College Tennis

The Columbia men’s tennis team won all three of its weekend matches at the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships at Princeton University, culminating in a 4-1 victory over Cornell on Sunday to win its first ECAC Championship since 2014. The Lions entered the weekend ranked 19 th in...Read more

The St. John’s women’s tennis team recorded its third victory of the spring season on Sunday, defeating Yale 5-2 in a road contest at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The Red Storm was led by its top two singles players. Jessica Livianu, ranked 43 rd in the country,...Read more

St. John’s standout freshman Jessica Livianu was born with tennis in her blood as the daughter of a former professional player, but her passion for tennis was not an overnight occurrence. “The funny part is that we always make jokes that I was literally born with a racket in my hand,” said Livianu...Read more

One-On-One Doubles Tennis, the half-court serve-and-volley Singles game played crosscourt including the alley, returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center April 28-30, 2017 as a USTA National Category III Tournament. The Innovations Tennis Challenges will include both a Singles...Read more

The John McEnroe Tennis Academy announced the 2017 John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine, scheduled for the weekend of June 24-25, to be held at SPORTIME Randall's Island. The Combine will again give selected rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, from around the...Read more

The St. John’s men’s tennis team began its spring season on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Stetson 6-1 in the first of four matches in four days for the Red Storm. “It was a good start for us but we have a lot of work ahead of us with three more matches in three days,” Assistant Coach Cory Hubbard...Read more

St. John’s freshman Jessica Livianu captured the Women’s Open Singles title at the USTA National Indoor Championships over the weekend, defeating Notre Dame commit Caroline Dunleavy 7-5, 7-6(2) in the final. The fifth-seeded Livianu won her final four matches in straight sets following a comeback 3...Read more

It happens quickly, from the time that you are enrolled in college and in less than four years and a total of eight semesters, it’s over. You have a diploma in hand and your eligibility to play collegiate sports is complete and recorded. I am a parent of two college graduates, a coach, professional...Read more

Photo courtesy of BUBearcats.com The New York tennis community joins Binghamton University in mourning the loss of Stefani Lineva, a 20-year old tennis standout for the Bearcats who was found dead on Saturday morning. A native of Forest Hills, Queens, Lineva played her high school tennis at Forest...Read more

Ohio State's Francesca Di Lorenzo won the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate women's singles title for the second straight year on Sunday afternoon. (credit all photos to ITA) The championship matches at the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships delivered plenty of...Read more