The success of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) men’s and women’s tennis teams continued this past season, as both teams reached the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 and had players honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). The ITA announced its 2015-16 Division II regional and national award winners last Thursday, and Jason…
World number one Serena Williams made a winning start to her 2016 French Open campaign on Tuesday, cruising past Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2, 6-0 to reach the Roland Garros second round. Serena needed less than 45 minutes to get through Rybarikova, hitting 25 winners and committing just five unforced errors. She broke serve six times to…
Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal looked the part in opening round action at the French Open, cruising into the Roland Garros second round with a routine 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Australia’s Sam Groth. Nadal’s serve was impenetrable, losing just five total points on serve, winning 84 percent of his serves. He hit 25…
Northport freshman Cannon Kingsley captured the Suffolk County singles title on Monday afternoon, playing near-flawless tennis to defeat defending champion Chris Kuhnle of Shoreham-Wading River 6-1, 6-1at William Floyd High School. After rolling to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Half Hollow Hills East’s Abhinav Srivastava in the semifinals, Kingsley did not miss a beat in…
Tenth-seeded Marin Cilic fell to Argentine qualifier Marco Trungelliti 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in opening round action Monday at the 2016 French Open. Trungelliti, ranked 166th in the world and making his Roland Garros debut, broke Cilic six times to earn his second win at a Grand Slam. Trungelliti moves on to face Albert Ramos-Vinolas…
In the final scene of “A Bronx Tale,” the story’s protagonist, Calogero Anello, says the greatest gift he received from his father Lorenzo was learning that the saddest thing in life is wasted talent. While that line was a parallel for life, the same parallel can be made in the venue of sports. The window…
Three years ago, Victoria Azarenka was on the verge of being the most dominant player in the women’s game. She had won two straight Australian Open titles (2012 and 2013) and had reached the number one ranking in the world. But an array of injuries over the next year would halt her…
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams both remain atop the men’s and women’s tours as we prepare for the second Grand Slam of the year, the 2016 French Open, May 22-June 5. The clay courts of Roland Garros will provide a challenge for some as Stan Wawrinka looks to defend his title and Serena…
They say it is tough to beat a team three times in one season. Well, it may be even tougher to beat the same team by the same score three times in a season but that is just what the Commack Cougars did on Thursday afternoon. Playing for the third time this season, Commack squared…
The Roslyn Bulldogs advanced to the Nassau County final on Thursday afternoon, edging Cold Spring Harbor 4-3 in a tightly-contested semifinal. Roslyn was led by its doubles play on Thursday afternoon, winning three of the four flights. Chase Greenberg and Eric Irom knocked off Nick Sica and Greg Kaplan 6-4, 6-4 at first doubles, Evan…