffolk County championship, after both teams won their respective semifinal matches on Tuesday. The top-seeded Commack Cougars took out Bayport Blue-Point 7-0 as Joe Romito & Ryan Burke led the way with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at fourth doubles. Hills East defeated East…
More than 100 players hit the courts at Sportime Quogue on Saturday to compete in the first installment of the 2021 Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge event series. The players were spread throughout eight divisions of play across the beautiful 20 outdoor courts in the Hamptons, enjoying friendly yet competitive tennis and delicious food…
The crosscourt serve-and-volley Singles game including the alley, known as One-On-One Doubles, will rock the Hamptons in July with some of the top serve-and-volley players from the east coast entering. The $1500 Hamptons One-On-One Doubles Shootout is slated to be held at Doug DeGroot’s Hither Hills Racquet Club, in Amagansett, on Saturday, July 10…
Commack’s Eddie Liao put a bow on his dominant freshman season on Saturday, winning the Suffolk County singles title by way of a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Harborfields junior Chris Qi at Smithtown East High School. “It feels amazing,” said Liao. “I’ve always wanted to win this tournament, and so to finally be able…