In a contentious and emotional Long Island Division II Championship, Friends Academy and The Ross School left it all out on the courts of Smithtown East High School on Tuesday afternoon. When it was all said and done, it was the Quakers of Friends Academy who walked away victorious to capture its second consecutive LI…
For the fourth year in a row, the title of Suffolk County Boys Tennis Champions belongs to Commack. On Monday morning, Commack battled past Ward Melville 4-3 in a thrilling county championship at Long Island Health & Racquet Club in East Setauket. The match was broken down to one team dominating the singles flights as…
With spring, it’s time for the clay court season on the ATP and WTA Tours, which is highlighted by the signature red clay of Roland Garros and the year’s second major: the French Open. A year ago, Novak Djokovic was the men’s singles champion and hoisted the fourth French Open title of his career to…
A tennis court is 78 feet long and 36 feet wide, but for many people, it represents something much larger than that. For Mitch Hassenbein, it’s the place he feels most comfortable. Mitch’s son Drew was one of the best players in the United States, a top-ranked junior amongst his peers and a star player…
On Monday afternoon at Smithtown East High School, Ross School’s Eduardo Menezes captured the Suffolk County Singles Title. Menezes defeated Bryan Volk of Half Hollow Hills West 6-4, 6-2 in the championship to claim the title. “I am very happy with my performance this weekend. I was able to really apply the way that I…
They had been there before. A year ago, Syosset’s Devan Melandro & Nikhil Shah came back from a set down to win the Nassau County Doubles Championship. So, when the duo found themselves in the same position on Sunday, there was no panic. “We told ourselves we could do it, we did it last year,”…
When Samarth Deepudass made the decision to play high school tennis, he did so with the distinct goal of winning a county title. Deepudass joined the Herricks team as a sophomore last year and returned this spring for his junior season, and complied a great season which earned him the second-seed in this past weekend’s…
Special Olympic athletes along with autistic and other special needs individuals were treated to a free clinic at Bethpage Park Tennis Center. The event was run by Long Island Tennis Magazine’s (LITM) event staff, as well as additional staff from the Special Olympics and Bethpage Park Tennis Center, in what was a collaborative effort between…
With the outdoor season here, its time for local tennis clubs, country clubs and those with private courts to prepare their courts for the summer months. Long Island Tennis Magazine has chosen its top companies to help you with all of your court building and supply needs. CaliClay Systems info@caliclay.net caliclay.net (805) 698-9830 THE CALICLAY…
In the now-canceled Netflix series, ‘Break Point’, tennis fans were granted unique access to what life on the professional tennis tours is like through behind-the- scenes footage, interviews and more. In those looks into the lives of some of the sport’s best, many of the players were about the struggles they faced, and the aspects…