College Tennis

On March 16, 2016, the Tennis World lost one of its biggest supporters, Sol Schwartz. He was 46 years old. He was a husband, a father of two, a son, a brother, an uncle, a coach, a mentor, and a friend. Lisa Stone, creator of the ParentingAces website and radio show , had a short-lived but very...Read more

St. John’s women’s tennis head coach Lauren Leo was named the USTA Eastern’s Tennis Organizer of the Month for July based on her “dedication to coaching and excellence in growing tennis.” Leo became the St. John’s head coach last August, and led the Red Storm to a 14-5 record and a third place...Read more

The St. John’s women’s tennis team has the top 2016 recruiting class amongst Big East programs, according to the Tennis Recruiting Network. The recruiting class is based on commitments made to the program before May 23, and is a result of Jessica Livianu’s commitment to play for the Red Storm...Read more

Most college coaches are interested in recruiting players who compete in USTA tournaments. Tournament play really puts pressure on players, and it’s this type of pressure that allows for the feeling of both failure and success within this competitive format. If a player really wants to go on to the...Read more

Credit all photos to St. John's University Athletics The St. John’s men’s tennis team hopes its historic season will continue when it battles with the Bulls of South Florida on Saturday morning at Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Florida. The Red Storm is making its third-...Read more

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its end of the year honors on Monday, and St. John’s men’s tennis head coach Eric Rebhuhn and Columbia women’s tennis head coach Ilene Weintraub were both named Coaches of the Year for the Northeast Region. Rebhuhn led St. John’s to an historic...Read more

The Queens College women’s tennis team finished its season on Sunday afternoon, falling to Concordia 5-4 in the NCAA Division II East Region #2 final. Making its 16 th straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, the Knights got off to a good start thanks to its doubles play. Cami Abdallah and...Read more

The St. John’s men’s tennis team captured its third straight Big East Championship on Sunday, defeating Marquette 4-0 to earn the fifth conference title in the program’s history. The Red Storm got things going early on the doubles courts, as Michael-John Every and Dusan Vukicevic rolled past...Read more

The St. John’s women’s tennis team reached the Big East Tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon, moving past Seton Hall 4-0 in a quarterfinal match up at the Caye Tennis Center in Cayce, South Carolina. The Red Storm looked to be falling behind early as Seton Hall captured the win at first...Read more

For the third consecutive year, the Columbia Men’s Tennis team captured the Ivy League Championship, beating Penn 5-1 to clinch the championship and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships. After beating Princeton 4-0 on Saturday afternoon, the Lions had clinched at least a share of the...Read more