In action on Thursday at the 46th Annual ASICS Easter Bowl at the Sunrise Country Club, top-seeded in the Boys 18s Division Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y. advanced to the quarterfinals of the event after a 7-5, 7-5 win over Logan Smith of Carlsbad, Calif. Awaiting Noah in the quarters is the 14th-seeded Alexandru Gozun of Sarasota,…
The tennis landscape is littered with labels and language that often does not help us say what we mean. “Take the net” has led generations of players to take the wrong place on the doubles court, usually one racket length from the net. If you are stuck with a bossy partner, you may even be…
On April 6 at Roosevelt Island Racquet Club (RIRC), nearly 70 participants teamed up to fight against Gastrointestinal Esophageal Cancer (GE) and help Tennis Saves raise funds and awareness for this vicious disease. Jason Speirs, founder of Tennis Saves, Director of Tennis at RIRC, and USPTA Metropolitan president, organized an evening of fun, food and…
A day after a first-round bye, Boys’ 18s top-seeded player Noah Rubin saw his first action at the 2013 ASICS Easter Bowl and got past future USC Trojan Robbie Bellamy, 6-4, 6-0. Rubin was off for eight weeks after suffering a broken right wrist and had his cast removed just three weeks ago and played for…
Marty Bloom and Sam Sporn, 19th Maccabiah USA Grand Masters Tennis Co-Chairs, have announced that Bob Litwin, International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champion will coach the team and be assisted by Lonnie Mitchel, at the Games in July. The Grand Masters Division is for athletes aged 65 to 80+ years. After playing Tennis for Great Neck…
Brooke Austin just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to draws in Southern California tournaments. Faced with a very tough draw in the Girls 18s Division in four consecutive important ITF events in Southern California over the past two years, the 17-year-old Indianapolis resident survived three match points to upset top-seeded Jamie Loeb…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has announced that world number one and 15-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams will be joined by her sister and world number 22 Venus Williams, world number 16 Sloane Stephens, and world number 27 Varvara Lepchenko in representing the U.S. against Sweden in the 2013…
On Monday night at the 2013 U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, serving was the story as France’s Gael Monfils defeated American James Blake 7-6(5), 7-5 in opening round action at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. Monfils fired 15 aces, while Blake had to fend off 15 break points on his serve. Blake did manage two…
New York Tennis Magazine and Long Island Tennis Magazine are excited to announce that our full slate of exhibitors, sponsors, speakers and activities are set! We appreciate the support from the local and national tennis businesses who are participating and are excited about what a sold-out grassroots event shows towards tennis growth in the New York…
City Parks Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural launch of its Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge. Tennis players from all five boroughs will have the opportunity to compete with one another as well as vie for neighborhood pride in their borough all while contributing to the nonprofit City Parks Foundation’s youth tennis program….