Stony Brook went on the road and defeated Comsewogue 5-2 on Monday afternoon in Suffolk League V Division III play to notch its first victory of the season. Stony Brook dominated singles play, winning all four matches, including two in straight sets. In first singles, Nick Yu of Stony Brook dropped just three games in…
Now available at Amazon.com, Facing Federer by Scoop Malinowski features more than 50 ATP players as they describe the actual experience of playing tennis against Roger Federer. The book also includes Federer interviews, media, celebrity, fan and insider perspectives of one of the greatest sportsman of all time. Here is an excerpt of three players,…
At the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday, it was Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who advanced to the third round, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. With the win Tsonga moves to 7-1 lifetime over Kohlschreiber. Also on Tuesday, it was Italian Andreas Seppi who upset the 13th seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 6-3, 7-6(4). Seppi moves on to…
At the 2014 ASICS Easter Bowl at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, it was the Boys’ 14s top-seeded player, 13-year-old Steven Sun of Glen Cove, N.Y., defeating Keenan Mayo, the second-seeded player from Roseville, Calif., 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, to capture his second Super National previously having won the 12s Clays. “This was a lot tougher and I played better…
The Bryan Brothers won their 17th straight match on Saturday night in Houston, defeating David Marrero & Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 in the Fayes Sarofim & Company U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The American tandem of Bob & Mike Bryan used a comeback in the third set to defeat the duo from Spain and…
WTA Family Circle Cup, ♦ March 31-April 6 Charleston, South Carolina Surface: Clay Andrea Petkovic claimed her first tournament trophy since the 2011 season by beating 20-year-old Jana Cepelova of Slovakia in the Charleston finals, 7-5, 6-2. The 26-year-old Petkovic, who entered the tournament with a 6-7 record in 2014, doubled her season win total by winning…
On Friday in Nassau Conference I-A action at Wheatley, Great Neck South defeated host Wheatley 4-3. Great Neck South won third singles, first doubles, and third and fourth doubles to earn their second win in Conference I-A. Great play by David West & Eric Rofe at first doubles helped the duo pull out a three-set…
In Nassau High School Boys Conference III-A tennis action yesterday, there were two sweeps as Carle Place and Mepham both went on the road and had 7-0 wins. Carle Place defeated Oyster Bay and moved to 5-1 on the season. In first singles Carle Place's Giancarlo Cavallero won a tough, well played two-setter over Kevin…
It’s no secret that there is nothing exciting about the ball toss for the tennis serve. In fact, the important details can be somewhat tedious and are subsequently glossed over. The exciting part is that great toss technique will potentially add many miles per hour to your serve, amplify spin, increase accuracy and versatility. It…
American Donald Young advanced to the quarterfinals of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Thursday in Houston, upsetting out the 2012 champion and number six seed Juan Monaco, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3. In the quarterfinals, Young will meet the number four seed, Fernando Verdasco, a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 winner Thursday over…