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…
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…