Half Hollow Hills West had been on top of Suffolk County tennis for the last two seasons, defeating rival Hills East in the county final in back to back seasons. The Thunderbirds would not be denied a third straight time, however, and reclaimed the Suffolk crown with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday…
Oracle Corp., in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), announced it is strengthening its ongoing commitment to collegiate tennis with the creation of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at Indian Wells. “Oracle is committed to tennis, both at the professional and collegiate level,’’ said Oracle CEO Mark Hurd. “While the top professionals get well-deserved…
The Syosset Braves pushed its winning streak to 49 matches on Tuesday, moving past Manhasset 7-0 in a Nassau County quarterfinal. The two-time defending county champions were led by sophomore Neel Rajesh, who continued his lights out play in the first singles spot with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Eric Yu. The Braves will host Plainview…
The Federation Francaise Tennis (FFT) announced the wild cards for the 2017 French Open live on Facebook on Tuesday, and one big name was left off of that list. Two-time champion Maria Sharapova was not granted a wild card by the FFT. Sharapova is making her way back to the tour after serving a suspension…
The Nassau County playoffs got underway on as 12 teams battled in the six first round matches on Monday afternoon with the a trip to the quarterfinals on the line. Both Port Washington and Plainview JFK rolled into the final eight with shutout victories. For the Hawks, the second doubles pair of David Weissman and…
Roger Federer announced on Monday that he will be skipping this year’s French Open in order to better prepare himself for the grass and hard court seasons. The 18-time Grand Slam champion and this year’s Australian Open champion posted the message on his website: Federer has won the French Open just once (2009) in his…
Rafael Nadal has certainly been living up to “King of Clay” nickname thus far in 2017, adding to his trophy collection on Sunday with a 7-6(8), 6-4 win over Austria’s Dominic Thiem to win the Mutua Madrid Open for the fifth time in his career. “Today is a day to be satisfied, to be happy…
Syosset defeated Roslyn in the 2016 Nassau County championship. The two squads earned first-round byes into the 2017 quarterfinals. The Nassau County playoffs get underway next Monday as the 14 teams in the field begin their quest towards a county championship. The top two teams from Conference I, Syosset and Roslyn, earned the two first-round…
For the fifth consecutive year, cross town rivals Half Hollow Hills West and Half Hollow Hills East will meet in the Suffolk County championship. Both teams won its respective semifinal matchups on Thursday afternoon to set up the rematch. Top-seed Hills East snuck past Commack…
USTA Eastern will once again be offering Camp Eastern, a five-day, four-night sleep-away camp featuring tennis, educational and cultural opportunities. The camp will be hosted by NYJTL at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning from Sunday, July 30 through Thursday, August 3, and has 36 available scholarships for youths aged 14 through 16….