The Metro Corporate Tennis League, presented by Advantage Tennis Clubs, is a joint initiative of the Metrotennis Community Tennis Association (MCTA) and USTA/Eastern–Metro Region. The League is divided into three levels of play, Intermediate (3.0-3.5), Advanced Intermediate (4.0) and Advanced (4.5+). The Metro Corporate Tennis League also offers an Advanced Beginner Clinic program for…
The New York tennis landscape is always growing and evolving. There are a myriad of options both indoors and outdoors for a local tennis player to choose from. So how does a successful tennis entity separate themselves? How does a successful club increase their player base and continue to grow? New York Tennis Magazine sat…
Boca West Country Club, located in Boca Raton, Fla., is renowned for its first-rate recreational activities. The Country Club's reputation in golf is equaled by its $1.8 million Tennis Center. Fully dedicated to the racquet sport, there is a lighted stadium court and seating for more than 300, plus access for members to U.S. Professional…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki edged Angelique Kerber 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals. Kerber came into this match a winner of three of the last four meetings with Wozniacki, but the Dane came out firing in the opening set. She captured the first set 6-2, but Kerber answered…
Can you remember a time you played effortless tennis? The ball looked as big as a grapefruit, your mind was free of distracting thoughts, your body relaxed, and you seemingly floated from shot to shot. Roger Federer, in his book, Quest for Perfection, described it this way: “At the time … I was in the…
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic got past Camilia Giorgi 7-5, 6-2 in the second-round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday. The second-seed Ivanovic had some trouble with Giorgi in the opening set. The young Italian broke Ivanovic to open up the match, but the Serb responded right back with a break of her own….
Romanian Simona Halep was ousted from the Guangzhou International Women’s Open in China on Thursday, as WTA Rising Star Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic defeated the world number two 6-4, 6-3 to reach the tournament’s semifinals. This match was on pace through the first nine games, but at 5-4 up in the opening set,…
World number two Simona Halep moved into the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou International Women’s Open on Wednesday in China, getting past Timea Babos, 6-4, 6-0. The match was close through the first nine games, with Halep leading 5-4, but the Romanian turned on another gear following that. After closing out the opening set, she won…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, downing rising star Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-2, 6-2 to advance in Tokyo. Wozniacki needed just 82 minutes to move past Konju in straight sets. She broke five times in nine chances, and saved two of the three break points she faced….
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) doubles partners Justyna Krol & Alessia Rossetti played their way to the United States Tennis Association (USTA)/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) championship match Monday afternoon, after drawing Nour Kaddour & Ashley Loft of Southern New Hampshire State University. In the final, a three-set match, Krol & Rossetti picked up a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Kaddour…