The Chestnut Ridge Racquet Club and Tennis Director, Brad Breakstone, will be hosting the New York One-On-One Doubles Championships (OOOD) on Saturday, June 15th with $1000 prize money. The two divisions of play are for the Club Level (3.5 to 4.5 NTRP) and Open Level players. One-On-One Doubles Tournaments, founded in 2004 by Ed Krass,…
Sportime Pickleball announced today that it has signed a long-term lease for 62 Rte. 4 E in Englewood, New Jersey; currently City Sports on 4. SPORTIME Pickleball Englewood is SPORTIME’s fourth announced location and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2024. Featuring 12 dedicated indoor courts, a pro shop, and a lounge, Sportime Pickleball Englewood will…
Amy Kaplan of Brooklyn, N.Y. won the Women’s One-On-One Doubles Championship, held at the University of North Florida (UNF), with a close 6-5 (12-10) win over Andreas Garcia Fernandez, the Assistant Coach at UNF, who is also Florida State’s winningest player of all-time. Kaplan currently plays #1 singles and #1 doubles at UNF as a…
Empower Education and Opportunity Through Tennis. When you visit the website of the New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL), that is the tagline that you are greeted with, imposed over the face of a smiling child. And for the last half century, that has been the mission of the NYJTL, to use tennis as…
Every athlete wants to play “in the zone”, but this state of mind rarely occurs. All athletes are familiar with the term, “the zone”, that calm, energized, protected state of mind that screens out all distractions. Long-distance runners and swimmers regularly enter the zone since their sport is so solitary and has relatively few external…
Unfortunately, kids around the world often do not receive a strong technical foundation in their strokes and movement. I have a great passion for training children and have dedicated much of my coaching work in tennis to developing a great base of technique for kids. I have also been fortunate to work with many tennis…
Carlos Alcaraz has first title of 2024. The Spaniard captured the BNP Paribas Open title in Indian Wells as he downed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 6-1 on Sunday. It’s Alcaraz’s first title since he won Wimbledon last summer. “Winning this tournament means a lot to me because the week before it began, I had a lot…
Italy’s Lucas Nardi scored the biggest win of his career on Monday as the 20-year-old upset top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Nardi, a lucky loser, became the lowest-ranked player (No. 123) to defeat Djokovic at the ATP Masters 1000 or Grand…
Monday marked an exciting evening in the desert with the return of Taste of Tennis at the Hyatt Indian Wells Resort and Spa. The celebration was hosted by Tennis Channel commentator and former ATP star Nick Monroe! Guests partied with current players and legends, enjoyed music, savored delicious food and signature cocktails, and grooved to…
Sometimes, as a tennis player, you exist on an island. Alone, solo, under the lights of your local club or drenched in the sun, there you are … between the lines, either gaining the accolades of glory hitting the winning shot or facing the weight of defeat. There are no teammates to pass to; no…