Longines, the official timekeeper and partner of the French Open, has announced the United States’ participants for the 2011 Longines Future Tennis Aces event. The USTA-sanctioned event will take place on Saturday, April 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. The best 12-and-under players from the USTA’s Eastern, Middle…
Long Island competitors had a tough day on Sunday, as the Easter Bowl got underway in California. The lone local winner on Sunday was Brendan Volk of Dix Hills, N.Y. Brendan defeated Jake Jacoby of Little Rock, Ark. in a tough three set match, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3. Other local players put up great efforts in…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced today that her core group of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and former world number one doubles player Liezel Huber will be joined by Christina McHale, who recently broke into the top 100 for the first time, in representing the U.S. against Germany in the…
On Day Two of the USTA International Spring Championships in at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Merrick, N.Y.’s Noah Rubin advanced in the prestigious tournament with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Logan Smith of Carlsbad, Calif. Rubin was fresh off his 6-3, 6-1 win over Japan’s Kentaro Mizushima. Another local playing in…
Kim Clijsters, currently ranked number two on the WTA Tour, will be sidelined for at least a month with shoulder and wrist injuries. It has been speculated that a busy schedule in the first part of 2011 may have led to overexhaustion as her recovery time will force her to miss next week’s Fed Cup matchup…
Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe will renew their rivalry when they will square off for the first time in 10 years at a World TeamTennis (WTT) on July 14th at Sportime Stadium at Randall’s Island as McEnroe’s New York Sportimes will face Connors’ Philadelphia Freedoms. Connors and McEnroe met 34 times during the ATP portion of…
Long Island competitors had a tough day on Sunday, as the Easter Bowl got underway in California. The lone local winner on Sunday was Brendan Volk of Dix Hills, N.Y. Brendan defeated Jake Jacoby of Little Rock, Ark. in a tough three set match, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3. Other local players put up great efforts in…
The USTA/Eastern/Long Island Region has announced that the second in its series of club owner workshops has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 12 from noon-2:00 p.m. at the United Way of Long Island, located at 819 Grand Boulevard in Deer Park, N.Y. Lunch will be served. Called the "LITE," or "Long Island Tennis Exchange," the…
A packed Eagle Beach was the scene for the third ranking tournament of the 2011 Beach tennis Aruba season. More than 80 teams battled in the sand and through different levels of competition, while spectators enjoyed the amazing ocean views, laidback vibes of the DJ, cold drinks and a BBQ. While this competition is very competitive…
At the 7th Annual USTA International Spring Championships, held at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Long Island representatives saw mixed results in day one of the action. On the boy’s side, Noah Rubin from Merrick, N.Y. def. Kentaro Mizushima from Japan, 6-3, 6-1. On the girl’s side, it was Samantha Crawford…