Suffolk County held its 2012 Boys High School Individual Tennis Championship yesterday. Winner were crowned in four divisions Countywide, and congratulations to all who played this past season and good luck to all the graduating seniors in their future endeavors. Suffolk Individual Championships Division 1 â–ºSingles finals: (3) Zain Ali (Half Hollow Hills East) defeated…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be bringing its 10 & Under tennis courts plus kid-sized equipment and local pros to the Bellmore-Merrick Relay for Life on Saturday, May 19 at 5:00 p.m. at Merrick Road Park, located at 2550 Clubhouse Road in Merrick, N.Y. This annual American Cancer Society event, a fun-filled family evening with…
In opening round action at the 2012 Madrid Open, Serena Williams defeated 68th-ranked Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round, while sister Venus was a 6-4, 6-1 loser to Angelique Kerber. The ninth-seeded Serena had 13 aces and 40 winners against Vesnina, who seemed to have difficulty with the new blue clay courts…
The USTA has announced that it will host its annual open casting call on Tuesday, June 19 at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater in New York City to select children to perform at the 2012 U.S. Open, set for Aug. 27-Sept. 9. Winners will perform “America the Beautiful” live at Arthur Ashe Stadium during night…
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka and number two-ranked Maria Sharapova have advanced to the second round of the 2012 Madrid Open after both had straight-set wins on the new blue-clay court surfaces. Sharapova defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets 6-0, 6-3. She won the first seven games and then Begu attempted to fight back; however,…
Juan Martin del Potro of Spain won his second Estoril Open title after defeating Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 6-2. He was seeded first and is ranked 12th making this his second title for the year and 11th overall in his career. Gasquet was seeded second and lost in the finals of the Estoril Open in 2007…
USTA Player Development announced that Melanie Oudin has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 French Open. This year, the USTA awarded one women’s singles main draw wild card into the French Open to the American who earned the most WTA Tour Ranking points at two of three $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit clay-court…
The 2012 Long Island Annual Carrabba’s Corporate Tennis Challenge has been scheduled for Saturday, May 19 at Broadway Park in Sayville, N.Y. This event brings together teams from many Long Island businesses, clubs and social organizations to compete in round-robin play with men and women’s singles and doubles and mixed-doubles matches. Along with the team spirit,…
A back injury has forced world number four-ranked Andy Murray of Great Britain to withdraw from the 2012 Madrid Open. He last won the tournament in 2008 when it was played on indoor hard courts and has reached the Madrid quarterfinals in 2009 and 2010. "I always love coming to Madrid so it is a…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal has made some complaints to the ATP for allowing a new blue-clay surface at the Madrid Open beginning this weekend in Spain. During a practice session, Nadal had trouble on the new surface, claiming it was soft and slippery. Along with this change, he is also displeased with the placement…