The Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger concluded Sunday, and it was Long Island’s Noah Rubin defeating fellow American Tommy Paul in the finals to capture his first career pro title. Rubin saved two match points to defeat Paul 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-3, rallying from a 3-6, 1-5 deficit, breaking back twice in the second set and surviving…
Andy Murray made his way into the Paris Masters semifinals on Friday, hanging on to beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3 to advance. Murray got off to a great start, breaking Gasquet in the second game of the match and quickly building a 3-0 advantage. But Gasquet recovered to even things up, forcing the…
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced that East Meadow, N.Y. native Lonnie Mitchel of SUNY Oneonta, long-time columnist for Long Island Tennis Magazine, has been selected as SUNYAC Coach of the Year for women's tennis. The honor comes after Mitchel led the Red Dragons to a third place finish at the recently…
American John Isner outlasted world number two Roger Federer at the Paris Masters, picking up a huge 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(5) to reach the tournament’s third-round on Thursday. In typical Isner fashion, the big-server won both of his sets in tiebreakers and didn’t notch a single break point throughout the match. The lone break of the…
The USTA has announced that ESPN3 and WatchESPN will deliver the men’s and women’s singles semifinals and finals of the 2015 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 14-15, and will include mid-match, on-court interviews with players, first debuted by ESPN during the 2015 U.S. Open. The National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which features many of the…
The USTA has announced three moves for the executive staff at the new USTA National Campus which is being constructed in Orlando, Fla. Kurt Kamperman will become chief executive of Community Tennis and USTA National Campus; Craig Morris has been hired as general manager of Community Tennis and Youth Tennis; and Tim Cass has been hired as general manager…
Venus Williams once again battled back at the Elite Trophy tournament in Zhuhai on Thursday, this time downing China’s top player Zheng Saisai 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 to move into the tournament’s semifinals. The 35-year-old American fell into a deep hole right from the start, as Zheng opened up a 5-1 advantage in the first set….
Andy Murray rolled into the third-round of the Paris Masters, downing Croat Borna Coric 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday. The Scot dominated this match with his serve, winning 84 percent of his first serves, and converted two break points in each set to move past Coric routinely. “I lost to him quickly last time and today…
USTA Eastern will be holding its annual College Showcase Day on Sunday, November 8, as a number of coaches from all across the country will flood to the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, New York to see potential recruits for their tennis programs. The event will include visits with over 60 college coaches, tennis…
Top-seed Novak Djokovic made his way into the third-round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday, moving past Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci 7-5, 6-3. Djokovic actually fell down an early break in the first set, but immediately responded in the next game with a break back to even the opening frame at 3-3. The set would remain on…