The St. John’s women’s tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a 4-0 victory over Stony Brook on Wednesday afternoon. The Red Storm dropped just one match on the afternoon, at second doubles, but would win first and third doubles to secure the doubles point. In singles play, Olaya Inclan Solis, Kajsa Stegrell…
Below are the scores from across New York City on Wednesday, via PSAL: ►Beacon 5, Eleanor Roosevelt 0 ►Bard 5, Frederick Douglass 0 ►HS Environmental Studies 5, Alfred Smith 0 ►HS American Studies 4, Stuyvesant 1 ►Columbus 5, South Bronx 0 ►Franklin D. Roosevelt 5, Paul Robeson 0 ►Wingate 5, Abraham Lincoln 0 ►Leon Goldstein…
Bard High School Early College remained undefeated in the spring season as it beat the High School for Environmental Studies 4-1 in a Manhattan B6 matchup to improve to 4-0. Oliver Tockman led the way with a 10-1 victory over Luis Liriano at first singles. Nathan Silverstein would win his match at second singles,…
American Steve Johnson defended his title at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston, Texas as he beat compatriot Tennys Sandgren 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-4 to capture the Houston title for the second straight year. “It means a lot [to win] here. This is one of the best tournaments of the year,” said Johnson….
Forest Hills improved to 3-0 on the season this past Friday, defeating Francis Lewis 5-0 in a PSAL Queens A1 matchup. Michael Zlatnik won 10-7 over Waley Chen at first singles, Sabian Kosinov beat Timothy Barefield 10-7 at second singles and Daniel Rusin notched a 10-7 victory over Aaron Wong at third singles. In…
The fourth annual Finance Cup will take place this year on Saturday, June 9 in Paris, France as Team USA once again battles Team Europe in this friendly, yet heated, competition. The teams are comprised primarily of former professional and college tennis players who currently work in the finance world. Team USA has announced…
The U.S. Open announced it will have a 25-second serve clock on all of its courts during the main draw this year. The serve clock is a way for the tournament to enforce time limits between points in order to increase the pace of play. “We would like to keep the pace of play…
As a former professional tennis player and current coach, some of the questions I receive involve developing confidence and being nervous in tournaments. I explain to most parents that their child is nervous in tournaments because they are unsure of what the outcome will be and they are looking into the future when they…
The 2018 New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) Mayor’s Cup will take place from Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 10 at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning. The 30th anniversary of the Mayor’s Cup is the perfect opportunity for New York’s junior tennis players to showcase their on-court talents. There are…
When Catherina Krespi was a little girl, her mother would spend most Saturdays playing tennis. Because she looked up to her mother, she naturally began to take a liking to the sport. “My mom was a really big influence on me,” Catherina said. “I would always ask where she was and she would be…