Roger Federer recorded his 200th career victory on clay Wednesday, knocking off Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 7-5 to reach the Istanbul Open third-round. It is the first time Federer has played at the Istanbul Open, and was the first match he ever played in the country of Turkey. “I’m happy that I won my first match…
The Syosset Braves and Massapequa Chiefs continued their winning ways on a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon, both picking up victories to remain undefeated on the season. In Conference I-B, Syosset took on a Jericho Jayhawks squad that had won two straight matches. The Braves were too much for the Jayhawks on the afternoon, taking all seven contests for…
In the January/February 2015 edition of Long Island Tennis Magazine, I wrote about our first Four Pillars in our Eight Pillars of a Champion. They are: ►Mind First—Think Success ►Dream Big—Achieve More ►Endless Effort—The Desire to Improve ►Make It Happen—Always Improve Over the President’s Day holiday, I was joined at an L1 tournament by a…
After a slow start to the season, the Manhasset Indians won its second consecutive match on Tuesday afternoon, defeating the Roslyn Bulldogs 4-3 on a sunny afternoon in Conference I-B action. One of the tightest matches of the day came at first doubles. Manhasset’s Curran Varma & Jin Wu paired up to beat Roslyn’s Eric…
With two weeks in the books, 17-year-old Frances Tiafoe is at the top of the men’s Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge Standings. He reached the semifinals of the $50,000 St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah Challenger in Savannah, Ga. last week to move into the lead with 47 points (29 points for reaching the semifinals in Savannah and 18 points…
Great Neck South won its second consecutive match of the season Monday afternoon, beating Hewlett 6-1 in a Conference 1-A matchup. The Rebels were led by its first doubles tandem of Jack Briamonte & Victor Smokilo, who pulled out a three-set win 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to win the deciding point for Great Neck South. The win…
The Roslyn Bulldogs notched two conference victories over the weekend to improve its overall record to 5-1 on the season. On Friday, Roslyn hosted Jericho and defeated the Jayhawks 6-1. The Bulldogs notched four wins in the four doubles matches, with the tightest one coming at first doubles. Eric Irom & Jeremy Kaplan defeated Mitchell…
Virginia junior Julia Elbaba of Oyster Bay, N.Y. was named to the all-ACC First Team along with teammate Danielle Collins (St. Petersburg, Fla.). Elbaba earns her their third All-ACC honor, tying a school record held by Alison Cohen (1994-1996) and Lindsey Hardenbergh (2010-2012). Elbaba, who is ranked fifth in the latest ITA singles rankings, earns…
Long Island native Noah Rubin of the 11th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team made history Monday morning becoming the first student-athlete in Atlantic Coast Conference men's tennis history to earn both ACC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Rubin is the first player to win ACC Player of the Year in program…
The NYIT men’s tennis team defeated Queens College 6-0 in the East Coast Conference (ECC) title match, capturing its third consecutive ECC Championship. The Bears were led by ECC Player of the Year Julio Pulido, as the senior from Spain knocked off Queens’ Sharvill Nawghre 6-3, 6-0 in the first singles match. NYIT also got…