The Plainview JFK Hawks improved to 4-1 on the season, beating the Wheatley Wildcats 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon. With the score even at 3-3, the contest came down to the fourth doubles matchup. Plainview’s Eric Koltun & Matt Leo defeated Justin Spar & Alec Barves 7-6(7-5), 6-3 to clinch the victory for the Hawks. Plainview will…
Caroline Garcia beat Ana Ivanovic for the third consecutive time on Tuesday in Stuttgart, Germany, knocking the Serb out of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix first-round with a 7-6(6), 6-4 victory. After falling behind in the opening set, Ivanovic looked as if she would get the better of Garcia. She came back from a 3-5…
Carbohydrates have gotten a bad reputation in recent years. They seem to be getting the blame for the obesity problem throughout the world. As a dietitian, I am asked frequently if carbohydrates are the reason for weight gain. The total calories a person consumes per day, high fat and a lack of physical activity is…
The North Carolina women remain ranked number one for the second straight week, while the Oklahoma men are the top-ranked team for the eighth consecutive week in the ITA Division I National Team Rankings. The 26-0 Tar Heels clinched their fourth regular season ACC title in the last six years when they beat archrival Duke 4-1…
World number five Kei Nishikori moved into the third-round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday, moving past Russia’s Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 6-4. The defending champion Nishikori needed just 69 minutes to push past Gabashvili. He capitalized on two of his three break point chances, one in each set, to dictate the pace of the match….
The Half Hollow Hills East boys tennis team got back on the winning track on Friday afternoon, going on the road to defeat Huntington 7-0 following a Thursday loss to rival Half Hollow Hills West which snapped its 106-match winning streak over Suffolk opponents. Hills East was without some of its players, including Travis Leaf…
The Syosset Braves improved to 5-0 on the season this past weekend, beating Roslyn 5-2 on Saturday afternoon in a Conference 1-B matchup. The Braves picked up a huge win at first doubles as senior Nikhil Rajesh and junior Spencer Lowitt teamed up to knock off Michael Liebman and Davis Jaslow 6-4, 6-3. Syosset hosts…
Italians Sara Errani & Flavia Pennetta beat Americans Serena Williams & Alison Riske 6-0, 6-3 on Sunday afternoon to give Italy a 3-2 victory over the United States in the Fed Cup playoff matchup. The United States actually held a 2-1 advantage heading into the final two matches on Sunday, but dropped the last singles…
World number one Novak Djokovic won his third consecutive ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on Sunday, beating Czech Tomas Berdych 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to win the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Championship. With the victory, Djokovic becomes the first player ever to win the first three Masters 1000 tournaments in a season. “The fact that…
Gael Monfils continued his deep run at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over ninth-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday. The 14th-seeded Frenchman breezed through the opening set in just 22 minutes, jumping on a bevy of unforced errors from Dimitrov. Monfils broke him three times thanks to 22 unforced…