New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) freshman Barbie Quagliardi won both the singles and doubles titles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regionals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center this past weekend. First, the Istanbul, Turkey native teamed up with Diana Baumgartnere to win the doubles title, and then later…
Hofstra head coach Jason Pasion announced the 2018-19 schedules for both the men’s and women’s tennis teams this week. The Men will open up with the annual Hofstra Pride Invitational on September 21-23, while the women will take part in the Stony Brook Classic beginning on Friday, September 7. Click Here to read more…
More than one hundred tennis players entering their sophomore, junior or senior years of high school descended onto Sportime Randall’s Island to be a part of the third annual John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) College Recruiting Combine. The event gives prospects the opportunity to be in front of some of the country’s top college…
Oyster Bay, N.Y.’s Courtney Kowalsky was among four Brown women’s tennis student-athletes who earned Second Team All-Ivy honors. Joining Kowalsky as Second Team All-Ivy selections include Seniors Maddie Stearns from Short Hills, N.J.; Alyza Benotto from Los Angeles; and Devon Jack from San Marino, Calif. Kowalsky registered 12 wins in doubles and went 4-2 in…
Coming back from our first men’s tennis match with a win in tow in the van back to Oneonta, N.Y., with the players asleep in the back, is some of the best time for me to gather my thoughts. I comprised our efforts and appreciated their win almost as much as they did. I…
Sportime Randall’s Island and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) will be hosting the 3rd Annual JMTA College Recruiting Combine from Saturday, June 23 through Sunday, June 24. Long Island Tennis Magazine sat down with Jay Harris, the combine’s Director and the Director of Tennis at Sportime Roslyn, to learn more about the event, how it started and why it is…
The Queens College men’s tennis team captured the East Coast Conference (ECC) championship for the second straight year by defeated the New York Institute of Technology this past weekend. The Knights got off to a fast start by winning the three doubles flights, led by Gabriel Mendez and Lucas Martinez win at first doubles. Soon after,…
The St. John’s women’s tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a 4-0 victory over Stony Brook on Wednesday afternoon. The Red Storm dropped just one match on the afternoon, at second doubles, but would win first and third doubles to secure the doubles point. In singles play, Olaya Inclan Solis, Kajsa Stegrell…
The NYIT men’s tennis team checked in at No. 1 in the latest NCAA East Region Division II rankings. At 6-0 overall and 1-0 in East Coast Conference (ECC), the Bears are ranked 37th nationally. NYIT will hit the road for three matches this weekend against ECC opponents Robert Wesleyan, Daemen and Le Moyne….
Over the past six years, I have lived a charmed life, taking over the Division III tennis program at Oneonta State in both the men’s and women’s programs, along with coaching several national teams. I get to be around college students who are energetic, entertaining and part of a program supported by an administration…