Last month, the 55+ Men’s 8.0 team representing the USTA Eastern Section and playing out of Sportime Kings Park participated in the 2022 USTA Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Led by team captains Russ DeFazio and Owen Kassimir, the team would finish with a 2-2 record after it’s two-day, four-match schedule. As a result, the…
There has been a lot of discussion about the difficulty of successfully moving towards the net and winning points with volleys in the modern tennis game. The game has changed and the balls are going faster. However, the biggest obstacle moving forward these days is that most players do not have the training and…
Party like its 2019. Port Washington reclaimed the title of Long Island Champions on Tuesday afternoon as the Vikings knocked off Harborfields, the Suffolk County champions, 6-1 in the Long Island Large School Championship at Casamento Park in Bay Shore. Click Here to see more photos from the Long Island Large School Championship “We…
Tennis is a game of repetition. Players get very used to hitting the ball a certain way, playing a point with a certain strategy, and doing things that feel comfortable. Your opponent is trying to get all of these ideas to be difficult and make you feel uncomfortable. It is very important in both…
The Harborfields Tornadoes captured the Suffolk County Girls’ Large School Championship on Friday afternoon, holding off the Thunderbirds of Half Hollow Hills East 5-2 in a battle of the county’s top two seeds. “I could not be more proud of the team because I know how hard we’ve worked from day one,” said Isabella…
Cold Spring Harbor captured its first Long Island title in program history on Tuesday afternoon as the Seahawks defeated Bayport-Blue Point 5-0 in the LI Small School Championship at Casamento Park in Bay Shore. “I’m so proud of the girls. We all really wanted this, and we came out focused,” said Nicolette Loeffler. “This…
Staring down a 1-3 deficit with only three matches remaining in the Nassau County Girls Large School Championship, the Port Washington Vikings had no margin for error. And one-by-one, Port Washington worked its way back into the match. First, Katie Kors & Grace Ain hung on to win 6-2, 7-5 at first doubles to…
There are a lot of discussions going on about pickleball these days. The sport is definitely growing and if you have been a tennis player in the past, you can likely be very successful on the Pickleball court. I stumbled across a game a couple of years ago that could give tennis some momentum…
Winning a county championship is a hard feat. Between competing throughout the regular season, to having to face the toughest opponents in the individual tournament, capturing a county title is a task that requires mental toughness and the ability to adjust from match-to-match. So having to switch surfaces and locations in the middle of…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Mardy Fish today announced that No. 10 Taylor Fritz, No. 17 Frances Tiafoe, No. 30 Tommy Paul and three-time Grand Slam doubles champion Jack Sock will represent the U.S. for the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals November 22-27 in Malaga, Spain. Davis Cup is the World Cup of Men’s Tennis and is the…