Long Island High School Tennis Results from Monday, March 15: Hewlett 4, Port Washington 3 The third doubles team of Rachel Halpert and Rachel Kouderer won 7-5, 6-3 over Phoebe Levitsky & Grace Ain to clinch Hewlett’s win. Great Neck South 6, Garden City 1 Samantha Zeltzer of Great Neck South won 10-2 at…
Below are results from Friday’s matches on Long Island: South Side 5, Bellmore JFK 2 Lauren Zola and Meghan Sherlock both won in straight sets at first and second singles, respectively, for South Side. North Shore 5, Great Neck South 2 Erica Jud came back to win 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 at third singles to…
This fall, Rachel Arbitman will begin the next stage of her tennis career as she heads to Cambridge, Mass. to join Harvard University after a stellar junior career. “Since joining us at JMTA, Rachel quickly emerged as a leader both on and off the court,” said Greg Lumpkin, JMTA Long Island’s Associate Director. “Rachel…
This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine. Click Here to see the full digital edition. If there is one thing we all learned in 2020 it’s that circumstances can change week-by-week, day-by-day and even hour-by-hour. The COVID-19 pandemic left all of us with a feeling of uncertainty,…
Following a vote on Wednesday morning, Nassau County has decided to postpone all sports until 2021. The committee, made up of seven officials from Nassau’s Section VIII, voted unanimously. Suffolk County plans to continue going ahead, but a more concrete decision is expected in the next couple of weeks. More to come…
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) created a COVID-19 Task Force to discuss potential scenarios for the return of sports beginning this fall. The task force released the results of its multiple meetings, laying out the scenarios in order to be prepared for all possibilities. “These proposals should serve as…
Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) announced the new UTR National Championship Series on Monday, revealing more than 70 events throughout the United States for junior, high school and college tennis players. “The UTR National Championship Series gives players the opportunity to compete in safe, high level local tennis events, continue to develop their game, and…
Helping young athletes attend the colleges of their choice, on full tennis scholarships whenever possible, is a primary goal of SPORTIME and of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA). With dozens of JMTA students currently competing at top colleges across the country, the Academy announced the 2020 John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine,…
Each year, Steve Kaplan and the Bethpage Park Tennis & Education Center host a free clinic that brings together high school and middle school coaches from the Long Island and New York communities. This year, two more clinics were added to the event, which took place just days before the New York Tennis Expo…
Next week, Bethpage Park Tennis Center will host back-to-back tennis clinics, both of which will be free of charge. First, the club will host an IMG Academy Clinic featuring Nick Bollettieri on Friday, February 7 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. In addition to Bollettieri, the clinic will also feature representatives from IMG Academy, who…