Just one spot remains in the singles field at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as Marin Cilic became the seventh player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, set for Nov. 13-20 at The O2 in London. Cilic secured his spot with a third-round win over David Goffin on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Masters…
World number one Novak Djokovic began his quest for a fourth straight title at the BNP Paribas Masters 1000 in Paris, knocking off Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-3, 6-4 to book his spot in the Round of 16. Djokovic was routine against Muller, breaking him once in each set and saving the only break point…
For the first time in history, the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) had representatives compete in the New York State Federation Tournament, where the winners of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) and New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) tournaments faced off against the PSAL champions. The PSAL doubles champions Sofie…
Photo courtesy of Damion Reid and PSAL Cardozo’s Daniela Hernandez captured the PSAL Individual Singles title, coming back from a set down to defeat Beacon’s Kyra Bergman 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final. Hernandez, just a freshman, posted a dominant run through the singles draw, beginning with a 10-0 win over Emmanuella Nortey of Seward…
The Lab Museum United girls’ tennis team captured the New York City PSAL “B” Division championship over the weekend, beating Long Island City 4-1 in the city final. Long Island City would take the first singles match as Diwa Rana came back from a set down to beat Alexis Wiseman 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, but Lab…
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will serve as host to the closing event of the college tennis fall season, as the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships get underway Thursday morning in Flushing, New York. The USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which runs Nov. 3-6, is the fourth national championship of the 2016-17…
Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova won the biggest title of her career on Sunday, downing world number one Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals in Singapore. “This is the biggest moment of my career,” the 27-year old said afterwards. “It’s hard to describe in words. I have to congratulate Angelique Kerber, you are an…
Photo courtest of Baruch Athletics The Baruch Bearcats women’s tennis team captured its second straight City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) title, beating Lehman College 5-2 on a cold Friday afternoon at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The clinching victory came off the racquet of Isabel Arias at second singles,…
USTA Eastern will host its 30th Annual College Showcase Day on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y. for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, along with college coaches. College Showcase Day provides students with the opportunity to meet college tennis coaches, collect recruiting information and learn about the…
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska continued her domination over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, beating the U.S. Open finalist 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Singapore. Radwanska, last year’s champion in Singapore, has now won all seven meetings against Pliskova in straight sets, winning all 14 sets against the big-serving Czech…