Nominations for the annual USTA Eastern Awards Dinner are open until Friday, October 7. Individuals and organizations may be nominated for more than 20 awards, including Tennis Woman of the Year, Tennis Man of the Year and Organization of the Year. All members of Eastern’s tennis community are encouraged to submit nominations. With its annual awards, USTA Eastern honors…
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. Long Beach 7, Valley Stream North 0 Abigail Smucker & Annie Wachs were winners at second doubles to anchor the victory for…
Below are scores from matches on Wednesday 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. Garden City 7, Bellmore JFK 0 Niamh Pfaff & Grace Hopkins came back from a set down to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-1…
I just finished a super season of summer camp in Vermont. Players from all over the country and world visited our small academy in the green mountains for serious high performance training. It’s becoming harder and harder to find serious training in the summer. Many academies and camps offer more recreational programs—Mickey Mouse type…
There is always a tendency to swing at the ball faster when you are trying to win the point and slower when you are trying to keep the ball in play. Both of these things can contribute to a loss of timing and rhythm. I would recommend finding your “comfortable speed” for each shot…
Below are scores from matches on Friday 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. Roslyn 6, Great Neck North 1 At second doubles, Mia Bloom & Ryann Rappaport came back to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to…
On a beautiful late summer day out in The Hamptons, more than 80 players came out to take part in the Hamptons Pickleball Open at Tennis & Pickleball at The Barn in Westhampton, competing for a $5,000 tournament purse and additional prizes. The event featured three divisions of play spread out across the day,…
Below are scores from matches on Wednesday 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. Great Neck South 7, Glen Cove 0 Massapequa 6, Calhoun 1 Port Washington 4, Friends Academy 3 Herricks 6, Plainview-Old Bethpage 1…
Below are scores from matches on Tuesday 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 4, Manhasset 3 Rachel Lin & Olivia Tiegerman came back to win 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-3 at first doubles to clinch the…
In any sport, all the greats have one thing in common: an iron will to win. Tom Brady in football, Wayne Gretzky in hockey and Michael Jordan in basketball are all examples of players who were not physically imposing, but they all had that fire in the belly that makes for greatness. Roger Federer…