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…
The men’s and women’s tennis programs at USC and South Carolina will travel to Australia to play in exhibition and regular-season matches during the 2019 Australian Open, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and Tennis Australia announced on Tuesday. Programs from the two schools will play singles and doubles exhibition matches against players from the…
Feeling like she needed some more match play as the 2018 season nears its conclusion, Michelle Sorokko showed up to the ITF Grade 4 tournament in Atlanta as an on-site alternate. The Douglaston, N.Y. native needed to come through three rounds of qualifying just to enter the main draw. She did just that and…
USTA Eastern, in partnership with the New York Open, will host the first-ever New York Open College Wild Card Invitational on November 16-18 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. The best college tennis players from across the region will go head-to-head over the three-day event, with the champion receiving…
For the 32nd consecutive year, high school tennis players and college coaches came together for the USTA Eastern College Showcase Day which was held this past Sunday at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco. The event has become a fall staple for USTA Eastern and a key one for bridging the gap between high…