Top-seeded and number one-ranked Alexander Zverev of Germany overcame 15-year-old American Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 6-3, 6-0, to win the 2014 Australian Open Boys Singles Title in Melbourne. The second seeded Kozlov advanced to his first Grand Slam junior singles final and became the first American boy to reach the singles final at a junior Grand Slam…
As a way to say “thank you” to loyal readers, Long Island Tennis Magazine and the John McEnroe Tennis Annex at Sportime Bethpage are excited to announce a special contest that will allow two lucky winners, one boy and one girl, to elevate their tennis game during the 2014 indoor season. Entry is free and…
The 1970s tennis boom has diminished Thirty-eight years ago, Jim Donnelly opened Grand Slam Tennis. During that time, the amount of people playing tennis was fierce. The tennis clubs on Long Island were competing with one another to keep their players and help grow the game. Today, however, tennis needs a jump-start to re-invigorate the…
It was a celebration that fit the achievement. Francis Tiafoe slammed his racket down and shouted up to the sky in elation. The 15-year-old Tiafoe won the Boys 18s Singles Title at the 2013 Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships on Sunday, becoming the youngest player to win the title in the tournament’s 67 years. Tiafoe defeated Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 7-6(3), 0-6,…
Day two of the 2013 Metropolia Junior Orange Bowl Championships saw the second round draw on both the boys’ and girls’ side completed. In the boys’ draw, U.S. players Henrik Wiersholm and Stefan Kozlov, who are doubles partners and neighbors at the USTA’s training facility in Boca Raton, Fla., both scored wins. Wiersholm (16) beat Fajing…
The 67th Annual Metropolia Orange Bowl Junior Tennis Championships has been a fixture of the year-end junior tennis calendar since 1947 and this year’s event promises to add to its illustrious history. On the boy's side of the draw, top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany got his title campaign off to the ideal start when he overcame a…
A world class field will assemble at the Frank Veltri Tennis Centre in Coral Gables, Fla. from Dec. 14-23 for the 67th edition of the Orange Bowl. Many of the game’s current stars are past Orange Bowl champions, including Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Caroline Wozniacki, and some of the best junior players in the world will be hoping…
Long Island's Noah Rubin received a wild card into The Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger, a tournament featuring top Americans like Rajeev Ram, Donald Young, and Tim Smyczek. Noah’s first round match was against one of the hottest players on the Challenger circuit, Canadian Peter Polansky. Polansky, 165th in the world ATP rankings, is playing the best…
Long Islanders Luke Louchheim and Alexander Karman were among the four boys and four girls chosen to represent the USTA Eastern Section at its Annual “Capital Clash” 10-and-under round robin tournament held over the weekend of Oct. 19-20 at the USTA Regional Training Center in College Park, Md. Teams from five USTA Sections participated in the…
Lamar Remy is a top-ranked junior tennis player who grew up in Roslyn, N.Y., and at the age of 13, made his way down to Bradenton, Fla. to attend the IMG Academy. Soon after taking up tennis at the age of six, along with basketball, baseball, golf and swimming, he knew he would have to…