A number of college women’s tennis teams on Long Island had busy and successful weeks. We round up the action from this past week and look ahead to upcoming matches: Adelphi The Adelphi Panthers continued their undefeated season, moving to 8-0 and 7-0 in the Northeast-10 (NE-10) conference with a 6-3 win over Le Moyne….
Venus Williams got some revenge for her younger sister Serena on Friday, downing U.S. Open finalist and 15th-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(4) to reach the Wuhan Open final. It was Vinci who ended Serena’s bid for a career Grand Slam in early September in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. The unseeded American…
For the 30th consecutive year, the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., will serve as host for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Women's All-American Championships. The 2015 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships is the second national championship tournament of the 2015-16 season. Pre-qualifying matches are slated to begin Oct. 3 at Pepperdine University, with qualifying matches starting…
Venus Williams continued her run at the Wuhan Open on Thursday, moving past Great Britian’s Johanna Konta 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. This matchup featured two of the hottest players heading in, as Konta had won 21 of her last 22 matches heading in and Venus is coming off of a quarterfinal run at the U.S. Open,…
Serena Williams announced on Thursday that she will not be playing again in 2015, meaning that she will be out of the China Open in Beijing and the WTA Finals in Singapore. Serena cited the need to focus on her physical health, as well as take a step back mentally and emotionally. “It’s no secret…
The rain washed away many of Wednesday’s scheduled girl’s high school matches on Long Island, but there were a couple of matches played, including a tightly-contested matchup between Conference I foes Roslyn and Syosset. Conference I in Nassau County has been very competitive this season. Many of the matches have been close with a lot…
The ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) is a major stabilizing ligament in the knee. A ligament is a dense band of connective tissue, like a rope or cord. The ACL prevents abnormal movement of the thighbone (femur) on the shinbone (tibia). People with ACL tears often complain that their leg "gives out" and feel that they…
Briton Johanna Konta stunned world number two Simona Halep at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, downing the top-seeded Romanian 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals in China. Halep seemed to be on her way to a victory in this one. After dropping the opening set, Halep built a 4-3 advantage in the second, and…
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In a long and competitive match Monday afternoon, Cold Spring Harbor edged Oyster Bay 4-3 in a Conference II-A showdown behind the play of its four doubles tandems to improve to 5-1 on the season. The first match on court was the second singles matchup between Oyster Bay’s Courtney Kowalsky & Maddy Richmond of Cold…