The St. John’s men’s tennis team headed to Princeton for the Farnsworth Invitational this past weekend, and in total the Red Storm won 19 different singles matches, and five St. John’s players reached the finals of their respective draws. In total, the Red Storm compiled a record of 19-4 in singles play, and 8-4 in…
The Columbia women’s tennis team hosted the Roar-ee Invitational at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center over the weekend, as both Penn and St. John’s visited the Columbia campus for the weekend-long tournament. Below are the full results from the weekend’s action, courtesy of GoColumbiaLions.com. ROAR-EE INVITATIONAL DAY ONE…
Current UCLA freshmen Jada Hart & Ena Shibahara survived two match points, capturing the U.S. Open Junior Girls Doubles Championship in dramatic fashion at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Given a wild card entry into the tournament by the USTA, Hart & Shibahara came back to defeat the…
Top-seeded and University of Virginia senior Thai-Son Kwiatkowski rolled past his third opponent in three days in convincing fashion to capture the Third Annual American Collegiate Invitational at the 2016 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Kwiatkowski defeated the number four seed, University of Georgia’s Austin Smith, 6-2, 6-2, on…
For the second consecutive year, the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Women's Tennis team was selected as an unanimous favorite in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Preseason Poll. NYITʹs Lena Dimmer was selected by the coaches as the Preseason Player of the Year. The Queens College Women's Tennis team placed second in the ECC Preseason Poll. NYIT, who won their…
I have been watching the campaign for delegates for the presidential nomination in both major parties with great interest. One day Donald Trump throws accusations at his opponents, and the next moment, Hilary Clinton does the same. I am not going to take political sides for the purpose of this article as this is not…
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…
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 finish at…
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. Livianu is a blue chip prospect out…
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 next level and play college…