It was recently announced that the Israel Tennis Centers has changed its name to the Israel Tennis and Education Centers. The Israel Tennis & Education Centers is celebrating its extraordinary legacy that has taken them from 1 Center in 1976 to 14 and growing strong, while impacting over 500,000 youth in Israel. Over the…
The best season in New York Empire franchise history came to a close this weekend as the defending champion Springfield Lasers defeated the Empire in the World TeamTennis finals. The Lasers completed a final-set rally to edge the New York Empire presented by Citi, 20-19, in the 44th World TeamTennis championship match before an…
Tennis stars John McEnroe and Patrick McEnroe will be joined by other greats of the sport including Kim Clijsters at the 5th Annual Johnny Mac Tennis Project’s Pro-Am in the Hamptons on Saturday, August 24. This event raises funds for John McEnroe’s nonprofit Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP), which changes young lives by removing the economic…
Professional women’s tennis arrives in the Bronx this month as the NYJTL Bronx Open makes its debut at The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, and will run from Friday, August 16 through Saturday, August 24. The player field for the main draw is out, and some of the top players from the…
World TeamTennis’ 44th season has been whittled down to four semifinalists competing in the 2019 WTT Playoffs, held for the first time in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena with the semifinals taking place on Friday, with the WTT Final to follow on Saturday. The teams vying to hoist the King Trophy – the iconic…
The New York Empire presented by Citi are headed to the World TeamTennis Playoffs for the first time in franchise history. On the final day of the regular season, the visiting Empire edged the Philadelphia Freedoms in dramatic fashion Wednesday night, 21-16, at Hagan Arena at Saint Joseph’s University, thanks to the late addition…
With 25 teams competing in nine different leagues at my local club, it seems like there is always a match to play. Playing in a game to prepare for a match and then playing in a match may improve your match play, but it is a difficult scenario to add new shots to your…
The New York Empire presented by Citi faces a must-win scenario on Wednesday, July 31 and playoff uncertainty after falling to the first-place Philadelphia Freedoms tonight at Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in The Bronx, 25-15. The Empire move to 7-6 while Philadelphia improves to 11-2 on the season. The Empire travel…
The underhand serve, if executed properly, will get people out of their seats, up off the couch, and add tremendous excitement to the sport of tennis. Like the behind the back pass in hockey, or the alley-oop dunk in basketball, the scissor kick over the shoulder in soccer, these are exciting plays in the…
The New York Empire presented by Citi moved one step closer to a World TeamTennis playoff berth with a clutch 22-19 victory over the Springfield (Mo.) Lasers on Monday night at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in The Bronx. With the win, the Empire moves into a three-way tie for second…