2010 World TeamTennis Draft Results Announced

Mar,16,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2010 World TeamTennis draft was held today. As the rosters shaped up, the sport's marquee players were joined by today's draftees, as the league geared up for the upcoming season, set to begin in early July. Locally, the New York Sportimes roster, already featuring Kim Clijsters and John...Read more

ATP and WTA Announce Latest Rankings

Mar,16,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2010 tennis season is in full swing, and so far, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, who both won the first major of the year (The Austrailian Open) are the world number ones. Right now, the tours are out in California at Indian Wells and the players will then head to Miami for the Sony Ericsson...Read more

2010 Family and Children’s Golf and Tennis Tournament Set for May 20

Mar,16,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Family and Children’s Golf and Tennis Tournament will be held on May 20 at The Creek Club Golf Course, located on Club House Hollow Road in Locust Valley, N.Y. This annual event brings together individuals who share a love and commitment to the underserved people of Long Island and to the work...Read more

The Essential Components of Sports Science

Mar,16,2010
  | By Branislav Grujic
Psychological development Psychological skill training is based on fundamental assumption; athletes try to do the best they can given their physical limitations and learning history, and they try to respond as effectively as possible in every situation. The strategies for acquiring skills involve...Read more

Sampras and Agassi Renew Longtime Rivalry at Charity Event

Mar,15,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On a positive note, Hit for Haiti 2 made a $1 million donation to Haiti, but Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi showed that the negative feelings between the longtime bitter rivals are still very much there. The night started off with the ladies, as Lindsay Davenport and Steffi Graff lost 8-6 to Martina...Read more

L2R Long Island Regional Deer Park Championship

Mar,15,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following are the results from the L2R Long Island Regional Deer Park Championship, held March 12-14 at Deer Park Tennis Center in Deer Park, N.Y. Boys 16 Singles Girls 16 SinglesRead more

Racquet Sports for Wii Released in North America

Mar,15,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Ubisoft announced that Racquet Sports, the multisport game that includes tennis, ping-pong, badminton, squash and beach tennis is now available on North American retail shelves, exclusively for the Wii system from Nintendo. The game will be released in EMEA territories on March 25 under the name...Read more

Hingis to Face Clijsters and Williams Sisters in World TeamTennis’ 35th Season

Mar,12,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2010 World TeamTennis Pro League season will be highlighted by head-to-head matches between five former and current world number one-ranked players–Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport and current world number one Serena Williams–during the three-week season, which...Read more

Fila’s Super Sunday in New York at MSG with Kim and Sveta!

Mar,12,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Grand Slam Champions Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova faced off at Madison Square Garden in a match of jumbo-sized proportions! They competed in a heated tennis match in Ubisoft’s, Racquet Sports game on Nintendo Wii that was broadcast on Madison Square Garden’s world famous Gardenvision. This...Read more

Tennis Channel to Carry 90 Hours of Live 2010 BNP Paribias Open Matches

Mar,12,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Tennis Channel will essentially become the 2010 BNP Paribas Open network during the next two weeks, adjusting its programming schedule for the Indian Wells, Calif.-based men’s and women’s tournament, one of the most celebrated events of the year. The channel plans 90 hours of live coverage over...Read more

2010 USTA Eastern Camp Scholarship Program Underway

Mar,11,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2010 USTA Eastern Camp Scholarship program is made possible by the USTA Eastern Section and area tennis camps that are able to donate camp sessions. Young tennis players have the opportunity to receive tennis camp scholarships for the summer of 2010. Last year, 15 camps and organizations...Read more

Long Islander Wins the Katherine Willette Leadership Scholarship

Mar,10,2010
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In 2009, World TeamTennis started a new scholarship program to recognize Katherine Willette, who has helped run the WTT Junior Nationals Tournament in San Diego for over 14 years. The scholarship annually awards $300 to one male and one female attendee of WTT Junior Nationals. Winners are chosen...Read more

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