Pine Hollow Country Club ushered in a new season of tennis at its facility on Sunday afternoon as it hosted its annual Opening Day Carnival. “Today is for everybody to see each other again, and to be able to play in a very casual atmosphere,” said Ricky Becker, Director of Tennis at Pine Hollow….
Jericho defeated Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 in a Nassau County Conference I showdown on Monday. It was the second straight 4-3 victory for Jericho, who also defeated Great Neck North 4-3 in its previous match. This match would come down to third singles, and Oliver Liu defeated Luca Johnson 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to clinch…
Rafael Nadal continued his torrid pace through the clay-court season by taking the Barcelona Open title on Sunday, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1 to claim the Barcelona title for the 11th time. “I’m very happy for the victory against a very difficult opponent. Tsitsipas has an amazing future. It was a great final for…
Oyster Bay, N.Y.’s Courtney Kowalsky was among four Brown women’s tennis student-athletes who earned Second Team All-Ivy honors. Joining Kowalsky as Second Team All-Ivy selections include Seniors Maddie Stearns from Short Hills, N.J.; Alyza Benotto from Los Angeles; and Devon Jack from San Marino, Calif. Kowalsky registered 12 wins in doubles and went 4-2 in…
Port Washington defeated Plainview JFK 4-3 in a Conference I showdown on Thursday afternoon. The match would come down to the first singles court as Gabriele Brancatelli came back to defeat Jared Phillips 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the Port Washington victory. South Side improved to 6-2 on the year with a 6-1 triumph…
USTA Long Island has put together a Men’s, Women’s and Mixed 65 & Over 8.0 league, and one of the Mixed Teams in the league is seeking players. with matches to be held on weekends and/or during the day. The team # is 1003353588, and it costs $10 to register. If interested in joining,…
The Roslyn Bulldogs improved to 8-1 on the season as it used its doubles play to beat Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 in a key Conference I mid-season showdown. Roslyn was led by the play of its four doubles tandems, who each won their respective matches in straight sets. Jordan Bernstein and Jacob Zucker notched…
Coming back from our first men’s tennis match with a win in tow in the van back to Oneonta, N.Y., with the players asleep in the back, is some of the best time for me to gather my thoughts. I comprised our efforts and appreciated their win almost as much as they did. I…
Hicksville improved to 4-3 on the season with a 5-2 victory over Clarke on Monday afternoon. Hicksville was led by its singles play as it took two of the three flights. Ayush Jha won 6-3, 6-2 over Henry Qi 6-3, 6-2 at first singles, while Navneet Lingala notched a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory over David…
Sportime Randall’s Island and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) will be hosting the 3rd Annual JMTA College Recruiting Combine from Saturday, June 23 through Sunday, June 24. Long Island Tennis Magazine sat down with Jay Harris, the combine’s Director and the Director of Tennis at Sportime Roslyn, to learn more about the event, how it started and why it is…