The USTA Eastern Section has announced that the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. will host the U.S. Open National Playoffs Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament, June 11-17, 2012. The U.S. Open National Playoffs will again include both men’s and women’s singles and mixed-doubles in 2012. The USTA created the U.S. Open…
Closing court for the winter Winterizing a hard court for the winter months is important. Special attention should be given to windscreens, which are attached to the fence system on your tennis court. The winter months bring severe winds which may not only damage your windscreens, but can also do costly damage to framing and…
Early college choices are starting to be decided by the Class of 2012 and Long Island should be very proud. So far, Long Island junior tennis players have been accepted to colleges with great academics and great tennis. According to TennisRecruiting.net, Long Island junior tennis players have been accepted to: Duke, Penn State, Wake Forest,…
Shanice Arthur of Glen Head, N.Y. received the Edith Martin Girls 14 Sportsmanship Award at the USTA Eastern Section Annual Awards Reception. Shanice, who is ranked seventh in the Girls 14s Division, is a ninth grade student at K-12 International Academy. She previously attended Jericho Middle School, where she played second doubles and second singles…
American Venus Williams served in her first match in five months alongside Liezel Huber in the United States Fed Cup match against Belarus. Williams was off to a good start that improved as the match went on with the duo defeating Anastasiya Yakimova & Liezel Huber in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. "It was perfect conditions,"…
Jonathan Klee of East Rockaway received the USTA League Award at the USTA Eastern Section’s annual awards program. Klee has served for more than four years as chairman of the USTA Eastern League Grievance Committee. In that role, he has dedicated countless hours working to address complaints from league players from across the section. It…
According to Ricardo Sanchez, former coach of world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki’s, she must be ‘more aggressive.’ “Caroline can recover her number one ranking, but she must be more aggressive,” Ricardo Sanchez told Spanish sports daily Marca. “I tried (to help her) but they wouldn’t let me. Wozniacki should be a race horse, not a pack…
As one of the largest non-for profit organizations in the world, the USTA is driven by many dedicated individuals who donate their time and effort to help develop and grow the sport we all love. In having so many willing volunteers, the USTA holds workshops to help instill in their volunteers the core values they…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team’s first-round competition against Belarus in Worcester, Mass., this weekend, with live telecasts Saturday, Feb. 4, and Sunday, Feb. 5. Because the Americans lost in their first-round competition last April, they must defeat Belarus for a chance to compete for the Fed Cup in…
Barry Kubit, varsity coach for the Oceanside High School Boys Tennis Team and the Junior Varsity coach of the Oceanside Girls Tennis Team, has been named Virginia and Chuck Landis High School Coach of the Year 2011 by the USTA Eastern Section. Coach Kubit is also the coordinator of boys tennis for Nassau County and was…