The finals of the Girls Suffolk County Tennis Championships pitted Half Hollow Hills West against Half Hollow Hills East. These were the top two seeds, as both teams finished 9-1 in league play (Conference I). They had split their two regular season meetings. With the Championship on the line and the rivalry that already exists…
The USTA and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) have announced the fields for the 2010 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s new Indoor Building, Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 4-7. The men’s field will feature reigning NCAA singles champion Bradley Klahn of Stanford and ITA/D’Novo All-American champion Alex…
In a ceremony filled with tears, Elena Dementieva retired from tennis after a loss at the WTA Championships that ended her 13-year career. The 29-year-old Russian reached two Grand Slam finals, won a Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympics and helped spur the growth of tennis in her home country. Dementieva struggled with injuries this year,…
Second-seeded Kim Clijsters defeated top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, to win the WTA Championships final on Sunday. Clijsters had won the WTA Championships title previously in 2002 and 2003. After winning the first set, Clijsters went up 4-1 in the second, but Wozniacki fought back to tie the match at five-all. She broke Clijsters…
Caroline Wozniacki wrapped up the year-end number one ranking Thursday after rallying to beat Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 at the WTA Championships. The 20-year-old from Denmark is the 10th woman to end the season on top and the youngest since Martina Hingis in 1997. She replaced the injured Serena Williams at the top earlier…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Regional Board received a citation and thanks from Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County Executive, for providing volunteers and instructors to help with the QuickStart Tennis Blitz in the Park. Each year, for the past three years, the Long Island Regional Board has been instrumental in providing this great day of tennis to Nassau’s children. In…
The USTA has announced that Jim Courier has been named U.S. Davis Cup Captain. Courier signed a multi-year agreement and succeeds Patrick McEnroe, who ended his 10-year tenure as U.S. Davis Cup Captain in September. Courier will make his debut as captain when the United States faces Chile in March during at the Davis Cup…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has announced that the core group of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber, along with Fed Cup rookie Coco Vandeweghe, will represent the U.S. in the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final against Italy on an…
Nadia Smergut (Ross School) defeated Samantha Elgort (Hills East) 6-4, 7-6(7-2) to win the Singles Championship of the Suffolk County Individual Championships played at Smithtown East High School. Smergut, who was beaten by Elgort in last year’s County Semis, avenged that defeat in winning the title. Both Smergut and Elgort will now advance to the…
Former top-ranked Thomas Muster is making his return to the ATP Tour at the Bank Austria Trophy, 26 years after he first played at the event. Muster will play fellow Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer on Tuesday in his first match on the tour since losing in the first round of 1999 French Open. The 43-year-old Muster was…