USTA Eastern hosted a Rally for Relief event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday to raise money for natural disaster relief. All proceeds from the event were donated to the Hispanic Federation UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund to support Puerto Rico and Mexico following the devastating natural disasters to strike…
The Nassau County playoffs began on Thursday afternoon with the first round of action being played, and Roslyn and Syosset were two of the teams that pushed into the quarterfinals with victories. Third-seeded Roslyn defeated the Conference III-B champions Calhoun 7-0, sweeping all seven courts to book its spot in the final eight. The…
Commack’s Emily Tannenbaum captured the Suffolk County Division I Individual title on Tuesday afternoon, downing Taylor Goetz of Harborfields’ 6-1, 6-4 in the singles final at Half Hollow Hills West High School. Finishing in third place was Alexis Huber of Half Hollow Hills East, as she defeated Lauren Hutton of Harborfields 6-2, 6-2 to. Defending…
The Nassau County regular season came to a close on Tuesday afternoon, and it was once again Port Washington and Great Neck North who continued its winning ways, coming out on top in their respective season finales to clinch the top two seeds in the county playoffs. Port Washington won its 13th straight match by downing…
The Australian Open held a news conference on Tuesday to announce an increase in prize money for next year’s tournament, tournament director Craig Tiley indicated that defending women’s singles champion Serena Williams expects to be there. “Serena will be back,” said Tiley. “We look forward to welcoming her and again go on that journey of…
The Port Washington varsity tennis teams once again hosted a free tennis clinic for members of its community on Saturday afternoon at Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington. “Whenever we have an opportunity to give back to the community, we always try to make a difference,” said Port Washington varsity girls head coach…
With the regular season in Suffolk County finished, Nassau County is wrapping up its season as the playoffs for both counties get underway next week. Teams in Nassau are still jockeying for playoff positioning while others are trying to work their way into the playoffs, leading to some key matchups on Friday afternoon. In Conference…
The tennis racket spins on its head. Someone says “Up.” Four tennis players crowd around the spinning racquet. It falls to the ground. A player examines the butt of the racquet and says, “It is up and I defer.” “Oh, fudge. Gosh darn it,” I think. “The dreaded ‘defer’ … now what do I do?”…
So, it’s that point in the season when we are winding down. Teams are being decided for playoffs, and in some cases, bad sportsmanship rears its ugly head. This has been the season of forfeiting courts, and now, full matches. When players join a team, it’s a commitment—a commitment to your captain, your team, the…
Petra Kvitova played nearly flawless tennis at the China Open on Thursday, breezing past Caroline Wozniacki 6-1, 6-4 to book her spot in the quarterfinals in just one hour and 13 minutes. “I think it was a pretty good match from my side,” said Kvitova. “I didn’t really make any east mistakes or unforced…