It was an all-Commack battle in the Suffolk County Division I Individual tournament final on Tuesday, as defending county champion Kimberly Liao squared off against fellow Cougar Emily Tannenbaum. “It’s weird,” Liao said of playing against one of your teammates. “Since we’re always supporting each other during matches, and we now we had to play…
The Stony Brook men’s and women’s tennis teams hit the road for tournaments this past weekend, as the men traveled upstate to West Point for the Army Shootout, while the women headed to New Haven for the Bulldog Invitational. Below are the highlights of the weekend’s action, from www.stonybrookathletics.com: Bulldog Invitational ►Sophomore Devanshi Bhimjiyani and freshman Amanda Foo won…
The Blazers of Great Neck North defeated Manhasset 5-2 in a key Conference I showdown on Friday, improving its record to 8-5. Alyssa Ghassabian led the way for Great Neck North, coming back from a set down to beat Kyleigh Harmon 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 at third singles to anchor the Blazers’ victory. The Massapequa Chiefs…
Andy Murray became the forth active player with 40 career titles on Sunday, knocking off Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 7-6(2) to capture the China Open title in Beijing. Murray came out firing as he broke Dimitrov in the match’s opening game, and would go on to serve out the rest of the set, helped out by…
Tennis starts with commitment. Let's use the collegiate level as a starting point and provide you an idea as to what it is that makes commitment a challenging endeavor. The human spirit/intestinal fortitude is the root and the decision to make commitment … not just to make a commitment, but to make that decision to…
Maintaining a positive attitude on the tennis court is no easy task. Similar to learning any stroke in the game, it takes years of practice and hard work to be able to do it properly, especially under pressure. At the highest levels in any sport, it is often noticeable that the top athletes are able…
American Madison Keys won a dramatic match in Beijing on Friday, edging Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5) to reach the China Open semifinals. “I think I played a pretty solid first set today, then she raised her level. I just think at the end it became a couple of points here or there,” said Keys….
Hofstra University announced the hiring of Jason Pasion to be the head coach of both the men’s and women’s tennis teams. Pasion was previously the head coach of the men’s and women’s tennis teams at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). “I am very pleased to welcome Jason to the Hofstra family,” Hofstra University…
Why is it that whenever a player in any sport wins a tournament, they are usually in a good place off the court? James Blake, in his book Breaking Back, said “My greatest professional successes occurred after I had faced my most personal challenges. I used to think this was ironic; now I realize that…
In a showdown between two of the top three teams in Nassau County’s Conference I on Wednesday, the Quakers of Friends Academy beat Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 to move into a first-place tie with Manhasset. The deciding match would come at fourth doubles, as Parisa Vahid and Juliet D’Aversa knocked off Dani Morris and Alli…