Oklahoma State's Katarina Adamovic wasn't fazed by the resume of her 2015 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships opening round opponent. Facing top-seeded Danielle Collins of Virginia, who had yet to drop a match in the 2015-2016 season and earned national titles at both the Oracle/ITA Masters and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship, the 92nd-ranked Adamovic outlasted…
Virginia’s Julia Elbaba, an Oyster Bay, N.Y. native, opened up her campaign at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Thursday morning in smooth fashion, downing University of Southern California’s Giuliana Olmos 6-0, 6-1 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to move into the Round of 16. “I played well today. I started…
USTA Eastern hosted its 29th Annual College Showcase Day at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y. this past weekend, bringing together college coaches and high school tennis players for a day of match play, seminars and much more. “I think the people who attend this event are here because they realize they need…
The college tennis fall season draws to a close this week as the 2015 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships (NIIC) get underway Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The NIIC, which runs Nov. 12-15, is the fourth national championship on the 2015-2016 ITA National Tournament calendar. Earlier this…
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced that East Meadow, N.Y. native Lonnie Mitchel of SUNY Oneonta, long-time columnist for Long Island Tennis Magazine, has been selected as SUNYAC Coach of the Year for women's tennis. The honor comes after Mitchel led the Red Dragons to a third place finish at the recently…
The USTA has announced that ESPN3 and WatchESPN will deliver the men’s and women’s singles semifinals and finals of the 2015 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 14-15, and will include mid-match, on-court interviews with players, first debuted by ESPN during the 2015 U.S. Open. The National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which features many of the…
For the first time since 1997, the Baruch Bearcats women’s tennis team is City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) champions after defeating Hunter College 5-0 in the conference title on Tuesday afternoon at Queens College. Baruch got things started on the doubles court and quickly opened up a 3-0 advantage as all three…
The Baruch Bearcats continued its undefeated start to the 2015 season, downing William Paterson 8-1 in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday afternoon. Baruch was led by Daria Vasekina, who continued her stellar play this season, defeating Summer Bernales 8-1 at second singles. She also paired with Allie Jackson-King at first doubles to defeat the William…
For the 30th consecutive year, the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., will serve as host for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Women's All-American Championships. The 2015 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships is the second national championship tournament of the 2015-16 season. Pre-qualifying matches are slated to begin Oct. 3 at Pepperdine University, with qualifying matches starting…
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) doubles partners Justyna Krol & Alessia Rossetti played their way to the United States Tennis Association (USTA)/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) championship match Monday afternoon, after drawing Nour Kaddour & Ashley Loft of Southern New Hampshire State University. In the final, a three-set match, Krol & Rossetti picked up a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Kaddour…