I have seen it hundreds of times in tennis … burnout. I have seen it with an overwhelming majority; from kids in their late teens who played almost every day working for their Division I scholarship, to those who graduated from Division I colleges where a major focus was their tennis. They simply have had…
The life of a college tennis player is different in many respects and similar in many respects. Here is the second part of miscellaneous information about college tennis life. From the last issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine: â–ºIn a team match (also known as a “duel match”), there are three doubles matches, followed by…
Every successful athlete knows that there is both an inner game and an outer game. The outer game is visible: Forehands, backhands, serves, tactics, point development and statistics … skills that most players know about and continue to work on. Many of us know that, in spite all of this work, there is no guarantee…
Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will unveil a new player-biography series, Tennisography, Sunday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The half-hour program will profile different players every month, and the unique stories behind their rise to the professional tennis ranks and their tales’…
Hardcourt Confidential By Patrick McEnroe and Peter Bodo Patrick McEnroe’s account of his 25 years in and around pro tennis makes a fascinating read. After Andre Agassi’s book, Open, any tennis celebrity’s book is likely to fall short in the sensationalism department. And while Hardcourt…
At the time this edition went to press, the Adult Regionals just wrapped up with the Senior and Super Senior Leagues having two weeks left of play. The Long Island regional winners advancing to sectionals in Syracuse, N.Y. are: â–ºWomen’s 2.5—Carefree Racquet, captain Carrie Alfano â–ºWomen’s 3.0—Eastern Athletic at Blue Point, captain Michele Colondona â–ºWomen’s…
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will be out of action for at least a month due to an infection on her right foot. On Twitter Tuesday, Clijsters said that she: “Had a mole removed under my right foot and the wound got infected." She even included a photo of the scar. The WTA Tour confirmed…
The following is taken from the blog of Gerard Ashley of Sportime at Roslyn, tennis director and USTA tournament director, documenting his coaching trip to the USTA Boys and Girls 14 North Zone Team Championships, held at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., July 28-Aug. 1. Tuesday, July 27 The alarm goes off at 3:00…
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Mia Vecchio of Manhasset Hills, N.Y. was featured on the MSG television show MSG Varsity, on Wednesday night Sept. 22. The show featured an interview with Mia and clips were shown of her time spent on the practice court. Mia’s appearance on MSG Varsity was inspired by the fact that she played first singles at…