Most New York tennis players are familiar with the two most popular tennis-teaching organizations: The PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) and the USPTA (Professional Tennis Association). They both offer workshops and testing to become certified tennis teachers. Each organization has about 15,000 members. Does one need this certification to be a good tennis instructor? Not necessarily….
I’ve seen it time and again. Players working on their open-stance forehand with their bent elbows and breaking wrists trying to hit the ball like Rafael Nadal. I get it, just like you, I’ve dreamt of hitting just one forehand as big as Rafa’s … and yet it’s never happened. But why? We both live…
Oracle Corp., in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), announced it is strengthening its ongoing commitment to collegiate tennis with the creation of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships at Indian Wells. “Oracle is committed to tennis, both at the professional and collegiate level,’’ said Oracle CEO Mark Hurd. “While the top professionals get well-deserved…
Susan Wagner advanced to the second round of the PSAL “A” Division playoffs with a 5-0 win over fellow Staten Island-foe Curtis on Tuesday afternoon. Shawn Jackson notched a 10-3 win over Matthew Chakwin in the first singles spot while Aaron Jackson won 10-1 over Mark Lewis at second singles to anchor the Falcons victory….
With two new stadium courts seating more than 800 at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) will welcome fans and supporters with free admission to the Mayor's Cup All-Scholastic Tennis Championships from June 1-11. "The Mayor's Cup is the largest interscholastic tennis tournament in the nation," said…
The Federation Francaise Tennis (FFT) announced the wild cards for the 2017 French Open live on Facebook on Tuesday, and one big name was left off of that list. Two-time champion Maria Sharapova was not granted a wild card by the FFT. Sharapova is making her way back to the tour after serving a suspension…
Roger Federer announced on Monday that he will be skipping this year’s French Open in order to better prepare himself for the grass and hard court seasons. The 18-time Grand Slam champion and this year’s Australian Open champion posted the message on his website: Federer has…
Rafael Nadal has certainly been living up to “King of Clay” nickname thus far in 2017, adding to his trophy collection on Sunday with a 7-6(8), 6-4 win over Austria’s Dominic Thiem to win the Mutua Madrid Open for the fifth time in his career. “Today is a day to be satisfied, to be happy…
St. John’s Roberto Livi, Alan Nunez Aguilera, Jessica Livianu and Anna Morozova were named to All-BIG EAST teams on Friday. St. John’s senior Roberto Livi wrapped up a memorable Red Storm career with his fourth-straight selection to the All-BIG EAST Team while sophomore Alan Nunez Aguilera joined Livi on the All-Conference squad, which is voted on by the coaches,…
Queens College head women's tennis coach Alan Nagel and men's and women's assistant coach Fabio Minami have been honored with regional awards from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Nagel was named Wilson/ITA East Region Coach of the Year, while Minami earned East Region ITA Assistant Coach of the Year for both men and women. This past fall, Nagel won…