Bethpage State Park Tennis Directors Steve Kaplan and Keith Kambourian held their Fourth Annual Coaches Workshop at the Bethpage Park Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon. The event which ran from 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. helped high school coaches with training tips, performance drills and insights in to how to improve their player’s overall tennis games as…
Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova advanced to the fourth round of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open, a win away from a quarterfinal clash between the two Top 10 stars. The number three-seeded Radwanska was the first to take the court, but she spent far longer on there, needing exactly two and a half hours to finally…
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was tested in the second round at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open second-round match, winning 10 of the first 11 games, before Fabio Fognini staged a big comeback, forcing a third set before Djokovic sealed the win 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Djokovic is undefeated to date in 2013, with a 14-0 record with victories…
The 2013 boys high school season is set to begin Monday, March 11. Defending Long Island and Nassau County Champion Cold Spring Harbor returns with a strong team, but will be without 2012 State Champion Josh Levine who has now graduated and is playing at Duke University. Cold Spring Harbor will be looking for their…
In an opening round all-American affair at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., it was Madison Keys advancing to the second round after her 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Melanie Oudin. Oudin took control of the match in the second set, but wasn’t able to keep it going in the third set. "Honestly I…
American Ryan Harrison set a second-round clash with two-time former champion Rafael Nadal after defeating Go Soeda 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in opening round action at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open. Harrison capitalized on four of his six break points to seal the victory. Lleyton Hewitt will meet John Isner in the second round of the…
Westhampton Beach Tennis will be again offering partial and full scholarships to both adults and juniors at its tennis academy. These scholarships are for beginning tennis players who have made contributions to their community. The scholarships are in the names of two of owner Peter Kaplan’s roommates at Cornell University. Jay Gallagher was an All-Big…
Defending champion Roger Federer could meet Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open. Even before a potential meeting with Nadal, Federer could have a re-match of last year’s final against American John Isner in the fourth round. Federer is seeded second on his 13th appearance at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and…
Professional tennis made a triumphant return to Los Angeles on Monday night, with the first LA Tennis Challenge featuring world number one Novak Djokovic, Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish, 14-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras, the most successful doubles team of all-time the Bryan Brothers, former world number two Tommy Haas, and former world number…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region has announced that grant money for 2013 is available to member organizations who will support and participate in the Region’s mission to promote and develop the growth of tennis on Long Island. Additional grants are available to member through the USTA’s National Disaster Relief Program, which provides money to help…