Junior Tennis

Long Island competitors had a tough day on Sunday, as the Easter Bowl got underway in California. The lone local winner on Sunday was Brendan Volk of Dix Hills, N.Y. Brendan defeated Jake Jacoby of Little Rock, Ark. in a tough three set match, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3. Other local players put up great efforts in…

In the Boys 16s finals of the USTA International Spring Championships, 14th-seeded Noah Rubin of Merrick, N.Y., overcame a 4-1 deficit in the third-set tiebreaker to prevail, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5), over sixth-seeded Nikko Madregallejo of nearby Duarte, Calif. "When I got behind, all I kept thinking was that I’ve been out here way to…

Last weekend, Long Island Tennis Magzine was on hand at the Long Beach Tennis Center for their very well run Level 1 USTA Spring Challenger. Congratulations to Long Island Region singles winners: Nicholle Torres (Girls 18s), Gabriella Leon (Girls 16s) and Zachary Lessen (Boys 16s).            Links to the complete draws and photos of…

Merrick, N.Y.’s Noah Rubin defeated Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 6-4, 6-4, at the USTA International Spring Championships in at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to advance to the semifinals at the event. The number 14-seed Rubin will next face Ciro Riccardi of Los Angeles, Calif. In the Boys 18s, the…

USTA Player Development has announced that the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, one of the most prestigious international junior events in the U.S., will return this year to its clay court roots for the first time since 1998. The Orange Bowl will move to the Frank Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, Fla., after spending the…

On Day Two of the USTA International Spring Championships in at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Merrick, N.Y.’s Noah Rubin advanced in the prestigious tournament with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Logan Smith of Carlsbad, Calif. Rubin was fresh off his 6-3, 6-1 win over Japan’s Kentaro Mizushima. Another local playing in…

At the 7th Annual USTA International Spring Championships, held at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Long Island representatives saw mixed results in day one of the action. On the boy’s side, Noah Rubin from Merrick, N.Y. def. Kentaro Mizushima from Japan, 6-3, 6-1. On the girl’s side, it was Samantha Crawford…

The USTA has announced that registration will close next week for the first two 2011 U.S. Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments held in the USTA Southwest and USTA Eastern sections. The registration deadline for the USTA Southwest tournament, held in Scottsdale, Ariz., April 14-17, is Monday, April 4. The registration deadline for the USTA…