At the Annual USTA Eastern Conference in White Plains, N.Y., many new faces on the Board of Directors were ushered in for the various regions that comprise the Eastern Section. In the Long Island Region, there is a new Board of Directors and it will be led by its new president, Jonathan Klee. “The Conference…
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center hosted a free conference on Sunday: “Making the Admissions Process Work For You” and “How to Create a Great College Tennis Resume”, presented by the National Tennis Center, the City Parks Foundation and Serve and Return, Inc. “We’re always aiming to provide our dedicated juniors with tools…
Two of Suffolk County’s top teams met in an early season showdown on Monday afternoon and the anticipated match did not disappoint, as Commack edged Hills East 4-3 in League I. The win improves Commack to 4-0 while handing the Thunderbirds of Hills East its first defeat of the season. Commack picked up wins from…
The Hawks of Plainview JFK got in the win column in Conference I on Monday, edging Jericho 4-3 on Monday afternoon. The deciding match would come on the third doubles court as the sophomore-freshman duo of Ethan Treihaft and Sam Weissman came back from a set down to beat Warren Wang and Jayson Flum 1-6,…
The 2017 Australian Open was one for the ages in a number of ways, and turned back the clock to a decade prior with four 30-plus year-olds competing for the men’s and women’s singles titles. No Melbourne storyline was bigger than the men’s singles final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two long-time rivals whose…
Roger Federer continued his resurgent year Sunday at the Miami Open, capturing the title in Miami with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Rafael Nadal in just over 90 minutes. With the win, Federer moves into fourth in the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings. Federer is now 19-1 on the year, his best start of a year…
Rafael Nadal advanced to the fifth Miami Open final of his career on Friday afternoon, moving past Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-5 in the first semifinal in Key Biscayne. Nadal was sharp from the onset. He was dominant on serve, losing just four points on his own serve in the opening set, racing to the…
The spring season for much of Nassau County got underway on Thursday as the majority of teams played in their league openers on a crisp, early spring afternoon. In Conference I, Port Washington knocked off Plainview JFK 5-2 to join Syosset as 1-0 teams atop the county’s top conference. Justin Suzan and Dylan Spilko helped…
Caroline Wozniacki continued her blistering start to the 2017 season by fighting back from a set down to upend second-seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Miami Open final. Pliskova came out firing in the opening set, ripping 24 winners and earning a late break point to take the early advantage. To open…
The Islip boys tennis team moved back to .500 on Wednesday afternoon, knocking off Lindenhurst 7-0 to improve to 2-2 on the season. “The boys played well today,” said Islip head coach Nick Delapi. “It was a nice match to get us prepared for a tough league match against Sayville.” Islip was led by its…