New York City has everything. This includes some premier national collegiate tennis programs. While colleges and universities in warm weather regions often win the national championships, New York City has many schools which fare quite well on the national ranking list. As far as cities go that play indoor tennis in the wintertime, I truly…
The United States will meet Italy in the World Group playoffs of the Fed Cup from April 18-19, as the ITF announced the draw for the World Group and World Group II playoffs on Tuesday. The Americans and Italians are very familiar with each other, having met in the 2009 and 2010 finals, and have…
The North Carolina Tar Heels were crowned 2015 ITA Division I National Women's Team Indoor Champions Monday after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs, 4-1. It is the second championship at this event in Tar Heel program history, and the second in three years. The tournament was hosted by the University of Virginia at the Boar's Head Sports…
Semifinal Sunday of the ITA Division I National Women's Team Indoor Championship saw eighth-seeded Georgia score its second upset of the tournament with a 4-2 victory over fifth-seeded California, while North Carolina posted its second consecutive shutout, this time against the second seed Florida. The three-time champion Bulldogs will compete for their fourth ITA Division I National Women's…
It sounds obvious that knowing your tennis strengths is a critical part of a successful tennis game, but it goes deeper than that to have success in matches. When you are confident in certain shots that you possess, it will help you determine a game plan in your matches. Not only does this apply to…
The USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that it has appointed former world number four James Blake as chairman of the Foundation’s board of directors. In his new role, Blake will serve as the Foundation’s spokesperson and ambassador to promote the mission and impact of its…
The United States pushed past Argentina 4-1 in a Fed Cup tie on Sunday to move into the World Group Playoff later on this year. Venus Williams won the deciding match in the best-of-five tie, knocking off Maria Irigoyen 6-1, 6-4 to give the United States a 3-1 lead, rendering the fifth match obsolete. On Saturday,…
I find it useful to ask students if they prefer to eat their spaghetti right out of the box, or if they prefer to eat it cooked—al dente. This image helps two types of students: those who hit very stiff strokes, and those who love to finish a stroke with a quick flick of the…
Eugenie Bouchard has herself a new coach for 2015. The 20-year old Canadian will be working with Sam Sumyk, the highly respected coach who previously worked with world number one Victoria Azarenka, according to The Toronto Star’s Stephanie Myles. Bouchard and Sumyk were seen training at the National Tennis Centre in Montreal earlier this week,…
The United States is set to face Argentina on the road in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round on an outdoor red clay court at the Pilara Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Feb. 7-8. U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has a strong team heading to Argentina, with world number…