Playing in its first home match of the season, the Commack Cougars improved to 7-0 on the season with a 6-1 victory over Smithtown East on Monday afternoon. Kristen Chao won 6-0, 6-2 at third singles, and Marian Zahran notched a 6-3, 7-5 victory at fourth singles to lead Commack. Syosset defeated Oceanside 7-0 to…
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) freshman Barbie Quagliardi won both the singles and doubles titles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regionals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center this past weekend. First, the Istanbul, Turkey native teamed up with Diana Baumgartnere to win the doubles title, and then later…
The United States was within one set of reach the Davis Cup Final on Sunday, but it was not to be as Borna Coric rallied to beat Frances Tiafoe 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-7(11), 6-1, 6-3 in the fifth rubber on Sunday. Having dropped the semifinal’s first two matches on Friday, the United States faced an…
Results from the weekend action of high school tennis on Long Island: Friday, September 14 ►Syosset 6, Manhasset 1 Alex Flicker and Olivia Tiegerman came back from a set down to win 1-6, 6-4, (10-5) at second doubles and help Syosset win 6-1. ►Port Washington 7, Cold Spring Harbor 0 ►Hewlett 5, Great Neck…
The New York Open and its ownership, GF Sports, have unveiled a new event promotional platform this summer called “The Skills Challenge.” The multi-purpose content and event platform is tennis’ version of a grassroots skills competition that has been produced in conjunction with many of the major sports leagues. Similar to the NFL’s “Punt,…
Growing up, Lisa Dodson was always a big-time athlete. A four-sport athlete in high school, and the only person ever to be named All-County in four sports in Westchester County, Dodson went on to play basketball and tennis at the University of North Carolina. She was a walk-on for the Tar Heels Tennis team,…
The rubber match between the United States and Croatia got underway in Zader on Friday, with Croatia winning the first two rubbers to open up a 2-0 advantage in the Davis Cup World Cup Semifinals. In the first rubber, Borna Coric defeated Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 in two hours and 24 minutes. Coric…
Ward Melville, the defending Suffolk County champions, improved to 3-0 in Suffolk County’s League V on Thursday, downing Port Jefferson 5-2. The Patriots were led by Kira Kronenberg, who won 6-0, 6-1 over Nicolina Giannola at third singles to help clinch the victory. Massapequa got into the win column in the 2018 season with…
Earlier this summer, 36-year-old Scott Lipsky announced his retirement via a statement on social media. The note brought an end to a successful 15-year professional career that got its start right here on Long Island, and started a new chapter in Lipsky’s life. “I thought about retiring for most of last year, but then…
The rain continued to fall on Long Island on Wednesday, but there were still many high school matches that were able to be played as Nassau County opened up its 2018 season and Suffolk County entered its second week of competition. The South Side Cyclones began its season by edging Bellmore JFK 4-3. South…