Tennis is a high intensity sport that requires short bursts of activity. Most points in tennis last fewer than 10 seconds, but there are only 25 seconds of rest between points and 90 seconds between games. A strong endurance base is necessary for competitive tennis. Analyses of tennis matches show that the sport requires about…
The Memphis Open’s first-round continued on Tuesday and all five Americans who were in action advanced in Tennessee. The 2010 champion Sam Querrey picked up a nice victory over seventh-seeded Benjamin Becker of Germany, as Querrey came back from a set down to oust Becker 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 and push through into the second-round. “Once I…
New York City has everything. This includes some premier national collegiate tennis programs. While colleges and universities in warm weather regions often win the national championships, New York City has many schools which fare quite well on the national ranking list. As far as cities go that play indoor tennis in the wintertime, I truly…
The United States will meet Italy in the World Group playoffs of the Fed Cup from April 18-19, as the ITF announced the draw for the World Group and World Group II playoffs on Tuesday. The Americans and Italians are very familiar with each other, having met in the 2009 and 2010 finals, and have…
It had been nearly 25 years since the Manhasset Indians could call themselves Nassau County Champions in Girls Varsity Tennis. That all changed in late October, as Manhasset defeated Roslyn 5-2 for the Nassau County Championship at Wheatley High School. Amanda Foo clinched the victory for the Indians with her 6-4, 6-3 win over Marissa…
The North Carolina Tar Heels were crowned 2015 ITA Division I National Women's Team Indoor Champions Monday after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs, 4-1. It is the second championship at this event in Tar Heel program history, and the second in three years. The tournament was hosted by the University of Virginia at the Boar's Head Sports…
Semifinal Sunday of the ITA Division I National Women's Team Indoor Championship saw eighth-seeded Georgia score its second upset of the tournament with a 4-2 victory over fifth-seeded California, while North Carolina posted its second consecutive shutout, this time against the second seed Florida. The three-time champion Bulldogs will compete for their fourth ITA Division I National Women's…
The USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that it has appointed former world number four James Blake as chairman of the Foundation’s board of directors. In his new role, Blake will serve as the Foundation’s spokesperson and ambassador to promote the mission and impact of its…
The United States pushed past Argentina 4-1 in a Fed Cup tie on Sunday to move into the World Group Playoff later on this year. Venus Williams won the deciding match in the best-of-five tie, knocking off Maria Irigoyen 6-1, 6-4 to give the United States a 3-1 lead, rendering the fifth match obsolete. On Saturday,…
Long Island’s high school girls had a great year. The Island was very well-represented at the 2014 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Championships in Latham, N.Y., and the competition was fierce across the Island over the entire fall season. Long Island Tennis Magazine had the chance to sit down with three players…