In a world as fast-changing and full of information as our own, all of us—from school children to college students to career-driven adults—need to know how to learn well. Despite this, evidence confirms that most of us don’t use the learning techniques that science has proven to be most effective. A brute application of willpower…
Below is a recap of high school tennis matches across Long Island on Tuesday. To have your team’s score included in our daily recaps, the team’s coach should send a link to the recap on UTR to info@usptennis.com, our use our submission form, which can be found here: Coaches Submission Form Roslyn 5, Friends Academy 2 Ethan…
Below is a recap of high school tennis matches across Long Island on Monday. To have your team’s score included in our daily recaps, the team’s coach should send a link to the recap on UTR to info@usptennis.com, our use our submission form, which can be found here: Coaches Submission Form Ward Melville 6, Hills East…
Below is a recap of high school tennis matches across Long Island on Monday. To have your team’s score included in our daily recaps, the team’s coach should send a link to the recap on UTR to info@usptennis.com, our use our submission form, which can be found here: Coaches Submission Form Lynbrook 4, Bellmore JFK 3…
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will host the next three editions of the WTA Finals from 2024-2026, following the announcement Thursday of a new agreement between the WTA and the Saudi Tennis Federation. The 2024 season-ending Finals will take place between November 2-9, featuring the Top 8 singles players and doubles teams in the Race to the…
There’s nothing quite like winning when you are the underdogs. That’s exactly how the team out of the USTA Eastern section representing Point Set Indoor Racquet Club felt when it headed southwest to compete in the USTA National Championships at the end of last year. Captained by Laura Crain and Cristina Handal, the team began…
Every athlete wants to play “in the zone”, but this state of mind rarely occurs. All athletes are familiar with the term, “the zone”, that calm, energized, protected state of mind that screens out all distractions. Long-distance runners and swimmers regularly enter the zone since their sport is so solitary and has relatively few external…
One of the things we love about tennis is the unbridled joy it provides us. For many, being on the tennis court creates some of the most precious and prized memories, and it helps us find confidence in ourselves. For Dustin Shmuely, he found his tennis passion right from when he first began playing, and…
Jackson Krush is the Director of Pickleball at Carefree Racquet Club. Long Island Tennis Magazine spoke with Krush about his background, pickleball on Long Island overall, and the pickleball offerings at Carefree. LITM: Tell me a little bit about your background. What sports did you play growing up? Krush: Growing up I participated in baseball,…
Carlos Alcaraz has first title of 2024. The Spaniard captured the BNP Paribas Open title in Indian Wells as he downed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 6-1 on Sunday. It’s Alcaraz’s first title since he won Wimbledon last summer. “Winning this tournament means a lot to me because the week before it began, I had a lot…