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…
The rubber match between the United States and Croatia got underway in Zader on Friday, with Croatia winning the first two rubbers to open up a 2-0 advantage in the Davis Cup World Cup Semifinals. In the first rubber, Borna Coric defeated Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 in two hours and 24 minutes. Coric it…
The New York Open and its ownership, GF Sports, have unveiled a new event promotional platform this summer called “The Skills Challenge.” The multi-purpose content and event platform is tennis’ version of a grassroots skills competition that has been produced in conjunction with many of the major sports leagues. Similar to the NFL’s “Punt,…
Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning 1720 Crotona Avenue • Bronx, N.Y. (718) 247-7420 CaryLeedsTennis.org CaryLeedsInfo@NYJTL.org The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning houses a two-story, 12,000-square foot clubhouse, educational spaces, and access to 20 courts (10 bubbled for winter/indoor use) and two stadium courts that seat up to 800 spectators. Seven-time Grand…
Beacon improved to 2-0 on the young season, defeating Hunter 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The victory was led by the three singles players for Beacon who all won their respective matches. Sofia Iantosca beat Maria Tollock 8-0 at first singles to lead the way. Below are the rest of the scores from across New…
They say New York is a melting pot. When you are here, you will be surrounded by various types of people and different cultures, all of which merge to create one of the most diverse cities in the world. If you head east from NYC and towards the Hamptons, you will find a tennis…
Choking is one of the biggest fears of many athletes in competitive sports, and it is caused by thinking about the outcome, rather than the process. This causes the explicit (controlled) learning system to dictate the player’s actions. When the player first learns to hit a ball, they usually think about the skill in…