Congratulations to all of the teams who competed in Sectionals this year. There was some exceptional tennis, and best of luck to those who will be competing in Nationals! The 2015 winning Long Island teams that advanced to Sectionals include: 18 & Over League ►2.5 Women from Point Set (Captains Alyssa Levy & Lori Petrillo)…
The Long Island tennis community has some of the sport’s best facilities, both indoor and outdoor, and best coaches in the world. With this wealth of talent available right in our own backyard, Long Island Tennis Magazine recently took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these top coaches. What you will find…
The ATP announced its annual awards on Wednesday, with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Americans Bob & Mike Bryan taking home honors for their performances in 2015. Djokovic was named the ATP World Tour No. 1 for the second consecutive year and fourth time in his career. The Bryan Brothers were named the winners of the…
The USTA has announced that eight-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl will be working with its player development program over the course of about 50 days over the next year. “I enjoy working with younger players. You can form them and help them the most,” Lendl told The Associated Press. “It’s just fun watching how…
USTA Eastern hosted its 29th Annual College Showcase Day at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y. this past weekend, bringing together college coaches and high school tennis players for a day of match play, seminars and much more. “I think the people who attend this event are here because they realize they need…
In the men’s standings for the 2015 USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge, American Noah Rubin took the early lead with 80 points by capturing his first career USTA Pro Circuit title at the $50,000 Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger in Charlottesville, Va., defeating fellow young American Tommy Paul, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-3, in the…
The college tennis fall season draws to a close this week as the 2015 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships (NIIC) get underway Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The NIIC, which runs Nov. 12-15, is the fourth national championship on the 2015-2016 ITA National Tournament calendar. Earlier this…
The college tennis fall season draws to a close this week as the 2015 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships (NIIC) get underway Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The NIIC, which runs Nov. 12-15, is the fourth national championship on the 2015-2016 ITA National Tournament calendar. Earlier this…
USTA Eastern is ushering in a new era, as the association welcomes Jenny Schnitzer as its newest executive director and chief operations officer. Schnitzer will bring her two-decade plus experience to the table in the hopes of uniting the tennis community in the Eastern Section, and giving back to the sport that has given her…
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to capture the BNP Paribas Masters title in Paris, Djokovic’s single-season record sixth title. "There was couple of games in the second set where Andy started turning things around, so things could have gone different way as they did maybe against Wawrinka [in…