Safina stops by MatchPoint NYC Former world number one Dinara Safina of Russia (pictured right) stopped by MatchPoint NYC in Brooklyn recently to hit with featured coach and former Grand Slam Doubles Champion Alona Bonarenko from the Ukraine. CourtSense tournament team continues to roll The tournament team…
The New York tennis landscape is always growing and evolving. There are a myriad of options, both indoors and outdoors, for local tennis players to choose from. So how does a successful tennis entity separate itself? How does a successful club increase its player base and continue to grow? New York Tennis Magazine recently…
Credit all photos to St. John's University Athletics The St. John’s men’s tennis team hopes its historic season will continue when it battles with the Bulls of South Florida on Saturday morning at Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Florida. The Red Storm is making its third-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament…
The PSAL held its seeding meeting for the New York City boys tennis playoffs on Thursday night, putting together the brackets for both the "A" and "B" Division playoffs that get underway later this afternoon. Below are the brackets for both divisions: New York City "A" Division 1) Brooklyn Technical 2) Beacon…
Gigi Fernandez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and began playing the sport of tennis at an early age. Her hard work and talent led her to the University of Clemson, eventually becoming the first female athlete from Puerto Rico to turn professional. She became one of the greatest doubles players of all-time, winning…
Photo Credit: Lee Seidner Serena Williams advanced to the Internazionali BNL d’Italia quarterfinals on Thursday, defeating fellow American Christina McHale 7-6(7), 6-1. The world number one fell behind a break in the first set in this one, as McHale broke for a 3-2 lead. McHale would have a chance to serve out the set at…
The Francis Lewis Patriots won its third straight contest on Wednesday afternoon, downing Cardozo 3-2 in a battle of the second and third place teams in New York City’s Queens A division. Cardozo’s top two singles players were able to continue their outstanding play, as Kai Yuminaga beat Jeremy Breland 10-5 at first singles and…
I called a parent today to inform him that his child didn't fit into an Orange Ball Class and would be a better fit for a Red 3 Class. Luckily for me, the parent seemed open-minded to the idea, but felt it would be hard to explain to his child the "demotion" from Orange Ball…
The Brooklyn Technical Engineers improved to 11-0 on the season on Tuesday afternoon, moving past Midwood 5-0 in a Brooklyn “A” Division showdown. Senior Philip Raytburg improved to 7-3 in singles on the year, defeating Midwood’s Jonathan Glinsky 8-0 in the top singles flight. Bojidar Todorov followed up that win with a 8-1 triumph over…
CBS Sports Radio host and Gracie Award winner Amy Lawrence will serve as the “Voice of the New York Empire” for the squad’s upcoming inaugural Mylan World TeamTennis (WTT) season, July 31 through Aug.12 at historic Forest Hills Stadium at The West Side Tennis Club. The host of the popular overnight radio program “After Hours With Amy Lawrence,” heard…