The New York Sportimes saw their very successful season come to a close on Sunday evening as they fell in a tight final to the Kansas City Explorers in a match that was played at Explorers Stadium at Barney Allis Plaza in Kansas City, Mo. The Sportimes held an early lead before falling 21-18. The Explorers…
Americans Scott Lipsky of Merrick, N.Y. & Rajeev Ram of Englewood, Colo. defeated Rohan Bopanna of India & Kristof Vliegen of Belgium to win the Atlanta Tennis Championships Doubles Title. After winning the first set 6-3, Lipsky & Ram dropped the second, losing in a tie-break 7-4. The third set was decided by a 10-point…
The New York Sportimes of World TeamTennis has clinched a playoff spot, and playoff action gets underway tonight, rain or shine, at 7:00 p.m. at Sportime Stadium at Randall’s Island. Tickets for this matchup are only $10 for general admission seats. Kids 12 and under receive free admission to Sportime Stadium. Reserve your playoff tickets now and…
The USTA has announced that 99 of the top 100 women, including 2010 Grand Slam singles champions Serena Williams and Francesca Schiavone, are entered in the women’s singles field for the 2010 U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Williams and Schiavone will be joined in the field by defending champion Kim Clijsters and former U.S. Open champions…
TC Entertainment and The Event Group have announced "A Special Evening With Andre Agassi," a once in a lifetime public event to be held on Thursday, Sept. 2 in New York City at The Town Hall, located at 123 West 43rd Street, at 8:00 p.m. Agassi’s appearance will coincide with this year’s U.S. Open to…
A large and energetic crowd turned out at Sportime Stadium at Randalls Island on Monday night, July 19th, and they were treated to three star players in World TeamTennis action, as the home team New York Sportimes took on the New York Buzz. KIm Clijsters and John McEnroe played for the Sportimes, while former world…
This past weekend, beach-goers were buzzing about the new sport that has hit beaches all across the United States … beach tennis. In Long Beach, N.Y. the third leg (of four) of the Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge was played, as the top beach tennis players on the men’s and women’s side took part in…
Martina Navratilova, an outspoken trailblazer both on and off the tennis court for more than three decades, will be recognized with the Eugene L. Scott Award by the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, at the 30th annual Legends Ball on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. This…
Locust Valley’s Creek Club beat North Hills 18-11 in Long Island Tennis Pro League (LIPTL) action on Friday, July 16th at The Creek Club. "It was a tight match between two good teams," said Martin Wostenholme, tennis director at The Creek Club. The first of three matches featured women’s singles player Victoria Konstantinova for The…
The USTA has announced that the seventh season of the Olympus U.S. Open Series, the six-week North American summer tennis season that links 10 ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour summer tournaments to the U.S. Open, launches today with the Atlanta Tennis Championships. Since its inception in 2004, the six-week Olympus U.S. Open…