The Suffolk County individual championships continued on Monday, as several of the County’s top performers hit the courts in hopes of advancing further into the tournament. Suffolk’s Division II, Division III and Division IV classes were in action on Monday. Here are the results: Divison II Singles—Second Round â–ºKaren Serina (East Islip) def. Ally Poulin…
The new WTA rankings came out on Monday and, as has been the case, Serena Williams remained atop the Women’s Singles chart at number one. This will be the 210th week the American has been number one in the world, surpassing Martina Hingis’ for the fourth-most all time. Serena has spent 87 consecutive weeks at…
Great Neck South clinched Nassau County’s Conference II-A title on Friday as it rolled past North Shore 4-2 in a match that was called due to darkness. The win moves the Rebels to 12-0 on the season. The key match came at first doubles as Haarika Reddy & Emily Bae continued their winning ways. The…
Roger Federer defeated Gilles Simon 7-6(6), 7-6(2) to capture the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday. The tournament in Shanghai was one of the few that Federer had yet to win in his career, and Sunday’s victory marks the 23rd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of his career. The victory also bumps him back up…
Hleb Maslau was sitting on a couch next to the tournament desk on the viewing deck of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the U.S. Open National Playoffs-Eastern Qualifier. Words could not accurately describe the state of shock drawn across Maslau’s face following his semifinal loss in the men’s singles draw, which…
While the Shanghai Rolex Masters has been a tournament full of upsets with a number of top seeds falling early, it will feature a semifinal match between two of the best players the sport has ever seen. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and third-seeded Roger Federer will face off in the semifinals on Saturday after both men rolled…
The girls tennis schedule across Long Island was a light one on Thursday, as most teams prepare for their respective matches on Friday afternoon. However, a few teams took to the hard courts on Thursday afternoon, including Great Neck South, who was seeking to extend its winning streak to 11 and maintain its undefeated record. The Rebels of…
The USTA has announced the launch of the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. New for this year, the Wild Card Challenge will utilize the USTA Pro Circuit to award wild cards into the 2015 Australian Open. In this Wild Card Challenge, the American man and American woman who earn the most ATP World Tour and WTA…
David Ferrer boosted his chances of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals by defeating fellow contender Andy Murray at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The Spaniard came back to beat the Scot 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to move into the Shanghai quarterfinals, and jump ahead of Murray in the Race to London standings. Much…
The Manhasset Indians took its six-match winning streak into a home contest with Conference I foe Port Washington on Wednesday. Manhasset’s last and only loss on the season came at the hands of Port Washington back in mid-September, as the Indians looked to exact some revenge. Manhasset got the upper hand on Wednesday, knocking off…