As has become a yearly tradition, the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) hosted tryouts for both its Long Island and Randall’s Island facilities in late June, as tennis players from the ages of six through 16 headed to the courts in search of a scholarship into the JMTA. Mr. McEnroe himself was present, alongside…
Status: No. 176 in ATP World Tour Rankings DOB: February 21, 1996 In: Long Island, NY HT: 5-9 Wt: 155 First Tennis Memory: My parents hung a ball from a string off our ceiling and I was actually in a diaper. And maybe I just have a memory because I see the picture so often. I don’t know if I actually…
For the sixth consecutive year, Long Island Tennis Magazine brought together tennis players of all ages and levels together for a day of competitive tennis, fun, friends and food as it hosted the annual Long Island Tennis Challenge at The Hamlet Golf & Country Club in Commack, N.Y. The Challenge has become a staple of the…
The New York Empire is entering its second year of a multi-year partnership with Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus, an Anthem, Inc. company, that will help spread the game of tennis to children of all socioeconomic backgrounds and skill levels. To promote exercise and encourage healthy behaviors, the New York Empire, New York City’s only…
The second annual Big Apple International Cup brought some of the best junior players in the world to the United States Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. as teams from Brazil, Canada, Israel, Mexico, Spain and the United States competed against one another. “The Big Apple Cup is a great…
The Port Washington boys varsity tennis team conducted its annual Play with the Teachers tournament on Tuesday to raise money for autism awareness. Each player from the team paired up with a teacher or administrator from the school district to compete in a friendly doubles tournament. The team’s head coach, Shane Helfner, began this…
A wild and entertaining fortnight in Paris came to a close this past weekend as the tennis world put the 2019 French Open into the books. The two singles champions could not be more juxtaposed, as Rafael Nadal won at Roland Garros for a remarkable 12th time, while Australia’s Ashleigh Barty took home her…
The King of Clay continued his mastery on Friday, as Rafael Nadal improved his record at the French Open to 92-2 after a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Roger Federer. Nadal’s worked through light rain and gusts of wind of up to 39 miles per hour, to dispatch of the world number three in two…
I see this all too often in my travels as a collegiate head coach at the State University of New York at Oneonta—many players being trained by academy pros being advised not to play high school tennis. As I also go through the many letters, notes and communication I receive from potential student/athletes wanting…
Participation in high school tennis is not thriving on Long Island. That’s too bad because school tennis is not just an extracurricular activity, it’s an essential part of a well-rounded tennis experience for 98 percent of all young players. It develops teamwork, school spirit and socialization. Participants learn cooperation and sacrifice and what is…