World TeamTennis hosted its 2011 player draft on Tuesday, ronding out the rosters for the upcoming 2011 season. The following is a round-by-round recap of the draft which included a trade between The Washington Kastles and the Sacramento Capitals. The Kastles dealt their fourth round pick and financial considerations to the Sacramento Capitals’ for their third…
Rafael Nadal defeated Ryan Sweeting, 6-3, 6-1, in third-round action of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif. Also advancing was top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on the women’s side, as she defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain, 6-1, 6-3. Also on the women’s side, Dinara Safina defeated the number four seed…
Josh Levine started playing tennis for Cold Spring Harbor in the eighth grade. Now a junior, he has yet to play a season that didn’t result in a Long Island Championship for the Cold Spring Harbor Seahawks. Josh has moved his way up the team’s depth chart playing second singles in eighth grade and ninth grade, and first singles…
The last three high school seasons on Long Island have been dominated by one team … Cold Spring Harbor, winners of three straight Long Island High School Boys Tennis Championships. With nearly their entire team intact again this season and seven ranked USTA junior players, Cold Spring Harbor is the favorite to take home the title again in 2011. The question…
The USTA has announced that registration for all 16 U.S. Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments opens on Tuesday, March 15. Players age 14 and older can register for singles competition and/or mixed doubles, which was added to the U.S. Open National Playoffs this year. Registration deadlines for the 16 sectional qualifying events vary by…
The historic and highly honored Grassmere Inn is located at 7 Beach Lane in Westhampton Beach N.Y. It is literally less than one mile to a spectacular ocean beach. Conveniently, it is two blocks to the center of the charming beach/resort Village of Westhampton Beach. Shopping, cafes, restaurants, movie theaters, Performing Arts Center, library, supermarket…
American Andy Roddick defeated his fellow countryman, James Blake, in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, 6-3, 7-5. Roddick advances on to the third round at Indian Wells where he will face another fellow America, John Isner, who advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over Brazilian Ricardo…
Hofstra University fraternities Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Sigma will be taking part in a Ping-Pong Party, hosted by 7 For All Mankind, on Friday, March 18 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Bloomingdale’s Roosevelt Field, The Men’s Store, Level 2. Long Island Tennis Magazine will be on hand to cover the event and distribute magazines as dueling paddles,…
Juan Martin del Potro defeated Radek Stepanek, 6-4, 6-0, in the first round of the BNP Parisbas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. del Potro missed a majority of last year recovering from a wrist injury and eventual surgery last May, winning 14 of 18 matches upon his return this year. Currently ranked 90th in…
Coming off an outstanding 2010 campaign in which they advanced to the World TeamTennis Finals, the New York Sportimes have announced their 2011 schedule, with seven home matches in July, including five at Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center in Manhattan and two at SEFCU Arena at the University of Albany. Sportimes Marquee Players John McEnroe,…