The St. John’s men’s tennis team captured the BIG EAST Men’s Tennis Championship for the first time since 2016, defeating Marquette 4-3 in the conference championship match this week. The victory catapults the Red Storm into the 2019 NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament as an automatic qualifier, and will find out its opponent, location…
1) Entering the fourth annual JMTA College Recruiting Combine, how have you and your team built on the event from year to year? We are striving to make the JMTA College Recruiting Combine the absolute best recruiting opportunity for tennis players anywhere in the United States! This year, we have upped our recruiting efforts…
Helping young athletes attend the colleges of their choice, on full tennis scholarships whenever possible, is a primary goal of SPORTIME and of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA). Today, the Academy announced the dates for the fourth annual John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine. The event is scheduled for the weekend of…
One cold November post-tennis season day, my office was very busy. On this particular day, it was a little different, occupied by myself and an outside consultant/recruiting agency that solicits high school athletes in all sports in helping them find an academic location to settle and display their talents in a collegiate atmosphere. I…
Jamie Loeb, a Bronxville, N.Y. native and former NCAA Singles Champion from the University of North Carolina, was awarded the third annual Oracle US Tennis Award along with JC Aragone. “This means so much to me; I was in absolute shock when I heard,” said Loeb. “The success of past recipients proves how big…
Bid Goswami, longtime Head Coach for Columbia Men’s Tennis, announced he will be retiring following the conclusion of the 2019 season. “It has been my absolute privilege and honor to serve as Columbia University’s Men’s Tennis Coach these last 37 years,” Goswami wrote in a message to the program’s alumni, fans and friends. “I…
To pay or not to pay? That is the question … and it’s a question that’s becoming more widely speculated. College athletes currently are not paid for their play, but many believe that this could, and should, change in the future. Here’s a closer look at the pros and cons of paying versus not…
St. John’s junior Jessica Livianu was named the BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week after delivering a perfect performance for the Red Storm this weekend. In the top flight of singles play, Livianu defeated Marist’s Julia Gabay 6-0, 6-0 on Friday and notched a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Racquel Lyn of Wagner….
Borna Gojo secured one of the four spots in the New York Open Wild Card Playoff this past weekend as he defeated Brooklyn’s Quinnton Vega 6-3, 7-6(3) in the Pre-Qualifying Tournament at SPORTIME Randall’s Island. Gojo, a White Plains native who plays for Wake Forest, was the draw’s top seed and demonstrated why…
Many of the country’s current, former and future college players will gather at Sportime Randall’s Island this weekend for a chance to earn a berth into the New York Open qualifying tournament, which runs from Friday, January 11 – Sunday, January 13. The facility will play host to a loaded 64-player draw, including top-seeded Borna…