College Tennis

Last week, Northport native and current Ohio State freshman Cannon Kingsley was named the UTR/ITA National Player of the Week . Kingsley, a former Suffolk County singles champion, helped lead his Buckeyes past Arizona State as he won his doubles match, and defeated Andrea Bolla in singles. He...Read more

On Tuesday evening, Hofstra tennis will be on display at the New York Open, as sophomore Shawn Jackson and freshman Ostap Kovalenko prepare to play in the tournament’s main draw. Jackson and Kovalenko earned a wild card into the doubles draw, and are set to play American Tennys Sandgren and Sweden’...Read more

The third installment of the New York Open once again brings professional tennis to Long Island and for Brian Shi, this year’s tournament will certainly be one he will not forget. Shi, a Jericho native and a sophomore at Harvard University, will take to the black courts of NYCB LIVE, home of the...Read more

Beginning this year, Queens College will begin offering a new course designed to increase the quality and quantity of professionals in the tennis industry. The course is the product of a partnership between the USTA-U and CUNY (City University of New York), who are teaming up to provide an...Read more

After serving as the interim coach this past fall, Rebecca Fakas was named the head coach of both the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Adelphi University on Monday. “We are thrilled to welcome Rebecca as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Adelphi,” Adelphi’s Director of Athletics and...Read more

On Sunday, coaches, parents and players from gathered at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y. for the USTA Eastern College Showcase, the 33 rd year of the one-of-a-kind event. “College Showcase Day was huge this year! We had increased attendance from both players and coaches over 2018,” said...Read more

The annual USTA Eastern College Showcase Day returns next Sunday as the 33 rd installment of the event will be held on November 10 at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y. Click Here to read a recap of the 2018 event. The College Showcase Day provides high school sophomores, juniors and seniors...Read more

Sophomore Barbie Quagliardi could not have asked for a better start to her Adelphi career. Quagliardi, who transferred from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Week . She paired with Nicole Kielan, a junior, to win the 2019 ITA Division II...Read more

Just a couple of years ago, Neel Rajesh was one of the top high school players on Long Island. Competing for one of the best high school teams on the Island in the Syosset Braves, he played atop the lineup at first singles and helped lead his team to a both a Nassau County Championship and Long...Read more

Adelphi University named Frank Russo the new head coach of its men’s and women’s tennis teams, with the move taking effect beginning on July 17. “I’m excited to come on and be the head coach of both the men’s and women’s teams here at Adelphi, and lead both programs in the competitive Northeast-10...Read more