Welcome back to The Jensen Zone! I am writing for you, the tennis fan, that in over four decades of being involved with the sport of tennis, I have seen every side of the game. It has been an honor to be part of this glorious game that reveals every ounce of your soul when…
The Plainview JFK Hawks snapped its three-match losing streak on Monday afternoon, getting past Great Neck North 4-3 in a tightly-contested Conference I matchup. The match would come down to the third doubles match between Zach Gorfinkel & Nick Dechiaro of Plainview and Aaron Sheena & Aaron Geula of Great Neck North. In what Plainview…
Former champion Juan Monaco captured the second U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship title on Sunday afternoon, coming back from a set down to beat American and defending champion Jack Sock 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in final in Houston, Texas. Sock looked impressive early, rolling through the opening set 6-3 in just 30 minutes. He won 65…
In a thrilling Conference III-A matchup Friday afternoon, New Hyde Park edged Valley Stream South 4-3 to notch its first victory of the season. The Gladiators had to forfeit the first singles match which put them in a hole right from the start, but the second and third singles play picked up the slack. Garrison…
It was a good weekend for the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Hofstra, as both programs won its two matches over the weekend. The men’s team was led by its singles in its first match of the weekend, picking up victories in five of the six singles flights to move past Coppin State 6-1….
There are two simple rules in relation to arm health and injury prevention in tennis players: Strength and mobility of the fingers, wrists, elbows and shoulders. Mobility and stability go hand-in-hand. By increasing mobility, along with strength, you will have the ability to increase the velocity of your serve, endurance and ensure long-term arm health….
Last year’s US Men’s Clay Court Championships winner Jack Sock made his way into the quarterfinals of the 2016 tournament on Thursday, moving past qualifier Matthew Barton 6-2, 7-6(5). “It’s never easy playing a guy you’ve never faced before and who you haven’t seen,” said Sock. “He’s very athletic and has a pretty big serve….
The Port Washington Vikings improved to 2-0 on the young season, moving past the Blazers of Great Neck North 5-2 in a Conference I matchup on a cold Wednesday afternoon. Port Washington was led by the outstanding doubles tandem of twins Austin & Max Egna. The junior duo defeated W. Jung & J. Greic of…
Andy Murray has enjoyed a fantastic tennis career up to this point and is no doubt one of the top three players in the world. Murray led Great Britain to the 2015 Davis Cup championship and brought a Wimbledon championship back to Great Britain when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final, becoming the…
"So … does my child have talent?" I cringe when asked this all too frequent question for a few compelling reasons. First, I defer to child development experts who agree that, at a very young age, it's virtually impossible to distinguish between real physical talent and precocious development. Most talent evaluations are misleading because a seemingly…