Unseeded 15-year-old wild card Tornado Alicia Black of Boca Raton, Fla. became the third straight American to reach the U.S. Open girls singles final and the fourth in the past six years, following her 7-5, 6-3, victory over the seventh-seeded Antonia Lottner of Germany in Saturday’s semifinals. The previous three–Samantha Crawford (2012), Grace Min (2011)…
Marking the one-year anniversary of the USTA’s public commitment to help shine a spotlight on the crisis of physical inactivity among America’s youth by aligning with A Partnership for a Healthier America, tennis’ governing body, the USTA, held a press event and youth tennis exhibition on Sept. 1 to show that an early positive experience…
Louisa Chirico from Harrison, N.Y. took the court twice on Tuesday at the U.S. Open, playing in both the Girls Junior Singles and Doubles Tournaments. In her first round singles match, Louisa, seeded 10th in the tournament, took on Viktoriya Lushkov. Louisa took control of the match early and never gave up control, winning in straight…
As Rockville Centre, N.Y.’s Noah Rubin stepped on Court 4 today for his first round match in the U.S. Open Junior Tournament, the theme from his team was to stay calm and play his game. Noah did just that in winning his first round match 6-3, 6-0 against Germany’s Hannes Wagner. Noah played well throughout and remained…
With the sun shining over New York on a beautiful summer day, the world’s premier tennis tournament got underway at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday during opening round action at the 2013 U.S. Open Main Draw Qualifiers. While some of the sports top stars, including Andy Murray, Stanislas Wawrinka, Roger Federer…
Bethpage Park Tennis Center hosted a non-sanctioned, two-day round-robin match format event conceived and organized by Bethpage Park Tennis Center Owner Steve Kaplan, with help from Hannah Camhi, Vivian Chang and Jenny Kellner, to provide singles and doubles match play opportunities for top New York area college players, as well as up and coming seniors….
Top-seeded Sachia Vickery beat second-seeded Alexandra Kiick 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 to win the USTA Girls 18s National Championship at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif. With the win, Vickery earned a wild card entry into the women’s singles main draw at the 2013 U.S. Open. The 18-year-old Vickery, from Miramar, Fla., is currently ranked 230th…
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Long Island native Noah Rubin took one step closer to a automatic wild card into the main draw at the 2013 U.S. Open with a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory in a match at the USTA Boys 18s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. that started yesterday and ended today due to a weather delay. In this Round…
Twenty-three juniors from the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) have made their way across country to compete in the August 2013 USTA Nationals. The country’s best juniors are competing in the following cities: Kalamazoo, Mich. (Boys 16-18); San Diego, Calif. (Girls 16-18); San Antonio, Texas (Boys 14); Peachtree City, Ga. (Girls 14); Little Rock, Ark….