John Carpenter called me up from Atlanta around the time of the U.S. Open back in 2019 B.C. (Before Covid), seemingly out of the blue. He explained that he had read many of the articles I had written for local, well-regarded publications: Long Island and New York Tennis Magazines. He had written a book…
Returning serve is an extremely important aspect of the game. The trend these days is to stand way behind the baseline and take big swings at the ball. Since tennis is a game of position, as well as hitting the ball, standing close to the back fence or the wall puts you at a…
Below are scores from matches on Friday and Saturday as reported to Long Island Tennis Magazine. To have your team’s scores included in our daily recap, please have your coach submit scores to LITennisMag.com/HSSubmit, or https://rwschneider.com/NYSHSTennis.php. Syosset 5, Port Washington 2 The fourth doubles tandem of Elaine Liu & Julia Isham held on to win 6-2,…
The USTA and Billie Jean King Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi today announced that Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Danielle Collins, Madison Keys and Taylor Townsend will represent the USA in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals November 8-13 in Glasgow, Scotland. Billie Jean King Cup is the World Cup of Tennis, and the six-day Finals will crown this year’s…
Below are scores from matches on Thursday as reported to Long Island Tennis Magazine. To have your team’s scores included in our daily recap, please have your coach submit scores to LITennisMag.com/HSSubmit, or https://rwschneider.com/NYSHSTennis.php. Harborfields 2, Hills East 1 (suspended due to darkness) In a battle of the top two teams in Suffolk County, Harborfields leads…
It began with the innocent question, “You hit a winning shot in our court. I have a question, did your racquet cross over the net?” Those words launched a friendly match into a contentious battle. If the racquet crosses over the net, who calls it? The player with the racquet, or the opponent? This…
We are just less than three weeks out from the Skyline Conference playoffs, and one team preparing to compete for a championship this fall is the Golden Eagles of St. Joseph’s. With an undefeated in conference record so far, these girls have high hopes to make a deep run in this fall’s playoffs. This…
Pickleball Plus LLC, the area’s newest and largest dedicated indoor pickleball facility, is celebrating its 1st birthday in a big way – by adding four new dedicated indoor courts and launching the region’s first Junior Development Pickleball Program. The club – now with 12 courts – is the largest indoor pickleball club in the…
I admit when I was younger I used to think of yoga as a cute, little activity for old people with time on their hands, or for people who weren’t overly athletic who wanted to feel like they were doing something physical. In my early 30s, long after my playing career was over, I…
I remember waking up in the morning when we were living in Sag Harbor, N.Y., and checking the trees in the distance to see how windy it was. We were playing tennis mainly at the Bridgehampton Racquet and Surf Club (which was right on the ocean) and it seemed like it was almost always…