Tennis = Life Anticipatory anxiety is a very common experience. Entering a new environment or playing in a challenging match with unfamiliar people can be all it takes to make you feel self-conscious and have these feelings come up. Everyone undergoes them; some people are more troubled by them than others. These uncomfortable feelings are…
Below is a recap of high school tennis matches across Long Island on Monday.  To have your team’s score included in our daily recaps, the team’s coach should send a link to the recap on UTR to info@usptennis.com, our use our submission form, which can be found here:  Coaches Submission Form  Wheatley 5, Friends Academy 2…
Below is a recap of high school tennis matches across Long Island on Thursday. To have your team’s score included in our daily recaps, the team’s coach should send a link to the recap on UTR to info@usptennis.com, our use our submission form, which can be found here:  Coaches Submission Form Nassau County West Hempstead 5, Hempstead…
Tennis is the sport of a lifetime, and the life skills it can help foster in individuals is one of the most redeeming qualities of our game. And with that in mind, Love Serving Autism (LSA) has been using tennis to benefit others, as it provides inclusive therapeutic racquet sports instruction for neurodivergent children and…
The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) – the leading trade organization for tennis professionals since 1927, announced today that it has rebranded to the Racquet Sports Professionals Association (RSPA). This change positions the RSPA to elevate and support a broad spectrum of careers across the entire racquet sports industry. As the RSPA, the organization…
The Long Island Pickleball Challenge which is organized by Long Island Tennis Magazine hit the courts at SPORTIME Hempstead Lake as players competed across four different doubles divisions. Each division consisted of round-robin play with the top teams in each divisions advancing to the knockout rounds. Throughout the morning, a breakfast spread of bagels, muffins…
Coach Ed Krass’ 36th Annual College Tennis Exposure Camp is set for December 7-8, 2024 at the Beerman Family Tennis Complex in Lakeland, Florida. Directed by former Harvard, Clemson and WTT Tennis Coach Ed Krass, players will receive instruction and training from head college coaches representing NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA programs. The…
DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating presented by Delaware Life) and SPORTIME, one of the country’s leading racket sport providers and operators, announced a long-term partnership with the goal of having a dynamic impact on the growth and development of pickleball in the United States. Together, DUPR and SPORTIME will collaborate on various initiatives to promote…
Below is a recap of high school tennis matches across Long Island on Tuesday. To have your team’s score included in our daily recaps, the team’s coach should send a link to the recap on UTR to info@usptennis.com, our use our submission form, which can be found here:  Coaches Submission Form Syosset 5, Roslyn 2 Elaine…
A common misunderstanding in tennis is that a ball that spins faster follows a more vertical path. While true in some cases, it’s not true in all circumstances. Does This Matter? Consider that such two dimensional thinking that confuses rotation and revolution is why we once thought the earth was flat, too. Ball Flight We…