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The local tennis community boasts some of the top coaches in the world, and with this wealth of talent available, Long Island Tennis Magazine took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these coaches. These coaches share their thoughts on a wide variety of tennis topics and issues, ranging from junior tennis…
In early November, Huntington 13-year-old Jack Kennedy traveled south to Boca Raton, Florida to compete in the United States playoffs of the prestigious Les Petits As junior tennis tournament. Adjusting to the outdoor conditions and competing against some of the best junior players in the country, Kennedy put together a dominant run. He did…
The fourth Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge of 2021 took place this past Saturday as Sportime Kings Park played host to our Thanksgiving Mixed Doubles tournament. The event featured four divisions of play, with action scattered across the various hard and clay courts of the facility, as players came out to work off that…
One thing that makes a coach’s job easier, in any sport, is having the team’s best player be its hardest worker, and setting the example for the rest of their team. That’s the case for the St. Anthony’s girls tennis team and its star player Nicolina Giannola. The junior is in her second year…
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world at the beginning of last year, Jason Pasion, who at the time was the head coach of the Hofstra men’s and women’s tennis teams, decided to help out. Armed with a medical degree and a desire to contribute, Pasion wanted to do his part. “I remained…
This story first appeared in the November/December 2021 issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine. Click Here to see the complete digital edition As Emma Raducanu fired an ace, her third of the match, past Leylah Fernandez inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on, she dropped her racket and put her hands over her face in disbelief….
The first-ever New York State Team Tennis Championships were held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and the inaugural event did not disappoint. Eight of the best teams, four Large Schools and four Small Schools, in the state gathered in Queens on Friday to compete for the title of state champions….
It has been nearly a decade, but the Syosset Braves are once again Long Island Champions. The girls from Syosset captured their first Island title since 2012 after defeating Half Hollow Hills East 7-0 in the Long Island Large School Championship at Eisenhower Park on Wednesday afternoon. “I’m extremely proud of them for how…
The best high school tennis players from New York gathered at Sportime Schenectady last weekend to compete in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Individual Championships. There were 11 different Sections of the state represented, but it was the two from Long Island, Nassau County (Section VIII) and Suffolk County…