The Queens College men’s tennis team notched a key East Coast Conference (ECC) victory over Saint Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday afternoon. The Knights went on the road to notch the 8-1 victory, winning two of the three doubles matches and sweeping all six singles flights to complete the convincing victory. At first singles, Gabriel…
Over the past six years, I have lived a charmed life, taking over the Division III tennis program at Oneonta State in both the men’s and women’s programs, along with coaching several national teams. I get to be around college students who are energetic, entertaining and part of a program supported by an administration…
Finding the right school to play college tennis is intimidating and scary, with many unexpected twists and turns. Coaches negotiate deals with recruits for a living, players and their families do not … advantage: Coaches. I’s not easy to get past the superficial, as my longtime student and friend Howard Endelman, Coach of the…
The St. John’s men’s and women’s tennis teams each continued their respective winning streaks with victories over the weekend. The men won for the eighth straight time with a 7-0 triumph over Saint Francis (Pa.) in a match played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Friday night. Dusan Vukicevic and…
Fordham University honored more than 400 student-athletes who compiled a 3.00 or higher cumulative GPA at its 15th Annual Breakfast for Champions, and one of those students honored was Harris Durkovic, captain of the men’s tennis team. Durkovic is also the president of the Fordham Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), whose mission is to assist…
The 2018 New York Tennis Expo was a celebration of tennis in all facets, and it could not have been done without the help from the local tennis community. That help came from all aspects of the tennis world, including four local college programs donating their time to perform clinics and hit with attendees…
The Planning Committee behind the Sol Schwartz #SaveCollegeTennis All-In Tournament is proud to announce that on this cold and rainy day, Ilene Schwartz, wife of the late Sol Schwartz, and her son, Evan, traveled to Washington, DC, to present the first of what we hope will be many grant checks in honor of Sol’s…
Craig Schwartz will be the new head coach the St. John’s men’s tennis team, the school announced on Thursday. “I’d like to thank Kathy Meehan and the entire search committee for affording me this great opportunity to become the head coach for men’s tennis, and to become a part of the Red Storm family,”…
I have written about this subject in the past, Division III tennis and reality. I will reiterate this in the strongest way possible. As a Division III tennis coach for both men and women, I am partial to the experience provided to the student/athlete in what is perceived incorrectly by many in the Long…
This story first appeared in the November/December 2017 Issue of New York Tennis Magazine. The John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) at Sportime Randall’s Island has produced many top college players since its inception almost a decade ago, and the latest in that group is Sophie Graver. The Auburn-bound New Jersey-native is the 19th-ranked player…