Great Neck North defeated Manhasset 5-2 in a Nassau County Conference I showdown this past weekend. Damien Chafe sealed the Great Neck North victory with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Manhasset’s Richard Kelly. The Blazers would win all four of the doubles flights to round out the scoring. The Syosset Braves continued its…
The Queens College men’s tennis team captured the East Coast Conference (ECC) championship for the second straight year by defeated the New York Institute of Technology this past weekend. The Knights got off to a fast start by winning the three doubles flights, led by Gabriel Mendez and Lucas Martinez win at first doubles. Soon after,…
One of the many benefits of lecturing is that one always learns a great deal in the process. Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to be invited by Long Island Tennis Magazine to participate in a panel discussion at the New York Tennis. The topic was “Taking Your Game to the Next Level,”…
The defending Suffolk County champion Half Hollow Hills East defeated Commack 4-3 in a huge mid-season Suffolk League 1 matchup on Wednesday afternoon. In a battle between two of the county’s top teams, the match was tightly-contested throughout with the teams trading punches all afternoon long. Ahbinav Srivastava helped lead the way for the…
USTA Eastern will once again host Camp Eastern: a five-day, four-night sleep-away camp that features tennis, educational and cultural opportunities. The camp runs from Sunday, July 29 to Thursday, August 2 at Cornell University. Campers will stay in Cornell’s dormitories and play at the famed Reis Tennis Center. There are spots still available to…
The St. John’s women’s tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a 4-0 victory over Stony Brook on Wednesday afternoon. The Red Storm dropped just one match on the afternoon, at second doubles, but would win first and third doubles to secure the doubles point. In singles play, Olaya Inclan Solis, Kajsa Stegrell…
Following a defeat to Syosset on Friday which snapped an undefeated season, the Roslyn Bulldogs got back into the win column on Tuesday afternoon with a 5-2 victory over fellow Nassau Conference I foe Port Washington. Roslyn was led by its doubles teams, who won all four doubles flights to anchor the victory. Arin…
American Steve Johnson defended his title at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston, Texas as he beat compatriot Tennys Sandgren 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-4 to capture the Houston title for the second straight year. “It means a lot [to win] here. This is one of the best tournaments of the year,” said Johnson….
Friday afternoon played host to a thrilling Nassau II-B showdown as the Massapequa Chiefs fought back to beat the previously undefeated Cyclones of South Side 4-3 at Hempstead Lake State Park. In what was the first nice weather day of the spring season, Massapequa and South Side battled for nearly three hours. Through the…
The U.S. Open announced it will have a 25-second serve clock on all of its courts during the main draw this year. The serve clock is a way for the tournament to enforce time limits between points in order to increase the pace of play. “We would like to keep the pace of play…