For as long as he can remember, Brooklyn’s Tyler Korobov has been playing tennis, getting his start playing the sport when he was around six- or seven-years-old on the public tennis courts of Manhattan Beach. “I started at a really young age, and we would just go to the courts and hit around,” Korobov said….
As we shut down a glorious summer of tennis and look forward to a great fall going into winter, I am just floored by the work done on the pro tour by the veterans who continue to amaze. When I played on the pro tour, players in their 30s were a rarity. Johnny Mac, Jimmy…
The Lady Judges of Cardozo won its first match of the season on Friday afternoon, downing Bayside 3-2. Katherine Kachkarov led the way for Cardozo with a 10-0 win over Jennifer Yoo at first singles, while Emily Moczulski defeated Cosette Futoran by the same score at second singles to give Cardozo the edge. Cardozo’s third…
I started playing tennis when I was 10-years-old. My brother Paul and I would go with our parents to the park in Sag Harbor and eventually, we decided to go out and try to hit some balls. We pretty much picked it up right away and became regular hitting partners for the next 20…
Last Friday, the Queens College men’s tennis team once again had the amazing opportunity of helping the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Foundation “Serving up Dreams” with its annual fundraiser at the US Open Tennis Championships. Photo courtesy of QueensKnights.com. During the event, donors get to compete with past tennis champions. It is an experience of a…
New Jersey native and defending champion Christina McHale advanced to the semifinals of the Tokyo Open on Friday, downing third-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-4, 6-1. McHale converted on five of six break point chances and won 71 percent of the points on her serve to win the straight-sets match in one hour and six…
I don't travel to tournaments as much as I used to earlier in my career, but I decided to journey with a terrific student to Virginia Beach to the Girls’ 16 Clay Court Super Nationals this past July. I was expecting the worst, but was pleasantly surprised at the performances of these top girls. Here…
The St. John’s women’s tennis team will stay local and head to Manhattan this weekend as it is one of six programs taking part in the Columbia Invitational at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center. The Columbia Invitational is comprised of six competing teams: Columbia, Hofstra, Boston University, University of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and St. John’s. Action…
McKee/Staten Island Tech improved to 2-0 on the young season on Wednesday afternoon, beating Tottenville 5-0 in a PSAL League A4 matchup. The Seagulls of Staten Island Tech were led by its top singles player, Miriam Aziz, who beat Paulina Daugis 10-5. Danielle Kezeli won her second singles match 10-1 over Maxine Mechtovich while Julia…
Below are some fun facts from the 2017 U.S. Open, per USTA: American Players ►Four American women reached the singles semifinals at the US Open for the first time since 1981. First-time US Open champion Sloane Stephens, first-time US Open finalist Madison Keys and first-time US Open semifinalist CoCo Vandeweghe joined two-time US Open champion Venus Williams in the semifinals. ►Eighty five…