World Gym Bay Shore held a free Tennis Play Day on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Two indoor tennis courts were reserved for the event to give free lessons to local children looking to learn the game. Two racquetball courts were also used for young children who learned using red and yellow QuickStart…
Only five girls high school tennis matches were played Monday, Oct. 8, four in Suffolk County and one in Nassau County. In Suffolk, Eastport-South Manor remained undefeated in League VIII play with a win over Riverhead, while Bellport remained winless in League VI, losing to Comsewoque. The big upset of the day was in the…
Eighth-seeded John Isner saved three match points against Kevin Anderson at the 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters to defeat the South African 7-6(3), 6-7(8), 7-6(7) in just under three hours to advance to the third round. Isner, who is ranked 14th in the South African Airways ATP Rankings Race To London, struck 24 aces and won 79 percent…
The USTA Nominating Committee has announced the nomination of David A. Haggerty as USTA Chairman of the Board and President to serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Haggerty has served on the USTA Board of Directors for six years and is currently completing a two-year term as First Vice President. He is a…
Baldwin Tennis Club took first place in the First Annual DOTS Invitational tennis tournament, a new kids tennis program designed to be a first introduction to match play in a less competitive format. Created by HD Tennis, Syosset, the first DOTS event took place at Cantiague Park in Hicksville and brought together teams from HD Tennis,…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will join with United Way of Long Island to host the Second Annual Club & Corporate Tennis Challenge, raising funds for recreational and rehabilitative tennis programs for returning military personnel and their families. The fundraiser/tennis tournament will take place Sunday, Dec. 9 from 4:00 p.m-7:00 p.m. at Port Washington…
Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the finals of the 2012 China Open in Beijing, 6-3 6-1 in just under 90 minutes. Azarenka had won the last five hard court meetings and four of their last five finals against Sharapova coming into Sunday’s final in Beijing. "I was doing the right things, making sure I didn’t…
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 6-2 in one hour and 42 minutes to capture the 2012 China Open title, the 32nd trophy of his career (32-19 in finals). Djokovic is now 14-0 lifetime at the ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tournament in Beijing. It was the fifth time he has three-peated at a tournament (also Australian…
Eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese player to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships title on Sunday, defeating sixth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 in two hours and nine minutes. The 22-year-old Nishikori received $308,130 in prize money and 500 South African Airways ATP Ranking points, while 21-year-old Raonic earned $138,920 and 300 points. “I…
The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich has announced the return of indoor tennis at the Clubhouse. Indoor tennis will be conducted in the Boys & Girls Club gymnasium on Mondays, beginning Oct. 15th and running through Nov. 26 from 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m. for members in grades K-2, and from 6:15 p.m. -7:00…