Brendan Henry, a senior at Farmingdale High School, received the Lt. Frederick M. Scribner Jr. Boys 18 Sportsmanship Award from the USTA Eastern Section at its recent Annual Meeting & Awards Reception. Brendan, of Massapequa, is ranked number 15 in the Boys 18s Division and plans to attend Wake Forest University in the fall. He…
The 2012 Australian Open champion, world number one-ranked Novak Djokovic, will not participate in Serbia’s Davis Cup match against Sweden in March. He will be given rest after his long series of matches during the Australia Open, including his finals match with Spain’s Rafael Nadal which clocked in just under six hours. Serbian Captain Bogdan…
Former number one ranked Caroline Wozniacki has fired her coach, Ricardo Sanchez of Spain, just two months into his tenure. According to her father, Piotr Wozniacki, she did not get any "new impulses" from working alongside Sanchez. Sanchez was hired in December of 2011 and only saw her fall to Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals…
There is no doubt that in order to get to the next level there is a need for speed. Now, more than ever, athletes are investing in personal trainers, speed training programs, and gym memberships to help improve performance on the field. In this Free Speed Training Clinic, set for Saturday, Feb. 11 from 12:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at Sports…
Stringing tennis racquets is a true art form. The stringing process is not as uniform and simple as it may seem. Players often believe that stringing is a non-differentiated good/service like milk or gasoline. If the octane of gas or style of milk is the same, then there is no real difference from company to…
Solow Sports will host its grand re-opening this Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., at the shop's new location at 347A Main Street in Huntington, N.Y. Come celebrate the grand re-opening in Solow's new, bigger space, with tons of products and deals. In addition, there will also be pizza, giveaways and raffles all day long!…
A fundraising Pro-Am for the USPTA was held at Sportime Kings Park Sunday night featuring some of Long Island’s top professional and amateur players. Eight pros and eight amateurs teamed up for high-level doubles play in a round robin format to raise money for the USPTA’s Eastern Section. "It’s four hours of doubles tennis for a…
Great Britain’s Andy Murray will sit out of the Davis Cup next month against Slovakia. The reasoning behind his absence is due to "a few injuries" that he sustained in his quest during the Australian Open which has just concluded. Murray is fourth-ranked in the world, and lost to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in a…
Do you ever win the first set easy and lose in three? Of course! It happens to every competitive player at some point in time. The scenario goes something like this … You start the match against a very good player totally pumped-up and ready to kick butt! Your focus and concentration are at their…
Bob & Mike Bryan, the world’s top-ranked doubles team, have committed to compete in the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, set for July 9-15, 2012 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. Among the most popular players in pro tennis today, the identical twins have finished the season ranked world number…