Long Island Tennis Magazine has two sets of seats (four seats per set) to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Nassau Coliseum in March and we are giving them away to magazine supporters. The first two people to confirm they have had five new friends "Like" our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/longislandtennis…
The USTA has announced that USTA Player Development is expanding its training program at the National Training Center-East at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., hiring Erik Kortland as National Coach, Junior Development, to coach players in a new “Feeder Program” for boys and girls ages nine through 13. “This…
Susan Alvy, manager of Rockville Racquet, is a staple of the Long Island tennis community and has decided to retire at the end of 2012. Susan will be missed by all who have come into contact with her over the past 20 years and the tennis community as a whole. Susan grew up in Lawrence…
After successfully defending her Australian Open title Victoria Azarenka remains atop the world rankings as number one in the WTA Women’s Singles Rankings as Rafael Nadal is set to make his first U.S. appearance at the annual BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 4. The upcoming event featuring Azarenka v. Serena…
I would like to salute team captains of our league teams. From coast to coast, the largest demographic of passionate and competitive tennis players in the nation are the adult league players. The unsung hero in a no-win situation is the team captain. Whenever I meet a team captain, I never fail to get a…
It was late Sunday, Oct. 28, most New Yorkers were just beginning to think about what Halloween costume we were going to try and put together while watching Sunday football. Newscasters everywhere were talking about a major storm coming the following day, and most folks figured, “I hope he’s right, maybe if it’s bad enough,…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that 2013 Australian Open semifinalist Sloane Stephens will be joined by Varvara Lepchenko, Jamie Hampton, and world number eight doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the United States against Italy in the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round at…
Being a tennis coach necessitates a unique ability to connect with the player. Tennis is a game of skill, strength and strategy. As a coach, the challenge is to guide a player to perform their best in all of those aspects and then come back the next day reaching for more. As in any sport,…
Early in my coaching career, the following scenario would take place with me and my students repeatedly … I would work long and hard with a player and achieve a smooth, efficient stroke, only to see the shape of the swing fall apart when the player moved more than one step to the ball. I…
Many people claim to be nutritionists … you can find one almost anywhere—from your local vitamin shop, to a health food store or even your local gym. My goal is not to discredit them, but to educate the public that it takes a real college degree, one year of residency and a very complicated RD…