Winning its first Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I National Men's Team Indoor Championship wasn't going to come easy for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and perhaps, that's the way they wanted it. Facing a Virginia team that hadn't lost to an ACC foe in 140 contests (non-conference and conference) on its home turf…
American Venus Williams won the 49th title of her career on Sunday, defeating Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-4, 6-2 to win the Taiwan Open championship. “I’ve had so much success in Asia,” said Williams after the match. “I feel like it’s very lucky to play here. My opponent was incredible today. It’s fun to win a…
The Stony Brook women’s tennis team enjoyed a 2-0 weekend, picking up wins over Lehigh and LIU Brooklyn to improve to 2-1 on the young season. After defeating Lehigh 6-1 on Friday, the Seawolves traveled to LIU Brooklyn. It was led by sophomore Elizabeth Tsevtkov, who hails from Brooklyn, who her first singles matches both…
After three days of competition at the Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia, the 2016 ITA Division I National Men's Team Indoor Championship is down to an all-ACC final. The host and top-seeded Cavaliers will be searching for their sixth ITA Indoors title, while the No. 3 Tar Heels of North Carolina are in…
Kei Nishikori made history on Valentine’s Day in Memphis by defeating Taylor Fritz to win his fourth consecutive Memphis Open championship title. Jimmy Connors is the only other player to have won a Memphis title four times, but Connors’ titles were not consecutive. “I had a slow start, but after that I served really well…
Helping young athletes attend the colleges of their choice, and on full tennis scholarships whenever possible, is a primary goal of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA). With dozens of JMTA students currently competing at top colleges across the country, today the Academy announced the inaugural John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine scheduled for…
Students of mine love to ask me what the rules are on the most random hypothetical tennis questions. “Am I allowed to run to the baseline to serve?” (No.) “Can I stand in the box to return?” (Well yes, but you can’t volley it so you probably don’t want to.) I have been asked questions…
Rafael Nadal felt right at home playing once again on the Buenos Aires clay on Thursday. In a rematch of last year’s Argentina Open final, top-seed Nadal moved past Argentinean Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-4 to reach the tournament’s quarterfinals. Despite Nadal dropping serve three times, but displayed an excellent return game, breaking Monaco five times…
In an all-American battle, No. 2 seed Steve Johnson faced off against 18-year old phenom Taylor Fritz for a spot in the Memphis Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Much buzz was surrounding this match-up of practice partners out of California. Both players were seeking their first quarterfinal of the year. Johnson was seeking his first quarterfinal…
The USTA Long Island Region will honor many special people within the Nassau and Suffolk tennis communities at its 26th Annual Awards Dinner scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Awards will go to volunteers, league players and teams, adult players, high achieving juniors, high school team members and more. The 26th Annual USTA Long Island Region…