Long Island Tennis Magazine - March / April 2010

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As a tennis instructor, my role is to givemy students information and organiza-tional structure to provide clarity andfocus. The most serious players requiremore than a tennis instructor, however,they need a coach.

While coaches provide instruction, theyassume other, more ambitious tasks aswell. Tennis coaches are often second onlyto family members in time spent with stu-dents, and as a result, have a profound im-pact on the socialization and developmentof these young people. This is an enor-mous responsibility and should be treatedas such.

In my role as a coach, I have come torecognize the following, as responsibilitiesof my job:

1. Learn how each student learns bestSome students are visual learners, since

they emulate what they see. Other stu-dents are auditory learners who under-stand by listening. Some are kinestheticlearners, in that they need to perform amovement to understand it best. One ofthe first things a competent instructor orcoach will do is make an assessment of thestudents’ learning style and adjust themessage accordingly. A prerequisite to thisundertaking is, of course, that you areadept at utilizing each style as a teacher.

2. Find out the values and outlook of students and parents and reinforce themIt is not the job of the coach to impose theirpersonal values on young students. Rather,coaches should reinforce the values of theplayers’ parents to students. If a parents’values conflict with the core beliefs of thecoach, conflict is inevitable. If the relation-ship between coaches and parents are not

philosophically harmonious, it will not workin the long term.

3. Put the needs of the student firstThe experience of coaching is first and fore-most about providing a secure, productive,healthy and motivating environment for play-ers to learn, develop and grow. It is not aboutsatisfying the coaches or parents’ needs.Andre Agassi talked about how he used NickBolleterri, and how he was exploited by himin a mutually beneficial arrangement. I don’tfind their parting of the ways to be a demon-stration of disloyalty, as I have heard it re-ferred to, since the relationship was basedon business expediency and not loyalty inthe first place. In the adult business world,this objectification is fine, however, such re-lationships are dysfunctional at best whenthey involve children, who thrive with consis-tency, care and continuity.

The Responsibilities of a Coach

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Features1 The Responsibilities of a Coach By Steven Kaplan

Steven Kaplan details the importance of the role of the tennis instructor,both on the court and off, as a mentor who instills values to their pupils.

6 USTA Creates U.S. Open National Playoffs to Providethe Opportunity for All Players to Compete for Berthin U.S. OpenUSTA explains their new system that gives everyone a shot at playing inFlushing Meadows through the 2010 U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament.

8 Getting Back into the Swing of Things By Eric DietscheEric Dietsche, a collegiate player for Williams College, discusses ways inwhich to shake off the rust of the offseason and get ready for tennis playin the 2010 season.

12 Exhibitions: A Story in Two Acts By Alan FleischmanAlan Fleischman takes a look at the sort and the charitable reasons be-hind tennis exhibition matches.

20 Junior Player Spotlight: Noah RubinFresh off international action in France, Long Island’s Noah Rubin discusseshis experience overseas and his path to the finals of the prestigious LesPetit As event.

24 Poise and Control By Lonnie MitchelLonnie Mitchel looks at the grueling mental aspects of the sport of tennis.

30 Where I Lost That Tennis Match? By Salomon Levy BrometSalomon Levy Bromet takes a look at the three types of players in thesport of tennis, “The Loser,” “The Average: and “The Champion.”

37 Long Island Tennis Magazine 2010 Summer CampGuide, Sponsored by Denny’s ChildrenswearLong Island Tennis Magazine takes a look at the area’s top summer camps.

49 The Great Teacher in Us All … By Ed WolfarthEd Wolfarth explains the life lessons taught by a tennis instructor.

50 Player Spotlight: Cory Parr of Jericho, N.Y.Long Island Tennis Magazine catches up with former Jericho High Schooland Wake Forest Demon Deacon standout Cory Parr.

52 Sports Science Overview By Branislav GrujicAuthor Branislav Grujic takes a look at the connection between science,the body and physiological development.

54 Long Island Tennis Magazine Writer Chokes, OtherPlayers Party Down at One-on-One Event By Brent ShearerColumnist Brent Shearer recaps his experience at the Tennis and Rockin’Blues One-on-One Doubles tournament at the National Tennis Center.

Columns3 Adult League Wrap-Up

Kathy Miller preps for the upcoming USTA Adult, Senior and Super Senior2010 seasons.

14 College Tennis Spotlight: Mythbusters II… More Misguided College Tennis Advice By Ricky BeckerRicky Becker takes a second look at how advice from the wrong peoplein choosing that ideal college may put your child’s education and tenniscareer in jeopardy.

16 My Opinion: What’s the Story With 9,360 Hours?By Eric MeditzEric Meditz takes a look at the investment in time by the average tennispro and what it takes to attain “star level” success.

18 USTA/Eastern/Long Island RegionA message from the board, a look ahead at upcoming events in 2010 andnotes from members of the USTA/Eastern/Long Island board.

26 Tips From the Tennis Pro: Tennis Tips You Can Take to theBank! By Rick LiebmanRick Liebman shares his tips spanning 35-plus years of tennis experi-ence on how to better your game.

28 Court Six: Long Island Tennis Magazine’s Gossip ColumnBy Emilie KatzEmilie Katz delves into the off-court lives of the sport’s top stars.

34 Long Island Tennis Magazine’s Literary CornerBy Brent ShearerBrent Shearer takes a look at the book by Caroline Seebohm, Little Pancho:The Life of Tennis Legend Pancho Segura.

46 Fitness and NutritionChris Ostling, PT, DPT discusses the average tennis stroke and issues thatmay arise though improper form in his article, “Are You Serving Up aShoulder Problem?”

59 Long Island Tennis Club Directory

60 Long Island Rankings

63 USTA/Long Island Region 2010 Tournament Schedule

News Briefs9 Federer and Williams Crowned Champs in Australia!

10 The Sand Pit: Beach Tennis USA Adopts Paddle as OfficialTournament Equipment

15 USTA Eastern Presents Long Island Tennis Magazine Withthe 2009 Press Service Award

26 O’Rourke Named Volunteer of the Year

31 Nassau County Loves Tennis

36 USTA Training Center-East Begins Programming

56 USTA Suffolk County District Preps for Successful Year

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March/April 2010Volume 2, Number 2 22 Serena, Venus, Kuznetsova and Clijsters Set to Headline the Second

Annual BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King CupThe female stars of the sport gear up for the Second Annual BNP Paribas Showdown for the BillieJean Cup exhibition event, Monday, March 1, 2010 at the World’s Most Famous Arena, MadisonSquare Garden in Manhattan.

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Levels. Super Seniors (60-plus years ofage) are combined levels of 6.0 (a 2.5player playing with a 3.5 player or two 3.0players), 7.0 (a 3.0 playing with a 4.0 ortwo 3.5 players) and an 8.0 (a 3.5 playerplaying with a 4.5 or two 4.0 players) andalso play three courts of doubles.

After playing a local season of play(usually 10-12 matches), most divisionshave a local playoff with the winningteam advancing to a regional playoff andthen a sectional playoff before possiblymaking it all the way to nationals! Re-gional playoffs are played on Long Islandwith sectionals being played in Syra-cuse, N.Y. in August. The national eventis usually held in Arizona or California inOctober. Exact dates and locations foreach level can be found on the USTAsite, www.usta.com.

Last season, Long Island had a total of256 teams and had the winning Men’s 4.0

team and the second place Women’s 5.0team at nationals! The leagues are a greatway to meet new people and to enjoyfriendly competition. To join a team, e-mail me at [email protected].

Something new to think about … Ihave had many requests for a seniormixed-doubles league. I would like to geta league together and have the matchesplay during the month of August. If youare interested, please let me know so wecan get this new program going.

I look forward to hearing from you soonand to seeing the team captains at theCaptains Cocktail Party on Thursday, May6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Crest Hollow CountryClub in Woodbury, N.Y. �

Kathy Miller is the manager at CarefreeRacquet Club and is also the Adult LeagueCoordinator for USTA/Long Island. Shemay be reached at [email protected].

Organizing for the upcoming USTAAdult, Senior and Super Senior sea-

son is underway! If you have a team, youmust let me know by e-mail ASAP([email protected]) and have playersregistered by Thursday, April 1 in order tobe included in the schedule. If you arelooking to be placed on a team, e-mail meyour name, level and the town you live in,and I will let you know teams that are look-ing for players.

Those of you new to USTA league play… it is a team format which plays frommid-May to August at the different NTRPlevels. The 2.5 and 5.0 Levels in theAdult League (18-plus years of age) playone court of singles and two courts ofdoubles, while the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5Levels play two courts of singles andthree courts of doubles. Senior teams(50-plus years of age) play three courtsof doubles at the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5

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4. Be a role modelIt is important that as a coach, you em-phasis the importance of hard work, per-severance attentiveness, determinationhealth and fitness. The greatest impacthowever, is when you personally embodyand repeatedly display these attributes.“Do as I say” is not as powerful a messageas “Do as I do!”

5. Do not commercialize or exploit your studentsCoaches make their living from coaching,and often, the best promotion for coachesare the successes of there students. Ofcourse, if Roger Federer were ranked100th in the world, his coach could bragabout this achievement and some people,not realizing what Federer would have oth-erwise achieved, would be highly im-pressed. While it is natural for coaches tobe proud of the achievements of their stu-dents, great caution must be taken to re-inforce that players achieve by their ownefforts. To do otherwise is to take poweraway from players and to fail to recognizethat as coaches, and parents, we are noth-ing more than motivators and facilitatorsto the players’ success.

On a personal note, I believe thatcoaches should be neither seen nor heardat tournaments. I find it disingenuous thatsome coaches pretend to go to simplywatch, learn and morally support at tour-

naments when their covert agenda is to re-cruit new students and subvert whatshould be an experience that is just aboutthe players into their own.

6. Be a team playerA coach is one part of a successful player’steam. Players may want to win every matchand there is no denying the great value tolearning the process of match success,which is about having the ability to makethose compromises and compensationsnecessary to get the job done. It is there-fore up to the coach to provide a long-termview that balances a players’ desire for im-mediate gains with the outlook of safe andultimate development.

7. Be a mentor first and then a friendWhile positive long-term coaching relation-ships necessitate mutual respect, trust andinterest in the well-being of the other, theyexist in an environment of unequal power.Coaches need to be leaders and mentorsof students, first and foremost.

8. Focus on the means to successrather than the endsAs a coach, I try to discipline myself tofocus on the manner in which the play-ers I coach compete. As a person, I can-not help but root for them to win. Ireconcile this conflict by reminding my-self of rule number three, put the needs

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of the students first. Players can controlhow well they prepare for a match. Theycan control how they conduct them-selves. They cannot always control out-comes. In my desire to demonstrateprofessionalism, I try to emphasize thoseareas that can be managed, and I trustthat by doing so, the best outcomes willtake care of themselves.

9. Be a student of coachingEvery year or so, I reflect on how I havechanged as a coach. I ask myself, do I em-phasize the same areas of skill develop-ment in the same way? Have I learned andevolved as a professional? If I answer“yes,” then I try to balance my confidenceand omniscience as a coach, with the hu-mility of knowing that I can always improve.

10. Stay relevantEach time a player competes, they aremaking themselves subject to a definitivemoment of success or failure and thejudgments that ensue as a result. Can wejudge performance fairly and accuratelyas coaches if we put ourselves abovesuch judgments? We call improvement aprocess, but we do remember what it islike to be a participant in that process, ordo we find it easier and safer to sit backand just pass judgments on our stu-dents? Coaching requires empathy sinceit is a shared experience. As coaches, tobe relevant, we must be athletes as wellas educators. �

Steven Kaplan has guided many touringprofessionals in the U.S. Open and Wim-bledon, and has coached more than 350nationally-ranked junior players. Steve’sbackground combines a rare blend of com-petitive and scholastic achievement. In1979, Steve won the Big East ConferenceSingles Championship. In 1983, he re-ceived his Master’s Degree in Physiology.Steve developed the games of both KeithKambourian and two-time NCAA SinglesChampion Sandra Birch, from the 12-yearolds through the pro tour. Most recently,Steve’s longtime student, Bryan Konieckohas achieved the number one ranking inMen’s NCAA tennis.



The USTA has announced the launchof the U.S. Open National Playoffs,

which will expand the footprint of the U.S.Open and provide the opportunity for allplayers, 14 years of age and older, to earna wild card into the 2010 U.S. Open Qual-ifying Tournament. The U.S. Open Na-tional Playoffs begins with 16 sectionalqualifying tournaments held throughoutthe country from April through June. Themen’s and women’s champions fromeach of the sectional qualifying tourna-ments advance to the U.S. Open NationalPlayoffs—Men’s and Women’s Champi-onships, which will be held in conjunctionwith Olympus U.S. Open Series tourna-ments this summer.

“The US Open National Playoffsmakes the U.S. Open ‘open,’ where onewoman and one man will earn a wildcard into the U.S. Open QualifyingTournament and a chance to advanceto the main draw,” said Lucy Garvin,chairman of the board and president,USTA. “The fact that the U.S. Open Na-tional Playoffs are supported by quali-fying tournaments run by our sectionsmakes this event even more unique, ex-tending the reach of the U.S. Openacross the country.”

With the goal of connecting more peopleto the U.S. Open and expanding the tour-nament’s reach to communities throughoutthe United States, players will compete insectional qualifying tournaments hosted by16 of the 17 USTA Sections nationwide.The entry fee for each of the sectional qual-ifying tournaments is $125 for USTA mem-bers and $150 for non-members, which

includes a $25 USTA membership. All play-ers competing must have a current USTAmembership valid through Aug. 30, 2010.Competitors can enter any of the 16 sec-tional qualifying tournaments, but they canonly enter and compete in one sectionalqualifying tournament. Each sectional qual-ifying tournament is limited to 256 players,and players will not be seeded by anymeans. Participants can be of any playinglevel, from aspiring novice to seasoned pro-fessional, giving everyone an equal oppor-tunity to advance.

“While professionals are eligible toplay, we expect the draws to be filledwith top junior players, collegians,teaching professionals and even recre-ational players who will now have achance to play themselves into the U.S.Open for the first time,” said Jim Cur-ley, chief professional tournaments offi-cer and U.S. Open tournament director.

Skier Bode Miller, a two-time overallWorld Cup Champion, two-timeOlympic silver medalist and three-timeworld champion, will compete in one ofthe sectional qualifying tournaments.

“Tennis has always been a part of mylife,” said Miller, who won the 1996 Mainestate singles title for Carrabassett ValleyAcademy and whose family owns theTamarack Tennis Camp in Easton, N.H.,which was founded by his grandparents.“The U.S. Open National Playoffs is agreat concept and I look forward to play-ing in one of the sectional qualifying tour-naments this spring. It will give me anoutlet to focus my competitiveness afterthe Olympics and World Cup season.”

What they’re sayingabout the U.S. OpenNational Playoff …

“The U.S. Open Na-tional Playoff gets tothe very core ofwhat’s great abouttennis. It’s a sport foranyone and everyone.I grew up playing onpublic courts in Cali-fornia, dreaming oneday I’d get a chance

to play at the U.S. Open. Now anotherplayer will have a chance to live thatdream.”—Billie Jean King

“It sounds really cool …I’ll definitely stay tuned.”—Venus Williams

“The U.S. Open NationalPlayoff is a great opportu-nity for young, up-and-coming players to get ataste of what it’s like toparticipate in a Grand

Slam environment. It really is the op-portunity of a lifetime—a chance tocompete with some of the very bestplayers in the world and to learn lessonsfrom those experiences that you canuse throughout the rest of your life.”—Nick Bollettieri

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“I think the USTA isdoing a great thingby having a trueOpen competition. Ihave utilized openqualifying to play nu-merous U.S. Opensin golf and I’ve seenamateurs advance

alongside me. You never know, Sybi and Imight give it our best shot in the near future.”—Pro Golfer Matt Kuchar, a two-time winneron the PGA Tour who has earned a spot in thelast three U.S. Open Golf Championships thruopen qualifying. Matt and his wife Sybi won theconsolation title at the USTA Husband-WifeChampionships in October and Matt was run-ner-up at the USTA National Men’s GrassCourt Doubles Championships with brother-in-law, Drew Parker, six years ago.

“This is such a greatopportunity for meand so many of thetop college players.Because much of ouryear is devoted to thecollege tennis season,we don’t always have

the rankings to get directly into U.S. Openqualifying. But now we have a chance towin the U.S. Open National Playoff andshow that we have what it takes to suc-ceed at the highest level.”—Irina Falconi, a sophomore at GeorgiaTech, is the number one-ranked player inthe Campbell’s ITA College Tennis Rank-ings, and was a member of the champi-onship winning U.S. team at the Master’UBNP Paribas international collegiate teamchampionships in December.

“I’m really psychedjust to have the chanceto play for a spot in theU.S. Open. It is adream come true. Itwon’t be easy, butplaying in the U.S.Open National Playoffwill let me see where

my game is and how close—or far—I amto being a pro right now. Either way, thepossibility of playing in the U.S. Openseems a lot closer now.”—Nathan Pasha, a 17-year-old fromAtlanta, resides and trains full-time atthe USTA Player Development Train-ing Center Headquarters in BocaRaton, Fla.

Entry information and a schedule of U.S. Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments are available online at www.usopen.org. Registration is now open. The U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament will be held Aug. 24-27

at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.


Getting Back into the Swing of ThingsAs the college offseasoncomes to a close and the pro-fessionals finish up their firstmajor of the year, we all startheading back to the courts en

masse. However, playing in college and tryingto get your game to its optimal level is not youronly challenge this time of year, especiallywhen you are at a school located in the north-west area of rural Massachusetts, in the mid-dle of the Berkshires. Perhaps an even moreformidable challenge to us would be vying fortime in the field house. At this time, every teamneeds to try to get time in there to get theirteams ready for competition. We have thetrack and field team, community programs,junior lacrosse programs and other children’sprograms that have time reserved in the onlyindoor athletic location on campus.

Although we have some challenges to

deal with during our training, Williams Col-lege offers a Winter Study program, in whichstudents take only one class for a month.Usually, this class will be taught by either avisiting professor, a community member thatwould be considered an expert in a certainfield (for example, we have pottery andglassblowing classes that are taught bycommunity members who own businessesin the area), or a professor from the collegewho will teach a class that is not within theirnormal field. We have had a history profes-sor teaching a class on the history of rockand roll, a math professor teaching a classon atheism, and various other professorswho are able to pursue some of their otherinterests and spread that interest to the stu-dents during this month-long class.

Given the fact that you, the student, are onlytaking one class for a month, you have much

more free time than you normally would duringthe regular semester. This time gives us theopportunity to do whatever we would like,which would usually be one of the workoutsthat we received at the beginning of the off-season (but, of course, there were some otheractivities thrown in as well, such as extensiveSuper Smash Brothers tournaments, sledding,skiing, and occasionally, some real work). Inshort, Winter Study at Williams College offersstudents a chance to pursue other interests,while not allowing them to completely losetouch with the idea of doing work altogether.

Since we have started training again, welook forward to our spring break trip, which isthe opening of the season’s competitive play.The season will officially start again on Feb. 15,at which point, the courts up here will mostdefinitely still be covered by a thick sheet of

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Federer and Williams Crowned Champs in Australia!Roger Federer and Serena Williams, thenumber one seeds of their respectivedraws, were able to once again overcomeobstacles and play at an elite level to winanother title in the year’s first Grand Slam inAustralia. Serena defeated unseeded, andthe recently unretired, Justine Henin, forher fifth Australian Open Title, making herthe most decorated women’s Aussie Openchamp in history. Roger Federer claimedhis record 16th Grand Slam Title by de-feating Andy Murray in the men’s final instraight sets.

In doubles, the Americans made usproud as the Bryan brothers (Mike andBob) and the Williams sisters (Serena andVenus) were crowned Grand Slam Cham-pions. Americans Bob and Mike Bryanwon their fourth Australian Open doublestitle, beating Daniel Nestor of Canada andSerbian Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3.The U.S. pair have won the title four of thepast five years. They now have eightGrand Slam Men’s Doubles Titles. TheWilliams Sisters dominated the women’sdraw and won their fourth Australian OpenWomen’s Doubles Title, beating CaraBlack and Liezel Huber in straight sets 6-4,6-3 in the finals.

The event attracted a record crowd of653,860 people through the gates,smashing the previous record set in 2008by 50,000 fans. The tournament twiceposted the world’s highest-ever GrandSlam combined day/night attendance (onthe first Wednesday and middle Saturday)with Saturday’s matches attended by77,043 fans, 11,000 more than the previ-ous record.

Results: 2010 champions� Women’s singles:Serena Williams (United States)� Men’s singles:Roger Federer (Switzerland)� Women’s doubles:Serena and Venus Williams (United States)� Men’s doubles:Bob and Mike Bryan (United States)� Mixed doubles:Cara Black (Zimbabwe)/Leander Paes (India)

2010 Australian OpenhighlightsRoddick vs. Gonzalez: Roddick comesback from two sets to one down in atremendous baseline battle.

Dementieva vs. Henin: A hard-fought,early round match that was setup by Henincoming in to the tournament unseeded. Atough break for Dementieva as Henin tookthe match in straight sets.

Del Potro vs. Cilic: Cilic playing his besttennis to date and Del Potro having injury

problems served as the recipe for theCilic upset win.

Tsonga vs. Djokovic: A match featur-ing incredible baseline play asDjokovic, who was sick during thematch, still fought exceptionally hard inthe latter part of the fourth set and earlyin the fifth, before Tsonga took controllate in the fifth set on his way to victory.

Li vs. Serena: Li was in top form againstSerena and pushed her to the brink ofelimination, only she couldn’t close herout and eventually fell in three sets. Ser-ena always seems to be at her best inthe biggest spots in a match.

Serena vs. Henin: The women’s finalbrought out the best in both competitors.Despite her loss, it looks like Justine isback and will be a force in 2010.

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The Sand PitBeach Tennis USA Adopts Paddle

as Official Tournament EquipmentBeach Tennis USA (BTUSA), the organi-

zation responsible for launching the prosport of beach tennis in North America, hasannounced that it has adopted the use of thepaddle, currently used in international com-petition, as the official equipment for regula-tion tournament play. BTUSA, who formerlypromoted the use of a standard, regulationtennis racquet for use at its events, statedthat the move to paddles was primarily to fa-cilitate the unification of the many interna-tional beach tennis associations throughoutEurope, South America and Asia.

“By converting to the paddle, Beach TennisUSA will be able to work more closely with

our international partners to grow the sport,both on the pro and recreational level,” saidMarc Altheim, BTUSA’s founder and com-missioner. Altheim added he believes the useof the paddle would help introduce the sport

to more “non-tennis” players, allowing forbeach tennis to become a more mainstreamcommon activity for casual beachgoers.

To further its efforts in unifying the sporton a global level, BTUSA will also adopt theinternational court dimensions of 8 X 8 me-ters, and a net height of 170 cm (5’ 6 ¾”).

Beach Tennis USA recently completedits fifth National Tour at the 2009 NationalBeach Tennis Championship, in LongBeach, N.Y., and plans to announce datesfor its 2010 season in February. �

For more information, visit www.beachten-nisusa.net.

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snow and ice, which means that our firstmonth or so of practice will be a delightfulcombination of squash court sprints, jumprope and other assorted cardio workouts, suchas the new addition of donut runs. This work-out, done on a track, involves only 15 min. ofrunning, but it is some of the hardest 15 min.that one has experienced. The 15 min. span isdivided up into 30 sec. of all-out sprinting, al-ternating with 30 sec. of jogging. This gets verydifficult very quickly, especially since the firstcouple of times you do it, you don’t really knowhow to budget your energy properly, so byabout the middle of the workout, you are justdead and cannot seem to summon anythingelse from your legs or stop the wheezing noisecoming from the constricted airway that seemsto be telling you that you are just insane fordoing this to yourself.

However, by the end of all of this, you knowthat you will feel that sense of accomplishmentthat no other feeling in the world can match.You hope that all of this hard work and effortwill pay off in the end and make you play likethe newly revised version of Roger Federer whoshowed up this year at the Australian Open andmanaged to decimate some of world’s bestplayers as if he was playing opening roundmatches. However, we all know that it is notnecessarily how you start the season that willmake people remember you, but, most of all, itis how you finish it that will separate you fromthe rest. All of this hard work is not training forthe very beginning, but will instead provide youwith the stamina necessary to make it througha physically and emotionally long and gruelingfew months. After all, the NESCACs (New Eng-land Small College Athletic Conference) are inearly May … approximately four months afterthe official opening day. �

Eric Dietsche is a senior and valedictorian of theClass of 2009 at St. John the Baptist DiocesanHigh School in West Islip, N.Y. As a five-timevarsity letter winner in tennis, he is also a two-time All-League Player. He also won the title ofMost Valuable Player in the New York CatholicHigh School Athletic Association in 2009. Heplans to attend Williams College in Massachu-setts in the fall where he’ll play tennis. He maybe reached by e-mail at [email protected].

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Actually, I live right across the way fromthe Evert Academy. When we bought ourhome, the agent said we might hear thesound of tennis balls late at night, whichwas music to my ears. Needless to say,there are many fine teaching pros in thearea. Some, like Aaron Krickstein and ourown community professional, GeoffreyMoore, have played on the professionalcircuit. Other USPTA professionals havebecome master instructors, capable ofteaching old style or new, child or adult,serious players or weekenders who wantto look like serious players. This leads meto the purpose of this column. I was fortu-nate enough to observe our sport on twolevels this past week. Both made mepleased to play tennis and proud of thosewho have made a career of our sport.

On Dec. 11, our pro invited three of hisfriends to play as part of our tennis pro-

gram. I think that every player who loves thegame secretly harbors the hope that, if heor she could just put all of their best shotsof a lifetime together for one brief moment,they could be out there holding his own.Forget it. Aside from Geoff, who played forAustralia, we had a New Zealander, Chris,who had played on the tour, Gabriel, a verytalented shot-maker originally from Roma-nia, and Dick Stockton, originally from Gar-den City, and well known to all of us whoplayed in the 70s. The intensity of the past(as well as the winner’s check) may havebeen lacking, but the skills and competitivenature of the past were still apparent amidthe jokes and camaraderie.

What struck me most was the beauty of“old school” strokes. These men honedtheir styles back in the days of woodenracquets, and serve and volley. As wewatched, Stockton and Moore got into aforehand cross-court duel. Each strokewas the mirror image of the one that it pre-ceded or followed. Each shot looked bal-anced and “natural” and each shot said tome “Not on the best day of your life could

you repeat what you just witnessed.” Itwon’t stop me from trying or dreaming, butreality can be a stern teacher.

The pros patiently answered questionsfrom the crowd, listened to our “war sto-ries” and left us all eager to see a returnmatch some day.

A few days later, I got to see it all over,only this time, on a higher level. For thethird time, I was a volunteer at the AndyRoddick Foundation’s charity event. As avolunteer, I was responsible for peoplefinding their seats, expediting crowd flowand paving over the inevitable “discus-sions” about seat placement and specialneeds. There are “war stories” here also,but by and large, the spectators were tol-erant of delays and happy to be a part ofthe fundraising that went for a good cause.We were rewarded for our efforts by someexcellent seats reserved for volunteers,vendors and those who devoted time in-stead of money.

The cast of characters at this exhibitionwere headliners. Aside from the host, AndyRoddick … Andy Murray, Sebastien Grosjean,

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Jesse Levine, Justin Gimelstob, Brenda ShultzMcCarthy and Alla Kudryavetseva, a youngRussian who recently defeated MariaSharapova, participated. Ms. Kudryavetsevatolerated the repeated mangling of her namewith grace. Andy made a point of announc-ing that all the players were appearing for free,with no fees paid. All of the money raisedwould go toward his Foundation. This was theninth year of the event, and Brenda ShultzMcCarthy had participated in every one.

Before the exhibition began, Roddickwas presented with a HumanitarianAward from the Jewish Federation. Ratherthan defend his title in the United ArabEmirates, he boycotted the tournamentbecause Shahar Peer, an Israeli player,was not granted a visa to play. I shouldadd that the Tennis Channel, taking a sim-ilar stand, did not televise the event. Val-ues are only values when they are tested,and though Mr. Roddick stands at around6-ft. tall, he was even taller in everyone’seyes.

As with the first exhibition, skill and good

humor went hand-in-hand. If I thought Icould never match the teaching pros,imagine watching Roddick play Murray orGrosjean with hands as soft as croissantsdeftly hit an impossibly-angled touch shot.Murray and Roddick especially made itlook so easy. Their timing is so fine that itseems as if the ball rockets off their stringswith no effort. Sitting directly behind them,watching as the serves clip the corner orthe center line apparently with the exactsame and unreadable motion, it is under-standable why they are among the best;here they are in the hot Florida sun, playingfor charity.

Then there was Justin Gimelstob. Thebutt of more than a few jokes about hisskinny legs and non-existent calf muscles,Justin took it upon himself to be thespokesperson for the Jewish half of themen’s doubles, as he and Jesse Levineplayed the Andys (Roddick and Murray).He tried invoking Hanukah and the miracleof the oil that lasted for eight days, but Iguess there is only one miracle per holiday

season and the Andys won. Believe me, itwas all in good fun and Justin gave asgood as he got.

At the conclusion of the day, reflectingon the levels of the game and the nobil-ity of those who give their time in teach-ing or competitive playing, I walked awayproud to be a part of a sport that I playfor fun and exercise that has a noble sideas well. �

Alan Fleishman has been a devoted fan oftennis since 1969. He won the Town ofHempstead tennis tournament at NewbridgeRoad Park in 1972 and was runner-up in1974. He worked as an assistant to the tennisprofessional in the summer program atLutheran High School in the early 1970s.While teaching social studies at John F.Kennedy High School in Bellmore, N.Y., hewas fortunate to have coached some talentedplayers, but more importantly, some wonder-ful young men and women during his lastseven years at the school. He may be reachedby e-mail at [email protected].

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Mythbusters II: More Misguided College Tennis AdviceBy Ricky Becker

In the last issue of Long Is-land Tennis Magazine, wediscussed three myths:

1. Going to a school that you would want toattend if you ever stopped playing tennis.2. The importance of liking your coach dur-ing recruiting.3. Asking kids on the team about thecoach and school is worthless.

In this issue, I’d like to discuss three morebits of misguided college tennis advice.

1. “Even though you may not startright away, you should have noproblem starting after a couple ofyears.”Anyone who tells you this has either neverplayed college tennis themselves or wantsyou to buy into his or her agenda. You willquit or transfer before you start. Now, pic-ture someone telling you that you need tomaintain your level of tennis without play-ing a tournament for the next two years.You will start to hate tennis … no? Addcollege life into the equation and you willask, “Why am I really doing this anyway?”In my 20 years of college tennis experi-ence, the ratio of quitting/transferring tostarting after two years is 10:1, especiallyat places that do not offer scholarships. Ifplaying college tennis is important to you,go to a place where you expect to startright away. In my four years at Stanford, Iplayed number six singles for four years.This is the last starter’s spot. Incomingfreshman came in and either started infront of me permanently or sat on thebench permanently.

2. “You may not be strong enoughto play Division I, but you arestrong enough to play Division IIor Division III.”Simply put, there is an overlap. The top Di-vision I teams are better than any DivisionII or III schools, but it is not as clear afterthat. There are probably 25 Division IIIteams that would beat 25 Division I teamsand 60 Division II (33 percent) teams. If youare looking for a scholarship and yourranking is weaker than 300th, then youbetter look at Division II. As some peopleknow, Division III does not offer athleticscholarships.

3. “You should find out ahead oftime how your coach choosesthe lineup.”Your college choice should not be deter-mined on the sales pitch of your collegecoach. The fact is, the lineup will be what-ever the coach wants it to be! Coaches willpoint to challenge matches, individual tour-

nament matches, head-to-head matchups,who is playing better at the time, etc. Whatthe coach is really doing is going withhis/her gut and using the evidence they feelsupports it. You won’t be told this duringrecruiting though because it doesn’t soundorganized enough. Conventional collegecoaching wisdom says that the steadierplayer goes lower in the lineup and theplayer who has more upside/downsidegoes higher in the lineup.

A college tennis guidance counselor whoplayed college tennis and is involved in col-lege/junior tennis today could help you sortthrough the fluff and help you in puttingyour best foot forward! �

Ricky Becker is the founder of JuniorTennis-Consulting LLC, which offers off-court col-lege guidance services to junior tennisplayers. He can be reached by phone at (516)605-0420, e-mail [email protected] orvisit www.JuniorTennisConsulting.com.

Corrections …On page 51 of the January/February 2010 edition of Long Island Tennis Maga-zine, we ran an incorrect list of winners of the New York State Girls High SchoolTennis Championships (Nov. 7, 2009-Nov. 11, 2009). The correct winners are asfollows:

� Blair Seideman (Jericho) won the singles title and Hannah Camhi (Syosset) fin-ished in third place.

� The team of Brooke Pottish and Lindsay Kantor (Westhampton) finished sec-ond in doubles, and the doubles team of Missy Edelbaum and Paige Mintz(Roslyn) won first place in the consolation round.

� The New York State Sportsmanship Award went to Paige Mintz (Roslyn).


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Andrew T. Berman, vice president/salesfor Long Island Tennis Magazine, said “Toreceive an honor such as this is an addedbonus to our work. Long Island TennisMagazine thanks the entire USTA EasternSection again for this prestigious honor,and we look forward to working on devel-oping the sport of tennis on Long Island in2010 and beyond.” �

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Last night, I was sitting on my futon,watching what my DVR recorded dur-

ing the day. There was this show on the Dis-covery Channel about a guy who getsdropped off in the middle of the Amazonand has to survive and eventually, find away out. This is my favorite show on televi-sion right now. Maybe the reason why I likethis show so much, is because sometimesthat’s how I feel my life is … caught in a jun-gle, trying to rub two wet sticks together.

While I’m watching the show, I decide tolet the commercials run without making anattempt to fast forward through them. I’dlike to say that I did this because it’s theright thing to do and the sponsors paid alot of money for my complete attention.But, in reality, the remote control was toofar out of my reach, and I was too lazy tostretch my body out to get it.

During one of the commercial breaks, Isaw something that pained me severely.No, it wasn’t one of those commercials

where they just show clips of pets that werenever adopted. It was far worse then that.The people of the Discovery Channel aireda Grey Goose Vodka ad that made me very,very upset (do a YouTube search for “GreyGoose Vodka Oysters,” so you can be hor-rified as well).

For those of you too lazy to search it,here’s the Cliff Notes version of what I saw.There’s this perfect sailboat cruising throughsome very calm body of water. And on theboat, there are all these good-looking peo-ple who appear to be in their early 30s …just like me. They are cracking open lobsterclaws and oysters, while the sun glistensagainst the perfect backdrop that is, “thegood life.” Then, at the end of the commer-cial, we see them all sitting together toastingeach other with ice cold drinks of GreyGoose Vodka. They all seem to be enjoyingeach others’ conversation and just living an-other perfect day in their perfect lives.

After watching this commercial about 10

more times, I get up and pace around myapartment. The question that repeats over andover in my head is a simple one … how comeI’m not on that boat? I deserve to be on thatboat, but, I’m not on that boat! Why aren’t I onthat boat? I will bet anything that none of thepeople who are on that boat have sacrificedmore of their youth, than I did. They shouldn’tbe on that boat! I should be on that boat!

I quickly take out a calculator and crunchsome numbers. This is what I found. Okay,I started playing tennis at the age of six,here and there. But, for arguments sake,we’ll say I officially started playing seriouslyat 11 years old. I played religiously threehours a day, six days a week, 52 weeks ayear, up until I played my last college tennismatch against Northwestern University atthe age of 21 (I lost that match, by the way,in case you were wondering). That’s a 10-year career. So that’s 3 X 6 X 52 X 10 years.When I saw the number on the small digi-tal calculator screen, I must say that I wasin total and utter shock. I’ve spent 9,360hours of the best years of my youth (ages11-21), training to be a tennis player.

During all those hours, I sacrificed, Icried, I bled and where has it gotten me?Certainly, not on that Grey Goose boat! I’msitting here, in my small one bedroomapartment in Queens, typing away on anold laptop computer that still operates withWindows 95. My apartment floor is so cold,it actually hurts to walk on it barefoot. AndI’m not 100 percent positive, but I think mynext-door neighbor is one of those guyswho has a fully-grown alligator as a pet inhis bathtub. This is where all of those hourshave gotten me. A far cry from that boatwith those good-looking yuppies!

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what I did during those years. I bet everyoneelse on that boat enjoyed family Thanksgiv-ings, growing up with their friends and lovedones. Personally, I couldn’t tell you what thatfeeling was like, because I was havingChicken Marsala at 10:00 p.m. at a RubyTuesday somewhere in the outskirts ofBoston because I was playing a tournamentthere. Or, I’m sure all those people who are onthat boat can tell you how great it was wak-ing up on Christmas morning and opening uptheir presents next to a nice, warm fire. Icouldn’t tell how that was either, because Iwas somewhere in Arizona staring at a cac-tus, getting ready to play my 8:00 a.m. match.

What if I had done other things during those9,360 hours instead of tennis? What if Ibowled during that time? I’d bet anything, thatif I had bowled during those hours, I would becompeting at 2:00 o’clock in the morning onESPN2, pumping my fist to the camera as Iknock down another 12 pins. Then, I wouldprobably would be on that boat today!

What if I learned how to cook duringthose hours instead of smacking aroundtennis balls? Again, I’d bet anything, that Iwould be a celebrity chef on the Food Net-work right now, showing the audience myversion of a Chilean Sea Bass Risotto. Then,I would probably also be on that boat today!

What if I had painted or sculpted duringthose hours? I’d bet anything, I would begetting interviewed by CBS Sunday Morn-ing, as they do a piece on me about the

way I took the art world by storm and thatmy latest project called, “Toilet” sold for$30 million at auction last week. If I hadtaken this path, then right now I wouldn’tbe writing this because I would too busyhanging out on that boat!

My mind goes back and forth about all thethings I maybe should have done and thepaths that maybe I should have taken. Asmore time goes by, I begin to accept my cur-rent situation. I’m never going to be on thatboat with those people, and that’s the way it is.

The more I think about it, I guess myjourney to where I am now wasn’t all thatbad. After all, because of tennis, my par-ents had to pay a very minimal amount ofmoney for me to get a great college edu-cation from Penn State University. Plus, Idid have some good memories along theway, in between all the sacrifices. And, I didmake some lifelong friends, because ofyears in this sport. Now that I think about it,I guess it turned out pretty good for me.

After all, it could always be worse. I sit back in my wobbly chair and just

have a feeling of acceptance. Tennis is whoI am, and no matter how much I complainabout it, it will always be that way. There’sa saying, “It is what it is,” and it makes per-fect sense. This is the road I’ve taken, andI cannot look back and think “what if?” It’snot healthy to be thinking like that anyway.

I nod my head, as the last couple of sen-tences echo in my brain. I quickly stop, asanother thought finds its way in there.

Wait a second! I’m still young. I’m only 32.Okay, maybe all that tennis didn’t get me onthat boat, but there has to be another way! Icannot control what happened in the past,but I can control what happens in the future… right? After all, I live in the greatest coun-try in the world. Who’s stopping me fromgetting on that boat and having oysters andlobster with those good-looking people on abeautiful day? Nobody … that’s who!

I immediately made a vow to myself. I will geton that boat one way or another! I will just haveto dig deep and figure out another way! I smileas now this sentence of hope and endless pos-sibilities, repeats in my thoughts. After a littlebit, I come to my senses and stop smiling. Infact, I start to frown. Whatever that path maybe … hopefully, it won’t take me another 9,360hours to finally get on that elusive boat! �

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A message from the USTA/EasternLong Island Region boardDear Long Island Tennis community:

Please pause and pray for Haiti … may their hearts and land behealed over time.

Who is the USTA/Eastern/Long Island RegionUSTA/Eastern/Long Island is an organization committed to thepromotion and growth of tennis, the lifetime sport for people of allages and abilities, to enjoy the game. Through the efforts of vol-unteers, USTA staff and strategic partners, we are dedicated tothe highest standards of integrity, honesty and ethics in develop-ing tennis programs in communities throughout Long Island. Ourmission is to serve our youth, adults and corporate partners.

The Region is coming off one of its most productive seasons inrecent years. We were recognized by the Eastern Section, as oneof the top financially-solvent regions in the section. Our boardmembers are committed to providing the best tennis programsserving our youth, adults and strategic partners. Our board mem-bers and volunteers often wear several hats, and their hands-onapproach speaks volumes on their commitment to serving our ten-nis community.

Highlights of the Long Island Region for 2009 ...� Annual Award Dinner attended by more than 300 tennis enthu-

siasts.� Leagues, with more than 4,500 participants. Thanks to our

league coordinator Kathy Miller for a job well done.� More than 800 children participated in our Nassau County

QuickStart Tennis in the Park clinics coordinated by Bill Mecca.� Rally Day expanded to Nassau and Suffolk Counties … many

thanks for the assistance of Terry Fontana and Steve Haar.� The Suffolk Corporate Challenge (Terry Fontana).� The Nassau County Park Advocacy Program, with the assis-

tance of Sunny Fishkind.� High School State Champion Danny Kreyman.� The USPTA Tennis Touring Pro of the Year was awarded to

Adrian Chirici of Long Island.� The Carefree Men’s 4.0 National Champions, captained by

Adam Kolenberg.� Eastern Athletic 2.5 National Champions.� USTA/Eastern Sectional Champions Senior Men’s—Ed Wolfarth.

The goal of the Region for 2010 is to increase our service to theLong Island tennis community by reaching out via our newly-ap-pointed District Delegates, Joe Arias in Suffolk County and SteveHaar in Nassau County.

We would like to welcome Jocelyn Cruz as our new communityservice representative, who, along with Bill Mecca, will continueto provide updated information on local and sectional grants, ten-nis clinics and volunteer opportunities.

If you have any questions, are looking for information, or haveissues you wish to bring to our attention, please refer to the con-tact page of our Web site, www.longisland.USTA.com:

Important dates for 2010 … mark your calendar!� 2nd Annual Long Island Tennis Expo ....Date to be determined

� March 1 ......................................Summer League Registration

� May 1 ................First Annual Tennis for New Adult Players Day (Suffolk County—volunteers needed)

� May 6 ......USTA Summer League Captains Cocktail Party from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club inWoodbury, N.Y.

� May 12 ............USTA/Eastern/Long Island Region 19th Annual Awards Dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury,N.Y.

� May 17 ......................................................Start of League Play

� May 22 ..............First Annual Tennis for New Adult Players Day (Nassau County—volunteers needed)

� June (date to be determined) ..............Kid’s Rally Day (Eastern Suffolk County—volunteers needed)

� July 16 ........Kid’s Rally Day (Town of Islip—volunteers needed)

� Week of July 19................The last week for local matches play

� July 25-July 28 ....................................................Flight playoffs

� July 29-August 1 ........................Regional playoffs 2.5, 3.5, 4.5

� August 13..............Sectional Championships in Syracuse, N.Y.

� August 20 ..........Sectional Championships for 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0

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� August 13............Kid’s Rally Day (Town of North Hempstead—volunteers needed)

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Tennis in 2010 … additional events will be published in futureeditions of Long Island Tennis Magazine.

Quick hitsPresident Scott AxlerThe nation of Haiti has been crippled by the worst earthquake to hitthe region in 250 years. This devastating earthquake has left morethan 200,000 dead and more than one million people homeless.

We know that death is certain, but when it includes such a largemagnitude of a country’s population claiming the old, the youngand the recently born, it is difficult to accept. We hope that ourcaring will comfort those who lost their love ones and we pray thattime will ease their pain.

Please visit our Web site (www.longisland.USTA.com) for our infor-mation on how our region will contribute to the Haitian relief efforts.

League Coordinator Kathy MillerIf you want to play in our leagues, but do not have a team, have ateam but need more players, e-mail me at [email protected].

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serve as a volunteer for any of the above-listed events. Pleasecontact me at [email protected]. Not only do we need you, butthe kids do too!

Nassau County District Delegate Steve HaarCongratulations! There are more than 30 million regular tennisplayers nationwide, playing the fastest-growing sport in America.Let’s continue to grow the game so be proactive and let us knowof any new ideas we all can benefit from. See you on the court!

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Each year, the world’s best 14-and-Under Juniors represent their country

in a major international tennis event, LesPetits As. This prestigious tournament,held in Tarbes, France, resembles a majorprofessional tournament, complete withtelevision coverage, a linesman and ballboys.

The event has seen a number of itschampions go on to become Grand Slamwinners, including Rafael Nadal, MichaelChang, Martina Hingis and Kim Clijsters.What may be even more impressive thanthe list of champions, is the list of tennislegends that have played in this tourna-ment, but never reached the finals: RogerFederer, Juan Martin del Potro, MaratSafin, Tommy Robredo and Gael Monfils,among others.

Roughly 7,000 players from 50 nations

worldwide enter the pre-qualifyingtournaments held across France,with that number being narroweddown to 350 for the final qualifyingstage, and 64 for the final tourna-ment. Approximately, 4,000 specta-tors each day attend this 10-dayevent.

Recently, Merrick, N.Y. nativeNoah Rubin made Long Island proudwhen he not only qualified for LesPetits As, but reached the finals ofthis prestigious tournament beforefalling to a French player in thechampionship match.

The USTA invited eight membersof the national team born in 1996 toBoca Raton, Fla. for a playoff to send to in-ternational competitions in the 14-and-Under division. Competitors were grouped

in two flights of round-robin play. The twotop finishers from each flight made it to thesemifinals. Noah went undefeated in the

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competition and was eventually given thechoice between tournaments in SouthAmerica or Les Petits As in France andchose the French event, the most presti-gious Boys 14-and-Under tournament inthe world.

The tournament was an eye-opening andmemorable experience for Noah and is amajor attraction in France. It was Noah’s firsttrip to Europe and he said it was hard to pre-pare for the crowd and TV cameras that werewaiting. Noah was even asked to sign auto-graphs from the French fans.

Despite the distractions and the nervesthat anyone would have (especially at 13years old), Noah maintained his composurethroughout the tournament. Even as “the

enemy” while playing against two Frenchplayers on their home turf, Noah’s play wasstrong throughout the tournament. “I waswell-prepared coming into the tournamentby tennis coach Lawrence Kleger; my dad,who is also my coach,and conditioning coachGoran Milanovic.”

“Noah reaching thefinals of Les Petits As inFrance, although in-credibly exciting, wasnot that surprising,”said Lawrence Kleger,director of tennis atSportime and Noah’stennis coach. “Twoyears ago in the LeBlanc Cup in Canada, asimilar event to Les Pe-tits As for players 12-and-Under, Noah wonboth the singles and doubles titles, andlast year, he reached the semis of the Or-ange Bowl. Therefore, nothing he accom-

plishes is that surprising. Noah just seemsto step up and play his best tennis whenthere is the most on the line.”

“This tournament has taught me that Ican compete with anyone my age in the

world,” said Noah of his interna-tional experience in France. “Ittaught me how to maintain focusand block out the crowd and dis-tractions. I will use this experienceand train even harder to get readyfor my next tournament. It’s hardnot to smile knowing I did betterthan Roger Federer did at my age.”

Asked to describe the experi-ence in three words, Noah’s re-sponse: “Amazing, memorable,life-changing.”

“I watched all of Noah’smatches on the live score updateson the Internet,” said Kleger. “Iwas emotionally exhausted after

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The top women in the world of tennis, including current worldnumber one-ranked player Serena Williams, seven-time

Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2009 U.S. Open cham-pion Kim Clijsters and 2009 French Open champion SvetlanaKuznetsova, will face off in the one-night, single elimination $1.2million BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup atMadison Square Garden on Monday, March 1, 2010.

“At Madison Square Garden we strive to bring the biggestand best in sports and entertainment under our roof,” said JoelFisher, executive vice president of MSG Sports. “We are thrilledthat these women’s tennis champions will be plying their tradeat the second annual BNP Paribas Showdown for the BillieJean King Cup, and that our fans will get to witness a great,great night of tennis at The Garden.”

The BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cupis the featured element of the national “Tennis Night in Amer-ica” promotion. Through “Tennis Night in America,” the USTA

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will continue its efforts to grow youth participation in thesport of tennis. “Tennis Night in America” is among the sport’slargest ever grassroots initiatives. The USTA has also made thisevent a major component for its Youth Registration Night,where youth players from across the country can begin signingup for spring and summer league play.

The caliber of players for the event is unparalleled, boastingthree of 2009’s Grand Slam tournament winners, along withseven-time Grand Slam Singles Champion, Venus Williams.

In this fast-paced, no ad scoring format, each participant willcompete in a one-set semifinal with the winners advancing to abest of three-set final for the Billie Jean King Cup.

“We are looking forward to an exciting night of tennis withsome potential interesting matchups including a rematch of theU.S. Open semifinals between Serena and Kim,” saidStarGames President Jerry Solomon, referring to the match’scontroversial ending. “With the return of great sponsors likeBNP Paribas and the growth of our Tennis Night in Americapartnership with the USTA, the BNP Paribas Showdown for theBillie Jean King Cup is emerging as a night that brings tennisfans around the country together to celebrate the sport. It iscertainly a night that tennis fans should have on their annualcalendar.”

The playersSerena Williams, the current top-ranked women’s player, captured twoGrand Slam events this past year win-ning her 10th and 11th singles titles atthe Australian Open and Wimbledon.She holds an astounding total of 52 ti-tles (35 singles and 17 doubles titles) atTour events. Serena, 28, defeated hersister, Venus, in this past summer’sWimbledon singles finals, and the pairteamed up to once again to win thedoubles tournament.

Kim Clijsters stunned the tennis worldwith her Cinderella-like 2009 U.S. Openvictory only two years after retiring fromthe sport. Clijsters is a two-time GrandSlam champion.

Venus Williams, a former world num-ber one-ranked player, is currentlyranked number six and won the 2008Wimbledon and Tour Championshiptitles. The Williams Sisters paired upfor patriotic pride to capture their sec-ond consecutive Olympic gold medalsin women’s doubles.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, the French OpenChampion and Russian-born player is cur-rently ranked number three in the world.Her Grand Slam Title was her first sincewinning the U.S. Open five years ago.

The matchups at MSG

In a rematch of the much talked about 2009 U.S. Open Semi-final with the infamous “Serena-Foot Fault Incident,” SerenaWilliams will have a chance to avenge her defeat in Flushing asshe takes on 2009 U.S. Open Champion Kim Clijsters in onesemifinal. In the other semifinal, Venus Williams will take onRussia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova. The winners of those twomatches will play a best two of three set match to determinethe 2010 Billie Jean King Cup champion.

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Poise and Control

What does RudyardKipling’s poem “If” have

to do with tennis? Well, forstarters, when the competi-tors walk on Centre Court

Wimbledon before their match, an excerptfrom this poem is printed on a placardposted on the exit above the locker roomdoor which states: “If you can meet with Tri-umph and Disaster and treat those two im-postors just the same.”

I often wonder how, in the course ofbattle, two world-class tennis playerscan endure the endless ebb and flow of atennis match. You are up one minute andthen a break of serve changes the com-plexion of a match and you are down thenext minute. Yet, the mentally-toughplayers are able to remain focused onlyon the moment and play only the nextpoint, seemingly able to block out mem-ory of the past points played thus far inthe match. Why is that? Because thenext point is the only one that can becontrolled and that is the one that mat-ters most. This excerpt from “If” chal-lenges me on how well one can handle

prosperity or how well one can handleplaying from behind.

I confess I have not competed in tourna-ments in many years and when I did back inmy collegiate days I knew nothing of dealingwith triumphs and disasters. Anyone whoknows me will remember that when I waslosing, my body language was poor and mywhole self-esteem was tied into whether Iwon or lost a match. The weight of that sit-uation seemed like 1,000 lbs. on my shoul-ders. I wish I knew then what I know now.How much better could I have played? Howmuch better could I have been? I worked onmy ground strokes, volleys and serves, andthey improved incrementally, but when amatch got tight, these skills I possessed didnot perform at the optimum level. For years,I did not know the answer and later foundout why.

While teaching tennis at a local clubhere on Long Island in the early 1990s, Imet Bob Litwin, another teaching tennisprofessional who became one of the betteramateur players in the world using a vari-ety of skills to become mentally tougher.By watching and listening to many of these

techniques, I became a better teacher andcoach.

If you have read some of my articles in thepast in Long Island Tennis Magazine, youmay remember that I wrote about how im-portant the skill of tennis is and the lifelonglessons the game can bring. I want to sharesome points on this. My bio at the end of thearticle will share with you that, in addition tomy many years of teaching, I have extensiveexperience working in the corporate world.My positions were directly tied into revenue,and therefore, I decided to make the gameof earning revenue for my employers a gameof sorts (a tennis match so to speak). I havehad bad years in terms of revenue and goodyears. Rather than letting my self-esteemand ego get to me when things got tough, Iused the coaching lessons learned in theearly 1990s as mentioned earlier. I was ableto stay poised and controlled and developstrategies that would improve my revenueposition. Henceforth, control only the thingsthat I could control. In tennis terms, thatwould be the next strategy to be used in thenext point.


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By Rick Liebman

Here are some tried and truetips I have been using aspart of my teaching for 35-plus years …

1. When you are losing, youhave two choices: Slow down or speed upIf too many unforced errors are the mainculprits in your losing position, slowdown! Play your shots safer, add more arcto your ball, try deep down the middleshots (as opposed to those lower per-centage shots that might have gotten youin trouble in the first place). This way, youmight be able to creep back into yourmatch if your opponent is playing at ahigher level (serve and volleying, attack-ing, hitting winners and putting constantpressure on you) … speed up. Give youropponent a dose of his or her own medi-cine. Go for your shots and take chances.If your opponent is playing well, it mightnot matter what you do, but don’t stick toa losing strategy.

2. In doubles play, make theweaker player beat youEveryone would love to play doubles theright way. Serving and coming in, returninglow, cutting across the court for a winningpoach will probably put you in doublesheaven. But sometimes, those tactics mustbe abandoned, especially if your oppo-nent’s levels are different. The wrong shotto the right opponent might win you thepoint. The right shot to the stronger of youropponents might end up as disaster foryour team. Find the weaker opponent andexploit their weakness.

Tennis tips you can take to the bank!

3. “You don’t have to play greatto win”This was a favorite expression of my tenniscoach, George Seewagen. Whether you’replaying a tournament, ladder or leaguematch, chances are, your opponent issomewhere near your playing level. It is amistake to think you must play great shotsto beat your opponent that day (unless, ofcourse, they are playing great! See numberone above).

4. When losing, don’t try harder,play smarterIt’s only human nature that when the chipsare down, to simply try harder. “That’s whyI’m losing in the first place. I’m not tryinghard enough” is the phrase often heard.

When you are down, know why you arelosing and try to change it. Go to a Plan B,and if that doesn’t work, try Plan C. If thatdoesn’t change things, say, “Nice match!”

Good luck with some of these suggestions!

Rick Liebman is tennis director for ShelterRock Tennis Club. Rick played his collegetennis at St. John’s University and was atop 10-ranked player in the Eastern TennisAssociation (several age divisions). He wasa ranked player in the Association of TennisProfessionals (ATP) as well. Rick is a 32-year member of the United States Profes-sional Tennis Association (USPTA), and hasserved as director of tennis for the GreatNeck Park District (1984-2001).

O’Rourke NamedVolunteer of the Year

Kevin O’Rourke (pictured here, right)has been presented with the USTAEastern Long Island Regional Volun-teer of the Year Award by Bill Mecca(pictured here, left) of the USTA East-ern Section. Kevin, the tennis direc-tor of the Cold Spring Valley TennisClub, in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., iswell-known for his generosity in pro-viding tennis lessons to many disad-vantaged children and for hostingmany charitable tennis outings. �


So, when I did write in a previous articleof some of the skills learned on tenniscourts that can be utilized with some oflife’s experiences, I meant it in every way,both strategically and mentally. These skillscan be used in school, the board room andeven in social situations.

So, analyze “If” … “If you can meet withTriumph and Disaster and treat those twoimpostors just the same.” Many of my stu-dents know that means to be sound men-tally on the court and just know going intoa match that you could be up or down. Isn’tthat what life also has in store for us, youare up one day and down the next. Take adeep breath, step back for a moment andfigure out what comes next in both goodand bad situations.

Prosperity on a tennis court feels good,but if your opponent is trying to figure outon how to come out of a tough situation,you must be ready to handle the prosper-ity as well. What a great lesson to pass onto your children, doubles partner, friendsand students. �

Lonnie Mitchel has been teaching tennissince 1985, mostly at Carefree Racquet Clubin North Merrick, N.Y. and is a USPTA Level1 certified tennis instructor. He has producedmany high school and collegiate level tennisplayers, including his own children, Wayne(who plays at Muhlenberg College) andTrevor (who competes regularly on the USTALong Island Junior Circuit, gaining the num-ber one ranking in the 14s). Lonnie has alsoworked in the travel and tourism industry asa regional sales manager for 25-plus yearsfor such companies the Walt Disney Com-pany and Royal Caribbean International. Hiswife, Harriet, is a club level tennis player andcan often be found on the court. Lonnie maybe reached by phone at (516) 414-7202 ore-mail [email protected].

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Hingis to join WTTThe Associated Pressreports that once retiredin 2002/then returned in2006/then banned from2007-2009/now horsejumping and ball-room dancing former

tennis champ Martina Hingis will be play-ing a full schedule—14 matches—ofWorld TeamTennis this season. She will beselected for a team as part of the mar-quee player draft to be held Feb. 11.

“There’s a spark,” Hingis said in a tele-phone interview with The AssociatedPress.

But she also said she would rule out thepossibility of a return to the tour “at thispoint,” primarily because of all the travel.

“If it was played in the backyard,” Hingissaid from her home in Switzerland, “thenI’d probably think about it twice.”

The five-time Major Singles titlist playedWorld TeamTennis in 2005, in preparationfor her first return to tour. Kim Clijstersplayed in the league last season beforewinning the 2009 U.S. Open title.

Hingis gets coy when asked if the Bel-gian comebacks are inspiring her decision:

“It’s great to see them dig deep andcome back that well,” Hingis said. “I don’tknow if I could handle it.”

She watched more of this AustralianOpen than she has in years.

“Of course, it makes you think. Tenniswas all my life, and the most natural thingis that it makes you think. It would be sadif it didn’t make me think, don’t you think?”Hingis said.

Williams Sisters trade racquetsfor the gridiron

While BethanieMattek-Sandsand MelanieOudin are busyd e f e n d i n gUSA’s honor intheir Fed Cup

tie against France, the top two American ten-nis players, Venus and Serena Williams, arebusy with football. As part-owners of theMiami Dolphins NFL franchise, the sisterswere in Miami in early February as the cityplayed host to Super Bowl XLIV.

Tennis served up in ACSituated at theBoardwalk Hallin Atlantic Cityis the Caesar’sTennis Classic.The exhibition,to be held Sat-

urday, April 10, will feature Ivan Lendl,Mats Wilander, Andy Roddick and MaratSafin, and will be hosted by VenusWilliams. This will be Ivan Lendl’s firstevent in 16 years since he retired at the1994 U.S. Open.

Clijsters immortalized in plasticNow little Jada Clijsterswill still have her motherto play with, even whenKim Clijsters is off com-peting in Grand Slamtournaments. The ten-nis star has been im-

mortalized as a Barbie doll, and her daugh-ter Jada is also now available in a mini-ver-sion of the doll phenomenon that hasspanned generations.

“When I was a young girl I played withmy Barbie dolls,” said Clijsters. “Myfamily means everything to me, so I wasreally excited when I found out that Jadawould also receive her very own ‘JadaBarbie’ doll.”

Jada, almost 2, caught the world’s at-tention at the U.S. Open last Septemberwhen celebrating her mother’s victory atFlushing Meadows.

About 10 years ago, Serena andVenus Williams released their own non-Barbie dolls at FAO Schwartz. Theirdolls cost $19.99 (no word yet on theprice of a Clijsters doll) and came withsun visors and water bottles. The KimClijsters Barbie includes a necklacewith clear Swarovski crystal and “realsocks.” I can only imagine how littlegirls across the country will reenact Kimand Serena’s semifinal match at lastyear’s U.S. Open.

Brees n’ BodeAndy Roddick mayhave come upshort against Serena Williamsin his pre-teenyears, but it was

revealed that the Texan stomped New Or-leans Saints QB and Super Champion DrewBrees three times in junior competition.“He’d kill me,” Brees confided. “I can play hissport better than he can play mine, though.”

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Speaking of multi-sport achievers, Olympicskier Bode Miller (whoseparents founded theTamarack Tennis Campin his native NewHampshire) will attemptto qualify for the U.S.

Open this spring when he participates inthe USTA’s U.S. Open National Playoffs.“Tennis has always been a part of my life,”said Miller.

Wardrobe malfunction?Andy Murray onwhy he was re-peatedly touch-ing his pants/hipduring the finalof the Australian

Open, was asked by reporters if he had ahip injury: “It’s not really a problem. It’snot really my left hip. It’s quite hard toexplain. I wear cycling shorts, and

sometimes they’re quite tight. So youneed to … you know, Roddick does it alot. It’s kind of what Rafa does on theother side. I don’t really know what I’mtrying to say, but basically my hip isfine. It was just the cycling shorts weretight.”

Hit for HaitiLed by Roger Federer,philanthropists from the tennis set hit RodLaver Arena to raisemoney for victims of the devastating

earthquake that struck Haiti in January2010. Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters, SerenaWilliams, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick,Sam Stosur, Lleyton Hewitt and BernardTomic showcased the lighter sides oftheir personalities, taking part in a char-ity exhibition match that raised morethan $125,000 on the day. Several play-ers also donated signed racquets to the

tournament’s Bid for Haiti eBay auctionthat raised a total $44,007.19; Federer’sracquet selling for $28,124.65. Withmajor contributions from the ATP WorldTour, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, ITF andthe Grand Slam Committee, the Aus-tralian Open Haiti fundraising activityraised nearly $700,000.

Along with participating in RogerFederer’s impromptu fundraiser at the2010 Australian Open, Serena Williamsdid her part for raising money for Hait-ian earthquake survivors by appearingat BET’s oddly named SOS Saving Our-selves: Help for Haiti telethon. The fea-tured performances from Chris Brown,Justin Bieber, Nas, Ludacris, RobinThicke, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo and a hostof others. �

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Where I Lost That Tennis Match?

Most matches are not lost at matchpoint. The complexity of the game is

such that, in a tennis tournament, for ex-ample, a Grand Slam where the draw is of128 players, there is only one winner and127 losers. Those losers lost their matchesfor different reasons. Let us find out whyby defining different types of players.

We have the player who signs up for atournament and loses the match as soonas the draw is posted. He loses the matchwhen he finds out who his opponent is, es-pecially, if he faces a seeded player. Wecall that player “The Loser” This player ishappy to be in the main draw and is notthinking about winning the tournament. Hegoes to participate, not to compete.

There is the player who wins matchesthat he is suppose to win against playerswith a lower ranking, but cannot beat play-ers with a higher ranking. We call thisplayer “The Average.” This player stays inthe middle of the pack and can win one ortwo matches, then prays for someone todo the job for them by beating the higherranked player or winning by default.

Finally, we have the player who goes tocompete and believes he can win everymatch and tournament he signs up for. Helooks at the draw and says, “First round, I

beat ‘X,’ semis, I beat ‘Y’ and in the finals, Ibeat ‘Z,’ get the trophy and the 2.000 pointsin the rankings.” This player is defined as“The Champion.”

The best way to recognize these differentplayers is by watching them arrive at theclub on the day of the match. “The Loser”walks very slowly, you almost have to pushhim in. His head and shoulders are down,in other words, the loser’s body language isvery indicative of his play. He usually waitsuntil the last minute to check in and sits inthe corner thinking … I hope I can win agame in each set so I don’t go home withbreakfast (6/0-6/0 equals two bagels).

“The Champion” gets to the tournamentsite early and is ready to beat anyone. Hemakes sure everybody notices when he ar-rives, especially his opponent. He knowshis pre-match routine, usually is very pop-ular with the other players, and you see

him walking from one side to the other witha winner’s attitude.

“The Average” player is the one thatchanges his behavior depending on the oppo-nent. If he plays someone he should beat, heacts like a “Champion.” If it is someone with ahigher ranking, he behaves like a “Loser.”

The interesting thing is that some play-ers can change their attitude depending onthe tournament they are in. Some canchange from being “Champions” at the re-gional level to “Average” or “Losers” at thenational level. Some can be “Champions”at the national level and “Losers” whenthey go to an international tournament.

Whenever we step on to the court, a men-tal battle begins. One player sends a mes-sage, “I’m going to beat you today” and theother responds, “No, I’m going to beat you.”

There are opponents that only need tolose three games and they’re convinced youare going to beat them. With others, a set isenough. There are players you need to gothree sets to finally show them you are bet-ter, and there are others who don’t believethey have lost even after the match is over.

“The Loser” will find any excuse to stopfighting (the foot, the wrist, the court, the wind).Just give them the chance to quit, and they willtake it. “The Average” will fight more, but whenthe match is on the line, he will choke becausehe doesn’t believe he can beat a better player.“The Champion” fights until the end. He does-n’t always get the victory, but he believes hecan win right up to the end of the match.

The only way to learn how to competeis by competing. The most important thingis your attitude and the way you approachthe challenge of competition.

The question I would like to ask is, “Whatkind of a player do you want to be?” �

Salomon Levy Bromet is a physical educationteacher, and is a master in tennis coachingand high performance training in Wingate, Is-rael. A former national coach in Colombia,Salomon has worked as a tennis coach forSportime since 2000. He may be reached bye-mail at [email protected].

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Jose Lopez presented Bill Mecca,USTA Eastern Section’s Long Island repre-sentative, with a Citation of Appreciationfor working to make Nassau County ahealthier place to live.

Over the last few years, Mr. Meccaand Karen Beckhard-Ravener of theNassau County Parks and RecreationDepartment, along with the UnitedStates Professional Tennis Association,have organized and implemented aQuickStart Tennis Blitz in the Park pro-gram which provides free tennis lessonsin Nassau County’s parks. This year,more than 1,100 youngsters and adultsin eight County parks received instruc-tion and encouragement from more than60 USTA staffers, tennis pros and othervolunteers.

Joining in on the event this year wasTennis Racquets for Kids Inc., an or-ganization started by Paige andZachary Mintz, high school studentsfrom Roslyn, N.Y. who collect new andused racquets for distribution to theneedy. These two high school juniorsnot only helped instruct the children,

but gave away 150 donated racquets totheir students. If you have any tennisracquets to donate to Tennis Racquetsfor Kids Inc., please visit www.tennis-racquetsforkids.org.

If anyone would like to volunteer to bepart of the 2010 QuickStart Blitz in the Parkprogram or any of the many Long Islandtennis events where volunteers are needed,please email [email protected]. �

Nassau County Parks CommissionerJose Lopez (center) presents ZacharyMintz (left) and Paige Mintz (right)with a Citation of Appreciation fortheir work on behalf of Tennis Racquets for Kids Inc.

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Little Pancho: TheLife of Tennis LegendPancho SeguraBy Caroline Seebohm

Last year was atough year to publisha tennis biography ifyour name wasn’tAndre Agassi. ButCaroline Seebohm’saccount of anotherbaseliner who alsohad the best returnof serve of his era

should not be overlooked. Pancho Segura, the Ecuadorian pro with

the two-handed forehand, has been a ten-nis pro’s tennis pro. His rise from a poor

family in Guayaquil to a supporting role inJack Kramer’s professional troupe in thepre-Open era is known to tennis insiders.But it is appropriate that Seebohm hasmade sure that more tennis fans will be-come aware of Segura’s contributions tothe game.

One of the beauties of this book isthat the reader gets not only Segura’sstory, but also a thorough history of anera in tennis, the 1950s and most of the1960s, when the game was still dividedinto pros and amateurs. You get a nicelydetailed look at the hardships of thebarnstorming pro tour of these years,with its small-change purses and gruel-ing pace.

Segura turned pro in 1947 at the age of26, driven by economic necessity, andplayed on various tours until he took a

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teaching job at the Beverly Hills Hotel in1963 when he was 42. Although he wasusually the warm-up act, he had winsover all the great players of his era, JackKramer, Pancho Gonzales, Bobby Riggs,Frank Sedgman, Mal Anderson, KenRosewall, Lou Hoad and Rod Laver.Seebohm quotes many of these starssaying that Segura was the best tacti-cian they’d ever met. His knowledge ofthe game was absorbed by nearly everychampion who crossed his path.

The book is filled with testimonialslike this one from pro Butch Buchholtz,who joined the tour in 1961, just asPancho’s skills were fading. “Nobodyhad a better tennis mind. I have a goodunderstanding of the sport because ofPancho.” Billie Jean King called him“The Ph.D of Tennis.”


One basic concept Pancho taught wasto play the score. If you are ahead, takechances. If you are behind, play more con-servatively. Nobody seems to have told theChilean star Fernando Gonzalez about this,but for many players this will work fine.

One of Segura’s great regrets is that heturned pro before he won any of what werethen amateur events, like Wimbledon, theU.S. championships or the French Open.Seebohn traces his career from his days asa ball boy at the Guayaquil Tennis Club, tohis pro career. She also devotes chaptersto his years spent as a teaching pro, first inBeverly Hills and then, at La Costa in Carls-bad, Calif.

Also folded into her account is a thor-ough character sketch of Segura’s friendand rival, Pancho Gonzales. She de-scribes the racism both men endured asthey made their way through the uppermiddle-class tennis world of the time.Segura, “Little Pancho,” had a knack forclowning his way through and deflecting

the anti-Hispanic prejudice both menencountered. “Big Pancho” was less ac-commodating.

For all that has been written aboutGonzales, Seebohm’s quote of Segura’stake on his friend sums up “Big Pancho”in a few words …

“He was a peculiar guy. He was a niceguy if he liked you. If he didn’t like you, itdidn’t matter if you had money or power,he didn’t give a damn.”

In addition to an in-depth portrait of “BigPancho,” Seebohm also describes the roleSegura played in the development ofJimmy Connors.

Before Segura took Connors under hiswing in 1968, he was giving lessons tomovie stars and film executives at theBeverly Hills Tennis Club. Not a bad gig,but Segura itched to work with a playerwho was going to make a dent in thegame. When Connors’ mother made thearrangements to move Jimmy from Illi-nois to Los Angeles and let Segura train

him, both the coach and the protégéeprofited.

Seebohm’s book provides a slice of life lookat the pro tour when it had more in commonwith professional wresting than the game aswe know it today. She also throws in pitch-perfect descriptions of Gonzales, Connorsand life in the glittering community that wasthe Beverly Hills Tennis Club in the sixties.

But even though this is a tennis biogra-phy with no admissions of meth use, it is afascinating portrait of a few eras and tow-ering figures in the game using Segura asa jump-off point.

And, last but not least, Seebohm sharesa fascinating bit of tennis trivia that LongIsland Tennis Magazine readers should beable to use to win bets. What invention inthe late 1880s was crucial to the develop-ment of the game of lawn tennis? Thelawn mower. �

Brent Shearer may be reached by e-mail [email protected].


The USTA and USTA Player Develop-ment announced that it has started

programming at its new USTA TrainingCenter-East, located at the USTA BillieJean King National Tennis Center in Flush-ing, N.Y. Applications to participate in theprogram are still being accepted. TheUSTA Training Center-East will augmentUSTA Player Development operations atits existing sites—the USTA Training Cen-ter Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., andthe USTA Training Center-West in Carson,Calif.—along with its network of CertifiedRegional Training Centers across thecountry.

“We are very excited to begin pro-gramming at the USTA Training Center-East and we look forward to workingwith top American juniors and their per-sonal coaches throughout the North-east,” said Patrick McEnroe, generalmanager, USTA Player Development.“The USTA Billie Jean King NationalTennis Center has been home to theU.S. Open and a number of outstanding

recreational programs for many years,and I am thrilled that USTA Player De-velopment can now officially be part ofthis wonderful facility.”

Programming at the USTA Training Cen-ter-East began on Jan. 13. Program par-ticipants will train twice a week at theUSTA Billie Jean King National TennisCenter, where they will receive on-court in-struction led by USTA National Coach TimMayotte and work with USTA NationalStrength and Conditioning coaches. Allaccepted players will continue to workwith their personal coaches when they arenot training with USTA staff.

The USTA Billie Jean King NationalTennis Center has 46 hard courts (threestadium, 31 outdoor and 12 indoorcourts). The facility will add four claycourts to be used for USTA Training Cen-ter-East programs.

The USTA Player Development programhas been created to identify and developthe next generation of American champi-ons by surrounding the top junior players

and young pros with the resources, facili-ties and coaching they need to reach theirmaximum potential. The Player Develop-ment program is based at the USTA Train-ing Center Headquarters in Boca Raton,Fla., and also utilizes the USTA TrainingCenter-West in Carson, Calif., and theUSTA Training Center-East in Flushing,N.Y. Last year, the USTA began imple-menting its Certified Regional TrainingCenter program as part of its expanded ef-forts to develop future American tennischampions, which will expand the USTAPlayer Development program’s reachthroughout the country by partnering withacademies, clubs and tennis centers thathave a proven record of identifying anddeveloping tennis players. The USTA ex-pects to name approximately 15 CertifiedRegional Training Centers over the nextfive years. �

To apply for the program, please contactJoe Ceriello, Manager, USTA Training Cen-ter-East, by e-mail at [email protected].

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4 Star Camps at Stony Brook UniversityPhone #: (800) 334-7827 • Web site: www.4StarCamps.com

Get a taste of campus life with 4 Star Camps atStony Brook University in Long Island, N.Y. Workwith Stony Brook University’s Head Tennis CoachGary Glassman and his assistant coaches who willtake your game to the next level. Coach Glassmanand Stony Brook are partnering with 4 Star Camps

for their fourth summer of tennis camp.Two programs will be offered over the course of three weeks:

� July 6-9: High School Players Tennis Camp for competitiveplayers ages 14-18

� July 11-16 and July 18-23: Junior Tennis Camp for all abilitiesages 9-18

As a family-owned and operated business, 4 Star has been pro-viding an exclusive brand of high-quality tennis camp programmingfor players of all ages since 1975. The beautiful campus at StonyBrook University is the newest backdrop for this amazing summerexperience where students reside in the dorms, take their meals inthe dining hall and play on the university’s 12 outdoor courts.

The 4 Star experience includes: Attention to the individual needsof the students; high quality instruction by experienced coacheswho have been chosen to teach based on their knowledge andyouth mentoring experience; the opportunity to live in a collegedorm; and meet new friends from around the world.

Weekends at 4 Star round out an eventful and fun week for thosestaying for a two-week session. A Saturday sightseeing trip to nearbyNew York City is planned and a relaxing Sunday morning to play sometennis before the next session begins that afternoon. This is a wonder-ful opportunity to experience what the surrounding area has to offer,while reinforcing the friendships built during the week’s activities.

Now is a good time to start exploring these options before they fill up.For more information, call (800) 334-7827 or visit www.4StarCamps.com.

22nd Annual College Tennis Exposure CampPhone #: (813) 684-9031 • Web site: www.collegetennis.com

Play college tennis! Coach Ed Krass’ 22ndAnnual College Tennis Exposure Camp isthe nation’s only summer camp taught ex-clusively by head college coaches. Forboys and girls ages 15-18 looking to im-prove upon all facets of their game, the

camp prepares high school players for the rigors and demands ofcollege tennis.

Players receive instruction and training from head coaches rep-resenting every level of the college game. Under the skillful eyesof top college coaches, players showcase their singles, doublesand one-on-one doubles skills and receive specific feedback ontheir game. Instructional drills and match play competitions areconducted in the same style and intensity as collegiate practicesessions. Players have the opportunity to sample various coach-ing styles and to receive on-court coaching during match playcompetitions. Daily lunchtime seminars with college coaches ed-ucate players about college preparation and the recruitingprocess.

Each camp includes 25 hours of on-court, collegiate style drillsand match play competition. Classroom seminars motivate andeducate players about college tennis preparation. Dormitory ac-commodations, meals and 24-hour adult supervision are provided.

The camp is offered at University of South Florida (Tampa, Fla.),June 13-18; Brown University (Providence, R.I.), July 5-10; andLehigh University (Bethlehem, Pa.), July 18-23, July 25-30 andAug. 1-6. For more information, call (813) 684-9031 or visit thecamp Web site, www.collegetennis.com.

Bethpage Park Tennis Center Summer Tennis Camp

99 Quaker Meeting House Road,Building #4Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735Phone #: (516) 777-1358To be your best, you need the best program,facilities and players!

Bethpage Park Tennis Center’s Summer Tennis Camp is designedfor maximum time efficiency and productiveness. Our wealth oftennis courts enables us to provide indoor and outdoor courts,hard courts and clay courts. No camp provides a more favorablecamper to court ratio than us. This means campers can play sin-gles and doubles matches daily. These opportunities for matchplay are most beneficial because they are with the finest playersthe East Coast has to offer.

To be the best, you need the best staff!We train players to excel with greater success than any other east-ern camp because of our unique staff. Since we conduct a year-round program, we employ proven, full-time professionals to

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oversee our camp. The rest of our staff is comprised of our top-ranked students, many of whom are college standouts, to ensurequality, enthusiasm and continuity of instruction.

We are very flexible, with nine one-week, as well as partial-week, sessions so that tournament players can design a schedulethat accommodates their individual needs. We believe that thesummer is a great time to drill skills, get match tough and developfitness habits that will help year-round.

Is this program right for you?At Bethpage Park Tennis Center’s Summer Tennis Camp, our stan-dards are high, our prerequisites are not! We encourage and valueour beginners equally with our nationally-ranked players. All werequire is the desire to attend a serious tennis camp to … to learnin an intensive, personal and fun environment … and the drive toachieve your personal best!

Transportation is available, and a daily deli or pizza lunch is included.

Carefree Racquet Club1414 Jerusalem Avenue • North Merrick, N.Y. 11566Phone #: (516) 489-9005

Where can you find a Junior Summer Tennis Camp highlightingthe excitement of competition, high structured instruction andplenty of all around play time? At Carefree Racquet Club, com-plete with seven air-conditioned indoor tennis courts, two rac-quetball courts that can convert to walleyball, a half-courtbasketball court, a cozy lounge and snack area … that’s where!

At Carefree’s summer camp, we encourage the social aspect ofloving the game just for the fun of it. We stress the positive approachto competition which gives our juniors perspective both on and off thecourt. In the long run, this brings out the confidence to succeed inwhatever our students venture into later in life. The key is to developbehavioral characteristics of success for all of our students: Vision,action, responsibility and independence. The staff is comprised ofknowledgeable and caring counselors who were, or currently are, col-lege players who were also trained at Carefree Racquet Club.

The program is directed by Louis Vallejo, with 26 years of teach-ing experience and 16 years of sectional, national and internationalplaying experience. He has coached juniors of all levels of play.Along with his head pros, the tutorage of our students is unsur-passed.

Carefree Racquet Club is proud to celebrate its 21st year of ourJunior Summer Tennis Camp. The success of our summer pro-gram comes from our outstanding facility, fun to win attitude andour superior pro staff. Our camp hours are from noon to 5:00 p.m.Our students come in fresh and relaxed with energy, ready for ac-tion. We warm up on the courts with the physical part of our train-ing: Stretching, cardio, core and strength exercises. Strokedevelopment and analysis is structured yet simplified to ensureour students keep their enthusiasm for on-court playing action.After warm-up, we begin drilling, instruction and point simulation.After a half-hour lunch/snack break at 2:00 p.m., the students areback on-court for an hour of cardio tennis drilling. Match play be-gins at 3:30 p.m. where there is singles and doubles competition.We are also able to offer cross-training with the basketball andwalleyball courts, which teaches our students team effort andsportsmanship. After a quick juice break, we end the day with fungames for the final 20-30 min.

Carefree’s Junior Summer Tennis Camp is the most flexible onLong Island. You can attend full-time (nine weeks, five days aweek) or a fewer number of weeks. You can also attend just twoor three days a week if you’d like. You can even come just once aweek, but we bet if you come once, you’ll want to come twice! Socome on down and see for yourself … we will be waiting!

The Early Hit Training Center Junior Summer Tennis Camp at Glen Head Racquet ClubContact: Carl Barnett95 Glen Head Road • Glen Head, N.Y. 11545Phone #: (516) 455-1225 • E-mail: [email protected]

Our comprehensive program will provide your childwith all the resources necessary to reach his or hermaximum tennis potential.

The Early Hit Training Center incorporates all as-pects of the game into our complete program. Webegin each session with a nutritionally-completeand balanced shake from Court 7, our on-premise

restaurant and smoothie bar. After a thorough warm-up, the stu-dent will work through the core components of tennis, includingstroke production, drilling and physical fitness training beforebreaking for a healthy lunch. We then move on to playing dynam-ics and strategy, and reinforce these lessons with focused matchplay. A thorough cool-down and stretching session completes aworld-class day of tennis for your child.




With our team of renowned tennis teaching professionals, ex-perienced physical conditioning trainers, movement experts andon-site chef, the Early Hit Training Center offers a unique and totaltennis experience.

Future Stars Tennis CampsPhone #: (516) 876-3490 • Web site: www.fscamps.com

Future Stars Tennis Camps andPrograms have been on Long Is-land since 1982. Over the years,thousands of kids have devel-

oped sound fundamentals and a love of the game under the tute-lage of our outstanding tennis professionals.

Our long history started in Great Neck at the Future Stars Ten-nis Center, which was formerly the Great Neck Racquet Club onEast Shore Road. There, Future Stars ran a junior developmentprogram and our trademark Tennis Camp. Future Stars have goneon to run our camp programs at The Merchant Marine Academy inGreat Neck, Match Point Tennis in Commack, Hampton AthleticClub in Quogue, East Side Tennis Club in Westhampton, andWesthampton Beach Bath and Tennis.

For summer 2010, Future Stars presents Tennis Camp locationsincluding: SUNY College at Old Westbury, Farmingdale State Col-lege, Green Hollow Tennis Club in East Hampton, Sandy HollowTennis Club in Southampton, Aspatuck Tennis Club in West-hampton Beach and Pine Hills Country Club in Manorville.

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kids together for weekly sessions to learn and compete in a safeand fun atmosphere. Our goal is to find the best facilities for kidsto spend the day working on their tennis game, while combininga fun day camp-type atmosphere. Each day starts with a morningassembly culminating in a stroke of the day demonstration by ourdirector with his professional staff. Campers are then broken outin groups of equal ability and age. They have two daily instruc-tional periods with no more than five to a group. Their instructor forthe week works with them on all aspects of their games throughfun and intense drilling, focusing on stroke production and strat-egy. The third tennis period of the day is the all-important matchplay. Supervised by their instructors, kids play points and matches.To maximize the match play experience, we have the weekly camptournament along with a back draw and round robins. A typicalday also includes field sports and a fitness component, along witha swim break. In addition, we have a full schedule of interclub andcamp matches, pitting kids of all ages and levels against theirpeers, often from other camps and tennis clubs in the area.

During the weekly sessions, campers are given feedback andanalysis by the director and coaching staff, who get to knowevery player to make sure they have a rewarding and enjoyableexperience. Campers receive an end-of-session progress reporthighlighting areas of their game they should continue to work on.To commemorate their camp experience, each camper receivesa t-shirt, backpack and certificate of attendance at the weeklyawards ceremony held the last day of camp. However, the mostcherished reward a camper leaves after a session at Future StarsTennis Camp—and the one we are most proud of—is a love forour great sport of tennis and a huge desire to go out and playthe game.

Joel Ross Tennis & Sports CampPhone #: (914) 668-3258 • E-mail: [email protected] site: www.joelrosstennis.com

Joel Ross, owner and director ofJoel Ross Tennis & Sports Camp inKent, Conn., is a native Long Is-lander, having grown up in West-bury. He won the New York State

High School Singles Championships two consecutive years andearned a full tennis scholarship to the University of Michigan,where he captained the team and played number one singles. In1971, Joel was Big 10 Singles Champion and was featured on thecover of Tennis Magazine. His best circuit wins include John

McEnroe and Tom Gullikson. He currently resides in New Rochelle,N.Y. with his wife, Ellen, and four children.

Joel Ross Tennis & Sports Camp, located only 90 min. from theWhitestone Bridge, is located in beautiful Kent, Conn., at the base ofMt. Algo alongside the Housatonic River. The camp facilities include 17on-campus tennis courts, including four indoor in our own steel build-ing. We do not have to bus the campers to tennis facilities! Our swim-ming pool and squash courts are also on-campus. We have recentlyadded a golf program. We have a 300-yard driving range/mini courseright on campus! Our tennis campers can even do one week of golf!

Joel is a hands-on director, in attendance 24/7. His program of in-struction and fitness in the morning and ladder play in the afternoonand evening has endured for 20 years since the inception of thecamp in 1991. Our campers play ladder matches daily and our ten-nis groups change two to three times each week, based on the lad-der results. The afternoon/evening ladder is the glue of the camp.

All of our campers and staff are residents. Our tuition coverseverything: Private lessons, laundry, snacks, trips, etc. Ourcampers can also participate in many electives, including archery,squash, canoeing, kayaking, basketball, soccer, football and more!We have a multi-tiered “Bully Prevention Program” in place as well.Our campers can canoe and kayak in the Housatonic River!

Give us a call at (914) 668-3258 and find out why Joel Ross Ten-nis & Sports Camp is a keeper!

Peter Kaplan’s Westhampton BeachJunior/Adult Tennis Academy Contact: Peter KaplanPhone #: (631) 288-4021 or (914) 234-9462E-mail: [email protected] site: www.westhamptontennis.com Peter Kaplan’s Westhampton Beach Junior/Adult Tennis Academy,and the affiliated Grassmere Inn, is a wonderful destination for be-ginners to nationally-ranked players of all ages. Private instructionand 90-min. clinics are offered daily. Camps and one- to seven-day programs are available. The flexibility of the programming en-ables participants to enjoy the nearby beautiful ocean beaches,charming village, Performing Arts Center, movie theatre, wine coun-try, flower farms, shopping, cafes, restaurants, water park and otherEast End attractions. Peter Kaplan, an attorney, former New YorkState Tennis Champion, and a graduate of Cornell University, is on-site every day.

Resident students/families/teams stay at the historic GrassmereInn, located on quiet, tree-lined Beach Lane in Westhampton

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coaxed into karaoke with the international staff! One season,the academy and staff served as Vic Braden’s primary EastCoast staff and facility.

Basketball instruction is also offered. Former NBA All-Star GusWilliams, New York Knicks player Greg Butler and Hilton Armstronghave appeared.

The Grassmere Inn has been named one of two Best Inns onLong Island by Dan’s Papers and a Best Place to Stay in West-hampton by Long Island Alive. The Academy has been selectedamong the top teaching academies worldwide by TennisWeek,Tennis Mag and Courttime. It is the only academy in the world theUSTA has chosen to be part of the marketing program to USTAjuniors and adults. Members receive free stringing and a free half-hour private lesson.

Point Set Indoor Racquet Club Inc.3065 New Street • Oceanside, NY 11572Phone #: (516) 536-2323Web site: http://pointsetracquetclub.com

Since it opened its doors in 1971, Point Set In-door Racquet Club in Oceanside, N.Y. has beena tennis haven for the casual player just lookingto get out on the court and hit some balls, aswell as for the serious player who fantasizes ofcracking an ace on Centre Court at Wimbledon.

This summer, Point Set is putting together USTA summer teamsand are looking for players 2.5; 3.0; 3.5; 4.0 both men’s andwomen’s team. Point Set will also be running a premier JuniorSummer Camp. The camp will run from July through August andis meant for kids ages 10-16. It will be a co-ed camp, and in ad-dition to tennis, kids will get the chance to play basketball, soc-cer and lacrosse.

Point Set will host a top-notch Adult Summer Camp. It will be aweekly two-hour training sessions, with a focus on stroke pro-duction, strategy and match play.

Point Set enjoys success with effective management. Withownership’s willingness to make necessary repairs and reno-vations to the 32-year-old facility, Point Set is very much livingin the present and anxious to be a part of the return of tennis’popularity that head pro and managing partner Dan Dwyerfeels has begun. In the past 10 years, ownership has spentmore than $500,000 on, among other things, a new roof, newreflective ceilings, furniture and locker room renovations.

The club’s seven rubber-based courts, installed 10 years

ago (replacing the courts’ original carpet-like surface), wereresurfaced with six new rubber and Nova acrylic materialcourts. Dwyer says the rubber-based courts, the only ones oftheir kind in any indoor club on the South Shore, are more for-giving on the feet, ankles, knees and hips than other indoorsurface, including, contrary to popular belief, Har-Tru, a clay-like surface.

But Dwyer isn’t content to rely only on Point Set’s traditionaltennis programs.

“We’re always trying to come up with something new,” Dwyersaid. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that tennis is on the riseagain.”

And Point Set, the stalwart indoor club on the South Shore witha fresh look, is ready.

Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training CenterSummer Tennis CampCo-Camp Director & Business Manager: Stephen AlcalaE-mail: [email protected] site: www.rwtt.com

Every day at the Robbie Wagner’sTournament Training Center Sum-mer Tennis Camp is a fun andchallenging way for children of all

ages to spend their summer days. The camp consists ofworld-class tennis coaches and facilities catering to theneeds of each and every child, from the beginning toddler tothe nationally-ranked junior tennis player. It is of the utmostimportance to us that each child has a pleasurable day at ourcamp, and we strive to achieve a standard of excellence un-paralleled on Long Island.

Our day typically begins with a warm-up and flexibility ses-sion, followed by tennis drills in a group setting with a strongemphasis on technique and stroke production. For our ad-vanced players, we also focus on tactics and point con-struction. In the afternoon session, there is a fitness trainingsession with our expert conditioning specialist along withmatch play.

Each day of the week, we strive to change the format of ourmatch play to keep our campers excited and challenged withvarious formats of play, including camp tournaments, DavisCup team matches, and individual one-on-one practicematches. We pride ourselves in teaching the children in a funand hard-working atmosphere.




Rockville Racquet Club80 North Centre Avenue • Rockville Centre, NY 11570Phone #: (516) 764-5350The summer is time for fun at Rockville Racquet!Rockville Racquet Club is conveniently located in the heart ofRockville Centre. Its central location allows easy access to localshopping, dining and transportation. Our modern center boastsseven Nova Acrylic courts, men’s and women’s locker rooms,showers and saunas, as well as babysitting facilities. Courts areavailable for seasonal or hourly rental throughout the year. How-ever, the summer is the time for fun at Rockville Racquet.

Every summer afternoon, you can hear the sounds of happychildren on the courts at Rockville Racquet. Under the professionalguidance of Freeman Bayard, USPTR, dozens of young tennis en-

thusiasts are perfecting their skills, while meeting new friends andhaving fun. The summer camp is open to youngsters from five-years-old to 18-years-old, one to five days a week, for eightweeks. Students of all levels can participate in this unique learn-ing experience. In addition to tennis, the kids can enjoy table ten-nis, strategy sessions, games and snack time in anair-conditioned, state-of-the-art facility.

For the adults at Rockville Racquet Club, there are men’s andwomen’s summer leagues. Summer is the perfect time to try outa league. This shorter and modestly-priced season allows new-comers time to adjust to competitive tennis in a relaxed andfriendly atmosphere. Tennis drills and learning leagues offered bytennis professionals can also help to improve your game.

The more competitive player can participate in USTA team tennis.




With many men’s and women’s USTA teams at all levels, there is aplace for everyone at Rockville Racquet. Our teams compete againstother teams throughout Long Island. USTA teammates enjoy the ca-maraderie and competition of team play. Each year, several of ourteams have made it to the sectional and national championships.

Join us this summer for a season of fun at Rockville Racquet!

Sportime Excel Tennis Camps“Getting Better Just Got Better!”Locations: Bethpage, Kings Park, Massapequa, Roslyn,Amagansett, Manhattan (Randall’s Island)Phone #: (516) 933-8500Web site: www.sportimeny.com (and click on the “East-ern Excel Summer Tennis Camp” tab)

Sportime’s Excel Tennis Camps are expanding!To better serve the needs of junior tennisplayers in our region, we are proud to an-nounce that Sportime’s highly-successfulExcel Tennis Camps are expanding. Now,

players across Long Island and New York City can experienceSportime’s premier tennis program for aspiring junior players of allages and abilities. Excel’s training methods are fun and fast-paced, featuring stroke production, competitive games, and tac-tical training for match play. Our innovative tennis trainingtechniques and tennis-specific conditioning regimens prepareplayers for the physical, mental and emotional demands of thesport of tennis. Excel campers develop positive self-esteem andlaser-like focus. Our program is dedicated to turning weaknessesinto strengths, and strengths into a winning game.

Your child will get better at tennisThat’s a guarantee! We take pride in our commitment to helpingevery camper make serious progress, regardless of his or her level,ability or experience. At Excel, we assess and discuss eachcamper’s goals and aspirations, and we waste no time setting outto meet and surpass them. From the total beginner, to the top fivein the nation superstar, our campers all show significant improve-ment in all phases of the sport. And they will leave stronger andmore physically fit than they were when they started!

Your child will make friendsAren’t most experiences better when you have friends and bud-dies to share them with? At Excel Tennis Camps, we believe thatan important part of camp is providing a mutually supportive at-

mosphere where individuals can develop and cultivate friendships.This positive social opportunity is a big part of what makes tennis“the sport of a lifetime,” and at Sportime Excel, we try our best tocreate and foster “friendships for a lifetime.”

Your child will be safeThe supervision at Excel Camps is better than any other tenniscamp. That is a bold statement to make, but we back that state-ment up by working incredibly hard to train our entire staff on everyaspect of safety, both on and off the court. Senior staff at everyExcel Camp location implements and oversees our campers’ well-being and assures that safety procedures are followed duringevery hour of the camp day.

Your child will have a blast!Having a lot of fun while you are improving is just better! And kidsget better faster when they are having fun. Excel campers and par-ents are amazed at how much fun there can be while working hardto improve one’s tennis game. We make every part of our curricu-lum challenging, fulfilling and fun. Even our conditioning elementis fun! Doesn’t your child deserve to have fun this summer?

The Suffolk County Junior Tennis League33 Sheppard Lane • Smithtown, N.Y. 11787Phone #: (631) 590-5019E-mail: [email protected] site: www.scjtl.org

The Suffolk County Junior TennisLeague (SCJTL) is a network of com-munity-based sites and programs inSuffolk County, N.Y., founded in 1997and dedicated to introducing Suffolk

County youth to the lifetime sport of tennis.Through its flagship, SCJTL Summer Tennis League and Fall In-

dian Summer Tennis League programs, the SCJTL programs pro-vide an all-inclusive affordable “playing” experience to more than1,000 new and existing junior players each summer at local schoolsites throughout Suffolk County.

Selected as one of 28 national 36/60 test sites in 2006, SCJTL Sum-mer Tennis League adapted the new Quick Start Tennis format in 2008 asa recreational Junior Team Tennis program, with a season-ending chal-lenge featuring an appearance by “Deuce,” the mascot of the SuffolkCounty Tennis and Education Foundation a non-profit 501(c)3 organiza-tion in Suffolk County that sponsors and works closely with the SCJTL.



with registered network of TIA Tennis Welcome Centers. SCJTL wasawarded the 2008 USTA Eastern Member Organization of the YearAward and 2004 USTA Eastern NJTL Chapter of the Year.

USTA-BJK National Tennis Center Summer CampsComing soon … registration for 2010 Summer Camps atUSTA Billie Jan King National Tennis CenterFlushing Meadow Corona ParkPhone #: (718) 760-62133 • Web site: www.ntc.usta.com

The USTA Billie Jean National Ten-nis Center will once again offerseven weeks of fun in the sun tenniscamps starting on Monday, June

21, 2010 and continuing through Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. Enrollmentis available to registration for one, two or as many as seven weeks.The weekly program runs from Mondays through Fridays, 9:00a.m.-4:00 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break or a twilight sessionfrom 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Campers work on development of ten-nis techniques, tactics, and strategy geared to maximizing thelearning experience in a fun presentation. As the juniors develop,they are advanced to more challenging groups. Tennis activitiesinclude Stroke-of the Day, team games and Competitive MatchPlay. The camp also offers cross-training activities such as soccer,softball and basketball in the park or at the Corona park multipur-pose recreational facility, swimming at the nearby FMCP AquaticsCenter, off-site field trips to go ice skating, Mets games, etc., andfull access to the many fun activities here on the grounds of theNational Tennis Center.

We accept junior players, ages four through nine and under forthe QuickStart programs (visit www.quickstarttennis.com for in-formation about this new tennis learning format). Children nine-years-old and up are enrolled in the Junior Camps (9:00 a.m.-4:00p.m. or 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.). Advanced High Performance Tour-nament training campers will be invited to participate in an inten-sive training program.

We have 24 outdoor courts, 12 indoor courts, and three outdoorQuickStart courts.. We have available on-site ping-pong tables, ballmachines, arts and crafts, and other engaging sporting activities.Our primary focus will be on developing tennis skills while offeringother activities to enhance the learning and camp experience.

Detailed information will be available soon on our Web site atwww.ntc.usta.com. We are located in Flushing Meadow CoronaPark. You may contact us at (718) 760-6213.


SCJTL expanded its scope after two years in existence to pro-vide high quality affordable local player development and compe-tition programs through the SCJTL Competition Squad USTAJunior Team Tennis program and SCJTL Tennis Academy, Com-petition Tennis Camp and Tennis Team training camps. New to2010 is the SCJTL High Performance Player Development pro-gram. SCJTL introduced the free SCJTL Family Tennis Memberssite in 2009 offering member services as well as easy SCJTL pro-gram registration and management.

Founder and Executive Director Joe Arias, is a USPTA Pro 1-cer-tified tennis professional, USTA High Performance Coach andUSPTA Player Development Specialist. He is director of tennis ofthe Port Jefferson Country Club. Donna Arias is a fashion consult-ant for Grand Slam Tennis in Commack and Bolle’ Tennis Wear rep-resentative. Joe and Donna administrate the SCJTL staff of 40-plusSummer and Indian Summer Tennis League site directors, assistantsite directors, site assistant, and tennis camp player developmentcoaches consisting of certified tennis teaching professionals,school tennis team coaches, college tennis players and high schooltennis-playing students who also play in the SCJTL Summer Ten-nis League Blue Division program. SCJTL has inspired and pre-pared thousands of Suffolk County juniors to play on school tennisteams, and achieve Long Island Regional and USTA Sectional rank-ings with many players moving on to play college tennis.

SCJTL player development and competition training programsinclude:

� SCJTL Competition Tennis Camps, affordable, high quality ten-nis camp ideal for preparing players ages nine through 18 formiddle school, junior varsity, varsity and collegiate tennis teamsand USTA tournament competition.

� SCJTL Competition Squad Junior Team Tennis Program, acomprehensive team tennis experience with training sessions,team matches and participation in team tournaments.

� SCJTL High Performance Player Development Program offer-ing training for USTA tournament level juniors emphasizingplayer development and training following USTA High Perform-ance guidelines.

� SCJTL Challenge Series, a tournament circuit and ranking sys-tem for SCJTL program players.

The Suffolk County Junior Tennis League is a division of AriasTennis Corporation. SCJTL is a registered USTA Community TennisAssociation, Junior Team Tennis program, USTA National JuniorTennis League chapter and a Tennis Industry Association member




By Chris Ostling, PT, DPT

Anyone who has played ten-nis for a little while comes torealization that the difference

between a good player and a great playeris often his or her serve. A strong first servecan make up for a lot of mistakes and canwin you a lot of games. Of course, havinga strong first serve isn’t that easy.

The serve is generally considered themost intricate and complex of all thestrokes in the game. Biomechanics havedivided the serve into six parts:

1. Wind up2. Early cocking3. Late cocking

4. Acceleration5. Early follow-through6. Late follow-through2

There are several different demands thatthe shoulder is put through during some ofthese phases that are important to under-stand in order to identify where one mayrun into injury problems.

During late cocking, just before the ac-celeration phase of the serve, the shoulderhas to rotate a tremendous amount. Nor-mal values of external rotation of the shoul-der are 90 degrees. Olympic tennis playershave been calculated at over 170 degreesat the late cocking phase.1 Moderate tennisplayers are probably somewhere in be-tween, which is still considered a lot. If you

have any range of motion restrictions,which is prevalent particularly in our oldertennis players, this can be a major sourceof shoulder joint injury. In this case, shoul-der pain would usually occur right beforeyou hit the ball, as you bring that racket allthe way back before pushing forward tomake contact. The good news is that withproper stretching and joint mobilization, itis possible to restore the needed range ofmotion and allow that serve to be pain-free.

Besides range of motion demands, theshoulder must also generate an enormousamount of force during the serve. This oc-curs during the acceleration phase—whenyou are pushing the racket as fast as youcan towards the ball. The rotational speeds

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an elite player can generate at the shoul-der are over 2,000 degrees per second.1

The muscles that make up the majority ofthat force production include parts of yourrotator cuff and deltoid, as well as yourpectoralis muscles and your serratus ante-rior—a muscle that helps move the shoul-der blade.3 Pain during this phase mayindicate pain in those force-generatingmuscles. Strengthening exercises can im-prove the capability of these muscles andnot only allow you to serve without pain,but may increase the speed of your serveas well.

The follow-through phase of the serve isalso highly demanding on the shoulder. Re-member, during the acceleration phase, allof the force is created to hit the ball. Now,during follow-through, all of that force mustbe stopped in a very short amount of time.In order for you to “slam on the brakes,”the muscles in your shoulder, including the

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rotator cuff, part of your deltoid, and yourtrapezius muscle, all have to work to rap-idly slow the speed of the advancing arm.This is accomplished through a controlledlengthening of those muscles, called aneccentric contraction.3 Shoulder pain dur-ing the follow-through may be indicative ofa muscular injury. This is because forcefuleccentric contractions can be very dam-aging to a muscle and can lead to musclestrain. Rest and progressive strengtheningunder proper supervision can resolve astrained muscle and allow you to return topain-free serving.

Whether you are a novice or an expert,pain during the serve should not occur in ahealthy shoulder. Due to strength andrange of motion demands on the shoulder,there are several different phases of theserve that have the potential to cause in-jury. If you experience consistent shoulderpain during your serve, a physical therapist

can help resolve the situation. Proper iden-tification and treatment can make a big dif-ference in the severity and duration ofshoulder injuries. Keep working on thatserve, just make sure it doesn’t hurt! �

Chris Ostling, PT, DPT is with Next StepPhysical Therapy in Hicksville, N.Y. Chris isan orthopedically-trained physical therapistwith experience treating both novice andprofessional tennis players. For more infor-mation, contact Chris by phone at (516)681-8070, e-mail [email protected] visit www.nextsteppt.com.

Footnotes1—Fleisig. et al. (2003). Sports Biome-chanics, 2, 51-64.2—Morris. et al. (1989). American Journalof Sports Medicine, 17, 241-247.3—Seeley. Et al. (2004). Medicine and Sci-ence in Sports and Exercise, 36, S136.


The Great Teacher in Us All ... Who doesn’t remember

that one teacher whohad a real positive affect onour lives. It could have beena kindergarten teacher, a high

school history teacher, a college professoror, yes, even a tennis coach. Some taughtus through humor, some kept us awakewith smoke and mirrors, others wowed uswith their brilliance, but their unmistakablefocus was always on us … our learning,growth and our achievement. Seemingly,these great teachers were all different.They did, however, have many commontraits. Let’s look at some of them.

It’s not about me or you, it’sabout themThe best teachers I have ever had caredabout if I understood what they were talkingabout. They gave constant feedback. Theywouldn’t stop until they were absolutelycertain that we left the class or lessonknowing more than we did when we walkedin. One of my finest teachers and coacheswas my college coach and mentor. Having

seen him many years after he retired, Iasked him, “How can I ever thank you foreverything you did for me?” He smiled andsaid, “Your success is my reward.”

Life isn’t fair, but your classroombetter beWe teach more than the subjects we teach.In our interactions, words, decisions andattitudes, we are teaching the “other” sub-jects. Behavior, open-minded fairness, crit-ical inquiry and transparency of process(have we heard that before?) are but a fewthings our students learn in our classroom.The carefully consistent practice of fairnesswith our students increases the chancesthat they will model that behavior with theirpeers. Scrupulous attentiveness to equityshould be a constant in every classroom.

Sometimes you need to jump inAn Olympic diver was once asked afterperforming a very difficult dive, “What wasthe hardest part?” Without hesitation, heanswered, “Jumping off the board.” Stu-dents know when you’re playing it safe.

They sense when you “mail it in.” They alsoknow when you are in the present and en-gaged, when you are willing to take risks,take on the unconventional. I believe thereis an element of courage in the finest ofteachings. A required particle of risk thatcreates unease, but ultimately leads to ar-riving at our goal in one piece. There needsto be a nervousness, a gut reaction that ifwe want to do well, we will have to takerisks, take that running leap and hopefully,as we have so often, land on our feet. Thissense of risk is always accompanied byour memories of past failures and belly-flops, but once in the air, we can fly. It’s ourcourage that enables our flight.

I was doing fine until someoneinterruptedI have a love/hate relationship with les-son plans. Without planning, we can loseour way, forget an important point or failto cover some detail or aspect of ourteaching. On the other hand, however,too much planning obscures the spon-

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Senior Cory Parr of Jericho, N.Y. was atop-ranked junior player who grew up

in Jericho, N.Y. and went on to an All-American collegiate career for the DemonDeacons of Wake Forest University. Hewas the third-highest winning men’s sin-gles player in Wake Forest history. Coryearned the program’s first-ever national

title with the doubleschampionship win at theITA’s National Indoorscompetition in Char-lottesville, Va. Parr andpartner Steven Formandefeated Southern Cali-

fornia’s Robert Farah and Steven Johnsonby a margin of 7-6 (3), 7-6(5) to take thetitle.

“Cory is like a member of my family,”said Lawrence Kleger of Sportime, Cory’sco-coach through juniors. “My wife Slavie,

at any given time, is either trying to adopthim or convince our daughter to marry him!Cory is an amazing suc-cess story. And his on-court accomplishmentspale when compared tohis off-court characterand integrity. He has beenand continues to be therole model for all Sportimestudent athletes.”

In high school, whileplaying for the Jayhawksof Jericho High School, hewas the 2004 New YorkState Singles Champion,2004 Nassau County Sin-gles Champion, 2003 New York StateDoubles Champion and the 2002 NassauCounty Doubles Champion.

“Lawrence Kleger and I have always

tried to challenge Cory physically andmentally as much as possible throughout

his junior career,” said MikeKossoff, Cory’s co-coachthroughout juniors. “Wemade him play Sectionalsso he could finish each yearranked number one in theeast, as well as play highschool tennis to defendstate titles. Lawrence and Ifelt that by putting him insituations where he was ex-pected to win, along withthe pressure of being the fa-vorite to win, helped hismental toughness and im-

proved his own self-image.”Kleger added, “At the age of 12, Cory

missed a full-year of development and com-petitive play when he came down withTourette’s syndrome. But like everything elseother people said he couldn’t do, Cory over-came the affliction and began a successfultennis career that included USTA National Ti-tles, NCAA Championships and numeroussportsmanship awards. And just when peo-ple thought his competitive career was over,Cory begins his professional career with fivedoubles titles on the satellite tour.”

Long Island Tennis Magazine recentlyhad a chance to sit down with Cory to dis-cuss his tennis career path to date and ifhe had any advice to offer to current juniorplayers on Long Island.

How did you get started and atwhat age?I got started in the sport of tennis when I wasabout five-years-old. My mother used to be


the tournament director of the ATP event onLong Island called The Hamlet Cup. Everysummer, I would watch great players play, andI wanted to be just like them. Some of thoseplayers included Yevgeny Kafelnikov, DominikHrbaty, Michael Chang, Stefan Edberg andPete Sampras.

What are the advantages anddisadvantages of being a top-ranked junior player and living on Long Island?Some of the advantages are the great peoplethat I have come in contact with. It is a prettysmall tennis community, with a lot of greatpeople who want to see you succeed. Someof the disadvantages are getting good prac-tices during the wintertime. I have alwaysgrown up playing indoors, and I do not mindit every so often; however, while playing ontour, it is really important to be in a competi-tive atmosphere where I am able to train withother pros who push each other. That is whymuch of my training is spent in Arizona andNorth Carolina where there is better weather.

Who and what helped you raiseyour game to the elite level it has risen to?When I was in juniors, I trained at Sportimein Syosset and Bethpage. The two coachesthat have helped me develop my game at thejunior level were Lawrence Kleger and MikeKossoff. I started with Lawrence from thevery beginning. He was a great mentor forme, as well as someone who helped developmy strokes so that I would have no technicalflaws. He also helped me develop weaponsto take me to a high level. I began workingwith Mike when I was 13-years-old. Mike wasvery important to me, he stressed hard workand discipline. He was the one who reallymade me believe that I could be a goodplayer. Both Mike and Lawrence were hugecontributors to what I have done in tennis.

What advice would you give tothe junior players on Long Islandwho want to play at a high collegelevel and/or professionally?I would tell them to work really hard and set

goals for them to accomplish. I’d tell themto work with their coaches and to keep de-veloping their games, while also playing ina lot of matches.

What is your fondest tennismemory thus far?I have had so many great tennis memo-ries, but I would have to say getting tothe Sweet 16 two out of four years atWake Forest is the tops to date. Also,winning a national championship at theITA National Indoors in doubles with mypartner Steven Forman was a great ac-complishment.

What are your goals in the future?My future goals for tennis include beingable to make a living playing profession-ally in both singles and doubles play. It isa tough road, and it is something that I amstill getting acclimated to, but I am and willcontinue to work hard to try and accom-plish my goals. �

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Sports Science OverviewBy Branislav Grujic

Sports science is a lifeline to the futureof the tennis profession. The expanded

knowledge and expertise that can belearned from every aspect of the sport sci-ence industry is the defining evaluation ofthe ever-changing market.

Today, players are bigger, faster andstronger than ever before. The demandsfacing them have never been more chal-lenging. Now, though, they are beginningto take advantage of the knowledge gainedthrough the principles of sports science;incorporating and utilizing these principlesto enhance their mental skills, biomechan-ics, conditioning, strength, flexibility, injuryprevention and rehabilitation.

This increased awareness of the phys-ical and mental demands and the impor-

tance of providing the highest standardsof care have produced an acutely com-prehensive approach to the maintenanceand well-being of players of all ages andskill level worldwide, and has endowedthe sports industry with the vision tosucceed.

The framework of sports science is com-posed of the following components:

1. Physical developmentMotor learning, and its subsequent ramifi-cations, is the first area to explore whenconsidering teaching criteria. Maturationdifferences, the rate at which cognitive as-pects are learned must be fully consideredfor their influence, the rate at which youteach.

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2. Tennis developmentDuring this phase, the primary responsibil-ity is technical instruction; integratingmotor, physical, psychological and com-munication skills.

3. BiomechanicsTennis development is a natural conse-quence of biomechanics, or the kineticchain, which adds up to the body’s rota-tion force (legs, hips, trunk, shoulders,arms) and racquet speed. It includes effi-ciency of movement and effectiveness ofperformance.

4. Psychological development or skill trainingThis component is a cornerstone to suc-


cessful athletic performance. The strate-gies for acquiring skills involve self-moni-toring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement.Included are motivation, visualization,stress management relaxation, positive re-inforcement, self-confidence and goal-setting.

5. Physiological development or fitnessThe ability to meet physical demands of thesport to perform optimally is vital. Designthe training program with a focused planand set of goals identifying short- andlong-term objectives.

6. Injury prevention and rehabilitationStrength and flexibility exercises as wellas proper mechanics form the foundationof the injury prevention program. Be pre-pared! Learn first aid, keep records, utilizetraining programs and develop an emer-gency plan.

In summary, the integrity of sportsscience has ushered a brave newworld. A world of understanding, direc-tion, knowledge and application unifiedin the belief that the virtues of sportsscience will efficiently and effectivelyenhance a player’s opportunity toachieve optimal performance and suc-

cess. As teaching professionals, wemust embrace these virtues with deter-mined optimism.

As students of the past and teach-ers of the present, we must savor thefuture. We must nurture and guidethis generation toward the possibili-ties that are abound. We must inspirewithin them a sense of dedication andcommitment to the learning process.We must engage them so that theymay better understand and appreci-ate the journey so that they mayeventually pass on to the next gener-ation the innate importance of cher-ishing each and every facet of sportsscience. �

Branislav Grujic is a USPTA Profes-sional 1, tester and USPTA Sports Sci-ence Specialist. He is also a graduateof the High Performance Training Pro-gram. He may be reached by e-mail [email protected].

“This increased awareness of thephysical and mental demands

and the importance of providingthe highest standards of care

have produced an acutely comprehensive approach to themaintenance and well-being of

players of all ages and skill level worldwide …”


I had a match point on my serve at the Ten-nis and Rockin’ Blues One-On-One Dou-bles tournament at the National TennisCenter (NTC) way past midnight. Upstairs,the band was playing a Jimi Hendrix song.Players and guests were enjoying a buffetdinner. Down under in Australia, RogerFederer and Andy Murray were goingthrough their pre-match preparation for theAustralian Open final. My opponent, LloydHines, a veteran of the dog-eat-dog 96thStreet clay courts, didn’t even look winded.

The National Tennis Center event fea-tured 60 players competing in six divisions.Former world doubles number one-rankedJared Palmer beat Long Island’s KeithKessler 6-3 in the men’s open event, whileBrown University Tennis Coach Jay Harrisbeat Paul Moss 6-2 in the men’s 35s. Thewinner of these two prize money eventstook home a $1,000 check.

In the recreational players’ draws, only

bragging rights were at stake, as playerscompeted at the 3.5 and 4.5 Levels formen and women. With a start time of 10:00p.m. and running until 2:00 a.m., the Na-tional Tennis Center’s first One-On-OneDoubles event provided players with acompetitive work-out to help them stay upfor the Australian Open men’s final.

One-On-One Doubles Inc. is the brain-child of veteran college coach Ed Krass.He is the former Harvard women’s coachand is the founder of the College TennisExposure Camp. Developed in 2003, thegame has been played at USTA, ATP, ITAand USPTA national tournaments. It hasrecently been approved as a format forETA-sanctioned tournaments.

Krass’ invention is a half-court, serveand volley singles game played on a stan-dard doubles court. The server must comein. Points are contested diagonally usingthe alleys. The center service line is ex-

tended to the baseline to measure whetherthe shots are cross-court (diagonal)enough. The server must advance to thenet either volleying or half-volleying. Thereceiver can stay back or come in.

Among Krass’ innovations is bringing in arockin’ blues band to play during the event.While players rotated on and off the courts,the Todd Wolfe Band played in the NTClounge. Although the event’s formal nameis One-On-One Doubles, the word “Dou-bles” refers to the court. Matches them-selves are played between two players.

Krass said that One-On-One is beingpicked up by many college teams. “Yousee more and more college coaches look-ing for doubles skills, because the doublespoint is so important. One-On-One is agreat way to sharpen those skills.”

In fact, Stony Brook University hostedan eight-team, Division I Women’s One-On-One Doubles event last fall.

Long Island Tennis Magazine WriterChokes, Other Players Party Down at

One-On-One Event By Brent Shearer


Those of us who play tennis on Long Is-land should feel a special connection toOne-On-One Tennis. Krass said he was sit-ting on the beach at Westhampton whenhe had his Eureka moment that gave birthto the concept.

On the night that Federer and Murray bat-tled it out in Melbourne, tennis players withand without ATP points on their resumeserved and volleyed their way into the weehours of the morning. The matches were oneset with no-add scoring. In One-On-One,players have to cover about two-thirds asmuch real estate as they would in singles.Palmer, the 2001 Wimbledon doubles winner,said he often used drills like One-On-One tosharpen his game during his touring years.

“I don’t move as well as I did 10 yearsago, so One-On-One is a good format forme,” said Palmer.

That was modest of him, as his volleyingand court coverage seemed quite strong. IfI’d been able to cover the front of the courtanywhere near as well as Palmer, I wouldalready have sent Hines to the lockers.

Adam Rosen of Port Washington, N.Y.,who is ranked in the ETA 50s, agreed thatOne-On-One helps adult players who havelost a step. But he noted that event waschallenging because even though there isless court to cover than in singles, it is hardto adjust to doing so much volleying fromso far out in the alleys.

National Tennis Center Director Whitney

Kraft set the event up so the proceeds willbenefit the Jana Hunsaker Foundation,which supports wheelchair tennis at theFlushing facility. Kraft said the combinationof One-On-One, the on-going performanceby the Todd Wolfe Band upstairs while theplayers competed on the courts below,made for a unique event.

In addition to recruiting players, assign-ing courts and performing other duties,Kraft managed to simultaneously providecommentary on the men’s open and themen’s 35s finals as they were played onadjacent courts. This is a feat that evenbetter known tennis announcers like BudCollins or Mary Carillo have never equaled.

Among the event’s players with pro cre-dentials, Bryanne Stewart-Crabb, whoseWTA ranking peaked at number five in dou-bles, said that One-On-One could contributeto making juniors more rounded players.

“A lot of juniors don’t play doubles muchso they may need work on their volleys.One-On-One gives them a way to developthese skills and you only need two players.”

Due to her playing level, Stewart-Crabbplayed in the men’s open division as did herhusband, former touring pro Jaymon Crabb.

One interested spectator at the eventwas Ernests Gulbis, the number 94-rankedplayer on the ATP tour. Gulbis, who had fin-ished a workout at the center, said hethought One-On-One will help create play-ers with more versatile games. With up-

coming tour events in San Jose and Mem-phis, Gulbis joked that if he does well inthose events, he’ll have to credit his expo-sure to One-On-One.

Another veteran of high level tennis,Brooklyn’s Nail Khabiyev, ranked 305th onthe ITF junior roster, and Rafael Nadal’s of-ficial practice partner at the 2009 U.S.Open, said the One-On-One format was agreat way to practice volleying.

Among local players who, while theydon’t have ATP points, do have age groupnational rankings, Patrick McNally, said heliked the One-On-One format because it isa good cardio workout.

This theme was echoed by another com-petitor, national number one-ranked playerin men’s 35s, Kline Sack, who describedthe game as a “fun way to stay in shape.”

Getting back to my match, I was servingwith a match point. I saw Hines edging to-ward his backhand side. He was probablyhoping to thump a forehand return. Imissed my first serve. I spun in my secondserve. Maybe I was a little tight because ithad been a long match. I was grooving tothe Jimi Hendrix song “Little Wing.” I hadthe rockin’ blues part of the event down.Then I did the one thing that can ruin you inOne-On-One Doubles, I forgot to come in.Hines never looked back. �

Brent Shearer may be reached by e-mail [email protected].

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USTA Suffolk County District Preps for Successful Year“I was introduced to tennis 40 years ago thisyear through the efforts of tennis players giv-ing back to their sport,” said Joe Arias, districtboard president, Long Island Region SuffolkCounty delegate, president of Arias TennisCorp., USTA High Performance coach,USPTA Certified Pro 1 and specialist in com-petitive player development. “Tennis was alife-changing experience for me then andcontinues to be so every day. I’m proud to bea part of the USTA Suffolk County District vol-unteer team ready to share our passion fortennis with the Suffolk County community.The USTA Suffolk County District Board hasdeveloped a menu of initiatives and programsdesigned to do just that.”

Collectively, the USTA Suffolk CountyDistrict board aims to promote tennisthroughout Suffolk County by pooling re-sources, establishing a network of volun-

teers, and growing USTA membership andthe number of players in the area.

Jim Donnelly was recently selected vicepresident of the USTA Suffolk County Dis-trict board and is the owner of Grand SlamTennis in Commack, N.Y.

“I have greatly enjoyed the opportunity tolearn and play the great sport of tennis, andalso be able to educate others in how theproper racquets, strings, sneakers and cloth-ing can help them enjoy playing tennis moreand increase their level of play,” said Donnelly.

“I started playing USTA adult league tennis12 years ago and have enjoyed the newfriendships and lifelong relationships of myfellow teammates,” said Donna Arias, districtboard secretary, area sales representative forBolle Tennis Wear, Jet Pac Tennis Bags andDIMR’s, apparel buyer and sales for GrandSlam Tennis in Commack and active USTA

Adult league player. “I’ve also been fortunateenough at the 3.0 Level to compete at Na-tionals in Tuscon, Ariz. What’s great aboutleague play is you can compete at any leveland age. Tennis is now a major part of my life,and I’m enjoying every moment of it.”

Jimmy Delevante is a USPTA-certifiedtennis professional who also has a mas-ter’s degree in psychology from The CityUniversity of New York.

“It can be difficult to discuss things likefocus, mental toughness and emotion regula-tion during lessons because of the complexnature of these topics,” said Delevante, whotrains junior and adult tennis players year-round and emphasizes the mental aspect oftennis which he feels is often overlooked.“However, these aspects of tennis are pres-ent at every level of the game and shouldn’tbe neglected. A player’s ability to regulate their


emotions during play is a skill that can be de-veloped through proper training. Players whocan better understand their emotions and usethem to their advantage ultimately have a bet-ter chance to succeed at their level.”

Joshua Wolfson is a New York State-certi-fied physical education teacher and a certi-fied New York State health education teacher.

“It is my experience that a player’s physi-cal fitness level plays a big role in their over-all growth and production as a tennisplayer,” said Wolfson. “Players of all ages aresusceptible to various types of injuries onthe tennis court. Basic fitness training notonly improves strength and endurance onand off the court, but it is also plays a crucialrole in injury prevention, assuming the focusof your training is perfect form. Wouldn’t itbe nice to play tennis and not have to worryabout sore knees and tennis elbow?”

In addition to his teaching career, Wolf-son has pursued certifications from theISSA as a certified fitness trainer and theUSPTA as a certified tennis instructor.

John Cook is a nationally-ranked adult tour-

nament player and USPTA professional who hasspent more than half of his life teaching tennis.

“I truly believe that athletics, in particulartennis, and education are mutually beneficialpartners,” said Cook. “While most people ac-cept the importance of a ‘good education,’they often marginalize the term to encompassonly a classroom education. In truth, life is anongoing process of learning and growth withthe whole world as a ‘classroom!’ And tennis,I would argue, is a microcosm of life.”

Cook added, “The ancient Greeks, inparticular, believed that athletics were es-sential to the philosophical development of

their youth, strengthening such qualities asenthusiasm, serenity, patience, concentra-tion and fearlessness; qualities which fewpeople would deny are as important todayas then. I would further suggest that thesport of tennis touches on every singlepossible subject studied in an actual class-room, from geometry and physics to phi-losophy and psychology, with its ownlanguage and history to boot! The lifetimeprocess of learning worthwhile things is, bydefinition, ‘education,’ and tennis with itsmany worthwhile things to teach is, I be-lieve, a perfect educational compliment!” �

The USTA SuffolkCounty District boardof John Cook, JoshuaWolfson, James Delevante, Joe Arias,Donna Arias andJames Donnelly gatherfor a photo


THE GREAT TEACHER continued from page 49

taneity and discovery that truly charac-terizes the learning process. By ignoringa student’s sudden insight is to stifle truelearning. While taking your hands off thesteering wheel is bad in a car, its not nec-essarily bad pedagogy. Allowing studentsto take the lead requires practice in facil-itating. It may be more work for us teach-ers, but our students learn better whenthey are actively involved in its discovery.Indeed, students may forget much of thesubject matter we teach them, but wecan be sure they will never forget the ex-citement of learning.

Do as I do and what I sayWhile this seems most obvious, studentswill echo your actions, words and atti-tudes. A lesson led by an engaged dili-gent teacher will strangely be full ofengaged and diligent students. The bestteachers understand that the behavior

they themselves are engaged sets thetone for the learning experience of theirstudents. Our civil (or uncivil) behavior re-verberates everywhere. The ways inwhich we treat our colleagues and par-ents, all have a profound impact on howwe are perceived.

There is no set path for becoming aneffective teacher. It all comes down to thekey elements: Caring for and about ourstudents as both human beings andlearners, having the necessary expertiseand skills, demonstrating our commit-ment to fairness, emphasizing theprocess of active learning, being gener-ous with our time and practicing respect-ful behavior. These elements come indifferent forms and can be delivered inmany different ways. It’s up to each of usto best deliver the message. There isnothing to stop anyone from becoming an

effective teacher. It is our individuality andeccentricity that enable us to reach out,connect and inspire. If you are a teacher,the power to change lives is within yourgrasp. You already have it. What a greatopportunity. �

Edward Wolfarth is the tennis director atthe Tam O’ Shanter Club in Brookville,N.Y. He is also a professor of physical ed-ucation and sports sciences at HofstraUniversity. In addition to his class load,Edward finds time to coach high schooltennis at Jericho High School. He’s anactive member of the United States Pro-fessional Tennis Association and cur-rently serves on the executive board ofthe United States Tennis Association-Long Island Region. He still plays com-petitively and is a highly ranked seniorplayer. He may be reached at (516) 626-9005 or e-mail [email protected].


Bethpage Park Tennis CenterAndrea Pappas-Manager

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Eastern Athletic ClubGary Jones-Manager

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Glen Head Racquet ClubHeath Koch: 516-676-9849

Home of Early Hit Training CenterCarl Barnett: 516-455-1225

95 Glen Head Road • Glen Head, NY [email protected]

Huntington Indoor Tennis ClubRich Rottkamp-Director of Tennis

100 Broadway • Huntington Station, NY 11746631-421-0040

Point Set Indoor TennisDan Dwyer-Owner

3065 New Street • Oceanside, NY 11572516-536-2323

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Racquet Club at Old WestburyRose Fiorenti-Manager

24 Quail Run • Old Westbury, NY 11568516-626-1625

Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center@ GLEN COVE

Stephen Alcala-Business Manager60 Sea Cliff Avenue

Glen Cove, NY 11542516-759-0505 • www.rwtt.com

Rockville Racquet ClubSusan Alvy-Manager

80 North Centre AvenueRockville Center, NY 11570

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Smash Tennis ClubBob McKenna-Director of Tennis

575 Merrick AvenueWestbury, NY 11568

Business: 516-832-8010Cell: 516-817-2455

SPORTIME at AmagansettSue De Lara-Co General Manager

Hana Sromova-Director of Tennis/Co-General Manager

320 Abrahams PathAmagansett, NY 11930

631-267-3460www.SportimeNY.com

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SPORTIME at Bethpage TennisPerry Aitchison-Director of Tennis

101 Norcross AvenueBethpage, NY 11714


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SPORTIME at Bethpage Multi-SportRandy Louie-General Manager

4105 Hempstead TurnpikeBethpage, NY 11714

516-731-4432 www.SportimeNY.com

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SPORTIME of the HamptonsMauricio Gattuso-Director of Tennis

Route 104East Quogue, NY 11959


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SPORTIME at Harbor IslandEric Fromm-General Manager,

Director of TennisIn Harbor Island Park

Mamaroneck, NY 10543914-777-5050

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SPORTIME at Kings ParkPetr Perecinsky-Director of Tennis

275 Old Indian Head RoadKings Park, NY 11754


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SPORTIME at LynbrookChris Morales-Director of Tennis

175 Merrick RoadLynbrook, NY 11563


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SPORTIME at MassapequaFayez Malik-Director of Tennis

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SPORTIME at ProHealthJay Karl-General Manager

3 Delaware DriveLake Success, NY 11042

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SPORTIME at Randall’s Island Ted Dimond-Director of Tennis

1 Randall’s IslandNew York, NY 10035


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SPORTIME at RoslynJared Rada-Director of Tennis

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Boys & Girls Long Island Rankings(as of 02/08/10)

BOYSLong Island Boys 10 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Cannon Kingsley ........Northport, N.Y.2..........Justin Ilan Lempert ....Roslyn Heights, N.Y.3..........Neel Raj ......................Oyster Bay, N.Y.4..........Daniel Eric Pellerito ....Syosset, N.Y.5..........Gardner Howe ............Locust Valley, N.Y.6..........Billy G. Suarez ............Huntington, N.Y.7..........Thomas A. Korossy......Oyster Bay, N.Y.8..........Ronald P. Hohmann ....Oyster Bay, N.Y.9..........Kyle Hudson Gower ....Oceanside, N.Y.10........Kyle C. Yaun ................Sand Point, N.Y.11........Patrick F. Maloney ......Oyster Bay, N.Y.12........Arjun Mehrotra............Woodbury, N.Y.13........Amani Siddiqui............West Babylon, N.Y.14........Pete Sizios ..................New Hyde Park, N.Y.15........Austin Egna ................Port Washington, N.Y.16........Brady Berman ............Glen Head, N.Y.17........Michael Medvedev ......Oceanside, N.Y.18........Sean Patrick ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.19........Spencer Bozsik ..........Sag Harbor, N.Y.20........Jacob Weiner ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.21........David Ammendola ......Massapequa, N.Y.22........Max Egna....................Port Washington, N.Y.23........Michael Jaklitsch ........Islip, N.Y.24........Jake Grossman ..........Sands Point, N.Y.25........Steven Well Sun ..........Glen Cove, N.Y.26........Daniel Weitz................Roslyn, N.Y.27........Benjamin Grossman....Sands Point, N.Y.28........Matthew Porges..........Sands Point, N.Y.29........Parker Appel ..............Locust Valley, N.Y.30........Jake Koenigsberg ......Glen Head, N.Y.31........Sujay Sharma ............New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 12 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Stephen Gruppuso ......Bayport, N.Y.2..........Curran Varma..............Manhasset, N.Y.3..........Zane Siddiqui..............West Babylon, N.Y.4..........Brian Hoffarth ............Fort Salonga, N.Y.5..........Spencer Swanson ......Remsenburg, N.Y.6..........Sean Patrick ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.7..........Garrett Malave ............Laurel, N.Y.8..........Alex Grossman............Sands Point, N.Y.9..........Benjamin Tenner ........Roslyn, N.Y.10........Brian Shi ....................Jericho, N.Y.11........Arjun Mehrotra............Woodbury, N.Y.12........Michael Medvedev ......Oceanside, N.Y.13........Alan Delman ..............Great Neck, N.Y.14........Jonathan Staudigel ....Northport, N.Y.15........Ryan James Maloney..Oyster Bay, N.Y.16........Travis Leaf ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.17........Daniel Shleimovich ....Merrick, N.Y.18........Evan Kober ................Wantagh, N.Y.19........Chirag Sharad Soni ....New Hyde Park, N.Y.20........Kyle Hudson Gower ....Oceanside, N.Y.21........Cory Seltman ..............Smithtown, N.Y.22........Giuseppe Loduca ........Great Neck, N.Y.23........Aziz Rashidzada..........Dix Hills, N.Y.24........Dylan Granat ..............Woodbury, N.Y.25........Ronald P. Hohmann ....Oyster Bay, N.Y.26........Oliver Ridgley Green....Locust Valley, N.Y.27........James Kyrkanides ......Stony Brook, N.Y.

28........Kevin Alec Kowalsky ..Oyster Bay, N.Y.29........Eric Schissel ..............Port Washington, N.Y.30........Daniel Khodosh ..........Roslyn Heights, N.Y.31........Robert James Gavigan Garden City, N.Y.32........Noah J. Reisch............Floral Park, N.Y.33........Braddock Chow ..........Glen Cove, N.Y.34........Colin Francis Sacco ....Brightwaters, N.Y.35........Michael Liebman ........Roslyn, N.Y.36........Christian Ardito ..........Rockville Centre, N.Y.37........Michael DeNigris ........Islip, N.Y.38........Connor Dove ..............Baldwin, N.Y.39........Rajan Jai Vohra ..........Glen Head, N.Y.40........Justin Cole Princer......Roslyn, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 14 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Drew F. Feldman ........Port Washington, N.Y.2..........Daniel Sliwowski ........Islip, N.Y.3..........Ian Baranowski ..........Syosset, N.Y.4..........Kevin Cino ..................East Quogue, N.Y.5..........Erik Ujvari ..................Hauppauge, N.Y.6..........Marcell Rengifo ..........Copaigue, N.Y.7..........Ethan Hayden Handa ..Rockville Centre, N.Y.8..........Brett Edelblum ............Roslyn, N.Y.9..........Philip Foo....................Great Neck, N.Y.10..........Andrew J. Bentz ..............Massapequa Park, N.Y.11........Steven Marzagalli ......Patchogue, N.Y.12........Michael Hakimi ..........Great Neck, N.Y.13........Stone E. Mitchell ........Woodmere, N.Y.14........Benjamin Mermelstein Northport, N.Y.15........Connor Daniel Jeran ..Islip, N.Y.16........Jesse Richheimer ......Merrick, N.Y.17........Michael J. Nelson........Manhasset, N.Y.18........Kevin Alec Kowalsky ..Oyster Bay, N.Y.19........Justin Park..................Huntington, N.Y.20........Dylan Ander ................Hewlett, N.Y.21........Sahil Massand ............Woodbury, N.Y.22........Nikhil Raj ....................Oyster Bay, N.Y.23........Brandon Kay ..............Setauket, N.Y.24........Jacob Rosenthal ........Jericho, N.Y.25........Cole Lafitte ................East Setauket, N.Y.26........Jamis Ross ................Manorville, N.Y.27........Jayant S. Sani ............Great Neck, N.Y.28........Gregory Rosenthal ......Syosset, N.Y.29........John C. Knight ............East Northport, N.Y.30........Benjamin Goldrich ......Syosset, N.Y.31........Ryan Evan Diaz ..........Jericho, N.Y.32........Kavi Bhatia ................Westbury, N.Y.33........Steven Masciale..........Bay Shore, N.Y.34..........Leland Murrin ................Shelter Island Heights, N.Y.35........Cory Seltman ..............Smithtown, N.Y.36........Andrew Muran ............Glen Head, N.Y.37........Zachary Dukoff ..........Jericho, N.Y.38........Joshua Fried ..............Plainview, N.Y.39........Julian Koby Adler ........Roslyn, N.Y.40........Riki Ishikawa ..............Woodbury, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 16 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Pasha Shapouri ..........Albertson, N.Y.2..........Sean Jagi Chhugani ....Roslyn, N.Y.3..........Eric Sumanaru ............Middle Island, N.Y.4..........Gabriel P. Lazar ..........Hewlett, N.Y.5..........Sloan Millman ............Woodmere, N.Y.6..........JT Esposito ................Rockville Centre, N.Y.7..........Doron Saraf ................Great Neck, N.Y.8..........Brian Chalif ................Huntington, N.Y.9..........Richard Mitchell ..........Franklin Square, N.Y.

10........Henry D. Lee ..............Sag Harbor, N.Y.11........Darren Reisch ............Floral Park, N.Y.12........Jared Drzal ................West Sayville, N.Y.13........Ryan Gary Wennberg ..Huntington Station, N.Y.14........Ryan Marcus ..............Merrick, N.Y.15........Michael Freilich ..........Lawrence, N.Y.16........Andrew Z. Wang..........Huntington, N.Y.17........Trevor S. Mitchel ........East Meadow, N.Y.18........Matthew Demichiel ....Hewlett, N.Y.19........Seth Kornfield ............Jericho, N.Y.20........Nick Wong ..................Jericho, N.Y.21........Ryan White ................Wantagh, N.Y.22 ........Christopher DeSimone ..Centerport, N.Y.23........Ian Hyland Glessing ....Manhasset, N.Y.24........Ethan Hayden Handa ..Rockville Centre, N.Y.25........Matthew Granito ........Wantagh, N.Y.26........Brett Ringelheim ........Atlantic Beach, N.Y.27........Chris Casamassima ....Franklin Square, N.Y.28........Matthew Berman ........North Massapequa, N.Y.29........Michael Hakimi ..........Great Neck, N.Y.30........Adam Fishelberg ........Plainview, N.Y.31........Jake Levin ..................Melville, N.Y.32........Alex Sands..................Roslyn, N.Y.33........Aman Sharma ............Roslyn, N.Y.34........Evan Ross Seidman ....Dix Hills, N.Y.35........Michael Lustrin ..........Roslyn, N.Y.36........Patrick J. O’Hara ........Rockville, Centre, N.Y.37........Eric Chalif ..................Huntington, N.Y.38........Dylan Ander ................Hewlett, N.Y.39........Brian James Hom ......Oyster Bay, N.Y.40........Brandon Shih ..............Great Neck, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 18 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Scott Johnson ............Northport, N.Y.2..........Benjamin Bogard ........Lido Beach, N.Y.3..........JT Esposito ................Rockville Centre, N.Y.4..........Eric Dietsche ..............Bay Shore, N.Y.5..........Eric Sumanaru ............Middle Island, N.Y.6..........Jaewon Kim................East Northport, N.Y.7..........Matthew Zuckerman ..Valley Stream, N.Y.8..........Jared Drzal ................West Sayville, N.Y.9..........Richard A. Ferguson ....Franklin Square, N.Y.10........William Speranza ........Hicksville, N.Y.11........Gregory B. Gittler ........Ronkonkoma, N.Y.12........Ryan Zuckerman ........Valley Stream, N.Y.

GIRLSLong Island Girls 10 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Lea Ma ......................Dix Hills, N.Y.2..........Nicole Kielan ..............Valley Stream, N.Y.3..........Courtney Kowalsky ....Oyster Bay, N.Y.4..........Jasmine Olivia Abidi....Glen Head, N.Y.5..........Julia Kielan ................Valley Stream, N.Y.6..........Emily Kate Shutman....Huntington, N.Y.7..........Trinity Chow................Glen Cove, N.Y.8..........Emily Austin ................Hewlett, N.Y.

Long Island Girls 12 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Michelle Haykin ..........Great Neck, N.Y.2..........Vanessa Scott ............Dix Hills, N.Y.3..........Courtney Kowalsky ....Oyster Bay, N.Y.4..........Michele Shelia Lehat ..Great Neck, N.Y.5..........Elena Nastasi ..............Bayville, N.Y.6..........Nicole Koskovolis ........Manhasset, N.Y.7..........Brittany Burke ............Garden City, N.Y.

8..........Celeste Rose Matute ..Amityville, N.Y.9..........Courtney A. Digia ........Manhasset, N.Y.10........Shanice Arthur ............Glen Head, N.Y.11........Julia Ciardullo ............Locust Valley, N.Y.12........Nicole Damaghi ..........Kings Point, N.Y.13........Annelise Meyding........Port Washington, N.Y.14........Michelle Vancura ........New Hyde Park, N.Y.15........Claire Handa ..............Rockville Centre, N.Y.17........Rhea Malhotra ............Syosset, N.Y.18........Julia Khan ..................Sands Point, N.Y.19........Katie Jean Cirella ........Woodbury, N.Y.

Long Island Girls 14 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Cameron Moskol ........Wantagh, N.Y.2..........Emma R. Brezel ..........Port Washington, N.Y.3..........Campbell Howe ..........Locust Valley, N.Y.4..........Jeannie Lozowski ......Amityville, N.Y.5..........Alexa P. Sternschein....Syosset, N.Y.6..........Aimee Manfredo ........Shoreham, N.Y.7..........Lauren Livingston ......Sands Point, N.Y.8..........Kathryn Herburger ......Manhasset, N.Y.9..........Aidan Owens ..............Manhasset, N.Y.10........Jennifer C. Ferguson ..Franklin Square, N.Y.11........Jennifer Glukhman......Syosset, N.Y.12........Rachel Murillo ............Roslyn Heights, N.Y.13........Holly Hubsher ............Sands Point, N.Y.14........Taylor Anderson ..........Locust Valley, N.Y.15........Lara Fishbane ............Commack, N.Y.16........Brittany Burke ............Garden City, N.Y.17........Emily Bentley ..............East Islip, N.Y.18........Julia Ciardullo ............Locust Valley, N.Y.19........Elena Nastasi ..............Bayville, N.Y.20........Harley Kaiserman........Setauket, N.Y.21........Christine Apicella ........Massapequa Park, N.Y.22........Amanda Bishop ..........Woodbury, N.Y.23........Kristen Bomkamp ......Northport, N.Y.24........Taylor Brant ................Shoreham, N.Y.25........Courtney A. Digia ........Manhasset, N.Y.26........Olivia F. Watman..........Hewlett, N.Y.

Long Island Girls 16 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City 1..........Amy Ginny Naula ........East Hampton, N.Y.2..........Veronica Paikin ..........Valley Stream, N.Y.3..........Jessica Sickles ..........Massapequa Park, N.Y.4..........Ruth Freilich ..............Lawrence, N.Y.5..........Brett A. Lieb ................Cutchogue, N.Y.6..........Ashley Sandler............Jericho, N.Y.7..........Erica Bundrick ............Mattituck, N.Y.8..........Amanda L. Seeley ......Sound Beach, N.Y.9..........Courtney Sokol ..........Floral Park, N.Y.10........Amanda Marano ........Hampton Bays, N.Y.11........Hannah Hinchcliffe......Mineola, N.Y.12........Daria Schieferstein......Sag Harbor, N.Y.13........Robin R. Mehta ..........Manhasset, N.Y.14........Abbott M. Brant ..........Shoreham, N.Y.15........Jennifer Glukhman......Syosset, N.Y.16........Emily Bennett ............Port Washington, N.Y.17........Alyssa D. Rosello ........Garden City, N.Y.18........Anita Krish ..................Greenlawn, N.Y.19........Bari Allison Fuchs ......Bellmore, N.Y.20........Kelly Marie Benini ......Northport, N.Y.21........Hannah Goldman ........West Hempstead, N.Y.22........Casey L. Nicoletti ........East Hampton, N.Y.23........Michelle Graziosi ........East Northport, N.Y.24........Danielle Byrnes ..........Massapequa, N.Y.25........Jessica Schmidt..........Commack, N.Y.

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Long Island Girls 18 SinglesRank ..Name ........................City1..........Veronika Paikin ..........Valley Stream, N.Y.2..........Eliza J. Budd ..............Locust Valley, N.Y.3..........Christine Bender ........Amityville, N.Y.4..........Elan King ....................Baldwin, N.Y.5..........Marissa D. Lazar ........Hewlett, N.Y.6..........Andrea Arreguin ..........Hicksville, N.Y.7..........Gabrielle Dicroce ........East Meadow, N.Y.8..........Kelly Marie Benini ......Northport, N.Y.

Boys & Girls Sectional Rankings(as of 02/08/10)

Sectional Boys 10 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City1..........Keegan Morris ............Franklin Square, N.Y.5..........Alan Delman ..............Great Neck, N.Y.6..........Terrill Cole Bernard ....Mill Neck, N.Y.10........Rajan Jai Vohra ..........Glen Head, N.Y.11........Ryan Goetz ................Greenlawn, N.Y.18........Brian Shi ....................Jericho, N.Y.24........Patrick F. Maloney ......Oyster Bay, N.Y.29........Giancarlo Cavallero ....West Hempstead, N.Y.31........Gardner Howe ............Locust Valley, N.Y.32........Michael Medvedev ......Oceanside, N.Y.40........Eli Grossman ..............Glen Head, N.Y.43........Daniel Eric Pellerito ....Syosset, N.Y.44........Neel Raj ......................Oyster Bay, N.Y.50........Ronald P. Hohmann ....Oyster Bay, N.Y.51........Kyle C. Yuan ................Sands Point, N.Y.56........Cannon Kingsley ........Northport, N.Y.58........Justin Ilan Lempert ....Roslyn Heights, N.Y.59........Billy Suarez ................Huntington, N.Y.65........Yuval Solomon ............Plainview, N.Y.67........Amani Siddiqui............West Babylon, N.Y.71........Parker Appel ..............Locust Valley, N.Y.76........Pete Siozios ................New Hyde Park, N.Y.77........Jacob Weiner ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.82........David Ammendola ......Massapequa, N.Y.96........Alex Joseph Amadio....Smithtown, N.Y.98........Steven Well Sun ..........Glen Cove, N.Y.101......Jake Grossman ..........Sands Point, N.Y.114......Daniel Weitz................Roslyn, N.Y.118......Connor Leaf ................Dix Hills, N.Y.129......Benjamin Grossman....Sands Point, N.Y.145......Benjamin Snow ..........Water Mill, N.Y.148......Evan Hunter Hirsch ....Old Westbury, N.Y.149......Matthew Porges..........Sands Point, N.Y.150......Joey Austin ................Hewlett, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 12 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City 2..........Brenden Volk ..............Dix Hills, N.Y.3..........Lubomir T. Cuba..........Massapequa, N.Y.4..........Alexander Lebedev ....Island Park, N.Y.18........Eric Wagner ................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.26........Palmer T. Clare............North Bellmore, N.Y.31........Finbar Talcott ..............Sea Cliff, N.Y.32........Tyler Ng ......................Great Neck, N.Y.34........Chris Kuhnle ..............Shoreham, N.Y.45........Jesse Levitin ..............Manhasset, N.Y.49........Jordan Bennett ..........Valley Stream, N.Y.51........Sean M. Mullins ..........Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.

53........Rajan Jai Vohra ..........Glen Head, N.Y.56........Christopher Ardito ......Rockville Centre, N.Y.57........Sean Patrick ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.62........Keegan Morris ............Franklin Square, N.Y.64........Athell Bennett ............Valley Stream, N.Y.69........Kyle Hudson Gower ....Oceanside, N.Y.70........Logan Beckerman ......East Norwich, N.Y.71........Nikhil Raj ....................Locust Valley, N.Y.75........Colin Francis Sacco ....Brightwaters, N.Y.78........Andy Zhou ..................Commack, N.Y.81........Stephen Gruppuso ......Bayport, N.Y.84........Curran Varma..............Manhasset, N.Y.90........Noah J. Reisch............Floral Park, N.Y.96........Faran Nazir ................Deer Park, N.Y.101......Daniel Shleimovich ....Merrick, N.Y.103......Zane Siddiqui..............West Babylon, N.Y.108......Garrett Malave ............Laurel, N.Y.111......Travis Leaf ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.114......Terrill Cole Barnard ....Mill Neck, N.Y.120......Patrick F. Maloney ......Oyster Bay, N.Y.122......Alan Delman ..............Great Neck, N.Y.125......Brian Hoffarth ............Fort Salonga, N.Y.129......Spencer Swanson ......Remensburg, N.Y.130......Benjamin Tenner ........Roslyn, N.Y.136......Giancarlo Cavallero ....West Hempstead, N.Y.138......Trippe Franz................Bridgehampton, N.Y.139......Alex Grossman............Sands Point, N.Y.143......Nasser Ghaffar............Massapequa, N.Y.145......Arjun Mehrotra............Woodbury, N.Y.149......Spencer Bozsik ..........Sag Harbor, N.Y.150......Michael Madvedev ......Oceanside, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 14 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City 1..........Samuel Lam ..............Old Westbury, N.Y.3..........Noah Rubin ................Merrick, N.Y.5..........Vihar Shah ..................New Hyde Park, N.Y.6..........Ethan Bogard ..............Lido Beach, N.Y.8..........Philip Daniel Antohi ....Glen Head, N.Y.13........Dylan Hobbs Appel ......Locust Valley, N.Y.15........Lamar Remy ..............Roslyn, N.Y.17........Douglas Notaris ..........Wantagh, N.Y.19........Julian Zlobinsky ..........Greenvale, N.Y.21........Zain Ali ......................Dix Hills, N.Y.29........Conor Mullins..............Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.33........Richard Mitchell ..........Franklin Square, N.Y.37........Brandon T. Stone ........Melville, N.Y.41........Josh Silverstein ..........Great Neck, N.Y.45........Matthew Demichiel ....Hewlett, N.Y.50........John P. D’Alessandro ..Northport, N.Y.54........Benjamin Pleat............Roslyn, N.Y.58........Mark Temporal............Carle Place, N.Y.64........Lubomir Cuba ............Massapequa Park, N.Y.66........Alexander Lebedev ....Island Park, N.Y.69........Jared R. Halstrom ......Bellmore, N.Y.72........Jeremy Dubin ............Southampton, N.Y.78........Josh Young ................Old Bethpage, N.Y.80........Ethan Handa ..............Rockville Centre, N.Y.83........Jonathan Paris ............Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.87........Eric Wagner ................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.88........Gonzalo Mocorrea ......Locust Valley, N.Y.97........Kyle Alper ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 16 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City 3..........Bert Vancura ..............New Hyde Park, N.Y.

6..........Howard Weiss ............Great Neck, N.Y.7..........Eric Rubin ..................Lido Beach, N.Y.10........Matthew O. Barry........Long Beach, N.Y.15........Andrew Yaraghi ..........Mill Neck, N.Y.16........Josh Levine ................Syosset, N.Y.18........Jensen Reiter..............Syosset, N.Y.23........Zachary Morris............Garden City, N.Y.27........Brendan Henry............Massapequa, N.Y.28........Samuel Lam ..............Old Westbury, N.Y.29........Aidan Talcott ..............Sea Cliff, N.Y.34........Jonahiby Tauil ............Valley Stream, N.Y.37........Alan S. Pleat ..............Roslyn, N.Y.40........Noah Rubin ................Merrick, N.Y.44........Kevin Katz ..................Woodbury, N.Y.51........Ethan Bogard ..............Lido Beach, N.Y.56........Vihar Shah ..................New Hyde Park, N.Y.57........David Greenbaum ......Great Neck, N.Y.71........Paul Abrudescu ..........Great Neck, N.Y.76........Ofir Solomon ..............Plainview, N.Y.78........Stephen Peng ............Woodbury, N.Y.86........Matthew J. Richards ..Bayport, N.Y.89........Sloan Millman ............Woodmere, N.Y.96........Zachary Mintz ............Roslyn, N.Y.103......Michael Paul ..............Baldwin, N.Y.105......Sean Jagi Chhugani ....Roslyn, N.Y.107......Christopher J. Hunter ..Melville, N.Y.110......Austin Davidow ..........Glen Head, N.Y.112......Benjamin Q. King ........East Meadow, N.Y.120......Conor Dauer ..............Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.124......Eric Sumanaru ............Middle Island, N.Y.125......Jacob Mishkin ............Woodbury, N.Y.131......Christian Thienel ........East Quogue, N.Y.133......Henry D. Lee ..............Sag Harbor, N.Y.136......Gabriel P. Lazar ..........Hewlett, N.Y.140......Matthew Lam..............Old Westbury, N.Y.150......Jason Quintana ..........Bethpage, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 18 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City 8..........Daniel Kreyman ..........Long Beach, N.Y.11........Shaun Bernstein ........Plainview, N.Y.20........Jason Simon ..............Roslyn, N.Y.21........Dennis Zlobinsky ........Greenvale, N.Y.22........Eric Ambrosio..............Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.27........Shane Giannetti ..........Oyster Bay, N.Y.30........Corey Morgenstern ....Old Bethpage, N.Y.32........Oliver Loutsenko ........Bellmore, N.Y.33........Zachary Weiss ............Great Neck, N.Y.35 ........Jonathan Defrancesch..Manhasset, N.Y.40........Zachary Morris............Garden City, N.Y.50........Bert Vancura ..............New Hyde Park, N.Y.51........Austin Blau ................Roslyn, N.Y.60........Nolan Gelman ............Dix Hills, N.Y.69........Ignacio Casali ............Farmingdale, N.Y.73........Jason Hubsher............Sands Point, N.Y.80........Alexander Friedlich ....Great Neck, N.Y.89........David Greenbaum ......Great Neck, N.Y.95........Matthew O. Barry........Lido Beach, N.Y.97........Benjamin Bogard ........Lido Beach, N.Y.99........Michael T. Puntillo ......Sands Point, N.Y.104......Richard Sipala ............Quogue, N.Y.108......Adam S. Gottlieb ........Great Neck, N.Y.112......Brandon Burns............Wheatley Heights, N.Y.118......Alan S. Pleat ..............Roslyn, N.Y.123 ........Constantinos Papavasiliou ..Roslyn, N.Y.128......Joshua Katten ............Plainview, N.Y.132......Alex Tropiano ..............Laurel Hollow, N.Y.

133......Stephen Peng ............Woodbury, N.Y.136......Jonahiby Tauil ............Valley Stream, N.Y.139......Scott Johnson ............Northport, N.Y.150......JT Esposito ................Rockville Centre, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 10 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City6 ..........Stephanie Chikvashvili ..Syosset, N.Y.12........Jasmine Olivia Abidi....Glen Head, N.Y.13........Lea Ma ......................Dix Hills, N.Y.20........Jacqueline Bukzin ......Manorville, N.Y.22........Nicole Kielan ..............Valley Stream, N.Y.40........Olivia Rose Scordo ......Glen Head, N.Y.42........Julia Kielan ................Valley Stream, N.Y.50........Alexa Susan Goetz ......Greenlawn, N.Y.52........Nicole Kyrkanides ......Stony Brook, N.Y.57........Theodora Brebenel......Glen Head, N.Y.61........Merri Kelly ..................Oyster Bay, N.Y.66........Trinity Chow................Glen Cove, N.Y.75........Celeste Wang Traub ....Jericho, N.Y.76........Francesca Karman ......Port Washington, N.Y.80........Kaitlyn Byrnes ............Massapequa, N.Y.86........Emily Austin ................Hewlett, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 12 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City 5..........Morgan Herrmann ......Garden City, N.Y.7..........Madison Battaglia ......Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.15........Jeannie Lozowski ......Amityville, N.Y.24........Samantha Perri ..........Floral Park, N.Y.26........Madison Appel ............Locust Valley, N.Y.27........Alexa Graham ............Garden City, N.Y.31........Taylor S. Cosme ..........New Hyde Park, N.Y.32........Karen A. Serina ..........Islip Terrace, N.Y.33........Alexandra Lipps ........Roslyn, N.Y.36........Shanice Nadia Arthur ..Glen Head, N.Y. 37........Celeste Rose Matute ..Amityville, N.Y.38........Esther Chikvashvili......Syosset, N.Y.54........Claire Handa ..............Rockville Centre, N.Y.68........Courtney Kowalsky ....Oyster Bay, N.Y.76........Marissa Luchs ............Roslyn, N.Y.85........Michele Sheila Lehat ..Great Neck, N.Y.89........Jasmine Olivia Abidi....Glen Head, N.Y.91........Michelle Haykin ..........Great Neck, N.Y.97........Vanessa Scott ............Dix Hills, N.Y.106......Sarah Paul ..................Baldwin, N.Y.122......Jacqueline Bukzin ......Manorville, N.Y.134......Nicole Damaghi ..........Kings Point, N.Y.141......Kelsey Shields ............Old Westbury, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 14 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City 4..........Vivian Cheng ..............Woodbury, N.Y. 17........Nadia Smergut............East Hampton, N.Y. 18........Paulina Tafler ..............Oceanside, N.Y. 29........Isabella Pascucci ........Oyster Bay, N.Y.33........Gabriella Nicole Leon ..Woodmere, N.Y. 35........Ola Mally ....................Franklin Square, N.Y.37........Sunaina Vohra ............Glen Head, N.Y. 43........Claudia M. Ruiz ..........Glen Head, N.Y.51........Madison Battaglia ......Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.52........Mia M. Vecchio............Manhasset Hills, N.Y.59........Karen A. Serina ..........Islip Terrace, N.Y.66........Rachel Gastaldo ..........Syosset, N.Y.67........Cameron Moskol ........Wantagh, N.Y.



72........Zenat Rashidzada ......Dix Hills, N.Y.75........Rithika D. Reddy ........Syosset, N.Y. 83........Aimee N. Manfredo ....Shoreham, N.Y.86........Ruth Freilich ..............Lawrence, N.Y. 93........Jennifer Ferguson ......Franklin Square, N.Y.97........Julia Zhuang ..............Great Neck, N.Y.100......Campbell Howe ..........Locust Valley, N.Y.106......Megan M. Tamborino ..Massapequa Park, N.Y.107......Lauren Livingston ......Sands Point, N.Y.110......Karishma Tank ............New Hyde Park, N.Y.117......Shanice Nadia Arthur ..Glen Head, N.Y.119......Emma R. Brezel ..........Port Washington, N.Y.127......Laura Torsiello ............Bayport, N.Y.147......Amanda Edelman........Southampton, N.Y.150......Holly Hubsher ............Sands Point, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 16 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City3..........Katherine Yau..............Manhasset, N.Y. 5..........Julia Elbaba ................Oyster Bay, N.Y. 6..........Hannah L. Camhi ........Woodbury, N.Y. 11........Jacqueline Raynor ......Garden City, N.Y. 17........Vivian Cheng ..............Woodbury, N.Y. 21 ........Devlin-Ann Ammendola..Massapequa, N.Y. 31........Morgan C. Feldman ....Glen Head, N.Y. 37........Stephanie Loutsenko ..Bellmore, N.Y. 40........Sophie R. Barnard ......Mill Neck, N.Y. 45........Diana Vamvakitis ........Quogue, N.Y. 48........Missy Edelblum ..........Roslyn, N.Y. 51........Claudia Li....................Jericho, N.Y.58 ........Samantha Rosca-Sipot..Malverne, N.Y. 60........Samantha Elgort ........Melville, N.Y. 65........Nadia Smergut............East Hampton, N.Y.68........Deana Davoudiasl ......Rockville Centre, N.Y. 74........Paige J. Mintz ............Roslyn, N.Y. 79........Lauren Wagner ..........Roslyn Heights, N.Y. 84........Robin R. Mehta ..........Manhasset, N.Y.85........Melissa Carlay ............New Hyde Park, N.Y.91........Ashley Sandler............Jericho, N.Y.97........Carly Siegel ................Dix Hills, N.Y. 104......Taylor A. Diffley ..........Hampton Bays, N.Y.113......Paulina Tafler ..............Oceanside, N.Y.122......Lila Martz....................Long Beach, N.Y.125......Bianca Posa ................Valley Stream, N.Y.127......Sara Finger ................St. James, N.Y.128......Courtney Sokol ..........Floral Park, N.Y.131......Jessica Sickles ..........Massapequa Park, N.Y.132......Jessica Nowak............Huntington, N.Y.133......Amy Ginny Naula ........East Hampton, N.Y.144......Veronika Paikin ..........Valley Stream, N.Y.149......Amanda Seeley ..........Sound Beach, N.Y.150......Erica Bundrick ............Mattituck, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 18 Singles—Long Island RegionRank ..Name ........................City 2..........Julia Elbaba ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.4..........Jennifer Kellner ..........Smithtown, N.Y.9..........Olivia Pascucci............Oyster Bay, N.Y.19........Katherine Yau..............Manhasset, N.Y.24........Aylin Mehter ..............Massapequa, N.Y.27........Shelby Talcott ............Sea Cliff, N.Y.31........Jennifer Fridman ........Port Washington, N.Y.36........Samantha Gann ..........Massapequa, N.Y.39........Blair Seideman ..........Glen Head, N.Y.43........Robyn Romanoff ........Centereach, N.Y. 45........Nicolle Stracar ............Jericho, N.Y.

46........Jessica Podlofsky ......Port Washington, N.Y.52........Ashley T. Harel ............Roslyn Heights, N.Y.64........Kelsey Raynor ............Garden City, N.Y.70........Sydney Simpson ........North Babylon, N.Y.71........Deana Davoudiasl ......Rockville Centre, N.Y.76........Andrea Arreguin ..........Hicksville, N.Y.78........Jamie Hann ................Westhampton, N.Y.81........Kristin Norton..............Port Washington, N.Y.86........Hannah L. Camhi ........Woodbury, N.Y. 89........Eliza J. Budd ..............Locust Valley, N.Y.90........Stephanie Loutsenko ..Bellmore, N.Y.97........Jacqueline Raynor ......Garden City, N.Y.106 ......Lindsay V. Kantor ............Westhampton Beach, N.Y.115 ......Devlin-Ann Ammendola..Massapequa, N.Y.118......Missy Edelblum ..........Roslyn, N.Y. 124......Samantha L. Elgort......Melville, N.Y.125......Allie Reisch ................Floral Park, N.Y.126......Veronika Paikin ..........Valley Stream, N.Y.128......Marissa Lazar ............Hewlett, N.Y.130 ......Samantha Rosca-Sipot ..Malverne, N.Y.134......Claudia Li....................Jericho, N.Y.142......Jessica Nowak............Huntington, N.Y.143......Christine Bender ........Amityville, N.Y.

Boys & Girls National Rankings(as of 02/08/10)

National Boys 12 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City16........Alexander Lebedev ....Island Park, N.Y.21........Lubomir Cuba ............Massapequa, N.Y.28........Brenden Andrew Volk ..Dix Hills, N.Y.114......Eric Wagner ................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.267......Palmer T. Clare............North Bellmore, N.Y.529......Rajan Jai Vohra ..........Glen Head, N.Y.558......Finbar Talcott ..............Sea Cliff, N.Y.642......Jordan Bennett ..........Valley Stream, N.Y.652......Keegan Morris ............Franklin Square, N.Y.734......Sean Patrick ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.771......Chris Kuhnle ..............Shoreham, N.Y.782......Tyler Ng ......................Great Neck, N.Y.813......Sean Mullins ..............Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.866......Christian Ardito ..........Rockville Center, N.Y.883......Athell Patrick Bennett..Valley Stream, N.Y.

National Boys 14 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City12........Noah Rubin ................Merrick, N.Y.28........Ethan Bogard ..............Lido Beach, N.Y.34........Vihar Shah ..................New Hyde Park, N.Y.50........Philip Daniel Antohi ....Glen Head, N.Y.106......Lamar Remy ..............Roslyn, N.Y.118......Julian Alexi Zlobinsky..Greenvale, N.Y.157......Dylan Hobbs Appel ......Locust Valley, N.Y.167......Zain Ali ......................Dix Hills, N.Y.195......Douglas Notaris ..........Wantagh, N.Y.258......Josh Silverstein ..........Great Neck, N.Y.379......Richard Mitchell ..........Franklin Square, N.Y.439......John P. D’Allesandro ..Northport, N.Y.507......Brandon T. Stone ........Melville, N.Y.577......Conor Mullins..............Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.703......Jeremy Dubin ............Southampton, N.Y.704......Benjamin Pleat............Roslyn, N.Y.795......Matthew Demichiel ....Hewlett, N.Y.

873......Mark Daniel Temporal Carle Place, N.Y.959......Alexander Lebedev ....Island Park, N.Y.967......Lubomir T. Cuba..........Massapequa Park, N.Y.

National Boys 16 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City24........Bert Vancura ..............New Hyde Park, N.Y.41........Eric Rubin ..................Lido Beach, N.Y.54........Howie Weiss ..............Great Neck, N.Y.83........Matthew O. Barry........Lido Beach, N.Y.116......Andrew Yaraghi ..........Mill Neck, N.Y.119......Josh Levine ................Syosset, N.Y.133......Jensen Reiter..............Syosset, N.Y.253......Aidan Talcott ..............Sea Cliff, N.Y.257......Samuel Lam ..............Old Westbury, N.Y.274......Alan S. Pleat ..............Roslyn, N.Y.301......Zachary Morris............Garden City, N.Y.367......David Greenbaum ......Great Neck, N.Y.389......Jonahiby Tauil ............Valley Stream, N.Y.419......Kevin A. Katz ..............Woodbury, N.Y.566......Brenda Henry..............Massapequa, N.Y.589......Noah Rubin ................Merrick, N.Y.606......Vihar Shah ..................New Hyde Park, N.Y.909......Ethan Bogard ..............Lido Beach, N.Y.

National Boys 18 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City17........Shaun Bernstein ........Plainview, N.Y.139......Daniel Kreyman ..........Long Beach, N.Y.308......Eric Ambrosio..............Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.313......Dennis Zlobinsky ........Greenvale, N.Y.336......Shane Gianetti ............Oyster Bay, N.Y.337......Jason A. Simon ..........Roslyn Heights, N.Y.388......Oliver Loutsenko ........Bellmore, N.Y.594......Zachary Weiss ............Great Neck, N.Y.645 ......Jonathan Defrancesch..Manhasset, N.Y.665......Corey Morgenstern ....Old Bethpage, N.Y.683......Bert Vancura ..............New Hyde Park, N.Y.839......Alexander Friedlich ....Great Neck, N.Y.871......Zachary Morris............Garden City, N.Y.

National Girls 12 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City83........Madison Battaglia ......Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.94........Morgan Herrmann ......Garden City, N.Y.230......Jeannie Lozowski ......Amityville, N.Y.234......Madison Appel ............Locust Valley, N.Y.253......Alexa Graham ............Garden City, N.Y.289......Taylor S. Cosme ..........New Hyde Park, N.Y.304......Samantha Perri ..........Floral Park, N.Y.356......Alexandra Lipps ........Roslyn, N.Y.550......Shanice Nadia Arthur ..Glen Head, N.Y.567......Celeste Mautute..........Oyster Bay, N.Y.605......Karen A. Serina ..........Islip Terrace, N.Y.681......Esther Chikvashvili......Syosset, N.Y.711......Courtney Kowalsky ....Oyster Bay, N.Y.731......Sarah Paul ..................Baldwin, N.Y.825......Jasmine Olivia Abidi....Glen Head, N.Y.964......Marissa Luchs ............Roslyn, N.Y.

National Girls 14 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City45........Vivian Cheng ..............Woodbury, N.Y.235......Nadia Smergut............East Hampton, N.Y.266......Isabella Pascucci ........Oyster Bay, N.Y.271......Paulina Tafler ..............Oceanside, N.Y. 445......Gabriella Nicole Leon ..Woodmere, N.Y. 512......Sunaina Vohra ............Glen Head, N.Y. 565......Madison Battaglia ......Cold Spring harbor, N.Y.622......Ola Mally ....................Franklin Square, N.Y.802......Mia M. Vecchio............Manhasset Hills, N.Y.885......Rithika D. Reddy ........Syosset, N.Y. 903......Claudia M. Ruiz ..........Glen Head, N.Y.962......Aimee N. Manfredo ....Shoreham, N.Y.985......Karen A. Serina ..........Islip Terrace, N.Y.

National Girls 16 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City38........Julia Elbaba ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.50........Katherine Yau..............Manhasset, N.Y. 53........Hannah L. Camhi ........Woodbury, N.Y. 331......Morgan C. Feldman ....Glen Head, N.Y. 344......Jacqueline Raynor ......Garden City, N.Y. 386 ......Devlin-Ann Ammendola..Massapequa, N.Y. 487......Stephanie Loutsenko ..Bellmore, N.Y. 521......Vivian Cheng ..............Woodbury, N.Y.617......Sophie R. Barnard ......Mill Neck, N.Y. 780 ......Samantha Rosca-Sipot ..Malverne, N.Y.872......Samantha L. Elgort......Melville, N.Y.

National Girls 18 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank ..Name ........................City42........Jennifer Kellner ..........Smithtown, N.Y.47........Julia Elbaba ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.79........Blair Seideman ..........Glen Head, N.Y.129......Olivia Pascucci............Oyster Bay, N.Y.324......Shelby Talcott ............Sea Cliff, N.Y.349......Katherine Yau..............Manhasset, N.Y.448......Ashley T. Harel ............Roslyn Heights, N.Y.452......Jennifer Fridman ........Port Washington, N.Y.493......Robyn Romanoff ........Centereach, N.Y. 546......Nicolle Stracar ............Jericho, N.Y.563......Kristin Norton..............Port Washington, N.Y.851......Stephanie Loutsenko ..Bellmore, N.Y. 852......Sydney Simpson ........North Babylon, N.Y.860......Jessica Podlofsky ......Port Washington, N.Y.880......Jamie Hann ................Westhampton, N.Y.939......Samantha B. Gann ......Massapequa, N.Y.




MARCH 2010Friday-Sunday, March 5-7L1B LBTC ChallengerLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Novice BG (12-16)s, RRSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for singles play-ers/$28 for doubles players (deadline for en-tries is Tuesday, March 2 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, March 5-7L3 Westhampton Eastern UPS ChampionshipWesthampton Beach Tennis & Sport Club86 Depot RoadWesthampton Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (12-16)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, Feb.19 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 288-6060.

Friday-Sunday, March 5-7L1B Sportime Kings Park ChallengerSportime Kings Park275 Old Indianhead RoadKings Park, N.Y.Divisions: Challenger BG (12)sd, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: By event (deadline for entries isMonday, March 1 at 11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 269-6300.

Friday-Sunday, March 5-7L1B Sportime Massapequa Spring Break ChallengerSportime Massapequa5600 Old Sunrise HighwayMassapequa, N.Y.Divisions: Challenger G (16)s, SESurface Type: Clay IndoorEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, Feb. 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 799-3550.

Friday-Monday, March 5-8 & Friday-Sunday, March 12-14Jericho Magical Mystical March SectionalJericho Westbury Tennis44 Jericho TurnpikeJericho, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (30, 40, 50, 60-65)sdSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $60 for singles players, $60 fordoubles players, late registrations must add$8 (deadline for entries is Monday, March 1at 10:00 a.m.)For more information, call (516) 997-4060.

Friday-Sunday, March 12-14L2R Long Island Regional World Gym ChampionshipWorld Gym Racquet & Sports Arena384 Mark Tree Road • East Setauket, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (14)s, SESurface Type: Clay IndoorEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, Feb. 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 751-6100.

Friday-Sunday, March 12-14L2R Long Island Regional Huntington Champi-onshipHuntington Indoor Tennis100 Broadway StreetHuntington Station, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (18, 12)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, Feb. 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 421-0040.

Friday-Sunday, March 12-14L2R Long Island Regional Deer Park ChampionshipDeer Park Tennis Center30 Burt DriveDeer Park, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate: BG (16)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, Feb. 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 667-3476.

Friday-Sunday, March 12-14L2O LBTC March Madness ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (10)sd, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for singlesplayers/$28 for doubles players (deadline forentries is Tuesday, March 9 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, March 19-21 & March 26-28Long Beach Tennis ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (35-80)s, SESurface Type: ClayEntry Fee: $65 per player for singles play-ers/$28 for doubles players and $56 perteam (deadline for entries is Wednesday,March 17 at 11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, March 19-21L1B LBTC ChallengerLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Challenger BG (10-12)sd, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for singlesplayers/$25.50 for doubles players (deadlinefor entries is Friday, March 5 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, March 19-21 & March 26-28+L1 RWTTC Eastern Designated Closed Championship L5 FICRobbie Wagner Tournament Training at GlenCove60 Sea Cliff AvenueGlen Cove, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked G (12)s, FICSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $50 per player, additional $25 forplayers qualifying or accepted directly intothe main draw (deadline for entries is Friday,March 5 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 759-0505.

Friday-Sunday, March 19-21 & March 26-28+L1 Sportime Lynbrook Eastern DesignatedClosed Championship L5 FICSportime Tennis Lynbrook175 Merrick RoadLynbrook, N.Y.Divisions: Grand Prix B (12)s, FICSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $50 per player, additional $25 forplayers qualifying or accepted directly intothe main draw (deadline for entries is Friday,March 5 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 887-1330.

Friday-Sunday, March 19-21 & March 26-28+L1 Point Set Eastern Designated ClosedChampionship L5 FICPoint Set Indoor Racquet Club3065 New StreetOceanside, N.Y.Divisions: Grand Prix B (18)s, FICSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $50 per player, additional $25 forplayers qualifying or accepted directly intothe main draw (deadline for entries is Friday,March 5 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 536-2323.

Friday-Sunday, March 19-21 & March 26-28+L1 Sportime KP Eastern Designated Closed Championship L5 FICSportime-Kings Park275 Indian Head RoadKings Park, N.Y.Divisions: Grand Prix G (14)s, FICSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $54.25 per player, additional $25for players qualifying or accepted directlyinto the main draw (deadline for entries isFriday, March 5 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 269-6300.

Friday-Sunday, March 26-28L2R Long Island Regional Huntington ChampionshipHuntington Indoor Tennis100 Broadway StreetHuntington Station, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (14-16)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 421-0040.

Friday-Sunday, March 26-28L3 Sportime Roslyn Eastern UPS ChampionshipSportime RoslynLanding Road, PO Box 1 • Roslyn, N.Y.Divisions: Novice BG (10-14)s, RRSurface Type: Clay IndoorEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 484-9222.

Friday-Sunday, March 26-28LBTC NTRP DoublesLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe Boulevard • Long Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked NM (3.0-5.0)d, FMLC; NW(2.5-4.0)d, FMLCSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $28 per player for singles players(deadline for entries is Tuesday, March 23 at11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, March 26-28L2R Long Island Regional Sportime BethpageChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross Avenue • Bethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (10-12,18)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, March 12 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

USTA/Long Island Region 2010TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

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USTA/Long Island Region 2010TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

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Monday-Friday, March 29-April 2L1 Port Washington Spring ClassicPort Washington Tennis Academy100 Harbor RoadPort Washington, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG(12-18)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, March 15 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 883-6425.

APRIL 2010Friday-Sunday, April 2-4L1B LBTC Spring ChallengerLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Challenger: BG (14, 18)sd, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for singlesplayers (deadline for entries is Monday,March 29 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, April 2-4L2R Long Island Spring Break Regional West-hampton ChampionshipWesthampton Beach Tennis & Sport Club86 Depot RoadWesthampton Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (12-16)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Tuesday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 288-6060.

Friday-Sunday, April 2-4Men’s 25 SinglesHuntington Indoor Tennis100 Broadway StreetHuntington Station, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (25)sSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $54.25 per player, additional feesmay apply for multiple events (deadline forentries is Friday, March 26 at 12:00 a.m.)For more information, call (631) 421-0040.

Sunday-Tuesday, April 4-6L1B Sportime Massapequa ChallengerSportime Massapequa5600 Old Sunrise HighwayMassapequa, N.Y.Divisions: Challenger BG (10-14)s, SESurface Type: Clay IndoorEntry Fee: $45 per player (deadline for en-tries is Sunday, March 21 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 799-3550.

Friday-Sunday, April 9-11L2R Long Island Regional Sportime RoslynChampionshipSportime RoslynLanding Road, PO Box 1Roslyn, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (10-14)s, SESurface Type: Clay IndoorEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, March 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 484-9222.

Friday-Monday, April 9-12 & Friday-Sunday, April 16-18Jericho Amazing AprilJericho Westbury Tennis44 Jericho TurnpikeJericho, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (25, 35, 45, 55, 70-75)sd, FMLCSurface Type: Clay IndoorEntry Fee: $60 for singles players, $60 fordoubles players, late registrations must add$8 (deadline for entries is Monday, April 5 at10:00 a.m.)For more information, call (516) 997-4060.

Friday-Sunday, April 9-11L3 Deer Park Eastern UPS ChampionshipDeer Park Tennis Center30 Burt DriveDeer Park, N.Y.Divisions: Novice BG (10-18)s, RRSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, March 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 667-3476.

Friday-Sunday, April 9-11L2R Long Island Regional Long Beach Champi-onshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (16-18)sd, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, March 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, April 16-18L1B LBTC ChallengerLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Challenger BG (10-12)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, April 16-18L3 Huntington Eastern UPS ChampionshipHuntington Indoor Tennis100 Broadway StreetHuntington Station, N.Y.Divisions: Novice BG (10-18)s, RRSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 421-0040.

Friday-Sunday, April 16-18L2O Sportime MassapequaSportime Massapequa5600 Old Sunrise HighwayMassapequa, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (10-14)s, SESurface Type: Clay IndoorEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Sunday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 799-3550.

Friday-Sunday, April 23-25L2R Long Island Regional Sportime BethpageChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross AvenueBethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (12,18)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

Friday-Sunday, April 23-25 & April 30-May 2L1 Point Set Hard Court ChampionshipPoint Set Indoor Racquet Club3065 New StreetOceanside, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked B(10-18)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 536-2323.

Friday-Sunday, April 23-25L2O LBTC ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (14-16)sd, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for singlesplayers/$28 for doubles players (deadline forentries is Friday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, April 23-25L2R Long Island Regional Sportime LynbrookChampionshipSportime Tennis Lynbrook175 Merrick RoadLynbrook, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (16)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 887-1330.

Friday-Monday, April 30-May 3 & Friday-Sunday, May 7-9Marvelous MayThe Tennis King25 The TulipsRoslyn, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked: M (30, 40, 50, 60, 70)sdSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $60 per singles player/$60 perdoubles player, add $8 additional for late fee(deadline for entries is Monday, April 26 at1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 621-2009.

Friday-Sunday, April 30-May 2L3 LBTC Eastern UPS ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Novice BG (10-16)s, RRSurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, April 30-May 2 & May 7-9L2R Long Island Regional Huntington RyanKelly Memorial ChampionshipHuntington Indoor Tennis100 Broadway StreetHuntington Station, N.Y.Divisions: Intermediate BG (10-18)s, SESurface Type: UnknownEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 421-0040.

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