Free Tennis Clinic Coming to Long Island

May,04,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Saturday May 15th, the USPTA along with the USTA/Eastern/Long Island Region and the Nassau County Department of Parks is proud to offer Nassau County residents free tennis lessons at Love on Long Island in East Meadow! This exciting day on the courts will be held from noon to 3:00 p.m. at...Read more

USTA Adult Leagues Captains Meeting Set for May 6

May,04,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Save the date, Thursday, May 6 for the USTA Adult Leagues Captains Meeting. The event will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club, located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, N.Y. For more information and details, contact USTA/Eastern/Long Island Region Adult League Coordinator...Read more

USTA Eastern Long Island Region to Host 20th Annual Awards Dinner on May 12

May,04,2010
  | By USTA Eastern Section
The United States Tennis Association, Eastern Section will host its 20th Annual Long Island Region Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 12th at 6:00 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. Focusing on the theme, “Growth Through Diversity,” the program will celebrate the many...Read more

Henin Wins Porsche Grand Prix and Nadal Takes Rome Masters Crown in Weekend Action

May,03,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Justine Henin won her first title since coming out of retirement, defeating Samantha Stosur 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in a tough three set match Sunday in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix. This win should give Henin a nice boost in confidence heading in to the years second Grand Slam (the French Open) which...Read more

USTA Hosts 2010 French Open Wild Card Main Draw

Apr,30,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA hosted a playoff this week to award a men’s and a women’s singles main-draw wild card to the 2010 French Open. The men’s and women’s wild-card tournaments took place on the clay courts of the Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla., April 27-29. The USTA and the French Tennis Federation...Read more

U.S. Players Set for World Junior Team Competitions This Weekend

Apr,30,2010
  | By USTA Eastern Section
The USTA announced the top American juniors who will represent the United States in the qualifying events for the Junior Davis Cup (16-and-under) and Junior Fed Cup (16-and-under) by BNP Paribas and the World Junior Tennis Competition (14-and-under). Each event features a four-team round robin...Read more

USTA Hosting French Open Wild-Card Playoff Tournaments for American Players

Apr,28,2010
  | By USTA Eastern Section
The USTA is hosting a playoff this week to award a men’s and a women’s singles main-draw wild card to the 2010 French Open. The men’s and women’s wild-card tournaments are taking place this week on the clay courts of the Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla., April 27-29. The USTA and the...Read more

Physiological Development

Apr,27,2010
  | By Branislav Grujic
The principal of physiology, or physical fitness, is the ability to meet the physical demands of a sport to perform optimally. Physical training is a disciplined routine of specialized procedures that are performed by players to condition their bodies for the purpose of improving performance. The...Read more

USTA Junior Team Tennis Plays in Long Island Regional Championships

Apr,27,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Junior Team Tennis Long Island Regional Championships were held this past weekend, April 24-25. Congratulations to the Regional 12s and 18s teams on their success and hard work. Also, many thanks to Pat Mosquera of Rockville Racquet Club for providing the images posted below.Read more

Sevcikova and Kryvonos Win USTA Eastern Sectional Quailfying Tournament

Apr,26,2010
  | By USTA Eastern Section
The USTA has announced that Katerina Sevcikova and Nikita Kryvonos won the USTA Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the first of 16 Sectional Qualifying Tournaments that will comprise the U.S. Open National Playoffs. The U.S. Open National...Read more

Clijsters Sidelined for Six Weeks After Fed Cup Foot Injury

Apr,26,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Kim Clijsters will be out of action for up to six weeks after tearing a muscle in her left foot during a Fed Cup singles match Saturday. Clijsters beat Maret Ani 6-4, 6-2 Saturday, despite having discomfort in her left foot during the second set.The bruising became more painful overnight, and tests...Read more

US Advances to Fed Cup Final

Apr,26,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The best of five matchup between the United States and Russia started with Melane Oudin defeating Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3 6-3 to give the United States a 1-0 match lead. Elena Dementieva defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second match to even the series at 1-1. In Sunday's reverse singles...Read more

U.S. Faces Off Against Russia in 2010 Fed Cup Chase

Apr,23,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup semifinal against Russia in Birmingham, Ala., this weekend, with telecasts Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25. The competition between the 2009 Fed Cup runner-up Americans and Russia will consist of two singles...Read more

Two Time Champions Cold Spring Harbor Takes Down Syosset for Second Win

Apr,22,2010
  | By Bobby Colton
As the bus for Cold Spring Harbor rolled into Syosset’s parking lot on Monday, the entire team was looking forward for another chance to prove themselves as the elite team on long island. Led by eight ranked members, Cold Spring Harbor was ready to stake their claim to an undefeated season. Morale...Read more

New Tennis App Released for the iPhone and iTouch

Apr,21,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
racquetTune, an easy and inexpensive way for tennis players to check that their racquet is correctly strung, has been released as an application for the Apple iPhone and iTouch devices. A couple of taps on the strings and racquetTune displays the tension with high accuracy. It is fun, runs on one...Read more