What is Beach Tennis?

Mar,09,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Take the fun and fast-paced sport of tennis, and combine it with the sun, sea and sand of the beach ... and you have beach tennis, the most electrifying new sport to hit the U.S. Beach tennis merges the worlds of tennis and beach volleyball into one exciting sport. It can be played both...Read more

“Hit For Haiti Presented by Oracle” Coming This Week

Mar,09,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The "Hit for Haiti Presented by Oracle" exhibition will feature a lineup of Grand Slam champions that includes Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Lindsay Davenport, Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin. Proceeds from ticket sales and viewer contributions will...Read more

Two Long Islanders Lead Vassar to First Ever National Ranking

Mar,09,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
For the first time in school history, the Vassar College men’s tennis team has earned a national ranking. In the most recent Men’s National Team Rankings, which is administered by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), the Brewers secured a number 22 national ranking. “To be ranked...Read more

International Tennis Hall of Fame Honors Swiss Legend Grimm With Its Golden Achievement Award

Mar,09,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation have announced that Heinz Grimm of Switzerland is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Golden Achievement Award. The Golden Achievement Award is given jointly by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the...Read more

Junior Tennis Roundup ... L1B Sportime Kings Park Challenger

Mar,08,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Boys 12 Singles Girls 12 Singles Boys 12 Doubles SinglesRead more

Chair and CEO of Tennis Channel Sworn in on President Obama’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

Mar,08,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Cable industry veteran, Ken Solomon, was sworn in as a member of President Barack Obama’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Stephen Breyer administered the oath to committee members, including Solomon, who is currently chairman of Ovation, the only...Read more

Martina Hingis Gets Engaged to Andreas Bieri

Mar,08,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Martina Hingis has announced her engagement to lawyer boyfriend, 38-year-old Andreas Bieri. Hingis a former world number one ranked women's player, who won 43 tournaments in singles and 37 in doubles. She retired earlier in her career and then made a succesful comeback. However, things took a...Read more

Junior Tennis Roundup ... L1B Sportime Massapequa Spring Break Challenger

Mar,08,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Girls 16 Singles Final RoundRead more

ITA (College Team Rankings)

Mar,07,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Men’s National Team Rankings Administered by the ITA Rank Team 1 University of Virginia 2 University of Tennessee 3 Ohio State University 4 University of Texas 5 University of Southern California 6 UCLA 7 University of Florida 8 University of Kentucky 9 Stanford University 10 California 11...Read more

Davis Cup 2010 Recap

Mar,07,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Sunday morning before a partisan crowd at Belgrade Arena John Isner took the second-ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic to the brink, but came up just a bit short, falling in five sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4. It was the clinching win for Serbia. Serbia defeated the U.S. 3-2 in the best-...Read more

Ana Loves NY

Mar,07,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine had the pleasure to take part in a teleconference with Ana Ivanovic who called in her from San Diego while practicing for her next tournament. Ana discussed many topics, including her appearance at the BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG. The following is an excerpt...Read more

Tennis Channel Presents the U.S. Chase for the Davis Cup 2010

Mar,04,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team’s first-round competition against Serbia in Belgrade this weekend, with comprehensive live and primetime telecasts this weekend. The meeting will consist of two singles matches on Friday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. ET, followed...Read more

Two Stars Added to Caesars Tennis Classic in Atlantic City

Mar,04,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and James Blake have been added to the Caesars Tennis Classic at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on April 10, 2010. Sampras and Blake join Andy Roddick, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander and Marat Safin for the exhibition tournament that will be hosted by Venus...Read more

Two USTA Eastern Programs Awarded Wheelchair Grants

Mar,04,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA announced that it is awarding more than $34,000 in USTA Wheelchair Program Grants to 23 wheelchair tennis programs across the country for the second consecutive year. Two programs within the Eastern section received these grants. Grants were awarded to local organizations that promote and...Read more

Venus Williams to Host April's Caesars Tennis Classic in Atlantic City

Mar,04,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Harrah’s Entertainment, Caesars Atlantic City and StarGames are proud to announce that tennis will be returning to Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall on April 10, 2010 with the first annual "Caesars Tennis Classic." The exhibition tournament will showcase four U.S. Open Champions and feature...Read more