The University of Southern California Trojans men’s tennis team won its fifth title in six years, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 4-2 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia. The Trojans have dominated the men’s tennis world in recent years under the helm of head coach Peter Smith, and the title is…
The Suffolk County team championship match is all set, as Half Hollow Hills West and Half Hollow Hills East will meet in the final on Thursday afternoon at Half Hollow Hills East High School. Top-seeded Hills East stayed undefeated on the season as it defeated Ward Melville 6-1 in the semifinal on Monday afternoon. Arnav…
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine have assembled a full day of activities and fun for kids and adults at the Second Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, June 1 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Doors for the event will open at 10:30 a.m., and the event…
Two major upsets highlighted the first round of the Strasbourg International on Tuesday, as top-seeded American Sloane Stephens and sixth-seeded Bojana Jovanovski were bounced from the tournament in France. Stephens came into the tournament as the number one seed, hoping to improve her seed and draw at the French Open. She drew the German Julia…
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Open will feature a college tennis competition for the first time ever in 2014, inviting top American college players to compete in the inaugural American Collegiate Invitational, set for Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 4-6 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Eight men and eight…
Two familiar foes met in the Nassau County Boy's High School Tennis Finals on Monday afternoon at Garden City High School. The Cold Spring Harbor Seahawks and the Syosset Braves, who were both undefeated this season, met to decide who would be County champion and in the end, Cold Spring Harbor edged Syosset for the…
Kei Nishikori, one of the fastest-rising stars in the tennis world, cracked into the top 10 after beating Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open a few weeks ago. He then parlayed that into a semifinal victory over David Ferrer, and a chance to play Rafael Nadal in the tournament’s final. “It was…
The Cold Spring Harbor doubles team of Conor Mullins & JP Paris were in familiar territory at the Nassau County Boy's Tennis Championship on Saturday morning at Oceanside High School. The two seniors, who won the finals last season, were squared up against the tough Syosset duo of Henry Tell & Dylan Granat. After winning…
Serena Williams captured her 60th WTA title on Sunday, cruising past Italy’s Sara Errani 6-3, 6-0 in the Internazionali BDL d’Italia championship in Rome. The world number one kept the hometown crowd out of play, jumping out to an early lead in the first set to take control of the match. After Williams took a…
Victoria Azarenka, who has been out of action for more than two months due to a left foot injury, has been forced to withdraw from next week’s 2014 French Open at Roland Garros. This marks the first time she has had to pull of a Grand Slam, having last played on the WTA Tour at…