The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its end of the year honors on Monday, and St. John’s men’s tennis head coach Eric Rebhuhn and Columbia women’s tennis head coach Ilene Weintraub were both named Coaches of the Year for the Northeast Region. Rebhuhn led St. John’s to an historic season. The Red Storm have 21 victories…
In a matchup between the two top teams in Staten Island’s “A” Division, McKee/Staten Island Tech defeated Tottenville 3-2 to improve to 9-0 on the season. It was the doubles tandems for SI Tech that led the way on Monday afternoon. Tottenville would win the first two singles flights, as Philip Belmatch edged Christopher Kolesnik…
Twenty-year-old Taylor Townsend of Atlanta, will make her third consecutive appearance in the main draw of the French Open after winning 2016 USTA Pro Circuit Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.Townsend reached the final of the $75,000 Revolution Technologies Pro Tennis Classic in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., today, giving her at least 150 points in the wild…
The USTA has announced that eight top junior girls qualified for the 2016 Team USA National Junior Team, a training program designed to give a collection of America’s best young players, born in either 2000 or 2001, opportunities to train together during the summer and travel to play against top junior competition from around the…
Photo Credit: Calvin Rhoden World number three Andy Murray announced on Monday that he is splitting from coach Amelia Mauresmo, ending the pair’s two-year run as coach and player. “I’ve learned a lot from Amelie over the last two years, both on and off the court. She’s been a calming influence in the team…
The Queens College women’s tennis team finished its season on Sunday afternoon, falling to Concordia 5-4 in the NCAA Division II East Region #2 final. Making its 16th straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, the Knights got off to a good start thanks to its doubles play. Cami Abdallah and Angelika Sobiecka rolled past Constanza…
Having coached high school tennis for 24 years and having been a USPTA professional for 41 years, I’ve heard the term “mental toughness” thrown around repeatedly. What exactly is mental toughness? How can you recognize it? Is it something that can be learned? Can you teach it? Let me share what I have learned in…
The defending champions of the San Marco Tournament, Trinity, made its way back into the tournament’s final earlier this week by defeating Horace Greeley 4-2 on Greeley’s home courts. The match was originally supposed to be played at Harrison High School, where the rest of the tournament had been played, but a problem with the…
Students from across New York City will compete in New York Junior Tennis & Learning’s 28th Annual Mayors Cup All-Scholastic Tennis Championships – the premier event for scholastic tennis players in the city – from June 4-12. For more than 40 years, NYJTL has provided year-round activities and tennis instruction to promote academic enrichment, giving students and their families educational…
The Mutua Madrid Open defending champion Andy Murray made his way back into the tournament’s quarterfinals, moving past Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday. Murray needed just one hour and 40 minutes to move past Simon, never facing a break point and converting on three of his chances on Simon’s serve to cruise into…