The Oyster Bay boys’ tennis team got back on the winning track on Monday afternoon, moving past Valley Stream South 5-2 in a Conference III-A matchup to improve to 3-3 on the season. The Baymen were led by Jed Kaiser, who defeated Manu Baiju 6-2, 6-1 at third singles. David Wisenfeld and Preston Rosh also…
Bjorn Fratangelo is in first place in the men’s USTA Pro Circuit Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge Standings at the end of Week 1, putting him in the early lead to earn a main-draw wild card into the 2016 French Open. The men’s Wild Card Challenge continues this week with the $50,000 St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah Challenger in Savannah, Ga.,…
The Commack Cougars improved to 8-1 on the season and 4-1 in League I play on Friday afternoon, defeating Harborfields 6-1. On what was one of the nicest weather days of the young season, it was the singles play that got things going for Commack early. Peter Yu was the first to notch a victory…
The U.S. now moves back to competing in the World Group next year by beating Australia, 4-0, in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff on an outdoor clay court in Pat Rafter Arena at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia. In the first match of the day, world number 36 CoCo…
As a sport psychologist, I have treated many athletes who have been injured. There are 30 million kids playing sports and 10 percent of them will get injured this year. Tennis is not quite as dangerous as football, soccer or ice hockey, but there are plenty of ankle, knee, elbow and shoulder injuries. The consequence…
The Westhampton Beach Hurricanes won its fourth straight match on Thursday afternoon, defeating Eastport-South Manor 5-2 to improve to 7-1 on the season. Andrew Hempel notched a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Zack Zanderzuk at third singles, while Danny Tocco won his second singles match to pace the Hurricanes. “I think I played pretty well,” Tocco…
The Oceanside Sailors improved to 5-0 on the season on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Massapequa 4-3 in a Conference II-B showdown. In the nicest day of the young season, it was the doubles play that led the way for Oceanside, winning three of the four doubles flights. In the tightest doubles match, Evan Davis & Zach…
Appearances by Marquee Players Caroline Wozniacki on August 1 and Andy Roddick on August 9 and a full slate of matches for top roster draftee Christina McHale are among the highlights of the inaugural 2016 New York Empire presented by Citi schedule this summer at historic Forest Hills Stadium at The West Side Tennis Club. The new Mylan World TeamTennis squad will face the five-time…
In what is probably the biggest upset of the 2016 season up to this point, Czech Jiri Vesely shocked world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters. It was only the second loss of the season for Djokovic, with the other…
Uncertainty … For some reason, human beings are not wired to deal with uncertainty very well. We want to know. We need to know. In a tennis match, there are few certainties. That’s what fascinates me so much in the game of tennis. Momentum can change at any time. One minute. you are coasting, the…