False imprisonment. It’s something that no one should ever have to go through. But if you grew up with an older brother, you’ve probably experienced it once or twice. John Isner certainly has. When he was seven or eight years old, his oldest brother Nathan took a bicycle lock, shoved his head through it,…
The annual USTA Eastern College Showcase Day returns this year, and is slated for Sunday, November 4 at the Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. The 32nd installment of the event will once again provide high school sophomores, juniors and seniors the opportunity to meet experts and learn more about the collegiate process,…
I have many players who come to me from New York and around the country who have been taught to attack the net relentlessly, but often without much forethought or caution. They may not make good decisions about when to attack the net, and they often harbor misconceptions about the smartest strategies to move…
Check out the results from New York City on Monday, via PSAL: ►Bard 5, Benjamin Banneker 0 ►Beacon 5, Stuyvesant 0 ►Hunter 4, High School American Studies 0 ►Christopher Columbus 3, Adlai Stevenson 2 ►Eleanor Roosevelt 4, Bronx Science 0 ►Fort Hamilton 5, High School Art & Technology 0 ►John Dewey 4, Franklin D….
The United States was within one set of reach the Davis Cup Final on Sunday, but it was not to be as Borna Coric rallied to beat Frances Tiafoe 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-7(11), 6-1, 6-3 in the fifth rubber on Sunday. Having dropped the semifinal’s first two matches on Friday, the United States faced an…
St. John’s junior Jessica Livianu captured the singles title at the Columbia Invitational for the second straight year this past weekend. Livianu won all three of her matches in the Brooklyn Singles Draw, never dropping a set in her three wins over Hofstra’s Michal Kaplan in the quarterfinals, Columbia’s Melissa Sakar in the semifinals…
When he was five years old, Nicholas Steiglehner picked up a racket for the first time, hitting around a few nerf balls before advancing to regular tennis balls. “My dad introduced me to tennis. He taught me the basics at a young age and still helps coach me today,” said Steiglehner. “He’s a great…
Results from the weekend action of high school tennis in New York City, via PSAL: ►Lab Museum 5, Philip Randolph 0 ►Louis Brandeis 5, Seward Park 0 ►Hunter 4, Stuyvesant 0 ►Beacon 5, Eleanor Roosevelt 0 ►Bronx Science 5, High School American Studies 0 ►The Scholars Academy 4, Martin Van Buren 1 ►Maspeth 5,…
Growing up, Lisa Dodson was always a big-time athlete. A four-sport athlete in high school, and the only person ever to be named All-County in four sports in Westchester County, Dodson went on to play basketball and tennis at the University of North Carolina. She was a walk-on for the Tar Heels Tennis team,…
Tottenville edged New Dorp 3-2 in a PSAL League A4 matchup on Thursday afternoon. New Dorp would have success in singles, as Maxeen Schvarser and Nicole Korsunskiy won at first and second singles, respectively. But Nicole Kitchens won at third singles for Tottenville, and the Pirates would pick up victories in both the first…