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…
Atlas Tennis www.atlas.tennis Director Ben Shapiro – ben@atlas.tennis (914) 462-6406 Atlas Tennis creates trips to Europe for teenage tennis players ages 13-18 to experience what it’s like to be a touring pro—training, competing in tournaments, and being immersed in different cultures every week. Our 2-3 week summer trips originate in New York and…
There’s nothing quite like winning when you are the underdogs. That’s exactly how the team out of the USTA Eastern section representing Point Set Indoor Racquet Club felt when it headed southwest to compete in the USTA National Championships at the end of last year. Captained by Laura Crain and Cristina Handal, the team began…
One of the things we love about tennis is the unbridled joy it provides us. For many, being on the tennis court creates some of the most precious and prized memories, and it helps us find confidence in ourselves. For Dustin Shmuely, he found his tennis passion right from when he first began playing, and…
Running a tennis club or facility can be a difficult business endeavor, and it takes a lot of work and effort to be able to create a sustainable business that lasts generations. All of that is what makes what Eastern Athletic Clubs has done that much more impressive. One of the longest standing tennis clubs…