The USTA announced the field for the 2019 US Open Wheelchair Competition. The event, in its 12th year, will be held Sept. 5-8 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The 2019 US Open Wheelchair Competition will feature a men’s, women’s and quad division and will include six events: men’s…
American Stefan Kozlov captured the 2019 Centercourt Shootout title, defeating Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic 6-2, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at Centercourt Athletic Club of Chatham and earning the $50,000 winner-take-all prize. “When I found out about the tournament and they asked me to play, I was super excited to…
For the past six months, Ally Friedman, a junior at the Ross School in East Hampton, has been running a free program for young girls in the local community, helping to teach them valuable life skills through tennis. “T.H.E. B.A.L.L.,” as it’s called, stands for “Tennis Health Empowerment Building Attitude Lifetime Lessons,” and the…
Earlier this summer, Team Eastern captured the title at the annual Sears Cup in Boston, Mass., beating teams from the Middle States, Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. “I think one of the keys to our team success was in our numbers,” said Team Eastern captain Anda Perianu. “Every player in the lineup was solid…
Earlier this spring, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows played host to the 22nd annual Say Yes to Tennis – No to Violence Day as acting Queens District Attorney John M. Ryan teamed up with the USTA and New York Junior Tennis and Learning to put on this event….
As has become a yearly tradition, the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) hosted tryouts for both its Long Island and Randall’s Island facilities in late June, as tennis players from the ages of six through 16 headed to the courts in search of a scholarship into the JMTA. Mr. McEnroe himself was present, alongside…
For just the fourth time in 30 years, the George Myers Church Cup trophy is coming back to the Eastern section. Team Eastern traveled to the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Penn., to compete against teams from other USTA sections for the Church Cup this past weekend. The Eastern team, captained by Hofstra head…
USTA Eastern will induct four exemplary individuals into its Tennis Hall of Fame during a ceremony to be held Thursday, April 25that the New Yorker Hotel in New York, N.Y. “Induction into the USTA Eastern Hall of Fame is our organization’s highest honor,” said USTA Eastern Executive Director and CEO Jenny Schnitzer. “Our four…
Venus Williams of the United States advanced to round two of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, after her 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 win over German Andrea Petkovic in round one action. “I haven’t played in forever, so that was challenging in itself, to get back into competition,” said Venus post-match. “It was good to…
New York has become a comfortable place for Kevin Anderson in recent years. Last winter, Anderson came to Long Island to compete in the inaugural New York Open after a disappointing opening round loss at the 2018 Australian Open, a tough five-set defeat to Kyle Edmund in a match where he held a two-sets-to-one lead….