Our teams did very well at 2012 Sectional Championships, which were held in Schenectady, N.Y. this year. The 3.5 and 4.5 Levels competed Aug. 10-12 and the 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 Levels competed Aug. 17-19. And the winners were: ►3.0 Men James DaSilva/Samm Ticol ►4.5 Women Eileen Melniker ►5.0 Women Eileen Melniker The finalists were:…
West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y. hosted the Nestlé Nesquik “Little Mo” International Open, a tennis tournament for boys and girls ages eight through 12 which is part of a series of events put on throughout the U.S. by the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation. In 1953, Maureen Connolly became the first woman,…
Former world number one-ranked Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over American Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match, dubbed "Kim’s Thank You Games," in her home country of Belgium. Clijsters officially retired as a pro after the U.S. Open, but organized a match to thank 13,000 of her fans whom turned up…
The ATP World Tour is set to return to Bogotá, Colombia, in 2013, following the ATP Board of Directors’ approval of the sale of the Los Angeles tournament, an ATP World Tour 250 event, to IMLA de Colombia, a Colombian entertainment and sports marketing company. The new tournament will be held at the Centro de…
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Novak Djokovic of Serbia and American Serena Williams have been named the 2012 ITF World Champions. This is the second consecutive year that Djokovic has received the honor, while Serena is named Women’s World Champion for the third time. Americans Bob and Mike Bryan have been named Men’s Doubles…
Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi at the end of the monthfollowing a six-month break to recover from a knee injury. Nadal began practicing on a court in his hometown of Manacor on the island of Mallorca on Nov. 20 under the supervision of his uncle and…
The USTA and the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) has announced that tennis participation in 2012 grew four percent over 2011 to top 28 million players for the first time since 2009. The total number of players is the second highest total recorded since the annual survey, conducted by Taylor Research and Consulting, began in 1988….
John McEnroe successfully defended his Statoil Masters Tennis Legends title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over old rival Mats Wilander in the final. McEnroe had been in fine form throughout the tournament at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week. He held a 7-6 lead in his head-to-head with Wilander from their days on the ATP World…
In doubles play at the 66th Annual Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, the seventh-seeded team of Lamar Remy of Roslyn, N.Y. & Alejandro Tabilo of Canada defeated Dennis Uspensky of Atlantic Beach, N.Y. & Sumit Nagal of India, 6-3, 6-3, for the Boys 16s title. The 16-year-old Remy is currently ranked 567th by the ITF, while the 16-year-old Uspensky is…
Tennis officials are considering adding third-set tiebreakers at the 2016 Rio Olympics after marathon matches at the 2012 London Olympics this year. Also, bronze medal matches could be eliminated to lighten the loads of players entered in multiple events. ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti told The Associated Press at the European Olympic Committees meeting in Rome…