As it does every year, the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning hosted the annual NYJTL Mayor Dinkins Cup this past spring. The event is the largest free junior interscholastic tennis competition in the entire country, and features players from all across New York City representing public, parochial and private schools competing across several…
Later this year, Jewish athletes from around the world will head to London to compete in the 2024 European Maccabi Youth Games. The Games run from July 28 through August 6, where players from the United States compete alongside Jewish athletes from North America, Central America, South America, Israel and other countries throughout the Diaspora….
The Columbia men’s tennis team earned host privileges and will welcome Florida, Middle Tennessee State and Miami (FL) to the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center for the ITA Kickoff Weekend in January 2025. Columbia secured the No. 8 seed in the field to earn hosting rights after advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals for…
I just boarded my flight from Fort Myers, Florida back to my home in Tucson, Arizona. My mom lives in Naples and we try to get together every two or three months. My stay was short (only four days) but we were able to fit in three sessions of tennis. At 88, she is truly…
The 2024 French Open came to a close this weekend in Paris, and on both the men’s side we had a first-time champion while on the women’s side, one player continued her dominance on the red clay. Iga Swiatek continued her Roland Garros reign, completing a dominant fortnight was a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italy’s…
Leon Goldstein captured the 2024 PSAL 1A Championship on Thursday as the Dolphins edged High School of American Studies at Lehman College 3-2 at Queens College. “To be city champions means a lot because the players really pushed themselves hard this season and to see all that pay off with a championship is amazing,” said…
With May being National Tennis Month, the Adult League season in the Metro Region is heating up. As the winter leagues come to an end and our Spring/Summer leagues kicking off, our players are fully engaged in league play. The Mixed Doubles Regionals were played in early May, and the winners competed at the Sectional…
There is a new champion in PSAL’s 2A Division, and the title belongs to Bronx Science. The Wolverines dethroned two-time defending champion Hunter inside the bubble at Queens College on Friday afternoon, edging the Hawks 3-2. “I’m just really happy. I’m extremely proud of everyone, and we stand out as the best team in PSAL,”…
With spring, it’s time for the clay court season on the ATP and WTA Tours, which is highlighted by the signature red clay of Roland Garros and the year’s second major: the French Open. A year ago, Novak Djokovic was the men’s singles champion and hoisted the fourth French Open title of his career to…
Winning Pretty is a new tennis technique book by Chris Lewit, author of the best-selling book The Secrets of Spanish Tennis. Winning Pretty is an expert’s guide to modern, world-class tennis technique and features cutting edge biomechanics, evidence-based technique analysis, diagrams and models, and many excellent technique drills for building beautiful, elastic technique. The book…