Over the last two years, I have received countless e-mails about my first book, Tennis Inside the Zone: 32 Mental Training Workouts for Champions. I have enjoyed the feedback on how it has helped junior players stay focused, adapt and compete like a champion under the most difficult situation. Many parents and players have…
USTA Eastern and the Junior Tennis Foundation (JTF) inducted four extraordinary new members into the Eastern Hall of Fame Class of 2018 on Saturday, April 28, at the historic New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. Eastern legends David Benjamin, Lloyd Emanuel, Robert Kenas and Nadine Netter Levy were celebrated for their outstanding lifetime achievements…
With the Suffolk County regular season having come to a close, the boys’ tennis season in Nassau County wraps up on Monday, and many teams across the county played multiple matches this past weekend. Bouncing back from its defeat to Roslyn that snapped its long winning streak on Thursday, the Syosset Braves beat both…
As the summer approaches here in New York, that means the Beach Tennis season arrives shortly. New York Beach Tennis runs weekly open play and will host tournaments again this summer, the first being held on Saturday, June 23. As NYBT players await the local season starting, some of its players have been traveling to…
In a match that lasted nearly four hours on Thursday afternoon, the Roslyn Bulldogs ended Syosset’s 62-match winning streak with a thrilling 4-3 comeback victory in a key Nassau County Conference I showdown. “I knew we had the win in us, but when you are up against a strong team like Syosset, even the…
The Plainview JFK Hawks edged Great Neck North 4-3 in a Conference I showdown on Wednesday. The match came down to the third doubles court, as the two teams split the previous six flights. Plainview’s Alex Wright and Sam Weissman fell behind in each set but continued to fight and defeated Elliot Hakimian and…
Amazon Prime Video has secured the rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland to broadcast the U.S. Open, Amazon.comconfirmed last week. The deal is for five-years and begins with the 2018 U.S Open later this summer. Amazon Prime Video members in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch live and on-demand videos of…
The annual USTA Long Island Awards Dinner will be held this year on Wednesday, May 2 at Chateau Briand Caterers in Carle Place, N.Y., and will once again honor and celebrate the best of tennis in the region over the last year. Click Here for more information on the dinner. To attend the dinner,…
The Syosset Braves improved to 10-0 on the season and continued its winning streak with a 7-0 win over Great Neck North on Tuesday. Syosset got 6-0, 6-1 victories from all three of its singles players (Daniel Pellerito, Justin Oresky and Eli Grossman), and the win was clinched by the second doubles tandem of…
Tennis is in my life and I am grateful. It fulfills an important part of my health and social activities. Yesterday, I booked two courts and invited seven friends to play one set, no ad, then switch partners and play the second set. I admire these players and will play with or against them, any…