USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has awarded the Dwight Mosley Scholarship Award to Half Hollow Hills High School senior Christopher Hunter of Melville, N.Y. The $10,000 Dwight Mosley Scholarship is presented to two USTA-ranked high school seniors of ethnically-diverse heritages who have excelled academically and participated extensively in an…
Hello, it’s been a while since we “spoke.” So, I’m giving a lesson the other day and on the adjacent court is another pro (unnamed to protect the guilty) going through the motions … you know what I mean. His charge was a 10-year-old with little hand-eye skills, but even less enthusiasm! This exercise in…
This past weekend, the United States Davis Cup team had a wide-open opportunity to upend Spain in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Davis Cup, but was unable to do so. Everything was in favor of the U.S. prior to the competition getting underway. The matches took place on home soil in Austin, Texas number one,…
There’s nothing more fulfilling in this world than predicting something and it actually happening. Just like I said in my previous article, I predicted John Isner to reach the final where he would play the last remaining seeded opponent, Olivier Rochus. The fact of the matter is, I really don’t feel so proud of myself…
Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg will step in to replace fellow tennis legend Jimmy Connors to face long-time rival John McEnroe in a World TeamTennis match on July 14 at Sportime Randall’s Island. Borg and McEnroe will compete against each other that night when the defending Eastern Conference Champion New York Sportimes face the…
After a disappointing Wimbledon, American John Isner has traveled to the grass courts of Newport, R.I. at the Campbell’s Hall of Tennis Championships in hopes of gaining some momentum, as we are almost ready to enter the summer hard court season. Isner, who is seeded number one has played what most would say, is average…
United Sports Publications Ltd. (USP), the team behind Long Island Tennis Magazine, has announced the launch of a new publication, New York Tennis Magazine, the official publication of the USTA/Eastern-Metro Region. The inaugural issue has just been released and is being distributed to more than 25,000 tennis enthusiasts at 200-plus locations throughout the five boroughs…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the United States’ and Spain’s Davis Cup quarterfinal competition in Austin, Texas, this weekend with live telecasts of each match and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST each day. The United States has never lost a Davis Cup match to Spain on American soil. The…
The leaders of the USTA Eastern Section will be traveling to tennis facilities across the Section to hear what’s on the minds of local tennis providers, local players and volunteers, in the Section’s 2011 Listen and Learn Tour. The tour, led by Jeff Williams, president of the section’s board of directors, and D.A. Abrams, the…
Last night, the New York Sportimes opened their 2011 World TeamTennis season with a 21-16 victory over the Boston Lobsters. The matchup was tightly contested throughout and ended up coming down to the last match of the evening which was the women’s doubles match. The Sportimes led 16-15 in the overall score going into the…