A beautiful Saturday afternoon played host to a number of boys tennis matches in Nassau County this past weekend, as 14 teams took to the courts as we approach the end of the 2014 regular season. In Conference I-A, Port Washington hit the road to play Plainview JFK. The Pirates were led once again by…
Former British number one women’s player Elena Baltacha passed away Sunday morning at the age of 30, two months after being diagnosed with liver cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends as she passed away peacefully. “We are deeply grieved to lose our friend Elena Baltacha in her battle with cancer,” said Stacey Allaster,…
Martin Klizan just barely qualified for the BMW Open by FWU AG final earlier in the week, but pushed through eight matches in nine days to lift the championship trophy on Sunday, defeating the 15th ranked player in the world, Fabio Fognini, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Klizan struggled early, as he battled through a stomach issue that had him…
Former world number 15 and 2005 U.S. Open semifinalist Robby Ginepri of Kennesaw, Ga., will return to the highest level of the game after earning a main draw wild card into the French Open by winning the 2014 Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge. Taylor Townsend and Grace Min are tied in the women’s standings. Townsend would clinch the wild card…
Great Neck South moved to .500 on the season following a convincing 7-0 win over Valley Stream Central in Conference I-A play on Thursday afternoon. The Rebels were led by Landon Phillips, who defeated Adam Birch of the Eagles in third singles in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. Great Neck South now looks to build on this win…
Last year’s BMW Open by FWU AG title winner began his defense of that title on Thursday, as the 16th ranked player in the world Tommy Haas took down Alejandro Fallo. Haas cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 straight set victory over the Columbian to move into the quarterfinals of the tournament he won last year…
The final round is set in Oerias, Portugal, as the semifinals of the Portgual Open came to a close on Friday. Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro had to hold off the surprise of the tournament, 117th ranked Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, while Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia beat fellow Russian Elena Vesnina to advance into the championship….
The USTA has announced that 13-year-old Steven Sun of Glen Cove, N.Y. will be joined by Andrew Fenty (14, Washington, D.C.) and Keenan Mayo (14, Roseville, Calif.) to represent the United States at the World Junior Tennis competition (14-and-under) North/Central American and Caribbean Final, set for May 8-10 in Montreal, Canada. Sofia Kenin, the second-youngest player in the top 30 of the world junior rankings,…
Last year’s BMW Open by FWU AG title winner began his defense of that title on Thursday, as the 16th ranked player in the world Tommy Haas took down Alejandro Fallo. Haas cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 straight set victory over the Columbian to move into the quarterfinals of the tournament he won last year…
The quarterfinals of the Portgual Open began on Thursday morning as a clash between young and old headlined the round in Oerias, Portugal. Former French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova battled with the young Canadian Eugene Bouchard, who was the second seed in the tournament, for the first time in the two player’s careers. The Russian…