Long Island Tennis Magazine - July/August 2009

73Long Island Tennis Magazine • July/August 2009

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Features3 Welcome to Lagos By Alanna Broderick

Alanna Broderick discusses her trip to Lagos, Nigeria in the hunt for pro points.

6 The Importance of Tennis-Specific Training By Carl BarnettCarl Barnett examines various types of training techniques.

22 Taking a Step Back and Examining the True Meaning of Junior Tennis By Steven KaplanSteven Kaplan examines why we play the game and the impressionstennis can leave beginning at a young age.

23 Tennis: A Parent’s Gift That Lasts a LifetimeBy Lonnie MitchelLonnie Mitchel details the impact the game of tennis can have on a child.

25 What Are Custom-Made Foot Orthodics By Dr. David ScheinerDr. David Scheiner discusses the benefits of foot orthodics.

26 A recap of the 19th Annual USTA/Long Island RegionAwards Dinner By Daniel BurgessDaniel Burgess looks back at the 19th Annual USTA/Long Island RegionAwards Dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club and recognizes outstand-ing achievements by the local tennis community, with full-page photo gallery.

28 Nancy McShea Wins the Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement AwardNancy McShea looks back and thanks all those who have contributedto her success over the years in the Long Island tennis community.

29 Rally Day Double-Header Announced for Nassau and Suf-folk Counties By Steve HaarSteve Haar reports on the upcoming Rally Days.

33 The Problems With Positive Thinking By Happy BhallaHappy Bhalla takes a closer look at positivity and its role in the sport of tennis.

39 Wheelchair Tennis … Then and Now By Dan DwyerDan Dwyer discusses the start of wheelchair tennis on Long Island.

40 2009 Winter Junior Team Tennis Playoffs: A Look BackBy Steve AbbondondeloSteve Abbondondelo looks back at the 2009 Winter Junior Team Ten-nis season and honors the tops in the league.

44 Tennis Practice Tips From Boomer, the Interactive Ball MachineA look at how breaking your practice routine into thirds can improveyour match preparation.

45 Deer Park Tennis SCOREs With Community ServiceBy Eric DietscheEric Dietsche looks at the SCORE (Students Caring Offers RecreationalExcel-lence) program out of the Deer Park Indoor Tennis Club and how ithas enriched the lives of physically- and mentally-handicapped young men.

46 Beach Tennis Offers Something for EveryoneA look at local beach tennis star Nadia Johnston from Oceanside, N.Y.and how the sport is thriving locally, with a photo recap of the May 23-24 Beach Tennis USA Long Island Tournament in Long Beach.

50 What is Holistic Sports Dentistry By Dr. Len FazioDr. Len Fazio discusses the connection between the body and the tooth.

51 The 10-Point Super (“Stupid”) Tie-Break By Jim DileoJim Dileo gives his opinion of the super tie-break system.

52 The North Shore Memorial Open by Maverick TennisBy Stephen SombrottoStephen Sombrotto recaps the 2nd Annual North Shore Memorial Open.

57 My Opinion: What’s the Story With the Popularity of Professional Tennis in the U.S.? By Eric MeditzEric Meditz’s looks at the TV ratings of tennis and what can be done fora ratings boost.

60 2009 High School Boys Recap

Columns4 A Letter to the Editor

Jonathan Klee fires back and gives his opinion on self-rating.

5 College Tennis Advice: Getting Beyond the “Wow” By Clark D. Ruiz IIClark D. Ruiz II provides his advice on searching for the correct Division 1,2 or 3 school to suit your child as the search for higher education begins.

10 Tips From the Tennis Pro: Using Directionals to MakeTennis a Game of Shots and Decisions By Joe AriasJoe Arias explains how utilizing a strong shot selection strategy cantake your game to the next level.

12 Adult League Wrap-Up By Kathy MillerUSTA/Long Island Adult League Coordinator Kathy Miller provides anupdate on the adult tennis scene.

30 Coaching Spotlight: The Life of a CoachLong Island Tennis Magazine profiles Mike Kossoff.

32 Fitness and Nutrition: Flexibility and Stretchi8ng Exer-cises to Avoid Repetitive Stress InjuriesLaszlo Elek takes a look at strengthening commonly-used muscles.

49 Long Island Tennis Magazine’s Junior Player ProfilesMia Vecchio from Manhasset Hills and Howie Weiss from Great Neck.

66 Long Island Tennis Club Directory

68 Long Island Rankings

71 USTA/Long Island Region 2009 Tournament Schedule

News Briefs8 The QuickStart Program at Hempstead Public Schools

12 USTA Pro Takes His Game to the Islands

35 2009 New York Sportimes Home Schedule

40 Smash Tennis Names McKenna Director of Tennis

42 USTA Tournament Photo GalleryPhotos by Franklyn Higgs from the L1 LBTC Championship in Long Beach andthe +L1 Eastern Designated Closed Championship USTA L3 FIC in Lynbrook.

48 USTA/Eastern Section Donates Rackets to HempsteadGirl’s Team

54 A Photo Gallery of Bethpage Park Tennis CenterPhotos by Franklyn Higgs

55 Tennis Greats to Participate in Alan King Pro-Am

56 USTA Tournament Photo GalleryPhotos by Franklyn Higgs from the +L1 Eastern Designated ClosedChampionships, USTA L3 FIC in Oceanside and the L1 Sportime KingsPark Summer Championship in Kings Park.

67 French Open Wraps Up With Federer and KuznetsovaTaking Top Honors

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July/August 2009Volume 1, Number 4

16 Open SeasonLong Island Tennis Magazine takes a look at the 2009 U.S. Open in nearby Flushing Meadows, N.Y. through the eyesof past participants; America’s best chances at taking home the men’s, women’s and double’s crowns; the full2009 U.S. Open Schedule; a retrospective by Bruce Forrest on his experience as a ball boy; and tips from auto-graph and memorabilia dealer Brad Shafran on seeking out the stars of the 2009 U.S. Open.

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Stepping out of the air-port alone, I am filled

with anxiety and nervous-ness wondering whether ornot there will be someone

from the tournament there to pick me up.Here I am, all by myself, in an African coun-try and wondering how in the world myparents agreed to send me here. I was ex-cited at first about the idea that this new in-dependence would conjure up the strengthneeded to start pulling out the toughmatches I was losing so closely in the thirdset. It was the first time I had travelled with-out a coach, friend or parent, and it was anadventure I thought I was ready for. But,after a nine-hour flight to London, then an-other four-hour leg to Lagos in Nigeria, Iasked myself, “Is this really worth it?” Did Ireally travel halfway around the world tochase after “easy” points.

The tough thing about tennis is that youare always running … no, make that chas-ing … after points. People will travel 50weeks out of the year to accumulate theseinvisible points. I could not quite under-stand that even if I had a great year, assoon as the following year came around, itseemed as if I was starting back at zero be-cause I had to defend the points I hadmade the previous year or all that hardwork would be for naught.

So, there I sat, waiting for my bags to ar-rive in the baggage claim area, and Iprayed that my bags would actually makeit on to what seemed the 1010 B.C.-madebaggage carousel. I saw a couple of othertennis players trickle in behind me, and Iwas grateful to see foreigners that sharedthe same predicament as myself. It washere I realized that there were many othertennis players travelling far and beyond to

get these life or death points. It was alsohere that I realized that these points werenot going to be quite so easy after all.There were athletes from Russia, Germany,Croatia, Australia, India, the United States,Italy, Spain, and of course, Africa. It waslike a mini-Olympics in Lagos, Nigeria.

I look up and smile with relief because Isee my huge Prince bag roll gingerly intosight, and I also smile because I see a malefriend from the Bahamas whom I have notseen since juniors. I felt at ease for a sec-ond because I now had a friend with me onthis adventure, but that serenity quicklydisappeared when I saw the dilapidatedbus they had arranged to transport us tothe hotel. Did I mention it was 4:00 a.m.?

We all loaded our belongings on to thissad excuse for a bus and are rushed to sitdown by our escort, Valentine. Valentineshouts at the top of his lungs in a strongAfrican accent, “Welcome to Nigeria!” Ihave seen movies based in Africa and I had

an image in my mind of what to expect, butnothing could prepare me for what we sawduring my time in Nigeria.

To describe the poverty is a difficult task.I grew up in a third world country, but tosee the magnitude of beggary and dis-placement of people in Nigeria was a verydepressing experience. We arrived at ourhotel, which was located literally in themiddle of a flea market. This market wasnot like the markets you see in New YorkCity on a sunny day. There were thousands

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A Letter to the EditorFrom Jonathan Klee, Long Island Representative

on the USTA Eastern Grievance CommitteeI was very disappointed to read Jim Dileo’sarticle, “USTA Team Tennis: Increasing YourChances to Play for a National Title” in theMay/June 2009 edition of Long Island TennisMagazine. Mr. Dileo takes the approach that,in order to be competitive and win, you needto “game” the system when self-rating play-ers. His article is an attempt to show theflaws in the self-rate process and how to ex-ploit a “loophole” in order to gain a covetedspot for a team at Nationals. Speaking fromexperience, nothing can be further from thetruth. Attempts to “game” the system havenot only failed miserably, but they have led tomultiple captains, as well as players, beingsuspended, placed on probation and re-rated. Countless matches have been re-versed due to disqualifications for abuses inthe self-rating process and many teams whosaw Sectional Championships within theirreach have seen their teams go from playoffcontenders to also-rans at the stroke of acomputer key. The unfortunate aftermath isall of the innocent players on these teamswho are just trying to go out and play withtheir friends and have a good time.

Truth be told, whether you are a fan of theold system of verifiers or the new self-rate

system, attempts of abuse in both systemswere and are prevalent. Under the old sys-tem, many times players would show up at averification clinic and obtain a lower ratingthan they deserved. Stories of players show-ing up at Sectional Championships andbeing disqualified during the warm-ups forbeing out of level were folklore. Interpretationof verification standards in one section/re-gion differed from verification standards inanother section/region. This article will at-tempt to explain the myths of self-rating andthe role of the Eastern Grievance Committeein the self-rating process. Most importantly,how you can follow the rules and self-ratesuccessfully, while avoiding being sus-pended, placed on probation or re-rated.

The Section Grievance Committee is madeup of six members representing each of theregions in the Eastern Section. Members ofthe committee are players, captains and co-ordinators just like yourself. None of themembers of the committee work for USTAEastern. The members are all volunteers whodo not receive remuneration for their partici-pation. Whereas, many of the grievances in-volve the self-rate process, some also includeadministrative grievances as to interpretation

of rules or player conduct. Our goal is to pro-vide a detailed explanation as to the rationalein each and every one of our decisions. Ourdecisions usually involve multiple pages ofexplanations, and are written after numerouse-mails back and forth between committeemembers, and sometimes, involve confer-ence calls depending on the complexity ofthe issue. Our decisions are reviewable by theSectional Grievance Appeals Committee.

When looking at a Self-Rate Grievancethat contains supporting documentation, weinitially review how the player filled out theSelf-Rate Profile. This, of course, begs thequestion, “What are we looking for?” Theanswer to this question is easy. We are sim-ply looking for you to tell the truth. Tennis isa game built on sportsmanship and rules.All of us must follow the rules as written sothat there is consistency in ratings. Whenfilling out the Self-Rate Profile in order to ob-tain your self-rating, answer “Yes” if youwere ranked as a junior, or played in collegeor high school. Be upfront about your tennisbackground. Don’t attempt to deceive.

Once you have obtained your rating byanswering the questions truthfully, you willthen be given an opportunity to appeal yourself-rating by manually filling out a USTAPlayer Background Form. On this form, youcan then explain your playing history andprovide an explanation as to why youshould have your self-rating lowered. Onmany occasions, players who have fully dis-closed their player backgrounds have hadtheir self-ratings adjusted. On the otherhand, many players who have attempted to“game” the system by failing to fill out theSelf-Rate Profile correctly, or worse yet,have compounded their deception by fail-ing to answer the USTA Player BackgroundForm truthfully, have not seen their ratingslowered. In many cases, these ratings areadjusted to a much higher level than if theyhad answered the questions truthfully. Inshort, players who tell the truth are given the

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By Clark D. Ruiz II

A major component of the search process—the search for the perfect school—is the “of-ficial visit.” Each prospective collegiateplayer is only afforded five (Division 1, Divi-sion 2) visits, so you have to make themcount. These should be relegated to your“short list” of schools, the handful ofschools that you would be happy to go to,wherever you end up. If you take the finan-cial package being offered out of the equa-tion, a player’s official visits should clearlyuncover the best school for you. However,that clarity will only happen when a familyand the prospective player have gotten be-yond what I call the “wow” factors.

If this is your first child to play at the col-legiate level, then the idea of playing at that

level is an example of a “wow.” When youfirst see the size and beauty of campus andtheir tennis facility, that’s another “wow.”The thought of going away, for some thefirst time, that too is a “wow” moment. Bynow, you get the picture. The secret tomaking the right choice will always be hav-ing the ability to get beyond those “wows”so that you can put yourself in the rightframe of mind to intelligently ask and seekthe key information that will make your de-cision easier. My suggestion would be,when possible, visit the schools on yourshort list on your own, unofficially andunannounced. Get the experience of see-ing the campus, the facilities and the im-agery out of the way so that when youofficially visit, your focus can be on askingthe probing questions needed to make a

good solid choice. All too often, the officialvisit is nothing more than a meet and greet,squandering an excellent opportunity tofind out what the policies of the coach re-ally are, what the players think of the coachand if the other players could be seen asan extended family for you.

While on official visits, the player needsto become a private-eye of sorts. Duringthe course of the weekend, a player shouldattempt to get answers to questions like:

� Is the coach genuinely interested in youor is he/she simply going through themotions?

� How long has the coach been coach-ing at a collegiate level? How long atthat school?

Getting Beyond the “Wow”

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benefit of the doubt and players who at-tempt to deceive are not.

Many players have come before ourcommittee on Self-Rate Grievances whohave failed to disclose their true tennisbackgrounds. In each and every case, theyhave attempted to “fly under the radar” andare shocked that their true identities havebeen revealed. In today’s computer age, it’svery easy to identify a self-rated player. JustGoogle their name and it will reveal a wealthof information about their tennis back-ground. Many self-rated players have mis-spelled their names, used married namesor have changed their names altogether inorder to hide their true identities. In many ofthese cases, their attempts have failed.Someone knows someone who knows thatplayer’s true tennis background.

Whether a first-time player is playing thirddoubles or first singles, I can almost guar-antee someone is watching their match re-

sults. Attempts to play sparingly and playclose matches or take losses do not factorinto many of our decisions. A player’s back-ground history, especially if there is decep-tion when self-rating, will always takeprecedence over match results. The Griev-ance Committee has granted grievancesand re-adjusted ratings on players whohave played one match at third doubles andhave lost if it has been revealed that theirplayer profile was answered inaccurately.

Per the Eastern Director of AdultLeagues in the last 10 months, more than280 players who have self-rated honestlyhave had their ratings manually re-ad-justed to a lower level given to them bythe computer. Whereas, they may nothave been lowered to the level requestedby the player, they nonetheless have beenlowered taking into account outside fac-tors such as age, tennis history and med-ical. Less then 20 players have been

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denied to have their initial self-ratingslowered. National has made it quite clearthat visual verification of a player’s levelis not going to come back to league ten-nis. First off, there is a shortage of peoplewilling to do the training necessary to ac-curately verify players. As stated above,there is no consistency in visual verifica-tion across the country and the unfortu-nate reality is that there is no budget topay for it. Ideas such as increasing regis-tration fees to pay teaching pros to watchmatches are economically not feasibleand would be a logistical nightmare. Pro-viding captains with challenges is a novelidea, but one that would be abused andburden local league coordinators who al-ready have too much on their plate. In theEastern Section alone, approximately23,000 players participate in leagueseach and every year, of which around2,000 of those players advance to SectionChampionships. Long Island alone hasmore than 4,000 players who have regis-tered to play league tennis. Even takinginto account some players who play onmultiple teams the individual number ofplayers is still very large. Many of themwho are playing for the first time and haveself-rated accurately.

We can all agree that no rating system isperfect. The National Tennis Rating Pro-gram (NTRP) was designed as a “self-rate”system to provide compatible play andallow for quick easy participation. Let’s notlose sight that the goal of league tennis isto socialize with friends, promote the sport,and play some good competitive matches.Sure, all of us would love to play at a Sec-tion Championship or attend a NationalChampionship, but at what cost? Onething is for sure, “gaming” the system is notthe answer. �

Jonathan Klee is a partner at the Law Firmof Klee & Woolf LLP. He is the Long Islandrepresentative on the Eastern GrievanceCommittee, and currently serves as chair.He has played in league tennis since 2000,and has captained and played on manyteams on Long Island. As of the writing ofthis article, none of his teams have made itto Nationals …a goal he and his friends arestill striving to obtain.

By Carl Barnett

Through my years as a tennis professional, I have found a bounty ofbenefits in pairing a student’s private lessons and group work withtennis specific physical training. After what we’ve seen over the last

decade in professional tennis, its effectiveness should come as no surprise.Anyone who watched this year’s French Open listened while the commentators re-

viewed the changes in the training regimens of Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova,Andy Murray and yes, Roger Federer. This all goes back to Ivan Lendl and MartinaNavratilova adding training to gain dominance over their contemporaries.

There are many benefits in this type of training for juniors. Training sessions mir-ror points, games and sets in their duration. A group focus is achieved whichmakes the work easier and clears the mind. Players experience improved focusafter these training sessions. Maintaining focus and controlling one’s temper are sooften deciding factors at the end of a long match. Mastery of focus and emotionis only achieved through vigorous training and play which tests a player in chal-lenging conditions. In a majority of matches, the more physically fit player wins,both at the junior and professional level, so this training is vital.

Interestingly, beginners learn the game more quickly. They find the changingtempo of the game more easily and focus far better in this critical time where goodhabits are established.

Lastly, parents are often reporting that their children are more productive at school,more active after school and are less moody at home after training under this style. �

Carl Barnett started the Early Hit Training Programs at Glen Head Racquet Club six yearsago. He may be reached by phone at (516) 455-1225 or e-mail [email protected].

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� What kind of rapport does the coachhave with the administration of theschool, those responsible for admis-sions and scholarships?

� What kind of rapport does the coachhave with his/her players?

� Does the coach have a clear process ofhow spots on the team are earned andwon?

� Where does the coach see you playingon the team?

� If the coach is recruiting a number ofprospective players, where do you rankamongst the group?

� Can the coach help improve yourgame?

� Are the current players on the team agroup that you want to spend as muchas three years with?

� Do the players like the coach?� Do they have any complaints about the

coach and/or the program?� What kind of support system does the

program have (trainers, academic advi-sors, assistant coaches, etc.)?

I think you get my drift. Work your waythrough the fluff or “wow” portion of theprocess, and you will put yourself in a po-sition to truly uncover the essence of theprogram you are considering. Trust me, itshard work. Official visits are not meant tobe mini-vacations. They should be inves-tigative and uncovering in nature. Youshould be interviewing the program, thecoach and the current players the sameway they are interviewing you. Also, if youare like most prospective players, you will

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get to the point that your head will be spin-ning from the number of schools you havevisited, so make sure to take clear and con-cise notes on each school right after youhave visited, while the facts are fresh inyour mind. You may even want to set up astandard list of questions you want to askat each school. This will make it easier tocompare one program from another, sideby side. When approached in this manner,believe me, the four years spent playingcollegiate tennis will be extremely gratify-ing and rewarding, with many meaningful“wows” along the way. �

Clark D. Ruiz II is founder of AdvantageTennis Strategies LLC. He may be reachedby phone at (917) 991-0088 or [email protected].

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By Joe Arias

Today’s tennis equipmentmakes it possible to makeshots never thought of yearsago. Regardless of playing

style, the modern tennis player can har-ness the power of today’s racquets andstrings to make a tennis ball do thingsnever thought possible, while keeping theball consistently on the court.

There is a difference between hitting aball and playing a ball. How many playerssay they can hit the ball all sorts of ways,but don’t know what to do with it? Thiscreates the need to learn the nearly end-less variations of tennis strategies andtactics. Because of the constantly chang-ing circumstances in a tennis point, ap-plying these strategies can be difficult.

The “Directionals” is a decision-basedsystem of play where every shot has a tac-tical purpose or aim hitting biomechanicallysound shots. The result is fewer errors, morewinning points, instinctive reaction andmost importantly, focus on the ball. Thissystem is commonly known as “WardlawDirectional’s,” named after Brown UniversityCoach Paul Wardlaw, who refined the tech-nique and made it into a teachable systemthat provides a basis for decision-making.

The Directional’s is a shot selection strat-egy allowing a player to understand when thebest time is to change or not change the di-rection of the ball. Because decisions arebased on the ball crossing or not crossing thebody, this system easily helps you decidewhether it is a good idea, or not, to changethe direction of the play. Many players—in-cluding good players—make mistakes bytrying to change the direction of the ball whenit is too good a shot from their opponent andthe ball is not in their comfort zone.

If there is any possibility that you will beunable to control the ball that is coming toyou, and then the obvious hit is back towhere it came from, this technique will allowa certain margin for error as the return is aright angle hit. There are some changes ofdirection that are natural and allow the nat-ural rotation of the hips and shoulders.

What makes this even more sensible is thatDirectional’s focuses on the relationship be-tween the ball and the player, not the ball andthe court or the opponent. This helps keep yourfocus on the ball and how best to control it.

I use Directional’s whenever I play andcoach, and I’ve made this remarkable sys-

tem a basis for teaching and training play-ers personally and Suffolk County JuniorTennis League training programs.

This fantastic system has changed theway I look at playing and coaching tennis,and I’m sure it can do the same for you.

Joe Arias is the director of tennis and headtennis professional of the Port JeffersonCountry Club, founder and executive directorof Suffolk County Junior Tennis, and is a cer-tified USPTA Pro 1 and USTA High Perform-ance Coach. He may be reached by phone at(631) 360-8047, by e-mail at [email protected] or visit www.ariastennis.com.

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� Women’s 4.0 plays Saturday, Aug. 1 at3:00 p.m.

� Senior Women 3.5 plays on Saturday,Aug. 1 at 9:00 a.m.

Sectionals� Men’s & Women’s 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 play

Friday-Sunday, Aug. 7-9� Men’s and Women’s 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0

play Friday-Sunday, Aug. 14-16Adult Sectionals will be held in Syra-

cuse, N.Y. All Senior Sectionals will beheld Friday-Sunday, Sept. 25-27 and willbe held in Schenectady, N.Y. Super Sen-ior Sectionals are set for Friday-Sunday,Oct. 2-4 and are being held in FlushingMeadow, N.Y. Dates and locations for na-tional events can be found on the USTAWeb site.

Tri-Level LeagueThe next program, the Tri-Level League,will be starting in August. The format is

three courts of doubles, with one courtconsisting of 3.5 players, a court of 4.0players and the third court of 4.5 players.This gives friends at different levels theopportunity to enjoy the team format to-gether. Teams can put up to four playersat each level on their team. There will bea round-robin and then the men’s win-ning team, along with the women’s win-ning team, will advance to a sectionalplayoff in February 2010. Winning teamsfrom the sectional playoff advance to anational event in Indian Wells, Calif. dur-ing the pro event held there in March2010. You not only get to play, but youget to watch the pros play as well! If youhave a team or are interested in joining ateam, please contact Kathy Miller [email protected].

Mixed Doubles USTA LeagueThe Mixed Doubles USTA League willstart play the end of October 2009 andwill run until the beginning of May 2010.The mixed doubles is based on com-bined ratings. Long Island has 6.0 (two3.0 players or a 2.5 and 3.5), 7.0 (two 3.5players or a 3.0 and 4.0), 8.0 (two 4.0players or a 3.5 and 4.5), 9.0 (two 4.5players or a 4.0 and 5.0), and we wouldlove to get a 10.0 division started for thefirst time. In addition to the mixed dou-bles, there is also a Senior Mixed Dou-bles League which we have not had onLong Island, but would love to get startedthis year. The Senior Mixed is based onthe same level format as the Mixed Dou-bles League. Organizing for both themixed and senior mixed takes place inSeptember and you can contact KathyMiller at [email protected] if you havea team or would to be placed on one. �

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

B Y K AT H Y M I L L E R

ADULT LEAGUE WRAP-UPWe are now in our third week of the

league season with matches wellunderway. Just a reminder to all cap-tains that scorecards have to be enteredinto the United States Tennis Associa-tion (USTA) Web site within 24 hours ofthe match and also have to be mailedso the standings section of the site canbe kept up to date. The standings sec-tion of the Web site can be found atwww.litennisscores.com.

Please note the following important dates:

Long Island RegionalsAll Regionals will be played at CarefreeRacquet Club� Men’s 3.5 plays Friday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m.� Women’s 2.5 plays Saturday, Aug. 1 at

9:00 a.m.� Women’s 3.0 plays Saturday, Aug. 1 at

11:00 a.m.� Women’s 3.5 plays Saturday, Aug. 1 at

1:00 p.m.

USPTA Pro Takes His Game to the Islands

Robert Glickman, a USPTA pro for thelast 30 years on Long Island, recentlyvisited the Sans Souci Resort in Ja-maica. In April, in exchange for a stayat the Sans Souci Resort, Glickmantaught tennis to guests of the resort.“It was a wonderful experience, andI look forward to other exciting guestpro visitations,” said Glickman. Pic-tured here, Robert Glickman withSans Souci Resort resident proRadcliff Watkis on the Sans Soucicourt in Jamaica. �

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and thousands of people selling live chick-ens, fruits, vegetables, garments and anything under the sun. I have never seen thismany people in my life. Interestinglyenough, this wonderful landmark seemednormal to me by the time I left Nigeria. Andwhen our bus arrived, the local’s eyeswidened and filled with excitement in the

hopes of makingmany sales.

Our hotel wascalled “The Palace,”this was an oxy-moron if ever therewas one. The firstthing I saw in myroom was mymountainous bedwhich had curvesand valleys so

deep that every morning I had to do anextra half-an-hour of stretching just to feelrelatively normal again.

I was scheduled to be in Nigeria for afour-week tour. There were four WTAchallengers in a row, but at this point, Icould not fathom lasting morethan a week. We loaded our busthe next morning to go to thetournament site to get in somepractice. My first task was to findsomeone to practice with, but asall the girls in the tournament ei-ther came with a friend or coach,and there didn’t seem to be any-body available. I thought if worst came toworst, I could just take a run and dosome footwork drills.

As we drove to the site, we passedslums and a multitude of children whoran to our bus begging for any form ofcharity. It was a sad sight to see andcomprehend. I realized how unfair lifeseemed and how blessed I truly was.The basic necessities that we take forgranted, such as clean water, food and

shelter, was an every day struggle forthe majority of the people in Nigeria. Donot get me wrong, there were some nice

places and privi-leged areas inLagos, but thosewere not the areasthat struck a chordwith me.

Arriving at thetennis courts, ex-pecting that they

would resemble the bed at my hotel, I waspleasantly surprised to see a magnificentstadium with newly resurfaced courts andbeautiful facilities. It did not seem right orpossible, but what a revelation and testa-ment to the beauty of sport.

In a country where children have tofight for food and struggle for an educa-tion, there were some youngsters fromNigeria who got to experience the samesport I grew up playing on the other side

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of the world. It was something we had incommon.

Then Valentine, our memorable guide,came out of the locker room and askedme, “If I wanted to hit a few balls,” and Ianswered with extreme relief, “Sure, Iwould love to.”

You might ask what does all of this haveto do with tennis, but this isone of the many wonderfulexperiences that the journeyof this sport has affordedme. I ended up staying inNigeria for the full fourweeks and the “easy” pointsturned out to be more diffi-cult than expected. I hadgreat success in the dou-bles draws, winning threeout of the four weeks, and I left with asense of accomplishment that I had sur-vived my first trip alone on tour.

Although I did not have my mom orcoach cheering for me, I had my newfriends from Lagos who apparently

adopted me as one of their own. I willnever forget the chants of “Jamaica, Ja-maica” when I would win a point. To playin a packed stadium and see the kids thatI had just seen outside the gates askingfor money, come up to me and tell mehow excited they were to have watchedme play and because of me they wanted

to start playing tennis wasone of the most unforget-table moments in my life. Ileft every single piece of ten-nis clothing and four of myfive racquets with those kidsso that they might have thechance to travel to a distantcountry one day and experi-ence another side of theworld as well.

As I finally boarded my plane back toAmerica after hugging Valentine good-bye, I felt blessed and grateful for theexperience I just had. The points whichI could only think about before I gotthere seemed so unimportant now. To

say that I lived in Lagos, Nigeria for fourweeks seemed a much more impressiveachievement and an experience I cansay truly changed my perspective onlife. The life and death attitude of hittinga tennis ball did not seem quite so im-portant after all.

I learned to be grateful for the thingsthat I have and to be aware of what Ineeded, not just what I wanted, and totake joy in life itself and treasure themoments that make up this interestingjourney.

Onto to the next tournament … got toget those points! �

Alanna Broderick is an independent ten-nis pro on Long Island and the directorof Girls 4 Girlz Tennis Camps. She com-peted on the pro tour after graduatingfrom the University of Miami, where shereceived her BBA in marketing andSpanish. She is a USPTA certified coachand can be reached at [email protected].


The 128th U.S. Open Tennis Cham-pionship will be held from Aug. 31

to Sept. 13 at the Billie Jean King Na-tional Tennis Center in Flushing Mead-ows, N.Y. Tennis fans from all over theworld will be packing the luxuriousArthur Ashe Stadium and surroundingcourts to see the greatest players in theworld compete for the fourth and finalGrand Slam of the year.

Through the years, many of our localLong Island tennis greats have lived adream and had the honor of competing atthe U.S. Open. Some have played in theJunior Open draw, while others haveplayed in the main draw. After years ofhard work, practice, travel, sacrifice, tour-nament play, and finally making it to theU.S. Open, we wanted to hear straightfrom the players about their experienceson one of the biggest tennis stages in theworld. Here are quotes from some of thetalented local players who got to “live theirdreams.” They share their personal experi-ences, as well as give guidance and ideas,on how to one day wind up playing at theOpen yourself.

Paul AnnaconeMy fondest memory as aplayer was beating McEnroeon center court. As a coach,my fondest memory wasprobably in 2002 with Agassi

vs. Sampras. I had a few with Pete Sampras,but to watch him climb the last mountainand then stop when he reached that peak,with another U.S. Open title, was prettymemorable.

I loved playing in front of home crowd.I grew up watching the U.S. Open atForest Hills, so to be able to play in theOpen was pretty amazing … it was adream come true. And that fact wasmagnified because my family andfriends could come and watch.

How to get there is tough! Consis-tency is the key. You need lots of prac-tice, discipline, sacrifice and focus. Ifyou put that together with a lot ofdrive, determination and some goodfortune, you have a recipe that maywork. Obviously, you need a good bigpicture mentality and take it one day ata time along the way. It is a huge chal-lenge, but a great dream to be able toachieve.

Sandra Birch KrusosI have had the privilege of playing in the U.S.Open three times, once in the juniors andtwice at the professional level. I was a finalistin the 1987 Junior Open, losing to NataliaZverva. I played the professional level Openin 1989 and 1991 as the NCAA Division IChampion wild-card entrant from StanfordUniversity. In both years, I lost to the 10thseed, to Wimbledon champion ConchitaMartinez in 1989, and in 1991, to ManuelaMaleeva-Fragniere.

My fondest memory of these U.S. Openexperiences was the pleasure of playing infront of a vocal home crowd. The momentthat stands out the most was a hard-fought,come-from-behind, three-set victory in thequarterfinals of the 1987 Junior Open againstan Italian player named Laura Lappi. We wereplaying on one of the outer courts and theviewing area was packed solid with a sea offamiliar faces, not just my ever-supportiveparents and long-time coach, Steve Kaplan,but also high school friends and members ofmy local summer club in Lloyd Neck. I wasexhausted and losing big, but their collectivecheers and heartfelt words of encouragementwilled me to victory. To this day, I look backon that match as one of my favorite tennismemories. I will be forever grateful to thehome crowd for urging me to victory, and,more importantly, for giving me the memoryof a lifetime.

Howard EndelbaumPlaying the U.S. Open in 1988 was a lifelongdream come true for me. I had grown up onLong Island and always attended the Open.My doubles partner was Peter Palandjian,who was the captain and attending Harvardwhen I was a captain at Columbia. Peter andI had been rivals, but were always friends. Weplayed Joakim Nystrom and Mikael Pernfors,two Swedish guys, in the first round. Al-though Nystrom had won Wimbledon in dou-bles and Pernfors had reached the FrenchOpen Finals in singles, neither guy was a tra-ditional doubles player. We were very happywith our draw and thought we had a goodchance to pull an upset. We played the lastmatch of the day session on Court 3, rightbelow the Stadium. John McEnroe was play-ing Mark Woodforde in the Stadium at thesame time. The Swedish guys were tough.They beat us 6-2, 6-4. Although we were dis-appointed by the result, we had fulfilled our

dream of playing in the U.S. Open! I endedup qualifying in singles the next year, losing toBritish player Mark Petchey. I loved everyminute of the experience both years!

Peter FishbackIn 1968, the first year profes-sionals were allowed to com-pete at the U.S. Open (prior tothat, only amateurs were ableto play in the United States na-

tional championship), my opponent wasPierre Barthes, one of the top professionalsin the world. We played for well over threehours, and I lost a pretty competitive match14-12, 6-2, 9-7 (tie breakers had not yetbeen invented). Though I was still an ama-teur at that time, I was able to collect prizemoney to help defray the cost of traveling toand from other tournaments.

This year, a first round loser will receiveclose to $20,000, plus a generous hotel al-lowance. I received $300 for my effort, andcouldn’t believe how much money a tourna-ment had just paid me for playing a match!How times have changed.

Justin GimelstobI have many fond memoriesfrom the 13 U.S. Opens Iplayed as a professional. Iam most proud of my 5-0fifth set record there. In re-

gard to individual matches, my first roundwin in 1995 as an amateur, which wasone of the biggest upsets in regards toranking discrepancies in U.S. Open his-tory, was very memorable. I beat DavidPrinosil 6-3 in the final set, and I can re-member hitting a service winner up the Ton match point. I ran into the crowd andhugged my father and coach TomFontana, and to this day, the picturehangs prominently in my office and con-stantly reminds me of one of the greatexperiences in my tennis life.

Playing in front of my hometown crowdwas an amazing experience. Growing up inNew Jersey and coming to the U.S. Opensince I was eight-years-old, and to actuallybe a part of the tournament, was a dreamcome true. When I would play at the U.S.Open, it was one of the few times my friendsand family could watch me play live, and Ialways got tremendous support. I wouldoften look into the stands and see people

who had played instrumental parts in my lifeand it would give me an added boost of en-ergy and adrenaline.

Some advice I would give junior tennisplayers would be to develop good tech-nique early on and then work hard to buildmuscle memory. Also, tennis is becomingmore and more athletic, so it is integral towork on becoming an all-around athlete, notjust a tennis player. However, beyond all ofthat, having fun, learning and loving thesport will give you the best chance to besuccessful.

Kyle KliegermanI played at the U.S. Open inthe Junior Doubles in 1995when I was 16. My partnerand I beat the number fourseeds, Kevin Kim and Ryan

Walters in the first round, before losing inthe second round.

It was definitely an exhilarating feelingto be out there playing in a tournamentthat I had been going to since I was a lit-tle kid. It was even more satisfying play-ing such a great match in front of all myfriends and family. Unfortunately, it wasmy one and only chance to play there,but it is definitely a great memory for me.Hanging out in the player’s lounge withAgassi and Sampras was not too shabbyeither.

Scott LipskyIt is such a surreal experi-ence to play at the U.S.Open. As a child, I went tothe U.S. Open every year anddreamed of one day being

one of the players on-court. It is so muchfun playing in front of my friends and fam-ily, and I just love the New York atmos-phere. There is truly nothing else like it atany other tournament.

Jordan RichmondPlaying at the U.S. Open in junior dou-bles in 1989 was easily the highlight ofmy junior tennis career. Having grownup in Flushing, and then actually beingable to play in the most prestigiousAmerican tournament that day in frontof family and friends, was to experience(albeit briefly) the dream I had since Iwas a little boy.



In the past, the U.S. Open has beendominated by Americans. Legends of

the game, including Pete Sampras, JohnMcEnroe and Jimmy Connors on themen’s side, and Chris Evert and TracyAustin on the women’s side, have all leftFlushing Meadows victorious on morethan one occasion. Hopefully, this yearsome of the American hopefuls will makea run at the championship. Here are thebest American hopes for a shot at walkingaway with the U.S. Open crown in Flush-ing Meadows.

Men’s singlesIn recent years, the men’s draw has beendominated by Roger Federer of Switzer-land. He has claimed the men’s singlestitle as his own, as he has won the lastfive U.S. Open titles.

Andy RoddickThe 2003 U.S. Openchamp and crowd fa-vorite, Andy Roddick isthe last American manto win a U.S. Open title.He started 2009 strong,opening the year 26-5.

He is currently ranked number six in theworld and will be looking to better last year’sloss to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.

James BlakeJames Blake hasstruggled a bit in 2009and his ranking hasdropped to 16th in theworld. He has started2009 by going 15-11.Last year at the Open,

he lost to fellow American Mardy Fish inthe third round. With the help of the “J-Block” and the partisan American crowd,hopefully Blake can make an exciting runthis year.

Mardy FishThe year 2008 wasMardy Fish’s best re-sult at the U.S.Open, as he reachedthe quarterfinals be-fore falling to RafaelNadal. This year, he

is 16-12 and his ranking has improvedto 25th in the world. Fish is looking tobuild on last year’s run and take anotherstep forward.

Women’s singlesOn the women’s side, Serena Williamsis the latest American power and hastaken three championships, includinglast’s year’s U.S. Open title, when shedefeated Jelena Jankovic in the finals.This year, Serena will enter as the de-fending champion and leads the list ofAmerican hopefuls on the women’sside.

SerenaWilliamsDefending championSerena Williams comesin currently ranked asthe number two playerin the world. She haswon the U.S. Open

title in 1999, 2002 and 2008. Serena alreadyhas one Grand Slam this year, having wonthe Australian Open, but will be hungry torepeat last year’s performance in front of thehome crowd.

VenusWilliamsThe two-time U.S.Open champ is look-ing to get back to thetop. She has had dis-appointing results inboth majors this year,

but is currently ranked number three in theworld, and remains one of the favorites towin the Open. Last year, she was defeatedby sister Serena in a thrilling quarterfinal 7-6, 7-6 and will be looking for revengeshould the sister vs. sister matchup onceagain come to fruition.

Men’s doublesThe best hope for a U.S. title winner maybe in men’s doubles. The defending cham-pion Bryan Brothers (Bob and Mike) will re-turn to defend their title.

Bob and Mike Bryan

Bob and Mike Bryan come into the 2009U.S. Open as the defending champs andthe number one-ranked doubles team inthe world. They will come in as the fa-vorites and will be looking to capture theirthird U.S. Open title.

American Hopefuls at the 2009 U.S. Open


Tuesday, August 25 ..............................Qualifying Tournament

Wednesday, August 26 ........................Qualifying Tournament

Thursday, August 27 ............................Qualifying Tournament

Friday, August 28..................................Qualifying Tournament

Saturday, August 29 ......................2009 Arthur Ashe Kids Day

Sunday, August 30 ..............................................Open Practice

Monday, August 31 ........................Men’s/Women’s 1st Round (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s/Women’s 1st Round (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Tuesday, September 1 ..................Men’s/Women’s 1st Round (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s/Women’s 1st Round (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Wednesday, September 2 ............Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Thursday, September 3 ................Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Friday, September 4 ..Men’s 2nd Round/Women’s 3rd Round (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s 2nd Round/Women’s 3rd Round (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Saturday, September 5 ................Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Sunday, September 6........Men’s 3rd Round/Women’s Round of 16 (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s 3rd Round/Women’s Round of 16 (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Monday, September 7 ................Men’s/Women’s Round of 16 (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s/Women’s Round of 16 (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Tuesday, September 8................Men’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinals (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinals (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Wednesday, September 9 ........Men’s/Women’s Quarterfinals (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s/Women’s Quarterfinals (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Thursday, September 10 ..Men’s Quarterfinal/Mixed Doubles Final (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Men’s Quarterfinal (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Friday, September 11 ..Women’s Semi-Finals/Men’s Doubles Final (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• No Evening Session

Saturday, September 12..............................Men’s Semi-Finals (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

• Women’s Final (7:00 p.m. Evening Session)

Sunday, September 13 ..Men’s Final/Women’s Doubles Final (11:00 a.m. Day Session)

2009 U.S. Open Schedule• Gates open for Day Session at 10:00 a.m. Matches begin at 11:00 a.m.

• Gates open for Evening Session at 6:00 p.m. Matches begin at 7:00 p.m.

• All event times are Eastern Standard Time.

• Schedule is subject to change.

For more information, visit www.usopen.org.


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My Memories as a U.S. Open Ball BoyBy Bruce Forrest

It was 1978, and the U.S.Open was coming to Flush-ing Meadows. My friend wasa ball boy the previous year

at Forest Hills and said, “Why don’t you tryout this year.” I said, “Sign me up!”

The next thing I know, I’m standing atthe net watching two guys hit the ball andwaiting for them to hit it into the net. Iwas a fast kid, so when they did make anerror, I sprinted, picked up the ball andthrew it to the ball person in the backcourt. A few days later, I was given a FredPerry outfit and was officially a U.S. Openball boy. I’m writing this article, not justto reminisce about my childhood, but toencourage all tennis juniors to look intotrying out to be a ball person for thisyear’s U.S. Open.

A ball person is the lowest on thetotem poll. They are the ones who grab aplayer’s towel, run down to the stringer’sroom, to pick up new rackets, and some-times, holds an umbrella over a player’shead. Their primary function is to remaininvisible and pick up balls. They are ontheir feet all day and have very little rest.With all this said, it was one of the most

memorable childhood experiences I everhad.

The ball persons sit on the steps be-tween Louis Armstrong Stadium and thegrandstand. It’s not a bad seat as you canwatch both courts. One morning, I wasthere early and was able to watch JimmyConnors warm up. He had a match laterin the day. He hit crosscourt forehands for20 min., crosscourt backhands for 20min., and then worked on his volley andoverhead for 20 min. It was incrediblehow clean he hit the ball. That’s what Iloved about being a ball boy. You got towatch your childhood heroes play upclose. You were part of the action. Yougot to hang out in the locker room, occa-sionally deliver a message to Bud Collins,and most importantly, helped all thematches run smoothly. As a ball person,you are always on the court. They’ll befriends waiving to you, yelling to get yourattention and rooting you on to do a goodjob. Once your match is complete, youfeel a sense of achievement and look for-ward to the next match.

I served as a ball boy for several greatplayers. I had the privilege to run down ballsfor Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, MartinaNavratilova, Roscoe Tanner, Virginia Wade

and Ilie Nastase. It was amazing to learnabout their personalities and habits on thecourt. I could see how Nastase got his nick-name “Nasty.” He was a maniac on thecourt, yelling at the line judges everychance he got. He was very nice to theball persons, though. Every time I wouldgive him his towel, he would say, “Thankskid.” McEnroe was pretty cool too. He isalways complimentary to the ball personswhen he is on the air covering the U.S.Open. I always smile when a playerthanks the ball persons. Some playersdon’t realize that without the ball persons,they would chasing their own tennis balls.The ball persons are a true value to theATP and WTA tours.

It’s been 30 years since I’ve been onthose steps and the wonderful experienceswill stay with me forever. If you enjoy beingpart of the action and watching great ten-nis, look into being a ball person at thisyear’s U.S. Open. It will be an experienceof a lifetime. Good luck at the tryouts.

Bruce Forrest is a former nationally-rankedjunior player, a member of Piquet Lane andcurrently plays in the North Shore TennisLeague. He may be reached by e-mail [email protected].


Seeking Out the Stars

By Brad Shafran

When walking around the Flushing Mead-ows grounds during the U.S. Open, over-sized yellow tennis balls are almost asubiquitous as great forehands and flashybackhands. Nearly every kid in attendance(and even some adults) carries these largetennis balls, hoping to have the playersadorn their signatures to its felt. As I learnedat a young age, an autograph provides a tan-gible connection between the fan and theplayer, freezing a moment in time forever.

As a full-time autograph dealer, I am fortu-nate to handle items signed by names as var-ied as George Washington to Marilyn Monroeto Roger Federer. Whether a Civil War com-mission for a Union soldier signed by AbrahamLincoln or a baseball signed by Derek Jeterpasses my desk, each autograph tells a storyand allows me a personal connection to thesigner. I keep a cherished 3 X 5 index cardsigned by my tennis idol Mikael Pernfors on mydesk, a signature I obtained at the 1986 U.S.Open and carried in my tennis bag throughoutmy junior and collegiate playing days.

While I stopped running around the U.S.Open grounds seeking autographs manyyears ago as I now purchase sports auto-graphs from reputable sources who hold pri-vate autograph sessions, it’s still a joy to seeall the fans lined up on the sides of the showcourts as each match concludes. Nearly allthe (winning) players are kind enough to takea few moments to scribble their signaturesfor as many fans as possible—even a fewlosing players will take a moment or two todo the same. Creative fans who are willing toget a little wet, might grab a match-usedwrist band or towel after a match as well.

Here are a few tips for those seeking thesignatures of our game’s greats:

� The qualifying rounds are a great op-portunity to get signatures of future starsor former top-ranked players who are onthe decline. It also serves as practicetime for those already in the main drawso it might be your best chance at a

Rafa, Roger or Serena autograph.� Unless you have a ticket in the expen-

sive seats near the court, it’s difficult toget autographs at Arthur Ashe Stadium.However, nearly every other court is ac-cessible, especially the smaller sidecourts like Court 7 and Court 11, whereseeded players are regularly scheduled.

� Be prepared. There is nothing worsethan seeing a tennis great walk past youand you have nothing to have themsign, or sign with. As a kid, I carried 3 X5 index cards with me and got legends,such as Ivan Lendl, Martina Navratilovaand even Wilt Chamberlain, simply walk-ing around the grounds.

� Don’t be pushy or overbearing. Remem-

ber, these players have a job to do—playtennis and prepare for their matches—and understand if they decline to sign oronly sign for a few people.

Getting to watch the world’s best tennisplayers in our backyard every summer is atreat on its own, but walking away with sig-natures of some of the game’s best can alsoprovide a lifetime of memories and inspiration.

Brad Shafran is a full-time autographdealer and part-time tennis pro at Beth-page Park Tennis Center. He can bereached by phone at (516) 978-0094, e-mail [email protected] or visitwww.shafrancollectibles.com.

Tips for autograph hunters at the U.S. Open


In the 30-plus years since I first begancoaching tennis, society has seen many

changes in the way people communicateand interact. Technology has not, however,altered basic human nature, and in this ex-ample, the inevitability of self-serving, im-mediate gratification-seeking behavior ofjunior players, coaches and parents. Manyaspects of the system of junior tennis seemto encourage short-sighted behavior. Ten-nis is a highly competitive and clearlydefining individual sport. There is much tobe gained by winning, and losing is, well,“for losers.” I don’t blame the system,however. The world is a competitive placeand the tennis world reflects this reality.Competitive adapting is the backbone ofevolution, and while I’d like to say, this ismy original idea, Charles Darwin beat meto it. Rather than knock the tournamentworld, perhaps what is needed is a re-eval-uation of how this experience is inter-

rupted. Specifically, parents and coachesshould assume responsibility for the lead-ership of players in critical areas of conductand values. Players are ultimately respon-sible for their behavior of course, but theexperience of being young is to emphasizeimmediate gain. Parents and coaches canbalance and temper inexperience. Severalexamples follow:

CheatingIn elementary school, my teachers used tosay, “When you are cheating, you are onlycheating yourself.” I didn’t understand thatadvice then, but I do now, and it applies totennis. First, let me preface by saying thatvery few players, and parents and coachesfor that matter, believe they cheat. Rather,they believe that everyone else cheats andthey are fair. By “fair” they mean that theyonly get “even” after receiving bad calls.My introduction to psychology text refers

to this reverse cheating as the defensemechanism known as “rationalization.” Thetennis world is less kind and just calls it“hooking,” and no matter how high aplayer’s ranking or how great their accom-plishments, the first thing that will come topeople’s lips when your name is mentionedis that you are a cheater. At least Machiavelliwould be proud of you.

Obnoxious behaviorTennis is an interactive game in that oneplayer is not solely responsible for deter-mining the outcome of a point. Thisseemingly obvious fact is often not rec-ognized by the player who obnoxiouslydemonstrates disapproval over losing apoint, every point. It is demeaning and in-sulting behavior to shout “you suck” toyourself, because it is a pretense to be-lieve that this is self-directed behavior.

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terrific advice for a young tennis enthusiastwho wants to play in college and us crazytennis parents who have high aspirations forour sons and daughters. I recently traveledon a similar journey with my own son whonow plays on a Division 3 college team(Muhlenberg College). My younger son alsoparticipates in the Long Island Junior Ten-nis Tournaments, however, we do not havethe means to travel all over the UnitedStates and stay in hotels and pay for allthose junior tournaments, not to mentionthe prohibitive costs of training. As aUSPTA-certified tennis instructor, I amacutely aware of the sacrifices needed tomaybe just maybe get a tennis scholarshipto a Division I college. Forget about gettinga sniff at the professional tennis circuit, itwas out of reach for my son as it is for manyhighly ranked juniors.

In our case, we found the ticket for our sonwas to stress academics with a tennis minorso to speak. “Good grades, a well-roundededucation and tennis for a lifetime,” was themessage. We used tennis as simply a meansto perhaps put him over the edge at a highlyacademically ranked college. He plays on atennis team, travels and gets the experienceof being involved in NCAA college athletics.The lesson here is an underlying one … I be-lieve, as tennis parents, we need to give ourchildren the gift that never stops giving, “TheJoy of Playing Tennis,” and the ripple effectthat comes with it.

I see firsthand what a “tennis education”gives to our younger generation. Here onLong Island, there are many tennis clubsand public courts to help develop the skillsfor the young tennis player for both in tennisand life. Let’s not forget ... for us adults whostill want to advance our game, the choiceshere on Long Island are endless. But let’sstick with the juniors for a moment and I willget back to us big kids in a bit. I ask you; for

those parents who love tennis or just beingintroduced to the game; where would youwant your son or daughter to be hangingout on a Friday Night or Saturday after-noon? Yes, the local tennis center!

I teach tennis part-time at Carefree Rac-quet Club in North Merrick, and when a childenrolls in the program, in addition to theweekly group lesson, he or she is entitled tocome to weekend practice sessions withother juniors. They are not staying home sit-ting on the couch playing XBOX or in front ofa computer doing the Facebook thing. Theyare out socializing with good kids from goodfamilies and running around hitting tennisballs in a supervised environment. Many ofthese kids do not play on the USTA JuniorCircuit, but find much joy in challenging eachother to be the club junior champion. Maybethey just aspire to make their local junior highor high school team. Perhaps they are usingtennis to just be in a wholesome surroundingwith kids of similar interest. To this, I say“wow” and a great job by the parents for in-troducing tennis as the sport for a lifetime!

My son was so involved with the tennisprogram as a junior, that every now and then,he was even able to fill in as a fourth in anadult doubles tennis game. During thosetimes, he was out on the tennis court in a

healthy environment, the light bulb finallywent off in my head. We read every day asactive Long Island tennis participants aboutthe many highly ranked juniors we have heregiving them the accolades they so richly de-serve. However, we forget about the kidswho play tennis more for recreation withlower aspirations and do not give them thecredit they deserve. Many of these kids willbe the tennis playing adults and instructorsof the future. They are the ones who will fre-quent our clubs and parks, and keep tennisalive in the long-term. These are the oneswho will captain and play on our 2.5 and 3.0teams. These are the kids who will grow upand develop business and social networksthrough tennis and grow our game. Theseare the kids who will marry and have childrenwho will also play tennis in the years ahead.

To our schools throughout Long Islandwhere, in most places, the tennis team oper-ates under the radar screen behind the glory,tradition, notoriety and accolades of the foot-ball, baseball and basketball teams … I sayembrace the boys and girls tennis team andlet the student body know that educationdoesn’t only take place in the classroom. Ten-nis is truly a sport that will help you prepareyou for life after the classroom. I love football

By Lonnie Mitchel



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When a behavior such as this one is ex-ternalized, it is directed at an opponent aswell. Even more disturbing are the parentsand coaches who enable and promotethis behavior with obnoxious clappingand shouting provided under the guise of“encouragement.” I couldn’t even beginto describe all of the “clap contests” thatI have seen in my life. How can parentsand coaches expect players to “just shutup and play” when we are unwilling to justshut up and watch?

Trying to buy successSince I am in the business of selling ten-nis lessons, I believe I have credibilitywhen I say that the single highest corre-lation to individual tournament tennissuccess is not how many lessons youtake, but how many tournament matchesyou play. Matches provide the referencepoints by which the most learning cantake place and the lessons become rele-

vant. Too many parents tell their childrento believe in themselves because theyare “special” and therefore entitled tosucceed. Too many coaches seize thisbehavior as an opportunity to sell theconcept that, if they facilitate you to hitwith a great player, somehow their talentwill magically transmute to you. The re-ality is that these attitudes do not instillconfidence in players. Rather, they aredisempowering because they wouldhave a player believe that they are highlydependent on others for success. In con-trast, if a player believes that confidenceis drawn from effort and preparation thenthey can self-empower, while parentsand coaches try to find ego boastingelsewhere.

Shortcuts to tennis success rarelywork. Focus on improvement and learn-ing that draws upon your own experienceas well as the wisdom of others with more

TA K I N G A S T E P B A C K continued from page 22

experience always works. There aremany sacrifices that players, parents andcoaches need to make in order to per-form their job best. Integrity is not one ofthose sacrifices. �

Steven Kaplan has guided many touringprofessionals in the U.S. Open andWimbledon, and has coached more than350 nationally-ranked junior players.Steve’s background combines a rareblend of competitive and scholasticachievement. In 1979, Steve won theBig East Conference Singles Champi-onship. In 1983, he received his Master’sDegree in Physiology. Steve develop thegames of both Keith Kambourian andtwo-time NCAA Singles Champion SandraBirch, from the 12-year olds through the protour. Most recently, Steve’s longtimestudent, Bryan Koniecko has achievedthe number one ranking in Men’s NCAAtennis.


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and baseball and certainly do not want to un-dermine these great team sports. But let’s behonest, when high school is over, most of thestudent’s careers in those sports are comingto an end. As for tennis, well, it is just the be-ginning. The gym teachers can help to pro-mote our great game and its importance onthe popularity scale. Not just because it is aphysical activity and gym teachers do pro-mote physical education, but because tenniscan enrich a child’s life in ways that even usparents sometimes do not realize.

Like many of my esteemed colleagueswho teach tennis throughout Long Islandand help to enhance a forehand, backhand,serve and volley which serves as a livelihood… remember, we could be building a youngperson’s self esteem, the roots of a socialnetwork which leads to endless paths andadventures in their lives. They could very wellbenefit from this in business, education andin social environments. We can rememberthat tennis teaches many of the skills wewant our children to learn in life, includingperseverance, determination and concen-tration, as well as having to deal with adver-sity. These are all life skills … are they not?

The gifts will come back in a way thatcannot be measured by just dollars. My fa-ther, who was in education for over 20years, once said to me when I took upteaching tennis, “You will learn more fromyour students and they will challenge youin many ways. If you were up to the chal-lenge you will be equally rewarded.”

So, I close by sharing two different first-hand teacher/student stories and thosesame students who “I” owe some gratitudeto. To a teenage tennis student who did nothave the talent or the skill set to play colle-giate tennis, but opened up a social networkby starting a college tennis club and is reap-ing many rewards. An adult student and abig kid who was, shall we say, not a typicaltennis player (he was an amateur boxer formany years). He got “talked into” the sportof tennis by his girlfriend and thought it wasa sissy sport. After a few lessons, he real-ized that concentration, footwork, persever-ance goes hand-in-hand with boxing andthat tennis was just like boxing only he didnot have to get hit in the face. He said,“What a wonderful thing, I should havetaken tennis up as a kid.” I am reminded by

these and other discoveries every day, andI know tennis parents and tennis pros canoffer more than just a tennis lesson.

Finally, I thank my father and mother who,on a chilly spring Sunday morning in the1960s, made me get out of bed early and goto the park and hit tennis balls. I hid with myhead under the blanket and said, “Tennis isa sissy game and I’m not going.” Thank Godthey did not take no for answer. Stampingand screaming, I went. They gave me thegift of a lifetime. Parents … don’t take “no”for an answer, get them away from theXBOX and out onto the tennis court. �

Lonnie Mitchel has been teaching tennissince 1985, mostly at Carefree Racquet

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Dr. David Scheiner has been a foot specialist for almost 20 years andhas found great success in designing custom-made foot orthodicswhen used inside shoes.

Orthodics (arch supports) provide proper foot alignment, as well as better balance andheight, when walking or playing sports. Orhtodics make your feet feel more comfortable, lessfatigued and relieve foot and back pain by stabilizing the foot when standing or moving.

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Club in North Merrick, N.Y. and is a USPTALevel 1 certified tennis instructor. He hasproduced many high school and collegiatelevel tennis players, including his own chil-dren, Wayne (who plays at MuhlenbergCollege ) and Trevor (who competes regu-larly on the USTA Long Island Junior Cir-cuit, gaining the number one ranking in the14s). Lonnie has also worked in the traveland tourism industry as a regional salesmanager for 25-plus years for such com-panies the Walt Disney Company and RoyalCaribbean International. His wife, Harriet, isa club level tennis player and can often befound on the court. Lonnie may be reachedby phone at (516) 414-7202 or e-mail [email protected].


The 19th Annual USTA/Long IslandRegion Awards Dinner, held May 6

at the Crest Hollow Country Club wasthe culmination of six months of plan-ning, numerous brainstorming meetings,endless hours of phone calls, messages,e-mails (lots of them, over 50 a day andon some days, more) … yes, text mes-sages (can’t give an exact count), butthere were many. More meetings withvendors, mailing list, programs/certifi-cates (Sunny Fishkind/Steve Haar/MikePavlides), trophies and plaques (ScottAxler/Roberta Feldman)…rankings (EdWolfarth), leagues (Kathy Miller). Oops …I forgot something, must call MarianMorris (she did a great job on decora-tion/center pieces/balloons and more).

Scott Axler commissioned the AwardsDinner Committee, including committeemembers Steve Haar, Roberta Feldman,Sunny Fishkind, Eileen Leonard, TerryFontana, Herb Harris, Ed Wolfarth, MikePavlides, Marian Morris (the event plan-ner), and myself. Together, they envi-sioned an event that would celebratethe outstanding accomplishments ofthose in our Long Island tennis commu-nity with a gala that would show our ap-preciation. The Long Island AwardDinner Committee recognized a total of51 individuals for their outstandingachievements and contributions to the

A Recap of the 19th Annual USTA/Long Island

Region Awards Dinner By Daniel Burgess

Long Island tennis community.Awardees included top performers

from our local high schools; ranked USTAJunior and Adults tournament players;USTA league teams that advanced to thenational levels; local merchants, such asAdam Monomarco from Advantage Ten-nis; teaching and playing professionals;as well as local club owners were alsohonored.

Mrs. Nancy McShea received the Life-time Achievement Award for her 30-plusyears of service to the USTA/Eastern Sec-tion and for Long Island as a writer/edi-tor/photographer for several tennispublications including Tennis Week andTennis Magazine.

Dick Zausner of the Port WashingtonTennis Academy was honored with TheVitas Gerulitis Award for his never-end-ing dedication and “love” of the gameof tennis, providing scholarships, tennistraining and tournament fees for thosein need.

Jason Harewood was the proud recipi-ent of The Arthur Ashe Award for commu-nity service and an ambassador of thegame of tennis.

Jill Levine turned the tragic loss of herson into a nationally-recognized campaignto equip baseball fields and tennis facilitieswith EAD devices that will hopefully savelives.

Also recognized at the event wasNassau County District AttorneyKathleen Rice for her work with localelementary schools in the “Stop Vio-lence” program. And Dan Dwyer washonored for his dedication to teach-ing tennis to individuals afflicted withMultiple Sclerosis.

The evening started with a music-filled cocktail hour, courtesy of musi-cians Barbara and Rafeal Picon, andended with a savory dinner, a raffle ofmore than 50 items, and an auction thatfeatured the opportunity to play on Cen-ter Court at the U.S. Open.

Six-months of preparation had cometo an impressive culmination, thanks tothe hard work and dedication of yourUSTA/Long Island Regional Board.

Long Island Regional Vice PresidentScott Axler and the Regional Boardwould like to thank USTA/Eastern Pres-ident Tim Heath and USTA/Eastern Sec-tion COO D.A. Abrams for their support.Teamwork and collaboration contributedto the success of this event. Kudos toall who participated … �

Daniel Burgess is the vice president ofUSTA/Long Island and a tennis pro atPoint Set Indoor Tennis in Oceanside,N.Y. He may be reached by e-mail [email protected].


(Top row): Craig Levine; Ron Dyson, president of theUSPTA; Tim Heath, president of the USTA/Eastern Section;Scott Axler; D.A. Abrams; Bill Mecca and Daniel Burgess,with (bottom row): Jill Levine, winner of the Charles KarpMemorial Award; Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice; NancyMcShea, winner of the Hy Zausner Lifetime AchievementAward and the Honorable Judge Cynthia Baker of Freeport

Scenes From the 19th Annual USTA/Long Island Region Awards Dinner

May 6 at the Crest Hollow Country ClubPhoto credit: Franklyn Higgs

USTA/Long Island RegionalVice President Scott Axler pres-ents Brendan Ruddock with aplaque of recognition on win-ning the Suffolk County Boy’sChampionship

Nassau County DistrictAttorney Kathleen Ricetakes the podium duringthe Annual Awards Dinner

Dan Dwyer (right) accepts theInnovative Tennis Program In-troducing Those Afflicted WithMultiple Sclerosis to TennisAward from Scott Axler (left)

Scott Axler with ClaudiaRuiz, the number one-rankedEastern Section/Long IslandGirl’s 12-Year-Old

Daniel Burgess,vice president ofUSTA/Long Island,addresses the An-nual Awards Din-ner audience

Scott Axler (left) andD.A. Abrams (right)

honor Bill Mecca(center), Long Island

Tennis Service Rep-resentative, with the

USTA/Long IslandPress Service Award

Scott Axler (far left) and USTA/Eastern Region Ex-ecutive Director D.A. Abrams (far right) with theTalcott family, winners of the USTA/Long IslandTennis Family of the Year Award

Aisha Hall with Jared Rada ofSportime/Roslyn, winner of the NassauCounty Tennis Club of the Year Award

A great time was had byall at the 19th AnnualUSTA/Long Island Re-gion Awards Dinner


Nancy McShea Wins Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award at USTA/Long Island

Annual Awards Dinner

The following is the acceptance speechfrom Nancy McShea from the recent

USTA/Long Island 19th Annual AwardsDinner, held at the Crest Hollow CountryClub. Nancy was honored by USTA/LongIsland with the Hy Zausner LifetimeAchievement Award for dedication andservice to the Long Island Tennis commu-nity. The award is presented in honor of HyZausner, who passed away in 1992 andfounded the Port Washington Tennis Acad-emy in 1965, a facility that saw playerssuch as John McEnroe and Vitas Gerulaitispass through its doors. Long Island TennisMagazine would like to congratulate Nancyand the rest of the award winners on theiraccomplishments, recognition and dedica-tion to growing the sport of tennis on LongIsland.

Thank you for this honor. Tennis is fasci-nating because, to me, the game is really astudy of people … of trying to figure outwhat makes them unique. I’ve resigned afew times from the stress of meeting con-stant deadlines and dealing with competi-tive people, but it’s been my privilege to tryand give the reader some insight into theWho’s Who of Eastern tennis, especiallyon Long Island.

Kids evolve in the game through the stan-dard progression of skill levels. I evolvedthrough the adult progression in Long Is-land’s grassroots. I grew up in Long Beach,N.Y., playing baseball and basketball, butmy husband, Jerry, took me to Forest Hills inthe 1960s and we played tennis in localparks. In the early 1970s, I coached inRockville Centre’s Junior Team Tennis pro-gram and later ferried my daughter Colettearound the Island to junior tournaments.

Colette trained with Danny Dwyer at PointSet (where I first played indoor tennis), ViorelMarcu at the Port Washington Tennis Acad-emy, Mark Harrison and Bruce Funk (whosaid I rushed the net like a freight train) atRockville Racquet, Lawrence Kleger at

Cedarhurst (who loved the term “babyingout”), Walter Staritsky at Hempstead Indoor,Louis Vallejo and the late Stu Becker atBaldwin and Tower Tennis. Colette playedtournaments at Carefree, where I twicewatched McEnroe and Connors play theU.S. Open semis on television and Colettewon her first tournament title. I once ranonto the court at Jericho Westbury to tellColette and her opponent to start over‘cause the score was wrong and the otherparent yelled at me.

The pros we knew taught future world-class players during the 1970s-80s tennisboom, and we observed them in action.Eastern’s top juniors played at LawrenceKleger’s summer camp in Cedarhurst. Wehad front row seats to watch Borg practicewith Viorel at Port Washington, to seeTracy Austin beat Pam Shriver in the Win-ter Classic girl’s 14 final and nine-year-oldJennifer Capriati win the Rolex girl’s 12event with her Cabbage Patch Doll in tow.

I had taught 9th grade English in LongBeach during the 1960s, and returned toteaching in 1977 at St. Mary’s High Schoolin Manhasset, N.Y. I also coached the ten-nis team there during Long Island’s tennisheyday. By 1977, Sandy Mayer of Wood-mere and Vitas Gerulaitis of Howard Beachhad already won in doubles at Wimbledon.

In ’77, Gerulaitis won the Australian andItalian Open singles crowns and rankedthird in the U.S., while Dick Stockton ofGarden City ranked fifth. Mary Carillo andJohn McEnroe of Douglaston won the ‘77French mixed title and McEnroe was a sur-prise semifinalist at Wimbledon. It wasawesome. We watched McEnroe play theU.S. Open at Forest Hills that summer. Itwas cool that he was a New Yorker. Our St.Mary’s team once defeated St. FrancisPrep at the national tennis center to win theCatholic League Championship. ThomDoshna coached Prep and Scott Aitchisonwas my assistant coach. Kids from bothteams lived in Douglaston, including GinaCarillo, who played for us, and Prep’s ErinCallan, recently the chief financial officer ofLehman Brothers, whom the media labeledthe most powerful woman on Wall Street.

In 1984, World Tennis magazine boughtan article I wrote about the perils of juniortennis. During the U.S. Open that summer,I discussed the issue on ABC’s Nightlinewith Ted Koppel, Nick Bollettieri and a psy-chologist. Then I began writing Easternnews stories in magazines and created thefirst full-sized yearbook. I earned $100 aweek. In my first major story in TennisUSA magazine, I featured the junior classof 1985, focused on future touring prosJennifer Fuchs (Dix Hills) and John Sullivan(Rockville Centre) and their Long Islandmentors: Dwyer, Kleger, Gene Mayer,Robbie Wagner, Dick Zausner and thelate Madeline Fischbach. I spotlightedthe junior careers of Sandra Birch (Hunt-ington Bay), a singles finalist at the juniorOpen and later a two-time NCAA singleschamp at Stanford; and Georgia star ChrisGarner (Bay Shore), a star at Georgia whoreached the Australian round of 16.

The stories of Long Island touring prosare intriguing. Think Paul Annacone (EastHampton and Tennessee and a U.S. Opendoubles finalist), Bea Bielik (Valley Stream,3rd round U.S. Open), Molly Van Nostrand

Colette McShea and Nancy McShea smile for aphoto at the U.S. Open


(Brightwaters, Wimbledon quarterfinalist),Carol Watson (St. Albans, USTA nationalcoach), Larry Scott and Scott Lipsky (Mer-rick, Harvard and Stanford All-Americanand both New York State high schoolchamps), Hemel Meghani Cosme (ForestHills, now managing Alley Pond). Somejunior/collegiate standouts were: KerriReiter (Woodbury, Easter Bowl champ,ranked 1st in the country), Keith Kambourian(Manhasset, Duke standout), RandyVigmostad (Greenlawn, Arizona), RobinDeitch (East Rockaway, whose fathercalled me one night at 11:00 p.m. to tellme I stated incorrectly that she had lost ahigh school match), Ricky Becker (Roslyn,U.S. Open juniors and quarterfinalist andStanford All-American), and collegechamps Cory Parr (Jericho, Wake Forest)and Bryan Koniecko (Westbury, Ohio State).

I’ve also met hundreds of terrific LongIsland volunteers, among them, LoisPrince, Kathy Miller, Roberta Feldman,Perry Aitchison and Dick Zausner, who al-ways liked the kids.

At our 40th wedding anniversary, ourson Jeremy pointed to a picture of me andsaid to the guests, “Here’s my mother be-fore she stressed out over 25 years of ten-nis deadlines.” That would include over2,000 magazine feature stories and newsarticles.

Thank you. �

By Steve Haar

In a departure from previous years and an acknowledgement of thepopularity of the Rally Day format, this year will see both a SuffolkCounty and a Nassau County Rally Day event.

� Suffolk County’s Rally Day will take place on Friday, July 17 at Casamento Parkin East Islip, N.Y. from 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

� Nassau County’s Rally Day will take place Friday Aug. 14 at Tully Park in NewHyde Park, N.Y. from 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

The hosts for the two events will be Nancy Howland, the Town of Islip, recreationprogram coordinator for the Suffolk Rally Day and Bill Mecca, Long Island TennisAssociates president, for the Nassau Rally Day.

Rally Day affords youths belonging to approved National Junior Tennis League (NJTL) chap-ters, Community Tennis Associations (CTAs), and boys and girls clubs the opportunity to havean active and fun tennis day at a local park. For kids 10 and under, a QuickStart program withgames and other activities will be provided. For older children, team formats like Rally Ball, in-tergroup matches and a “carnival” will be held. Volunteers will supervise all activities.

Lunch will be provided for all attendees and every child will go home with a prize, a newt-shirt. Approximately 200 children are expected for each day, so volunteers are needed. Ifyou can spare some time on those days and want to have some fun, please contact SteveHaar by e-mail at [email protected] or Terry Fontana by e-mail at [email protected]. If you would like to be a corporate sponsor for some of the items, including water,pizza, balloons, tables, chairs, music, ball hoppers, etc., please contact Terry or myself. �

Steven Haar is a member of the United States Tennis Association/Long Island Re-gion Board. He may be reached by e-mail at [email protected].

Rally Day Double-Header Announced for Nassau and Suffolk Counties


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vious time spent practicing, there arecountless additional hours spent withparents and college coaches. Then, ofcourse, there’s also the tournamentsand travel. One coach who takesthese responsibilities very seriously isMike Kossoff.

Mike grew up in Syosset, N.Y. andwent through the rigors of junior tennis,playing in the Eastern Tennis Associa-tion (ETA) from the age of 10 through 18.He went on to be an All-MAC selectionat Bowling Green. Now as a coach tosome of the best juniors on Long Island,Mike works out of Sportime. He hascoached one top 800 player in the

world, as well as having coached eightkids to D-1 scholarships and four kidswho have won at nationals over hisseven years as a coach.

What Mike brings to the court everyday is a lot of energy. When others aregetting tired, he is just getting started.He instills this in the kids he coaches.His motto of “You will not lose by beingoutworked” is something he shows byexample as he takes part in all of the fit-ness training with the kids. This is oneof the things that allows Mike to have agreat connection with his students. Hetreats them with respect, and in turn,they trust him. They know that if he ishard on them, it is only for their owngood.

Kossoff also truly cares about his play-ers. This was evident a few years ago at aNational Clay Court Championship match

when his player Corey Parr (currentlyplaying at Wake Forest) had a matchagainst current professional and 45th-ranked Sam Querrey. The night before thematch, while Corey slept, Mike was anervous wreck who couldn’t sleep at all.Despite the nerves that Mike may havebehind the scenes, in front of his players,he always shows great calm. He tellsthem, “There’s always a way to win, youjust have to find it,” and they believe himand work to find it.

Every day, tennis coaches make sac-rifices for their players. For Mike,sometimes those sacrifices can betraveling to places such as Dubai orVenice for tournaments and leaving hiswife at home for portions of 18 to 24weeks a year, and sometimes, thosesacrifices go even further and becomea bit more comical.

“One sacrifice I had to make for myplayer was in the middle of the FloridaOpen,” said Mike. “The weather wasclose to 100 degrees and my player justlooked like he jumped into the pool withthe amount of sweat that was on hisclothing. He eventually started to crampup as the match went on. Of course therewas no trainer on-site, so as the coach, Iwas allowed to go over and help him outduring an injury timeout. He asked me tochange clothes with him because he ranout of shirts. So on a hot sticky July sum-mer day, I had to switch clothes with himjust so he could continue. At that time, Irealized putting on my player’s sweat-soaked shirt was about to be added tomy job description.”

Mike’s job description continued to

The Life of a CoachA closer look inside the tennis coaching life of Mike Kossoff


expand at another tournament a fewmonths later. “As players move on laterin the tournaments, more and more col-lege coaches start to come and watchmatches. I never knew that ‘stylist’would end up being part of my job de-scription, but every morning, I had a nor-mal looking tennis outfit laid out on myplayer’s bed instead of the wrinkled,dirty and stained outfit that he was plan-ning on using that day.”

All in a days work for a tennis coach.Mike has been fortunate enough to

be able to work with great playersthrough his seven years as a tenniscoach .He has learned from other greatcoaches, more recently, from LawrenceKleger at Sportime, and as a juniorplayer, Keith Kambourian at BethpagePark. So far, it has been a developingplayer who has left possibly the largestimpression on him. When asked for hiscoaching highlights, one that quicklycame to mind was that of a 10-year-oldwho was about to quit the sport. Mikewasn’t about to let that happen, and heconvinced him not only to continue, butto strive to be the best tennis player hecould be. That player is now ranked inthe top 60 in the country in the boy’s 12and-under division and is as a betterperson for the lesson that was learnedin not quitting. The letter Mike receivedfrom that child’s mother let him knowhow important his job really was, asidefrom just how good a player someonebecomes. Mike does a fantastic job ofhelping his players develop as people,not just as players.

Mike is well-respected by collegecoaches and by his students. He giveshis all each day and that is what he re-quires from his players in return. He bal-ances a coach/friend relationship duringthe many hours of training and travel.Mike and his students both put in a lotof hard work. In the end when he getsthat call from a student who has movedon to college and is playing at his/herschool seeking advice before their col-lege matches, they both know all thehard work was well worth it. �

Tennis pro Mike Kossoff may be reached byphone at Sportime Bethpage at (516) 933-8500 or e-mail [email protected].


By Laszlo Elek

Injuries are a part of tennis …it is a fast moving game withlots of stopping and starting,

sharp lateral movements, accelerations andstretches. As you get older, your chance ofrepetitive stress injuries increases.

So, should you just accept that injurieshappen or is there something you can do toreduce the risk of injury? If you look at the toppros—for example Roger Federer and RafaelNadal—you will notice that, despite the hugevolume of games they play at an incrediblyintense level, they are rarely injured. How isthat possible?

Their secret lies in the work they do tostrengthen and increase the flexibility of thekey areas, those most susceptible to injuryin tennis players. Let’s start by looking at

two of the most common lower leg injuries:

� Calf muscle strain� Ankle sprain

Calf muscle strainAlso known as tennis leg, a calf muscle strainoccurs when there is a sudden contractionof the calf muscles, often during a sprint orsudden change of direction. This injury isvery common in players over the age of 35.

The main symptom is a sudden, sharp,burning pain in the lower leg. If you feel asharp pain in this area, you should imme-diately stop playing, and get ice onto theinjured area as soon as possible.

This injury will take anywhere up to six weeksto heal. The sooner you get ice on it, the quickerthe recovery. Once the acute pain has reduced(24 to 48 hours), you can begin gentle stretching.

Stretches to performWith all stretches, you should stretch to thepoint of tightness, not pain. Hold when youfeel tightness, breathing deeply and relax.

Upper calfUsing a wall or counter for support, takeyour injured leg backwards and straightenthe leg. Press your heel to the floor, andfeel the stretch in the upper calf and theback of the knee. Hold for 30 sec., thenrelax. Repeat twice for each leg.

Lower calfStand with both feet flat on the floor, point-ing forward, half a stride apart. Keeping yourback straight, gently bend your knees andrest your bodyweight on the rear foot. Youshould feel the stretch in the lower calf andAchilles tendon area.

Strengthening the areaRehabilitating any injury requires a combi-nation of flexibility work and strength work.Strengthening this area should start withsome easy exercises:

� Foot alphabets: Sit on a chair and writethe alphabet in the air with the foot ofthe injured leg.

� Towel scrunches: Roll up a towel bygrasping it with the toes of the injuredleg. Repeat 10 times.

� Calf raises: This is a key exercise. Standwith the front of your foot on a stair orstep, the heel off the edge. Slowly rise

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Conventional wisdom amongstmany coaches and playerssuggests that the key to mental

“toughness” is to talk and think positively atall times; especially when it comes to matchplay. While this seems to make sense at firstglance, let us examine and explore a little be-neath the surface.

The truth is that when a player steps outonto the court to contest a match, there areonly two possible outcomes. To deny thatreality in one’s own mind does not changethat truth. So, why do it?

Somehow, there seems to have emergedthis consensus that it is a sign of weaknessif one acknowledges the fact that one maylose, thereby increasing the chances ofthat eventually happening. Conversely, it is

believed that if one repeats positivethoughts like “I will win” or “I know I ambetter than my opponent,” then somehowone’s chances of success become greater.How can this be true? The outcome of amatch will surely be decided by whoeverperforms better on that particular day, andnot by anyone’s thoughts, words, rankings,expectations, beliefs or opinions.

It is easy to understand why coachesand players have fallen into this trap. Tothink positive thoughts seems like soundadvice to give to individuals who are fearfuland nervous; there is so much negativityand complaining happening during thecompetition, none of which helps perform-ance. However, to simply think or talk pos-itively does not make someone really andtruly be positive from the inside at their coreand that’s what really counts. “Fake it until

you make it” simply does not work.The truth is that one who is making an

effort to think and be positive is doing sobecause doubt, tension and fear are al-ready a reality for them and no amount ofempty words can make these deep-rootedemotions disappear. They can only be sup-pressed and relegated to the subconsciousmind, from where they will be much harderto eliminate.

An individual who is truly confident andcomfortable with him or herself will not befeeling negative and will therefore not feelthe need to mask those feeling with posi-tive self-talk. But how can we get to thisstate of being where there is no doubt orfear?

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onto your toes, pause, then slowly returnto the starting position. Repeat 10 times.As you get stronger, you can start to dothis one leg at a time.

� Plyometrics: Plyometrics are explosivemovements and are great practice forthe movements you will perform duringa game. Do not perform these exercisesuntil the injury is completely healed.

� Bunny hops: Using an imaginary line, do 20two-footed sideways hops back and forth.

Ankle sprainA very common tennis injury, this is usuallycaused by landing on the outside of thefoot, which turns the foot too far inwards.In addition to the stretches describedabove, do the following exercises tostrengthen this area:

� Ankle circles: Sit in a chair. Lift the in-

jured foot and slowly circle the ankle 10to 20 times in each direction.

� Outside of foot pulls: Sit ina chair with your feet on thefloor, one end of an elastictube attached to the chair,the other end of the tubeunder the middle of the in-jured foot. Move the footoutwards against the resist-ance of the elastic tubing,keeping the outer side of thefoot facing up. Repeat 10times.

� Heel walks and toe walks: Walk on yourheels, keeping the rest of the foot off theground. Then walk on your toes. Finally,walk on the inside of your feet, the big toekept firmly against the ground.

� Balance exercises: Stand on one foot

for 30 seconds, then switch feet. Nowtry it with your eyes closed—this is

much harder! Finally, standingon one foot, throw and catch aball, either against the floor oragainst a wall.

Regularly performing these ex-ercises will increase both strengthand flexibility, and reduce thechances of future injuries. Finally,be sure to always warm up andcool down thoroughly before andafter a match. �

Laszlo Elek is a certified personal trainer(CFT) working out of Sportime-Syossetwho runs tennis specific training programs.He can be reached by phone at (516) 320-1463 or e-mail [email protected] toarrange your own tennis specific trainingprogram, and start to move your game tothe next level.

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rather than denying them. By facing andexploring our reality, not the way we wishit to be, but the way it is and exploringevery aspect of this reality both existen-tially and intellectually we can transcendthese emotions.

There is nothing wrong with facing thetruth of the statement:

“I may win or I may lose and I can live witheither outcome. Now I can place boththings to one side and simply focus onplaying freely to the best of my ability.”

It is, however, easier to say thesewords then it is to absorb the truth heldwithin these words into our conscious-ness. To acknowledge and understandthat defeat is a possibility is accepting re-ality and by accepting reality we avoidfalse bravado which simply hides our fearfrom others but not from ourselves. If wefeel fear, we will operate from fear andfear will be at the core of all that we do.Peak performance will not be sustainablethrough fear-based motivation.

Not only is there nothing wrong with fac-ing this truth, but it is an extremely freeingexperience and healthy attitude and ulti-mately, the only way out of this quagmire.If there is fear and doubt within a player(and what player does not feel these emo-tions to some extent), it is far better to raisethese emotions to the surface and cutthem at their very root through acknowl-

edgement, acceptance and awarenessrather than to try and suppress them, fromwhere they will continue to return at themost inopportune times.

Suppression never works in the long runbecause it requires effort and for how longcan you continuously make this effort.Eventually, you will let your guard down andthen the subconscious mind will reveal it-self in uncontrolled action.

On another level, it is important to un-derstand that the mind works in duality:The seeming opposites are not really op-posites, but they are two sides of thesame coin. In other words, to have daywithout night is impossible; or light with-out darkness or beauty without ugliness.One opposite implies the other; youcould even say one creates or definesthe other. In fact, the very existence ofone is only possible because of its polaropposite. Consequently, to try and bejust positive will always fail because thenegative will always show up, albeitthrough the back door.

Obviously, we know that negative self-talk is destructive and hampers perform-ance, but what is not so clear, butnonetheless true, is that positive self-talk isnot the way out. Positive self-talk will nec-essarily lead to negativity and will keepplayers stuck in an emotional roller-coasterfrom which there is absolutely no escape.

The irony is that both negative self-talkand positive self-talk are fear-based. On the

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outer level, they appear very different, butthe inner cause of each is the same, fear!Positive energy becomes negative energyin the time it takes to miss a backhand or afew shots or to lose a few games. This isthe emotional roller-coaster that most play-ers are on and many coaches are perpetu-ating.

The only way out is a transcendence; toreach a state of being where there is nopositive or negative. This transcendencehappens through acceptance. If you arenot feeling negative, there will be no needto try and be positive. There will just be asilence and you will simply play and be soabsorbed in the playing that no thoughtsabout the result are possible. And if nothoughts are present, fear will be impossi-ble. And when fear is absent our naturalstate of being is allowed to shine through;a calm, relaxed, centeredness from whichyou will be able to play the best tennis youare capable of.

Simply put, the mind is creating storiesand all stories are fiction. The only realityis what is and acceptance of what is hap-pens when there is no story. So the goalis not to replace negative stories withpositive ones, regardless of how logicalthat seems to sound, but to drop all sto-ries and when all stories are droppedthere is silence and in that silence we arein the present moment and there is an ac-ceptance of all that is … this is the men-tal state that allows us to play to our fullathletic potential. �

Happy Bhalla has a master’s degree in phi-losophy and religion and began instructingtennis 35 years ago. He has written twobooks and several articles over the past 15years on the role of the mind in both thelearning process and in the competitive ex-perience. He is a regular contributor tothe tennis instructional Web site,www.tennisone.com. He is currently inthe Hamptons, N.Y. where he runs theWholistic Tennis Academy at Le Club dur-ing the summer months and gives work-shops, coaches or finds a quiet place torecharge his batteries the rest of the year inwarmer climates. He may be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or visithis Web site www.wholistictennis.com.


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In the early 1980s, I receiveda phone call while in the mid-dle of a staff meeting. The

caller was requesting to enter a men’s tour-nament. Being rather busy at the moment,I told him that I would transfer his call to thetournament director. He interrupted by say-ing that he had a potential problem. I askedwhat the problem was and he told me thathe was in a wheelchair. I must admit that Iwas a little taken aback and told him that Ididn’t have time right then to discuss it withhim, but that if he liked, I would hit someballs with him the next day as long as heunderstood that I would be very honestand upfront about what I thought the pos-sibility of someone playing in a wheelchairwas. He agreed and we met the next morn-ing at Point Set Indoor Racquet Club. John

Johnson showed up on time in an unusualwheelchair and we went on to the court.

After five minutes, I knew that John wascorrect on the phone about there being apotential problem. He would probably beable to beat 85 percent of the players in myclub. We played for about 30 minutes andthen had a serious discussion which beganmy education into the world of wheelchairtennis. John told me upfront that he didn’treally expect to play in the tournament, butwas interested in promoting wheelchairtennis and wanted to know how I felt aboutit. He told me that there was an organiza-tion of players in chairs, the WheelchairTennis Players Association (WTPA), in Cal-ifornia and that a gentleman by the nameof Brad Parks was the founder. I got intouch with Brad, put together some finan-cial backers, and in a very short time,founded the National Tennis Association for

the Disabled and arranged a wheelchair ex-hibition in Madison Square Garden (MSG)during what was then The Masters, run byGene Scott. Gene Mayer, the number four-ranked player in the world and a lifetimefriend, agreed to serve as our HonoraryChairman of the event, and from there,things just started to happen.

The exhibition at MSG was quite un-usual. As we entered the court, the noisewas so loud that there could be no com-munication between the four of us(Suzanne Lippe, Brad, myself and an am-putee in a chair), but after four balls of thefirst rally, you could hear a pin drop in MSG.People were just as amazed as I was withJohn and particularly impressed with Bradwho was then the top wheelchair player inthe country and probably the world at thatpoint and was much stronger than John.

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The 2009 Long Island Winter JuniorTeam Tennis (JTT) season ended with

an exciting playoff schedule held atRobbie Wagner Tournament Training inGlen Cove on May 2 and at RockvilleRacquet on May 9.

Twenty-three teams competed in threedivisions for the right to represent Long Is-land at the Eastern Sectional, held June20-21 at the Billie Jean King National Ten-nis Center site of the U.S. Open in Flush-ing.

The Rockville Racquet One and TwoTeams dominated the 18-and-Under Divi-

sion, winning both flights. The RockvilleRacket One Team won the flight playoff toadvance. In the 14-and-Under Division, theHuntington Indoor Racquets were defeatedin the finals by the Rockville Racquet OneTeam.

Two Saturday afternoons of rain forcedthe 12-and-Under Division to be moved in-doors. Six teams competed in a round-robin to decide the champion. Thecompetition was very close, with the win-ner being decided in the final round. TheEastern Athletic Dix Hills Smashes playingin their first JTT playoff prevailed. The

Rockville Racquet One Team finished sec-ond with Glen Head Racquet Early Hit fin-ishing a close third.

Congratulations to all coaches, captains,parents and players for helping to make the2009 USTA JTT Winter Season a success!

The summer season began June 22.Good luck to our advancing teams at theJune Sectional. �

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The spectators were in a state of awe andthe silence in the arena was awesome …everyone was mesmerized.

Following the exhibition, I was inter-viewed on most, if not all, the major net-works. After the initial shock of watchingthe video I presented of Brad and RandySnow, the interviewers would always askfor our address and phone number so thatpeople could send money. I always repliedthe same way. “I am not here to raisemoney, but rather to show all those sittingat home in wheelchairs that wheelchair ten-nis is real. It is truly a competitive sportplayed at the highest levels and with onlytwo basic rule differences from able-bod-ied tennis:

1. Wheelchair players are allowed twobounces. In reality, the second bounceis rarely used and the rule exists prima-rily to prevent a drop shot followed by alob.

2. The player must have one buttock in thechair when he/she strikes the ball. Somewheelchair players have the ability tostand for limited periods of time and ob-viously this would be a huge advantagethat had to be prevented.

At this time, the USTA had a SpecialPopulations Committee that intermingledpeoples of all disabilities (mental and phys-ical) and quite frankly the wheelchair play-ers were unhappy with the situation as wasI. After a two-year period, we got Wheel-chair Tennis Sub-Committee status, butwithout specific funding allocated just towheelchair tennis. About six years afterthat, then-President Les Synder appointedStanding Committee Status to WheelchairTennis, and I was appointed its first chair-person. Shortly thereafter, the InternationalTennis Federation (ITF) also formed aWheelchair Tennis Committee (prior to thattime, there was an International Wheelchair

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Foundation that was supported by the ITF),and I was appointed the first American toserve on that Committee.

The USTA Wheelchair Committee hadthree basic goals at its inception:

1. To do all in our power to put ourselvesout of a job by increasing awareness ofthe need for much more research, andthereby, someday be in the situation thatthere would be no more people in wheel-chairs and therefore no more need forour committee.

2. Have what was to become know as upand down competitions, interminglingable-bodied and wheelchair players.

3. Have a U.S. Open Wheelchair Division atFlushing Meadows, the USTA Billie JeanKing National Tennis Center.

Sadly, we have not achieved our firstgoal, but I do believe that remarkable



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Quite happily, the second and thirdgoals have been realized even though justabout everyone at the time said that itcould not be done. The same John Johnsonmentioned earlier in this article was runner-up with his able-bodied doubles partner inthe USTA 3.5 Men’s National League threeyears ago and John is a teaching pro inFlorida instructing able-bodied players.Congrats John!

There is a U.S. Open National Wheel-

chair Tennis Championships held duringthe U.S. Open. Because of schedulingconflicts with the Para Olympics, it is notheld in years that there is an Olympics. In2009, the event will take place during thesecond week of the Open (most likelySept. 10-13, 2009). Exact dates cannot bedetermined at this time, as rain delays,length of previous matches, etc. only allowfor one day’s notice. There are four sepa-rate divisions:

1. Men’s Open, featuring the top seven ITFmales and one wild card.

2. Women’s Open, featuring the top sevenITF females and one wild card.

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3. Quads, featuring the top four ITF quads.4. Juniors, featuring the top four ITF jun-

iors.

The wheelchair matches are usuallyplayed on viewer-friendly Courts 7 & 11,but again, this is subject to change de-pending on the myriad problems that existwith scheduling such a huge event. Re-member, the U.S. Open is the largest sport-ing event in the world and it is held righthere in good old New York.

The USTA Billie Jean King National Ten-nis Center is very wheelchair-friendly, andthere is ample seating specifically designedfor wheelchair and disabled spectators.The Arthur Ashe seats are expensive, butthey are some of the best seats in thehouse. I urge all of you who read this to letall of your challenged friends know thatseats and day passes are still available forthis year.

Did you know that the USTA is the onlygoverning body in the United States to beappointed by an Act of Congress as a gov-erning body and as such is totally respon-sible for the selection of all of ourInternational and Paralympics Teams?

Finally, there are several wheelchairprograms available throughout New YorkCity and Long Island. Most of them offerfull scholarships for those in need. If youor anyone you know needs informationabout these programs, you can contactthe ETA offices or contact me directly atPoint Set Indoor Racquet Club in Ocean-side, N.Y. at (516) 536-2323. Each ofthem could use volunteers to help outwith clinics, paperwork, sponsorships,transportation, etc. So all TABS (Tem-porarily-Able Bodied) are welcome andappreciated. You can make a differenceand what a difference that is. �

Dan Dwyer is the head professional atOceanside, N.Y.-based Point Set IndoorRacquet Club. He was named USTA Manof the Year in 1997 and was inducted intothe USTA Hall of Fame in 1998. His list ofpast students includes John McEnroe,four-time U.S. Open Champion and three-time Wimbledon Champion. He may bereached at (516) 536-2323 or [email protected].

Using The 1/3 Rule for drillingand competingCompetition allows you to work on shotselection, tenacity and focus. Drilling al-lows you to concentrate on pure execu-tion of a particular skill (volley, serve,approach shot, etc.). Both drilling andcompeting are necessary to improveyour game.

Competition time can be further im-proved using “The 1/3 Rule.” This ruledictates to: Play weaker players 1/3 ofthe time to learn how to win; playstronger players 1/3 of the time to raiseyour game; and play equal opponents 1/3 of the time to put it all together.

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Deer Park Tennis SCOREs With Community Service

Playing tennis at DeerPark Indoor Tennis

Club has had more than onemeaning for me. It was morethan just ladder matches and

group lessons. It has become about theSundays that I have spent playing tenniswith the SCORE (Student Caring OffersRecreational Excel-lence) guys, who comefrom a group home in East Northport, N.Y.At this juncture in my life, when I am aboutto head off to college in the fall, it is withgreat pride that I tell you about the greatthings that are happening at the Deer ParkIndoor Tennis Club. I would also like to ex-tend my immense gratitude to Afzal Ali forgiving me the opportunity to take part inthese activities.

The SCORE program has been runningat Deer Park for the past five years. It hasbeen under the leadership of three highlymotivated high school boys: Matt Levine,Mark Broomfield and me. The programwas started five years ago by Matt Levine,who saw an opportunity to brighten theday of several mentally- and physically-handicapped young men.

Since 2007, I have taken the responsi-bility as the head volunteer and the man-ager of the SCORE program. I learned theropes my first year,under the directionof Mark Broomfield,and have sincetaken over the pasttwo years. I work tomake sure that thereis court time avail-able, which is madepossible through thegenerosity of DeerPark Tennis andAfzal Ali, who setaside an hour ofcourt time everyweek. I also arrangefor a certain numberof other volunteersto come every weekso that the program can run smoothly. Wehave a number of great volunteers whohave worked with me to make this pro-gram the success that it is today.

This year, since I will be going to col-

lege in the fall, I had the responsibility offinding someone to take over my role inthe program. I wanted to make sure that

I chose a responsible individual whowould be as committed to the programas I was to ensure that the young menhave the opportunity to play every week.

By Eric Dietsche

Eric Dietsche (far right) with volunteers and members of the SCORE (Stu-dent Caring Offers Recreational Excel-lence) program gather for a photoat the Deer Park Indoor Tennis Club



When Oceanside, N.Y. resident NadiaJohnston played beach tennis for

the first time, she realized she had an op-portunity that most professional athletesrarely get—a second chance. The Aus-tralian-born Johnston was a rising tennisstar in the late 90s, attaining WTA rankingsof 314 for singles and 245 for doubles, andcompeting in the 2001 Australian Open.Throughout her seven-year run as a tour-ing pro, Johnston’s future looked bright,until a wrist injury in the summer of 2001changed everything.

“Tennis was my life. So when I realized thatI couldn’t compete at the top level anymore,I was devastated,” said Johnston. In 2003,Johnston relocated to Long Island where she

began to pick up thepieces—teaching pri-vate tennis lessons.Two years later, shewas introduced by agroup of friends to anew sport calledbeach tennis.

“From the first dayI played beach ten-nis, I was hooked,”said Johnston. “Notonly was it a great workout and way to getback into pro competition, but it was justplain fun.”

Johnston went on to dominate theWomen’s Pro Division of the Beach Ten-nis USA National Tour for three straightseasons, winning the National Champi-onship. She was undefeated in pro com-petition until the 2009 NationalChampionship, in Long Beach, N.Y.,where she and new partner, Elena Jirnova,lost to the Maloney Sisters, Lisa andLaura, from San Diego, Calif.

Now, midway through the BTUSA 2009National Tour, Nadia Johnston finds herselfback on top. With her new partner, NicoleMelch from Long Beach, N.Y., she’s wonthree out of four tournaments and is train-

ing diligently for her inventible rematchwith the Maloney Sisters at this year’s Na-tional Championship set for Labor Dayweekend.

While Johnston continues to help spear-head the growth of professional beach ten-nis, some Long Islanders are perfectlycontent to play the sport in a relaxed so-cial atmosphere. Lisa Goldberg of LongBeach is one such beach tennis enthusi-ast. Goldberg is helping to coordinate reg-ular weekly league play at the permanentbeach tennis courts at Grand Boulevard inLong Beach.

“The beauty of this sport is that anybodycan play it,” said Jim Lorenzo, president ofBeach Tennis USA and a resident of LongBeach. “The sand is a very forgiving sur-face for weekend athletes and seniors. Thelearning curve is really short. Even begin-ners can pick up beach tennis in a fewhours. This is why it’s so perfectly suitedfor recreational leagues.”

Beach Tennis USA has developed apatented net system it makes availableon its Web site, along with beach tennisballs, sand socks, and a full line of BeachTennis USA shirts, hats and other ap-parel. You can also get deep discountson all event registrations by becoming aBTUSA member. To learn more, visitwww.beachtennisusa.net. �

To learn how you can play some fun socialbeach tennis in Long Beach this summer,contact Lisa Goldberg by phone at (516)317-3189 or e-mail [email protected].

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Nadia Johnston and her new partner NicoleMelch after their win at the 2009 Beach Tennis USA Fort Lauderdale Open in May

Nadia Johnston returning a volley during a beach tennis match


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I wanted to find someone who wasyoung enough that they would be ableto spend a good couple of years bond-ing with the participants as I had. I alsowanted someone who was kind, caringand hard-working. I would only be ableto feel comfortable leaving if I could findsomeone who met my criteria.

Luckily, I was able to find two peo-ple who met my criteria: Brett and EricTeplitz, two brothers who are also partof the junior development program atDeer Park. They will be the people whowill carry this worthwhile program intothe future, teaching the great game oftennis to the people who really appre-ciate it.

I will sorely miss all of the relationshipsthat I have built through this program overthe years. I remember almost every weekfrom when I started, including the first timethat Ryan, our most active participant, hit abackhand in a rally, and his reaction to thisprogress. When he is happy, everyone ishappy because his smile and his goodhumor are contagious.

I will always remember the time thatDarin would spend chasing me aroundthe court, pretending to be a ghost. Brian,and his obsession with being in control ofthe ball cart, is yet another unforgettableexperience. However, probably most ofall, I will never forget the supreme effortthat our other Brian, the only one with aphysical handicap, put into playing everyweek. His face lights up every time hemakes contact, then he looks to us foranother opportunity to hit the ball. All ofthese experiences will forever remain inmy heart.

I truly believe that I have learned morefrom our participants in this programabout life than I could have ever taughtthem about tennis, and I have Afzal Ali,the head pro at the Deer Park Indoor Ten-nis Club, to thank for that. They approacheverything with a positive attitude and asmile. They teach me every week just howlucky I am, and that none of us really haveanything to complain about at all, evenwhen life seems to be at its most over-whelming.

Twenty-two members of the Hempstead HighSchool Girl’s Tennis Team were given tennis rack-ets through the United States Tennis Association(USTA)/Eastern Section’s used racket donationprogram. Each of the 22 teammates received aused, but very playable, racket and a can of balls(which were provided courtesy of the U.S. Pro-fessional Tennis Association/Eastern Division).The rackets had been donated by generous LongIslanders and collected in selected clubsthroughout the area. If anyone has used racketsto donate, please see your local club or contactthe USTA/Long Island staff members to arrangefor a pick-up. �

For more information, visit www.eastern.usta.com.

USTA/Eastern Section Donates Rackets to Hempstead Girl’s Team

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Dr. Bob Cincotta, (far left) Hempstead physical education director, and BillMecca, USTA/Long Island representative, present the Hempstead HighSchool Girl’s Tennis Team with rackets

Although I am extremely sad to beleaving Deer Park and everything that ithas offered me, including the SCOREprogram, I am confident that I will beleaving the program in good hands.Afzal has done so much already, but Idon’t think that he will have to worry,since the Teplitz brothers will be incharge. I am extremely grateful to Afzalfor giving me the opportunity to partic-ipate in this life-changing experience. Ihave become a different personthrough it. �

Eric Dietsche is a senior and valedictorianof the Class of 2009 at St. John the Bap-tist Diocesan High School in West Baby-lon, N.Y. As a five-time varsity letter winnerin tennis, he is also a two-time All-LeaguePlayer. He also won the title of Most Valu-able Player in the New York Catholic HighSchool Athletic Association in 2009. Heplans to attend Williams College in Mas-sachusetts in the fall where he’ll play ten-nis. He may be reached by e-mail [email protected].


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Mia VecchioMia Vecchio was born on Jan. 3, 1997 in ManhassetHills, N.Y. and is 12-years-old. Mia started playing ten-nis at the age of five at Cunningham Park, Long Island,N.Y. She tried soccer, gymnastics and ballet, but noth-ing compared to her love of banging a tennis ball.

At this young age, Mia wanted to be just like Jennifer Capriati.Ever since, she has not looked back. Through disciplined train-ing and hard work, Mia has made a huge jump in ranking withina year. She was ranked 65th last year, and is now ranked ninthin the Girl’s-12-and-Under Division in the east.

In recent months, Mia reached the finals of the BinghamtonSectional on April 24 and placed fifth in the last sectional onMemorial Day Weekend in West Caldwell, N.J. She also wondoubles with her partner, Samantha Perri.

Mia hopes to turn pro one day and has the full support of herparents. She has a younger brother Rudy, who is Autistic. It isbecause of her brother that Mia wants to be an advocate forAutistic children one day and wants to use tennis as her platform.

For more information on Mia Vecchio, visit www.miavecchio.com.

Mia’s favoritesMusic artist: RihannaColor: BlueVacation spot: FloridaLast book read: Twilight by Stephenie MeyerFavorite movie: The Chipmunks

Howie Weiss Howie Weiss was born on March 15, 1994 andis 15-years-old. He started playing tennisaround the age of six, and he is currentlyranked 16th in the Eastern Rankings and 159thin the National Rankings. His goal is to be the

best he can and go as far as that will take him.Last year, he entered the Boy’s-14-and-Under rankings at

number one in the east and at the end of the year, he wasranked 25th in the nation. Howie also has won a 14-and-UnderNational Open and four 14-and-Under Eastern Sectionals.

Howie’s favoritesMusic artist: Red Hot Chili PeppersColor: RedVacation spot: The Bahamas (specifically the beach)Last book read: Outliers: The Story of Successby Malcolm GladwellFavorite movie: The Italian Job

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By Dr. Len Fazio

Traditionally, sport dentistry has servedto treat and prevent oral-facial athleticinjuries and related diseases and mani-festations. However, this injury/disease-focused treatment may be limited in itsability to allow the athlete to fully realizehis or her healthy potential. The holisticsports dentist is concerned not only withinjury prevention and treatment, but isalso aware of the direct or indirect im-pact that routine dental materials andprocedures have on the athlete’s mentaland physical states.

The tooth/body connectionHolistic dentistry provides an integrativeapproach which takes into accountmany different considerations when de-termining a proper course of action. Ho-listic, or biological dentists, employ ahealth-focused philosophy which ac-knowledges and respects the oral-sys-temic, or tooth-body, connection. Thisrelationship is significant in that injuryand treatment of specific teeth, can, anddo, have a direct impact on overallhealth and well-being. Proper diagnosisand corrective treatment is essential toboth the short-term and long-termhealth of the teeth and the body. Addi-tionally, the holistic sports dentist willconsider and evaluate jawbone/bite im-balances, which can have an impact onthe entire cranio-sacral/skeletal com-plex. Also considered are the potentialtoxic effects that some commonly-useddental materials can have on the ath-lete’s immune and musculo-skeletal sys-tems. These include, but are not limitedto, mercury exposure from “silver” amal-gam fillings (which are actually 40-50percent mercury), nickel-based metal al-loys used in crown and bridges, exces-sive fluoride exposure, root-canaltreated teeth, poorly-healed extractionsites (cavitations ), periodontal gum in-fections, and tooth cavities.

Biocompatible dentistryWhen injuries are severe enough andtreatment plans include dental procedureslike root canal therapy, posts and crowns,implants, bridges, or even tooth bonding,my extensive knowledge and experiencein biocompatible biological dentistry canprovide treatment options that maximizehealing, recovery, function and esthetics.The goal here is to minimize the potentialnegative impact on the body’s immunesystem that may occur as a result of com-monly-used dental materials and proce-dures. This is where the oral-systemic,tooth-body relationship comes in. Similarto acupuncture, in which life energy,called “chi,” travels throughout the bodyalong pathways called “meridians,” holis-tic dentists acknowledge that each toothin the mouth is located on a specificmeridian corresponding to other areas inthe body. Taking this into account, deci-sions regarding treatment and long-termmanagement of dental injuries must bemade with care, as the repercussions canbe profound.

Holistic Health AllianceAside from traumatic injuries to teeth, otherareas that sports dentists are concernedwith include: Increased incidence of cavi-ties due to consumption of acidic-highsugar sports drinks, smokeless tobacco,and signs and symptoms of anorexia andbulimia. Eating disorders are more commonthan one might think in female athletes, anderosion patterns on teeth caused by gas-tric acids often help in the differential diag-nosis of eating disorders. Referral to theproper healthcare professional shall be pro-vided.

I have formed an alliance with health-care practitioners in the fields of alterna-tive/integrative medicine, acupuncture,naturopathy, osteopathy-cranio-sacralmedicine, physical therapy, orthopedicmedicine, family medicine, and sportspsychology. In many cases, athletes can

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The 10-Point Super (“Stupid”) Tie-BreakBy Jim Dileo

The views and opinions ex-pressed in this article do notnecessarily reflect those ofthe Long Island Tennis Mag-

azine, USTA or USTA/Long Island Region.

You have just finished two great sets in aUnited States Tennis Association (USTA)league match. You won the first set 7-5 andyour opponent came back to take secondset by an identical score. It doesn’t getmuch closer than that. Great play, excellentshots, fair calls … everything you could askfor in a competitive match.

Now what? A chance for a third set toidentify the winner? See who is in shape toplay out this tough match?

None of the above.What happens next is, what many con-

sider, a far less than optimal solution to de-cide this match.

Enter the tennis twilight zone of the 10-point super (“stupid”) tie-break. The USTA’sattempt to fit matches into ever tighter timeschedules has resulted in a solution origi-nally put in place to make non-major tour-nament professional doubles play addresstelevision’s request for a more predictabletime frame for those matches. For the pros,they have also included no-ad scoring, aswell, in each of the first two sets.

Supposedly, after playing the non-majorprofessional doubles matches in this man-ner for a while, and then analyzing the re-sults, the higher seeded doubles teamstend to win more matches than the lowerseeded teams. I have not seen any data onthis, but accepting for the moment that thestatistics bear this out, we are clearly notprofessionals, so I don’t think one can ac-curately extrapolate their results to ours.

We are not on television, we do nothave to deal with corporate sponsors,and we do not have to make our gamesfit into clean manageable breaks forcommercials; all of these are great rea-sons for the professionals to play a 10-point super tie-break in lieu of a third set,

but not for us.To have a match come down to the 10-

point super tie-break for the deciding “set”takes away from the foundation of thegame as it has existed for many years andit can result in the lesser player/team win-ning a match due purely to being lucky. Aball that hits the net cord and drops in (orout), a bad call (either way), a single un-forced error … any or all of these singleitems can affect the outcome of a hard-fought match.

These items can also affect an individualgame within a set, but when they happenin the 10-point super tie-break, their im-portance is magnified to the point of po-tentially making the previous split setsseem almost irrelevant and therein lies theproblem.

Yet another quirk exists in the 10-pointsuper tie-break that we play in USTAleague play on Long Island. If the 10-point super tie-break is in process whenthe time limit for the match is reached,the team ahead at that point gets oneextra game. So, it is possible that oneteam has served, won that point to goup 1-0, time ends the match, and thatteam gets the additional game. Theother team never even gets the chanceto serve to even out that point. If the

teams were tied in games won over thefirst two sets, the team that won this sin-gle point on their serve now wins thematch based solely on that one point.Just like any other point that can deter-mine the outcome for the entire match,that point could be the result of a netcord shot that drops in (or out).

So what is the USTA trying to accomplishfor the amateur players in their leagues? Arethey trying it to keep matches to a specifictime limit given a lack of courts or theircost? We can all understand that.

Are they trying to prevent injuries or illnessby keeping the matches shorter? Whilesome of us can understand this, many oth-ers, including me, would argue that fitnessis a component of one’s arsenal.

So, if there is a need to address the ra-tionale noted above, are there other moreattractive options to consider to replace the10-point super tie-break?

How about just playing a regular thirdset, and if it is not completed due to timeconstraints, just count up the number ofgames won in total for all the games com-pleted up to that point on that courtacross the two-plus sets played. In a reg-ular USTA match on Long Island, if thetime ends and only one full set is com-



The North Shore Memorial Open by Maverick TennisBy Stephen Sombrotto

The 2nd Annual North Shore MemorialOpen was held May 23-25 at New YorkInstitute of Technology and C.W. Post inOld Brookville, N.Y. This year’s tourna-ment was bigger and better then ever. Asingles draw of 21 players and a doublesdraw of 12 teams saw some of the bestUSTA players in the Long Island/metro-politan New York area battle it out overthree days.

When the dust cleared, Chris Colesantistood out as a dominant force, winningthe doubles title with his partner ScottSimon, and making it to the singles fi-nals. It was there that only a “master”could take him down, as Steve Hucapped off his improbable run to thetitle.

There was some spec-tacular tennis played allweekend long in bothsingles and doubles. Thewomen held a three-team round-robin which,of course, was so closethat it came down to atie-breaker of “LeastSets Lost,” which waswon by the team ofLaura Bonacasa andTricia Jaeger.

Congratulations to allthe winners, it was awonderful way to startthe summer tennis season. There is apossibility that Maverick Tennis will beholding a Labor Day tournament, sostayed tuned throughout the summer. �

For more information, or if you are inter-ested in playing in the next Maverick TennisTournament, contact Stephen Sombrottoby e-mail at [email protected].


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benefit from this multi-disciplinary ap-proach to their care.

Benefits for athletesProperly diagnosing and correcting dentalstressors to the body can provide for morepredictable athletic gains, like increasedphysical strength, flexibility, speed and bal-ance, improved hand-eye coordination andtiming, more efficient oxygen-carrying ca-pabilities (vO2 max), decreased perform-ance anxieties, and enhanced recoveryfrom injury or surgery.

Preseason screenings and examina-tions are essential in preventing injuries.Examinations should include medicalhealth histories, at-risk dental conditions,upper/lower jaw relationships, orthodon-tics, loose teeth, crowns and bridgework,and the need for the extraction of wisdomteeth. Extractions, specifically, should bedone many months before the sports sea-son begins to allow for complete healing.Not doing so could put the jaw at risk offracture during competition. Determinationof the need for a sport-specific type anddesign of custom mouthguard should alsobe made at this time.

As more research is being conducted, itis becoming more apparent that conditionsaffecting any part of the oral-dental com-plex can, and do, have an impact on an in-dividual’s physical health. Comprehensive,multi-disciplinary strategies may providethe best solutions for establishing soundminds and bodies, which will allow any ath-lete to achieve their highest potential, bothon and off the field of play. �

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pleted while the second set is in progress,we count the total number of completedgames won by each opponent to deter-mine the winner on that court. If the totalnumber of completed games won on thatcourt is the same for each opponent, thecourt is split evenly.

How about playing the third set, if re-quired in a match, with no ad scoring? Wedid this for a number of years on Long Is-land and, while not perfect, it at least keptthe impact of a single “lucky bounce” to anindividual game, not the entire match.

If those solutions are not sufficient toaddress the facility or time constraints,how about playing all sets with no adscoring? Many high schools follow this

format since most do not have enoughcourts to play all matches simultaneously(seven courts are needed in total; con-sisting of three singles and four doublescourts).

There are probably other solutions,but the key is to address the facility andtime constraints for the match, while in-suring that “luck” is not the overridingdeterminant of who wins and loses.

Granted, in a given match, three or fourpoints can be critical to the outcome, andany of those can be decided by a “luckybounce,” but the probability of this influ-encing the outcome of a match increasesdramatically when using the 10-pointsuper tie-break in lieu of a third set.

What do you think? Do you have any sug-gestions to replace the 10-point super tie-break? Do you even think it’s a problem?Please e-mail your comments to me [email protected].

Jim Dileo and his wife, Fran, own a realestate investment and management com-pany. Jim also volunteers his time for andis co-president of the North Bellmore-North Merrick Youth Basketball League.He has captained USTA teams since 2001and currently captains 10 teams annually,including men’s, seniors and mixed dou-bles out of Carefree Racquet Club in Mer-rick, N.Y. He may be reached [email protected].

T H E 1 0 - P O I N T S U P E R T I E - B R E A K continued from page 51

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Tennis Greats to Participate in Alan King Pro-Am

The beautiful Wildwood Pool and TennisClub, located at 935 Middle Neck

Road in Great Neck, N.Y., will play host tothe annual Alan King Pro-Am Tennis Tour-nament on Sunday, Aug. 30 beginning at10:00 a.m. Some of the most famousnames in the history of the sport will teamup with local amateurs for an exciting dayof tennis, all in support of local charities.

While this year’s field is in the process ofbeing completed, last year’s professionals in-cluded such Grand Slam champions asGuillermo Vilas, Roy Emerson, and the al-ways entertaining Jensen brothers. Many ofLong Island’s best amateurs will partner withthe pros, and a high level of play is expected.

Spectators can look forward to spend-ing an enjoyable day at the Wildwood Pool

and Tennis Club. In addition to watchingup-close, entertaining tennis and meetingthe pros, the club will have lunch availablein a relaxed atmosphere.

A nominal entrance fee will be donatedto the Wheelchair Sports Federation, and asilent auction of tennis memorabilia willalso help raise money for the WheelchairSports Federation.

Host Morris Levy has been the drivingforce behind this event for a number of years.Originally held in Deal, N.J., Long Island isfortunate that Morris has chosen to keep thisexciting event in our area for the second yearin a row.

The competition will have the benefit ofTournament Chairman Peter Fishback’smany years of experience in running major

WTA Tour and ATP Tour events. While tour-nament chairman of the WTA Tour event inPhiladelphia, players such as Venus andSerena Williams, Lindsay Davenport andMaria Sharapova were regular participants.

Running the event will be the responsibil-ity of Russell Heier. His vast experience in or-ganizing numerous tennis events will ensurethat spectators and players alike will havemost enjoyable and entertaining day. �

For anyone interested in participating as an am-ateur player or in helping to sponsor the event,please contact Peter Fishback by phone at (516)428-3333 or e-mail [email protected]. Forspectator information, to volunteer, or for day ofevent details, please contact Russell Heier byphone at (516) 946-0864.


Scenes from the L1 Sportime KingsPark Summer Championship

May 29-31 at Sportime Kings Park

Photo Credit: Franklyn Higgs

Scenes from the +L1 Eastern Designated Closed Championship,

USTA L3 FICMay 15-17 and May 22-25 at Point Set

Indoor Racquet Club in Oceanside Photo Credit: Franklyn Higgs

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I’m upset. And it’s not because I justdropped and cracked the screen of myfour-day old iPhone. It’s not even becauseI impulsively spent $30 on a lifetime sup-ply of ShamWows. I’m upset for otherreasons altogether. Now, being upset andangry is something that I rarely am. Usu-ally, I’m a very happy and optimistic per-son … but not today. Not after what I justsaw! Today, my “glass half-full” demeanorwas shattered into millions of pieces, andhere’s why.

Last night, I was having problems sleep-ing, and instead of staring at the ceiling ofmy dark bedroom, I decided to get up andgo on the Internet. Somewhere along theline of my wireless travels, I came across

something that caught my eye. On thescreen in front of me was a downward spi-raling chart. At first glance, I thought it wasa portfolio of every stock I’ve ever investedin, but it wasn’t. After my eyes focused alittle more on the screen, it confirmed ex-actly what I have been predicting for a verylong time. I’ve had many conversations inthe past with my friends about this exactthing, and now, it was staring me right inthe face. My past instincts were unfortu-nately correct, and now the documentedproof directly in front of me, made it asclear as day!

What I did have in front of me wasn’tmy future earning potential, but a graph ofthe television ratings for the U.S. Open

from 1987-2008. It was a shock to thesystem seeing the actual ratings numbersthat tennis on television has earned overthe years. Everyone knew professionaltennis wasn’t popular in America, but Ididn’t know it was this bad. On the leftside of the chart were the millions of tele-vision viewers in the United States. Onthe bottom, were the years 1987-2008.Overall, this is what it read. U.S. Openviewership reached it’s peak, with 5.5 mil-lion people watching, in 1991. That’s nosurprise, because if you remember, thatwas the year Jimmy Connors was makinghis epic run to the semifinals at the age of39. Ever since then, the line on the graph

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has been gradually going down. In 2008,the U.S. Open topped out with 2.2 milliontelevision viewers. Nearly half from whereit was about two decades ago.

Unfortunately, this is information we allknew for a long time. You don’t have to bea genius to figure out that professional ten-nis doesn’t have the popularity in Americathat it once had. When I watch SportsCen-ter in the morning, tennis highlights areusually shown at the very end of the show… if at all. When I listen to sports talk radioin the car, tennis is never discussed. Thebottom line is that the vast majority of theAmerican public doesn’t watch tennis. Butwhy? It’s a sport that is anything but bor-ing. The sport of tennis has, quite possibly,the greatest athletes in the world compet-ing in it. The sport has non-stop actionfrom start to finish. There’s no clock! Thereare no substitutions! Why do so manyAmericans watch other sports and refuseto watch tennis?

At this point last night, I was totallyawake and there was no way of me possi-bly going back to sleep. So I continued onwith my research and clicked on theNielsen television ratings for the Master’sGolf Tournament from 1977-2008. Andwhat I found was an embarrassment to thesport I devoted much of my life to. In 1997,the Masters had 15.8 million viewers in theU.S. They were watching the emergence ofTiger Woods onto the golfing scene. Andthey finished with 11 million viewers watch-

ing in 2008. The ratings of the two sportsaren’t even comparable! Tennis is gettingspanked by golf, like a five-year-old mak-ing a scene at Toys “R” Us. A sport that youcan play, and smoke a cigar at the sametime, gets almost five times better ratingsthen tennis. What the hell?

A lot of the true tennis fans will takethis information and could care less howmany people watch the sport. They loveit and they will watch it no matter what.But, I say to them that these numbersdo matter! Tennis needs to get therecognition it deserves. There is noother sport on the planet that requiresmore skill and endurance to play at aprofessional level than tennis. Theamount of time and effort the top 128players in the world have put into theircraft over their lifetime is far beyondanything that any other professional ath-letes in competing sports have. If theratings continue to fall, who’s to say thata television executive won’t decide tocut back or pull the plug entirely on ten-nis coverage for that year? Can you die-hards guarantee me that this wouldn’thappen? I don’t think so. Look at soc-cer. It’s the most popular sport in theworld outside of the U.S. How much isprofessional soccer aired on televisionin America? Not often at all!

I’ve heard in the past, that people whodon’t watch tennis complain that racquettechnology is making the game boring

with these big un-returnable serves. Somesuggest that they go back to wooden rac-quets, because that will make the gameslower and have more appeal to the ca-sual fan. A couple of years ago, theytested a slightly larger ball, to see if thatwould slow down the game as well. Andthat was the last I heard of that. Critics ofthe sport say that the game needs to bechanged for it to be accepted by themasses in the U.S. Personally, I think thatit’s such a stupid concept, and to evensuggest such a dumb thing is silly. In myopinion, the game right now is at its peakof excitement!

Last night, I walked around my smallapartment in Queens, talking to myselfabout some type of solution that can savetennis in America. If someone were watch-ing me through the window, they would im-mediately have assumed that I was JohnNash talking to my imaginary roommate. AllI could think about for the next couple ofhours was, “What could tennis do to attractmore ratings, without changing the sport?”What will make that average baseball fanstop changing the channel during a tennismatch? What can tennis do to be the talkof the town? What can make people atwork meet at a water cooler and talk abouta tennis match they saw last night insteadof Monday Night Football?

With all of this thinking (and fourAdvils later), I’d finally came up with ananswer. This answer wouldn’t changethe actual game at all. If implemented, itcould save tennis and increase the rat-ings and the attention it gets by the gen-eral American public by leaps andbounds. It’s so simple; I can’t believe itwasn’t thought up years ago. I know thesuspense is killing all of you, so I will getto the point! Here it is (drum roll please)… have the players call their own lines.Now before you laugh to yourself andturn the page to “Tips From a TennisPro,” hear me out.

Tennis was at its peak of popularity in thelate 1970s and early 80s. Everyone waswatching and learning how to play at thattime. The reason was simple. You had guyslike John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and IlieNastase playing. The matches that theyplayed just didn’t have great tennis, but

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great drama. Line judges would make callsthat the players didn’t agree with, and thenthe viewing audience got to see not onlythe player’s tennis abilities, but also theirpersonality when they argued a call withthe chair umpire. Think about it. How manypeople at that time were talking about JohnMcEnroe and his antics. Everyone! Andthen you had Jimmy Connors in 1991 get abad call made against him in his epicmatch with Aaron Krickstein. Jimmy re-sponded by going nuts on the chair um-pire, and the crowd and people watchingat home ate it up. These players ended upretiring, and then all of a sudden in the1990s and early 2000s, tennis started toget polite, with quiet champions likeStephan Edberg, Pete Sampras, and now,Roger Federer. And on cue, the televisionratings in America have been dropping.

In recent years, the ATP came up witha device called Shot-Spot. It’s a tech-nology that can show, on a digitalscreen, if the ball was in or out. Playersare allowed a certain amount of chal-lenges throughout the match to use thisdevice when they think a bad call wasmade by a line judge. In my opinion, thisis one of the worst decisions the ATPcould make at this time of popularity inAmerica. This device takes the wholehuman error aspect out of the game.There are no longer any disputes overbad line calls. There are no longer any

arguments. No longer will anyone bestating their case to the chair umpire, thecrowd and the people watching at home.So now, the average “sports fan” seestennis players as just mindless, blandzombies, strolling around playing the1970s video game, PONG!

If by some miracle, I were made thecommissioner of the ATP tomorrow, Iwould immediately eliminate the use ofline judges and the Shot-Spot technologyby the players. There would still be a chairumpire calling out the score and havingthe power to overrule any calls made. Theplayers would be forced to call all theirown lines! It would be exactly like how itis in junior and college tennis. And anyonewho has been associated with junior ten-nis in the past, knows how the mostmeaningless match between two players,could all of a sudden have more dramathen an episode of ER, when a question-able call is made. Professional matcheswould now be personal and the viewingpublic will see which players are the goodsports and play out balls, and which play-ers make questionable calls. Argumentswill, without a doubt, happen and thecrowd might really get behind one playerwho they think might have gotten a badcall made against them. In the process,the television ratings would pile up!

I would still implement the Shot-Spottechnology to be used only by the view-

ing television audience. This way, only thepeople at home would be able to see if aplayer made a bad call or not. And forthose people who ask … what if nobodymakes bad calls? Ha ha ha ha …Throughout a match, bad calls will bemade. It’s unavoidable. Sometimes badcalls happen on purpose, sometimes theyhappen by mistake, but either way, theyare going to happen and some type ofdispute will ensue.

What people have to remember is thatprofessional tennis is a business. Thegoal for everyone involved is to make asmuch money as they can. From thesponsors, to the advertisers, to the play-ers, to the tennis instructors, and all theway down to the guy who strings rac-quets for a pro shop. Everyone involvedsome way in tennis, would benefit withthis slight change of the professionalgame. Having players call their own lineswould revolutionize what the Americanpublic thinks of our sport. Tennis wouldfinally get the ratings and attention itshould have all along!

Wouldn’t it be great if people actually lis-tened to me? Unfortunately, no one everdoes. That’s the story of my life. Forget it!I’m tired now, with all of this rambling. I’mgoing back to bed! �

Tennis Pro Eric Meditz may be reached bye-mail at [email protected].


2009High School Boys Recap

Conference 1Cold Spring Harbor 13-1Roslyn 10-4Jericho 9-5Long Beach 9-5Great Neck South 5-8Syosset 5-8Great Neck North 3-11Hewlett 1-13

Conference 2APort Washington 12-2Wheatley 12-2Friends Academy 11-3Plainview J.F.K. 9-5Bellmore J.F.K. 4-10Herricks 4-10Manhasset 4-10Oyster Bay 0-14

Conference 2BSouth Side 12-0Lynbrook 8-4Garden City 7-5Oceanside 7-5Wantagh 4-8East Meadow 3-9Farmingdale 2-10

Conference 3AClarke 10-2Locust Valley 10-2North Shore 10-2Hicksville 6-6Carle Place 4-8Sewanhaka/Carey 0-10Malverne/East Rockaway 0-11

Conference 3BMepham 12-0Baldwin 10-2Calhoun 7-5Massapequa 7-5Lawrence 3-9

Conference 3B (continued)Bethpage 2-10Freeport 1-11

Conference 4ANew Hyde Park 12-0Valley Stream Central 9-3Valley Stream South 7-5Glen Cove 5-7MacArthur 5-7Division 1-7Plainedge 0-10

Conference 4BValley Stream North 8-0Westbury 6-2Uniondale 1-2West Hempstead 0-3Hempstead 0-4Roosevelt No team

Nassau County Tennis Boys Varsity 2009 Playoffs*Conference Champion noted in boldConference 1SemifinalsRoslyn 6—Long Beach 1Cold Spring Harbor 5—Roslyn 2

ChampionshipCold Spring Harbor 5—Roslyn 2

Conference 2First roundGarden City 4—Lynbrook 3Wheatley 6—Friends Academy 1

SemifinalsWheatley 5—South Side 2Port Washington 5—Garden City 2

ChampionshipPort Washington 5—Wheatley 2

Conference 3First roundBaldwin 5—Calhoun 2Locust Valley 4—North Shore 3

SemifinalsBaldwin 5—Clarke 2Mepham 6—Locust Valley 1

ChampionshipMepham 4—Baldwin 3

Conference 4ASemifinalsValley Stream South 4—Valley Stream Central 3New Hyde Park 5—McArthur 2

ChampionshipNew Hyde Park 6—Valley Stream South 1

Conference 4BValley Stream North (Champion)

Nassau County Tennis Boys Varsity2009 County ChampionshipsSingles1. Daniel Kreyman (Long Beach)2. Zach Morris (Garden City)3. Jason Simon (Roslyn)4. Eric Ambrosio (Cold Spring Harbor)

Doubles1. Steven Milo & Ricky Wang (Syosset)2. Corey Morganstern & Josh Katten (Plain-

view)3. Andrew Yaraghi & Jon DeFrancesch

(Friends Academy)4. Bryan Kallenberg & Dan Schure (Port

Washington)

Nassau County (Section VIII) Tennis Boys Varsity 2009 Final Records


The top Nassau County Boys Tennis Doubles teams in 2009:Bryan Kallenberg & Dan Schure from Port Washington, JonDeFrancesch & Andrew Yaraghi from Friends Academy, JoshKatten & Corey Morganstern from Plainview, and Ricky Wang& Steven Milo from Syosset

A Visual RecapNassau County Tennis Boys Varsity:

The team of JoshKatten and Corey

Morganstern fromPlainview in action

Nassau County SinglesChamp Daniel Kreymanof Long Beach warms up

Zach Morris from GardenCity, the number two-rankedNassau County Boys Singlesplayer, in action Jason Simon from Roslyn

during match play

The top four Nassau County Boys finishers: Fourthplace finisher Eric Ambrosio from Cold SpringHarbor, first place finisher Daniel Kreyman fromLong Beach, second place finisher Zach Morrisfrom Garden City and third place finisher JasonSimon from Roslyn

Andrew Yaraghi fromFriends Academy, onehalf of the third placeNassau County BoysDoubles team

Jon DeFrancesch ofFriends Academy, onehalf of the third placeNassau County BoysDoubles team, returns aserve

Steven Milo of Syosset,one half of the 2009

Nassau County DoublesChampionship team

Ricky Wang of Syosset, onehalf of the 2009 NassauCounty Doubles Champi-onship team, returns a volley


Suffolk 2008 Varsity Boys Season recapThis year’s Section XI Singles Champion issenior Brett Gordon from Commack HighSchool. Brett is currently undefeated with a 17-0 record and had a truly magnificent sectionaltournament. Finishing second to Gordon issenior Brendan Ruddock from ConnetquotHigh School who boasts an impressive 29-1record on the year coming into the New YorkState Championships. Finishing third in theSection XI tournament is senior Adam Mernitfrom Walt Whitman High School, making hisfirst trip to the New York State Championships.

This year’s Boys Doubles Section XI Cham-pions are seniors Bryan Roberts and ZachDean from Commack High School. Both ofthese players have been to this tournamentbefore as singles players and are undefeatedas a doubles team this year. Runner-up to

Roberts and Dean is junior Nolan Gelman andsenior Matt Stevens from Half Hollow HillsWest High School. Gelman has been an All-State player for the past two years and looks tomake his mark in doubles this year with MattStevens. Hailing from Islip High School, seniorMatt Celentano returns to the state tournamentagain this year competing in doubles play withnew partner, senior Matt Imbo.

This year’s Section XI tournament washighly competitive with excellent tennis atboth the singles and doubles levels. We arelooking for a good showing in the statetournament. Section XI is led by Section XItennis chair John Valente.

Suffolk 2008 Varsity Boys Season ChampionsLeague I ................Half Hollow Hills EastLeague II..........................Smithtown East

League III ....................................East IslipLeague IV ..........................North BabylonLeague V ............................Ward MelvilleLeague VI ....................................Mt. SinaiLeague VII ..............Westhampton BeachLeague VIII ..........Eastport/South ManorSection XI Champion ..Commack High SchoolLong Island Champion ..Cold Spring Harbor

Singles 1. Brett Gordon (Commack)2. Brendan Ruddock (Connetquot)3. Adam Mernit (Walt Whitman)

Doubles1. Bryan Roberts & Zach Dean (Commack)2. Nolan Gelman & Matt Stevens (Half Hol-

low Hills West)3. Matt Celentano & Matt Imbo (Islip)

Suffolk County (Section XI) Tennis Boys Varsity 2009 Season Championships

The Section XI 2009 Boys Varsity Singles All-State representatives gather for a photo

Section XI 2009 BoysVarsity Singles Cham-pion Brett Gordon fromCommack High Schoolsmiles for a photo

Section XI 2009 BoysDoubles Champions: Theteam of Bryan Roberts &

Zach Dean from Com-mack High School

Section XI 2009 Doublesthird place team of NolanGelman & Matt Stevens fromHalf Hollow Hills West HighSchool

A Visual RecapSuffolk County Tennis Boys Varsity:


ing nearly flawless tennis, Chris Brosnanserved and volleyed his way to a 6-1, 6-0victory, setting the stage for an all-Chami-nade final the next day between the un-seeded Chris Brosnan and the numberone-seeded Colgan.

On May 19, in a close and hard-foughtfinals match in which Brosnan attackedthe net and made few mistakes, ChrisBrosnan defeated Peter Colgan 7-6 (7-4),6-4, to capture the NSCHSAA 2009 Sin-gles Championship. According to Cham-inade coach and League Chairman JimQuinn, Brosnan is the first unseededplayer to win the Individual Champi-onships in NSCHSAA league history. Asa result, Chris Brosnan was the onlyplayer in the NSCHSAA league to have aperfect record during the 2009 season,winning each of his matches during theregular season, the team playoffs and the

Individual Championships. In the thirdplace match, number five-seeded PatBrosnan defeated number two-seededEric Dietsche. This was only the thirdtime in NSCHSAA history that the first,second and third place singles players(the Brosnan brothers, and Peter Colgan)were from the same high school, with theprevious two trios also being from Cham-inade during Coach Quinn’s tenure.

In addition to playing in USTA JuniorTennis tournaments, the Brosnan twinsare avid platform tennis players duringthe fall and winter months, and competeas doubles partners in the American Plat-form Tennis Association’s Junior Tourna-ments throughout the Northeast. Theyfinished the 2008-2009 platform tennisseason ranked number three nationallyby the APTA in the Boys-18-and-UnderDivision.

During its 2009 spring season, the Cham-inade High School tennis team won itsthird consecutive league title and itsrecord 25th tennis title in the Nassau Suf-folk Catholic High School Athletic Associ-ation (CHSAA) league. For the past 37years, Coach Jim Quinn has been at thehelm for the Chaminade Flyers, and hasguided his teams to 25 league champi-onships. This past season, senior PeterColgan played first singles for Chaminade,and 16-year-old twin brothers and juniors,Patrick and Christopher Brosnan, playedsecond singles and third singles. All threeplayers went undefeated for the Flyersduring the NSCHSAA regular season. Ad-ditionally, in each round of the post-sea-son playoffs, including the finals againstSt. John the Baptist High School of WestIslip, Pat and Chris won their respectivesingles matches, helping Chaminade cap-ture the championship on May 14 at Hof-stra University.

But, the Chaminade singles trio wasn’tdone yet!

Going into the post-season NSCHSAAIndividual Championships the next day atHofstra, the top four seeds consisted ofthe four first singles players from Chami-nade, St. John the Baptist, St. Anthony’sand Kellenberg Memorial. Peter Colganearned the number one seed, while PatBrosnan was seeded number five andChris Brosnan was unseeded. After win-ning their first, second and quarterfinalround matches, each of the Brosnanbrothers advanced to the semifinals, asdid Colgan. In one semi-final match, PatBrosnan faced off against Chaminadeteammate, Peter Colgan. In a gruelingthree-set match of high quality tennis,Colgan emerged with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 vic-tory, handing Pat Brosnan his first andonly loss of his NSCHSAA season. In theother semifinal match, unseeded ChrisBrosnan was doing battle on the adjacentcourt against St. John the Baptist seniorand number two seed, Eric Dietsche. Play-

Catholic High School Athletic Association 2009 Boys Tennis Recap

NSCHSAA 2009 Singles ChampionChris Brosnan, finalist Peter Colganand third place winner Pat Brosnanfrom Chaminade High School smile

for a pic at Hofstra University

Chaminade High School takes third consecutive Nassau Suffolk CHSAA Title

The Chaminade Boys Varsity Tennis team gathersfor a team photo


Matt Kandath (Albany Academy)

Matt Izant (Fayetteville-Manlius HS)

Matt Miller (Orchard Park)

Doug Finkelstein (Goshen HS)

Brett Gordon (Commack HS)

Zach Morris (Garden City HS)

Jeremy Court (New Rochelle)

Alex Tsai (Binghamton)

Jason Tahir (Harley-Allendale-Columbia)

Jason Simon (Roslyn HS)

Pablo Ordonez (Cheektowaga)

Jacob Crawford (Clinton HS)

Jon Raude (Cardozo HS)

Dennis Sult (Newburgh Free Academy)

Kyle Berman (Byram Hills)

Adam Shearer (Beekmantown HS)

Dan Freeman (Notre Dame HS)

Sebastien Fauchet (Harley-Allendale)

Adam Mernit (Walt Whitman HS)

Elliott Fanshel (Kingston HS)

Wei-Cheng Lin (Cardozo HS)

Chris LaPort (Corcoran)

Ryan Schmitz (Scotia Glenville)

Cameron Silverman (Fox Lane)

Brenden Ruddock (Connetquot HS)

Daniel Kandinov (Bayside HS)

Riley Lorenz (Oneonta)

Dave Yovanoff (Hamburg)

Michael Amico (Bethlehem)

Sean Dennin (Lake Placid HS)

Ryan McCormick (West Irondequiot)

Daniel Kreyman (Long Beach HS)

Kandath

Finklestein

Morris

Court

Simon

Crawford

Raude

Berman

Fauchet

Fanshel

Lin

Silverman

Ruddock

Yovanoff

Amico

Kreyman

Kandath

Court

Simon

Simon

Raude

Fauchet

Lin

Ruddock

Kreyman

Kandath

Raude

Kandath

Kreyman

Kreyman

*3rd PlaceFauchet

Kreyman

Simon4th Place Final

Ruddock

Hayden Freshette (Plattsburgh HS)

Dan Freeman (Elmira Notre)

Plattsburgh High School

Dan Freeman

4th PlaceSimon

(NYS Champ)

NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York 28th-30th May 2009

Singles

1 Matt Kandath2 Daniel Kreyman3 Cameron Silverman4 Jason Tahir5-8 Jon Raude5-8 Elliot Fanshel5-8 Dave Yovanoff5-8 Brett Gordon


Milo/Wang (Syossett HS)

Goldberg/Gorobetz (Scarsdale)

Frederick/Wilda (Horseheads)

Hamm/Kot (Baldwinsville HS)

Kane/Kane (Hamburg)

Bush/Dordick (Guiderland)

Medvinskiy/Borak (Brookyn Tech HS)

Levine/Crill (Monroe-Woodbury HS)

Roberts/Dean (Commack HS)

Wrede/Kuhar (Albany Academy)

Warchocki/Cromer (Newark Valley)

Morque/DeBease (Rye)

Guzick/Benjamin (Harley-Allendale)

Nayar/Nayar (Fayetteville-Manlius)

Yu/Su (Stuyvesant HS)

Batchelder/Gaudreau (Northeast Clinton)

Larios/Denvir (Kingston HS)

Gelman/Stevens (Half Hollow Hills West)

Johnson/Matthews (Orchard Park)

Mulligan/Nardella (C.B.A. HS)

Barrett/Fatehchand (Pittsford Mendon)

Rosen/Kaufman (Byram Hills)

Yaraghi/DeFransesch (Friends Academy)

John/Georgiou (Cardozo HS)

Ditullio/Smist (Lockport)

Natale/Reimer (Greece Athena)

Greene/Wilson (Minisink Valley HS)

Schwab/Evelyn (Ithaca)

Morgenstern/Katten (Plainview JFK)

Walsh/Barnes (Beekmantown HS)

Celentano/Imbo (Islip HS)

Frost/Chow (Niskayuna)

Goldberg/Gorobetz

Frederick/Wilda

Kane/Kane

Medvinskiy/Borak

Roberts/Dean

Morque/DeBease

Guzick/Benjamin

Yu/Su

Gelman/Stevens

Johnson/Matthews

Rosen/Kaufman

Yaraghi/DeFransesch

Natale/Reimer

Schwab/Evelyn

Morganstern/Katten

Frost/Chow

Goldberg/Gorobetz

Kane/Kane

Roberts/Dean

Guzick/Benjamin

Gelman/Stevens

Yaraghi/DeFransesch

Natale/Reimer

Frost/Chow

Goldberg/Gorobetz

Roberts/Dean

Roberts/Dean

Frost/Chow

Yaraghi/DeFransesch

Frost/Chow

Goldberg/Gorobetz3rd/4th Place

Yaraghi/DeFransesch

Chien/Mitsoglou (Plattsburgh HS)

Larios/Denvir (Kingston HS)

Larios/Denvir

3rd PlaceYaraghi/DeFransesch

NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York 28th-30th May 2009

Doubles

Plattsburgh High School

(NYS Champs)Roberts/Dean


Bethpage Park Tennis CenterAndrea Pappas-Manager

99 Quaker Meeting House Road #1Farmingdale, NY 11735

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Carefree Racquet ClubKathy Miller-Manager

1414 Jerusalem Avenue • Merrick, NY 11566516-489-9005

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Deer Park Indoor Tennis ClubAfzal Ali-Director of Tennis

30 Burt DriveDeer Park, NY 11729

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Glen Head Racquet ClubHeath Koch: 516-676-9849

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

[email protected] Glen Head Road

Glen Head, NY 11545

Huntington Indoor Tennis ClubRich Rottkamp-Director of Tennis

100 BroadwayHuntington Station, NY 11746

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Long Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, NY 11561

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Point Set Indoor TennisDan Dwyer-Owner

3065 New Street • Oceanside, NY 11572516-536-2655

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Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training CenterAdrian Chirici-Director of Tennis

142 Glenwood RoadGlenwood Landing, NY 11547

516-676-9107www.rwtt.com

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French Open Wraps Up With Federer and Kuznetsova Taking Top Honors

Roger Federer overcamean unlikely opponent, a fanwho leaped onto the courtand inclement weather, tofinally win a French Openand complete his careerGrand Slam.

Federer bested RobinSoderling, a 23rd seed and surprise finalist,by a score of 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 to win his14th singles title, matching a record set byPete Sampras.

“It’s maybe my greatest victory, or cer-tainly the one that removes the most pres-sure off my shoulders,” said Federer afterhis victory, which capped his fourth bid ata Grand Slam in Paris. “Now the questionis: Am I the greatest of all time? We don’t

know, but I definitely have many thingsgoing for me because I’ve finally won allfour Grand Slams, and I’m particularlyhappy reaching Pete’s 14.”

On the women’s side, the question be-fore the start of the finals match was:“Who’s going to win?” and the answer was,“It’s anyone’s guess.” Dinara Safina andSvetlana Kuznetsova had met eight timeson clay and the head-to-head record was

knotted up at four.World number one-

ranked, Safina lookednervous throughout thematch and had toomany unforced errors.Kuznetsova took ad-vantage of Safina’s mis-

takes and won ahard-fought match 6-4 6-2. This is thesecond year in a row that the Russian(Safina) fell at the last hurdle. She lost toAna Ivanovic in last year’s French Openfinals.

Kuznetsova took the first set 6-4 in 39min. The second set was easier as her op-ponent’s game completely unraveled. Shetook the final set 6-2.

Safina double-faulted on the serve tohand Kuznetsova her second Grand SlamTitle (she also won the 2004 U.S. Open)and Safina will head to Wimbledon still inpursuit of her first Grand Slam Title. �

For more information on the 2009 FrenchOpen, visit www.rolandgarros.com.

Roger Federer

Svetlana Kuznetsova


Boys & Girls Long Island Rankings(as of 06/01/09)

BOYSLong Island Boys 10 SinglesRank Name ....................................City1 ......Curran Varma ........................Manhasset, N.Y.2 ......Kyle Hudson Gower ................Oceanside, N.Y.3 ......Sean Patrick ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.4 ......Eli Grossman..........................Woodbury, N.Y.5 ......Alan Delman ..........................Great Neck, N.Y.6 ......Thomas A. Korossy ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.7 ......Gardner Howe ........................Locust Valley, N.Y.8 ......Brian Shi ................................Jericho, N.Y.9 ......Colin Francis Sacco................Brightwaters, N.Y.10 ....Arjun Mehrotra ......................Woodbury, N.Y.11 ....Rajan Jai Vohra ......................Glen Head, N.Y.12 ....Patrick F. Maloney ..................Oyster Bay, N.Y.13 ....Noah Reisch ..........................Floral Park, N.Y.14 ....Ryan Goetz ............................Greenlawn, N.Y.15 ....Zane Siddiqui ........................West Babylon, N.Y.16 ....Amani Siddiqui ......................West Babylon, N.Y.17 ....Terrill Cole Barnard ................Mill Neck, N.Y.18 ....Adita J. Dave..........................Syosset, N.Y.19 ....Brady Berman ........................Glen Head, N.Y.20 ....Titus Syon Sung ....................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.21 ....Ronald P. Hohmann ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.22 ....Neel Raj ................................Oyster Bay, N.Y.23 ....Michael Medvedev ................Oceanside, N.Y.24 ....Daniel Eric Pellerito ................Syosset, N.Y.25 ....Ethan Nussdorf ......................Old Westbury, N.Y.26 ....Vincent Caracappa ................Smithtown, N.Y.27 ....Pete Sizios ............................New Hyde Park, N.Y.28 ....Cannon Kingsley ....................Northport, N.Y.29 ....David Ammendola ..................Massapequa, N.Y.30 ....Blake Shaevitz ......................Glen Head, N.Y.31 ....Steven M. Schneider ..............Southampton, N.Y.32 ....Ian Bank ................................Old Westbury, N.Y.33 ....James Kyrkanides..................Stony Brook, N.Y.34 ....Jacob Weiner ........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.35 ....Jack Aaron Briamonte ............Great Neck, N.Y.36 ....Logan Beckerman ..................East Norwich, N.Y.37 ....Justin Ilan Lempert ................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.38 ....Parker Appel ..........................Locust Valley, N.Y.39 ....Joey Austin ............................Hewlett, N.Y.40 ....Cody Bograd ..........................Huntington, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 12 SinglesRank Name ..................................City1 ......Curran Varma ........................Manhasset, N.Y.2 ......Garrett Malave ......................Laurel, N.Y.3 ......Andrew J. Bentz ....................Massapequa Park, N.Y.4 ......Justin Park ............................Huntington, N.Y.5 ......Kevin Alec Kowalsky ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.6 ......Daniel David Kafka ................Massapequa Park, N.Y.7 ......Daniel Shleimovich ................Merrick, N.Y.8 ......Evan Kober ............................Wantagh, N.Y.9 ......Bryant J. Born ........................Manhasset, N.Y.10 ....Nikhil Raj ..............................Locust Valley, N.Y.11 ....Alex Brebenel ........................Glen Head, N.Y.12 ....Chirag Sharad Soni ................New Hyde Park, N.Y.13 ....Jonathan C. Staudigel ............Northport, N.Y.14 ....Robert James Gavigan ..........Garden City, N.Y.15 ....Alexander Pintille ..................Wainscott, N.Y.16 ....Giuseppe Loduca....................Great Neck, N.Y.17 ....Noah J. Reisch ......................Floral Park, N.Y.18 ....Jesse M. Levitin ....................Manhasset, N.Y.19 ....Michael Schweitzer ................Old Westbury, N.Y.20 ....Christopher White ..................Garden City, N.Y.21 ....Zane Siddiqui ........................West Babylon, N.Y.22 ....Spencer Killen Swanson ........Remsenburg, N.Y.23 ....Arjun Mehrotra ......................Woodbury, N.Y.24 ....Rajan Jai Vohra ......................Glen Head, N.Y.25 ....Daniel Grunberger ..................Great Neck, N.Y.26 ....Vincent P. Thompson ..............Massapequa, N.Y.27 ....Daniel Khodosh ......................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.28 ....Christian Moyer Ardito ............Rockville Centre, N.Y.29 ....Alan Delman ..........................Great Neck, N.Y.30 ....Tyler Dunn..............................Manhasset, N.Y.31 ....Sean Patrick ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.32 ....Oliver Ridgley Green ..............Locust Valley, N.Y.

33 ....Jacob Frisch ..........................Sagaponack, N.Y.34 ....Jack Ian Lindenman ..............Roslyn Heights, N.Y.35 ....Colin Francis Sacco................Brightwaters, N.Y.36 ....Ian Friedman..........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.37 ....Finbar Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.38 ....Terrill Cole Barnard ................Mill Neck, N.Y.39 ....Michael L. Schumer ..............Syosset, N.Y.40 ....Faran Nazir ............................Deer Park, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 14 SinglesRank Name ................................City1 ......Daniel Sliwowski....................Islip, N.Y.2 ......Drew F. Feldman ....................Port Washington, N.Y.3 ......Sander Brenner ......................Port Washington, N.Y.4 ......Dylan Ander ..........................Hewlett, N.Y.5 ......Marcell Rengifo ......................Copaigue, N.Y.6 ......Ian Baranowski ......................Syosset, N.Y.7 ......Connor Daniel Jeran ..............Islip, N.Y.8 ......Benjamin Aaron Mermelstein..Northport, N.Y.9 ......Gabriel P. Lazar ......................Hewlett, N.Y.10 ....Dylan Hobbs Appel ................Locust Valley, N.Y.11 ....Ty Stone ................................Centerport, N.Y.12 ....Jesse Richheimer ..................Merrick, N.Y.13 ....Gregory M. Abrahams ............Baldwin, N.Y.14 ....Chris Casamassima................Franklin Square, N.Y.15 ....Ethan Hayden Handa ..............Rockville Centre, N.Y.16 ....Nick Bauer ............................Great River, N.Y.17 ....Kyle Apler ..............................Dix Hills, N.Y.18 ....Andrew J. Bentz ....................Massapequa Park, N.Y.19 ....Michael A. Vera ......................Bethpage, N.Y.20 ....Cole Lafitte ............................East Setauket, N.Y.21 ....Douglas Notaris......................Wantagh, N.Y.22 ....Jamis Ross ............................Manorville, N.Y.23 ....John C. Knight........................East Northport, N.Y.24 ....Erik Johann Lobben................Glen Head, N.Y.25 ....Stone E. Mitchell ....................Woodmere, N.Y.26 ....Erik Ujvari ..............................Hauppauge, N.Y.27 ....Matthew R. Demichiel ............Hewlett, N.Y.28 ....Andrew Reiley ........................Manorville, N.Y.29 ....Brandon T. Stone ....................Melville, N.Y.30 ....Samuel Hajibai ......................Kings Point, N.Y.31 ....Zachary Krueger ....................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.32 ....Zachary E. Blank ....................Roslyn, N.Y.33 ....Aaron Nussdorf ......................Old Westbury, N.Y.34 ....Cooper Spector-Salwen..........Great Neck, N.Y.35 ....Raymond Zhao ......................Great Neck, N.Y.36 ....Doron Saraf............................Great Neck, N.Y.37 ....Daniel Grunberger ..................Great Neck, N.Y.38 ....Stephan Savin........................Valley Stream, N.Y.39 ....Brandon Kay ..........................Setauket, N.Y.40 ....Justin Park ............................Huntington, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 16 SinglesRank Name ................................City1 ......Pasha Shapouri ......................Albertson, N.Y.2 ......Darren Reisch ........................Floral Park, N.Y.3 ......Sloan Millman ........................Woodmere, N.Y.4 ......Sean Jagi Chhugani ..............Roslyn, N.Y.5 ......Stephen Peng ........................Woodbury, N.Y.6 ......Eric Sumanaru ......................Middle Island, N.Y.7 ......JT Esposito ............................Rockville Centre, N.Y.8 ......Jacob Mishkin........................Woodbury, N.Y.9 ......Sander Brenner ......................Port Washington, N.Y.10 ....Ryan Gary Wennberg..............Huntington Station, N.Y.11 ....Ryan Marcus..........................Merrick, N.Y.12 ....Scott Johnson ........................Northport, N.Y.13 ....Jason A. Fruchter ..................Lawrence, N.Y.14 ....Ryan White ............................Wantagh, N.Y.15 ....Seth Kornfield ........................Jericho, N.Y.16 ....Solomon Ofir ..........................Plainview, N.Y.17 ....Jordan A. Zecher ....................Woodbury, N.Y.18 ....Michael Granito ......................Wantagh, N.Y.19 ....Christian Thomas Thienel ......East Quogue, N.Y.20 ....Brian Chalif ............................Huntington, N.Y.21 ....Nick Wong..............................Jericho, N.Y.22 ....Chris Casamassima................Franklin Square, N.Y.23 ....Evan Ross Seidman................Dix Hills, N.Y.24 ....Dylan Marsh ..........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.25 ....Adam Fishelberg ....................Plainview, N.Y.26 ....Matthew Zuckerman ..............Valley Stream, N.Y.27 ....Benjamin Q. King....................East Meadow, N.Y.28 ....Kevin H. Kim ..........................South Setauket, N.Y.

29 ....Matthew Kline ........................Roslyn, N.Y.30 ....Gabriel P. Lazar ......................Hewlett, N.Y.31 ....Michael Freilich......................Lawrence, N.Y.32 ....Henry D. Lee ..........................Sag Harbor, N.Y.33 ....Ethan Hayden Handa ..............Rockville Centre, N.Y.34 ....Zachary Daniel Krischer ........Pt. Jefferson Station, N.Y.35 ....Luke Matthew Taylor ..............Bay Shore, N.Y.36 ....Jared Drzal ............................West Sayville, N.Y.37 ....Douglas Notaris......................Wantagh, N.Y.38 ....Ali Zain ..................................Dix Hills, N.Y.39 ....Jason Quintana ......................Bethpage, N.Y.40 ....Christopher DeSimone ..........Centerport, N.Y.

Long Island Boys 18 SinglesRank Name ................................City1 ......Benjamin Bogard....................Lido Beach, N.Y.2 ......Eric Dietsche..........................Bay Shore, N.Y.3 ......Jason Hubsher ......................Sands Point, N.Y.4 ......Scott Johnson ........................Northport, N.Y.5 ......Sloan Millman ........................Woodmere, N.Y.6 ......Darren Reisch ........................Floral Park, N.Y.7 ......Richard A. Ferguson ..............Franklin Square, N.Y.8 ......Evan Pincus ..........................East Meadow, N.Y.9 ......Michael T. Puntillo ..................Sands Point, N.Y.10 ....Robert James Buda................Northport, N.Y.11 ....Derek J. Wells ........................Massapequa Park, N.Y.12 ....Justin Ziccardi........................Islip, N.Y.13 ....Dylan Matthew Roberts ..........Holtsville, N.Y.14 ....Christopher Sica ....................Wantagh, N.Y.15 ....Dylan Marsh ..........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.16 ....Stephen Peng ........................Woodbury, N.Y.17 ....Brain Hui ................................East Meadow, N.Y.18 ....James Nandalal Prasad..........Lindenhurst, N.Y.19 ....Eric Sumanaru ......................Middle Island, N.Y.20 ....Pasha Shapouri ......................Albertson, N.Y.21 ....Solomon Ofir ..........................Plainview, N.Y.22 ....Alex Bessarabov ....................Lindenhurst, N.Y.23 ....Matthew R. Johnson ..............Huntington, N.Y.24 ....Herman Singh ........................Syosset, N.Y.25 ....Jeremy Pomerantz ................Sayville, N.Y.26 ....Jeffery H. Kornhauser ............Wantagh, N.Y.27 ....JT Esposito ............................Rockville Centre, N.Y.28 ....Thomas Fischl........................Huntington, N.Y.29 ....Shane B. Liebenthal ..............Old Westbury, N.Y.30 ....Andrew Joseph Freedman......Great Neck, N.Y.31 ....Matthew J. Celentano ............Islip, N.Y.32 ....Jack Keenan ..........................Water Mill, N.Y.33 ....Steven Ferrantello ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.34 ....Peter C. Colgan ......................Nesconset, N.Y.35 ....Eric Rubin ..............................Lido Beach, N.Y.36 ....Brandon Burns ......................Wheatley Heights, N.Y.37 ....Sahil S. Ishar ..........................Great Neck, N.Y.38 ....Jaewon Kim ..........................East Northport, N.Y.39 ....Jesse Liebenthal ....................Old Westbury, N.Y.40 ....Kevin A. Burgess ....................Freeport, N.Y.

GIRLSLong Island Girls 10 SinglesRank Name ................................City1 ......Courtney Kowalsky ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.2 ......Claire Handa ..........................Rockville Centre, N.Y.3 ......Celeste Rose Matute ..............Amityville, N.Y.4 ......Alexa Graham ........................Garden City, N.Y.5 ......Vista Grinde............................Sea Cliff, N.Y.6 ......Jasmine Olivia Abidi ..............Glen Head, N.Y.7 ......Caitlin M. Cosme ....................New Hyde Park, N.Y.8 ......Ashley Bespechny ..................Hewlett, N.Y.9 ......Lea Ma ..................................Dix Hills, N.Y.10 ....Devika Kedia ..........................East Norwich, N.Y.11 ....Emily Kate Shutman ..............Huntington, N.Y.12 ....Amanda Allison Foo................Manhasset, N.Y.13 ....Hannah Rosalie Dayton ..........East Hampton, N.Y.14 ....Emily Austin ..........................Hewlett, N.Y.

Long Island Girls 12 SinglesRank Name ................................City1........Aimee N. Manfredo ..............Shoreham, N.Y.2 ......Brittany Burke ........................Garden City, N.Y.3 ......Cameron Leigh Moskol ..........Wantagh, N.Y.4 ......Shanice Nadia Arthur..............Glen Head, N.Y.5 ......Elena Nitsa Maria Nastasi ......Bayville, N.Y.6 ......Jeannie Lozowski ..................Amityville, N.Y.

7 ......Vanessa Scott ........................Dix Hills, N.Y.8 ......Julia Ciardullo ........................Locust Valley, N.Y.9 ......Courtney A. Digia....................Manhasset, N.Y.10 ....Bridget Elaine Harding............Northport, N.Y.11 ....Michelle Vancura....................New Hyde Park, N.Y.12 ....Madison Courtney Appel ........Locust Valley, N.Y.13 ....Alexa Graham ........................Garden City, N.Y.14 ....Rachel Gastaldo ....................Syosset, N.Y.15 ....Campbell Howe......................Locust Valley, N.Y.16 ....Taylor S. Cosme ....................New Hyde Park, N.Y.17 ....Katie Jean Cirella ..................Woodbury, N.Y.18 ....Nicole Koskovolis ..................Manhasset, N.Y.19 ....Nicole Damaghi......................Kings Point, N.Y.20 ....Rhea Malhotra........................Syosset, N.Y.21 ....Claudia M. Ruiz ......................Glen Head, N.Y.22 ....Michele Shelia Lehat ..............Great Neck, N.Y.23 ....Celeste Rose Matute ..............Amityville, N.Y.24 ....Annelise Meyding ..................Port Washington, N.Y.25 ....Marissa Luchs........................Roslyn, N.Y.26 ....Lauren Ann Livingston............Sands Point, N.Y.27 ....Michelle Haykin......................Great Neck, N.Y.28 ....Courtney Kowalsky ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.29 ....Victoria Macchia ....................Seaford, N.Y.30 ....Sabrina Ferretti ......................Setauket, N.Y.31 ....Caitlin M. Cosme ....................New Hyde Park, N.Y.32 ....Emily K. Morgenbesser ..........Bayport, N.Y.33 ....Ashley Bespechny ..................Hewlett, N.Y.34 ....Caroline Keating ....................Huntington, N.Y.35 ....Morgan Kelly Herrmann..........Garden City, N.Y.36 ....Rachel L. Mintz ......................Roslyn, N.Y.37 ....Kelsey Shields........................Old Westbury, N.Y.38 ....Tyler P. Hartmeyer ..................Great Neck, N.Y.

Long Island Girls 14 SinglesRank Name ................................City1 ......Zenat Rashidzada ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.2 ......Veronica Paikin ......................Valley Stream, N.Y.3 ......Aimee N. Manfredo ................Shoreham, N.Y.4 ......Ruth Freilich ..........................Lawrence, N.Y.5 ......Alexa P. Sternschein ..............Syosset, N.Y.6 ......Jennifer C. Ferguson ..............Franklin Square, N.Y.7 ......Kathryn Herburger..................Manhasset, N.Y.8 ......Mary C. Harding ....................Northport, N.Y.9 ......Jennifer Glukhman ................Syosset, N.Y.10 ....Cameron Leigh Moskol ..........Wantagh, N.Y.11 ....Amanda R. Nowak..................Huntington, N.Y.12 ....Rithika D. Reddy ....................Syosset, N.Y.13 ....Megan M. Tamborrino ............Massapequa Park, N.Y.14 ....Emma Brezel..........................Port Washington, N.Y.15 ....Emily Bentley ........................East Islip, N.Y.16 ....Sarah Dionisio........................Shirley, N.Y.17 ....Campbell Howe......................Locust Valley, N.Y.18 ....Jeannie Lozowski ..................Amityville, N.Y.19 ....Olivia Bahou ..........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.20 ....Rachel Gastaldo ....................Syosset, N.Y.21 ....Amanda Marie Gaimaro..........Lynbrook, N.Y.22 ....Betty Ma ................................Dix Hills, N.Y.23 ....Karishma Ramesh Tank..........New Hyde Park, N.Y.24 ....Ola Mally................................Franklin Square, N.Y.25 ....Rachel Murillo ........................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.26 ....Harley Nicole Kaiserman ........Setauket, N.Y.27 ....Courtney Keating....................Huntington, N.Y.28 ....Amanda Edelman ..................Southampton, N.Y.29 ....Karen A. Serina ......................Islip Terrace, N.Y.30 ....Angelika Rothberg..................Centerport, N.Y.31 ....Erica Bundrick........................Mattituck, N.Y.32 ....Leah Green ............................Old Bethpage, N.Y.33 ....Christine Elizabeth Apicella ....Massapequa Park, N.Y.34 ....Zoe B. Lesperance..................Southampton, N.Y.35 ....Holly Hubsher ........................Sands Point, N.Y.36 ....Davianna Brynn Romer ..........Hampton Bays, N.Y.37 ....Alison Jamie Flum..................Syosset, N.Y.38 ....Carli Feldman ........................Valley Stream, N.Y.39 ....Allie N. Rothstein ....................Plainview, N.Y.40 ....Lauren Ann Livingston............Sands Point, N.Y.

Long Island Girls 16 SinglesRank Name ................................City1........Amy Ginny Naula ..................East Hampton, N.Y.2 ......Jessica Sickles ......................Massapequa Park, N.Y.3 ......Veronica Paikin ......................Valley Stream, N.Y.4 ......Brett A. Lieb ..........................Cutchogue, N.Y.

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5 ......Robin R. Mehta ......................Manhasset, N.Y.6 ......Amanda L. Seeley ..................Sound Beach, N.Y.7 ......Zenat Rashidzada ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.8 ......Ashley Sandler ......................Jericho, N.Y.9 ......Andrea Arreguin ....................Hicksville, N.Y.10 ....Jessica Nowak ......................Huntington, N.Y.11 ....Courtney Sokol ......................Floral Park, N.Y.12 ....Hannah Hinchcliffe ................Mineola, N.Y.13 ....Amanda Kristine Marano ........Hampton Bays, N.Y.14 ....Elizabeth Caroline Rossi ........Flanders, N.Y.15 ....Rithika D. Reddy ....................Syosset, N.Y.16 ....Lauren Skolnick ....................Sayville, N.Y.17 ....Elan King................................Baldwin, N.Y.18 ....Ruth Freilich ..........................Lawrence, N.Y.19 ....Kelly Marie Benini ..................Northport, N.Y.20 ....Paige J. Mintz ........................Roslyn, N.Y.21 ....Molly O. Nolan........................Montauk, N.Y.22 ....Abbott M. Brant ......................Shoreham, N.Y.23 ....Emily Bennett ........................Port Washington, N.Y.24 ....Deana Davoudiasi ..................Rockville Centre, N.Y.25 ....Casey L. Nicoletti....................East Hampton, N.Y.26 ....Michelle Graziosi ....................East Northport, N.Y.27 ....Alexandra L. Bentz ................Massapequa Park, N.Y.28 ....Courtney Keating....................Huntington, N.Y.29 ....Ludmila Yamus ......................Melville, N.Y.30 ....Erica Bundrick........................Mattituck, N.Y.31 ....Devlin-Ann Ammendola..........Massapequa, N.Y.32 ....Marissa D. Lazar ....................Hewlett, N.Y.33 ....Brinti Ann Hinderhofer ............Oceanside, N.Y.34 ....Christine Bender ....................Amityville, N.Y.35 ....Rachel Shenker......................Rockville Centre, N.Y.36 ....Briel G. Smith ........................Locust Valley, N.Y.37 ....Samantha G. Smith ................Farmingdale, N.Y.38 ....Ola Mally................................Franklin Square, N.Y.39 ....Alexandra Gerin......................Glen Cove, N.Y.40 ....Sarah Dionisio........................Shirley, N.Y.

Long Island Girls 18 SinglesRank Name ................................City1 ......Eliza J. Budd ..........................Locust Valley, N.Y.2 ......Cassie Bender ........................Amityville, N.Y.3 ......Zenat Rashidzada ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.4 ......Jessica Nowak ......................Huntington, N.Y.5 ......Andrea Arreguin ....................Hicksville, N.Y.6 ......Aylin Mehter ..........................Massapequa, N.Y.7 ......Gabrielle Dicroce....................East Meadow, N.Y.8 ......Elan King................................Baldwin, N.Y.9 ......Taylor A. Diffley ......................Hampton Bays, N.Y.10 ....Brooke Pottish........................East Quogue, N.Y.11 ....Molly O. Nolan........................Montauk, N.Y.12 ....Courtney Sokol ......................Floral Park, N.Y.13 ....Sarin Siriamonthep ................Greenvale, N.Y.14 ....Christine Bender ....................Amityville, N.Y.15 ....Elizabeth Caroline Rossi ........Flanders, N.Y.16 ....Lauren Johnson ....................Dix Hills, N.Y.17 ....Alexandra F. Esposito..............Bellmore, N.Y.18 ....Robin Romanoff ....................Centereach, N.Y.19 ....Robin R. Mehta ......................Manhasset, N.Y.20 ....Stephanie Loutsenko..............Bellmore, N.Y.21 ....Shelby Goldman ....................West Hempstead, N.Y.22 ....Arina Zanin ............................Oceanside, N.Y.23 ....Alexandra Rengifo ..................Copiague, N.Y.24 ....Deana Davoudiasi ..................Rockville Centre, N.Y.25 ....Allie Reisch ............................Floral Park, N.Y.

Boys & Girls Sectional Rankings(as of 06/01/09)

Sectional Boys 10 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City 3 ......Keegan James Morris ............Franklin Square, N.Y.4 ......Finbar Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.7 ......Logan Beckerman ..................East Norwich, N.Y.8 ......Giancarlo Cavallero ................West Hempstead, N.Y.9 ......Rajan Jai Vohra ......................Glen Head, N.Y.11 ....Terrill Cole Bernard ................Mill Neck, N.Y.13 ....Daniel Shleimovich ................Merrick, N.Y.15 ....Zane Siddiqui ........................West Babylon, N.Y.17 ....Alan Delman ..........................Great Neck, N.Y.22 ....Kyle Hudson Gower ................Oceanside, N.Y.

25 ....Brian Shi ................................Jericho, N.Y.28 ....Brady Berman ........................Glen Head, N.Y.34 ....Eli Grossman..........................Glen Head, N.Y.40 ....Thomas A. Korossy ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.41 ....Sean Patrick ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.44 ....Ian Bank ................................Old Westbury, N.Y.49 ....Arjun Mehrotra ......................Woodbury, N.Y.53 ....Titus Syon Sung ....................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.54 ....Patrick F. Maloney ..................Oyster Bay, N.Y.57 ....Ryan Goetz ............................Greenlawn, N.Y.58 ....Gardner Howe ........................Locust Valley, N.Y.63 ....Neel Raj ................................Oyster Bay, N.Y.64 ....Michael Medvedev ................Oceanside, N.Y.67 ....Amani Siddiqui ......................West Babylon, N.Y.68 ....Peter Lohrbach ......................New Hyde Park, N.Y.70 ....Blake Shaevitz ......................Glen Head, N.Y.73 ....Adita J. Dave..........................Syosset, N.Y.80 ....Alexander Reiley ....................Manorville, N.Y.82 ....Ronald P. Hohmann ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.90 ....Daniel Eric Pellerito ................Syosset, N.Y.94 ....Pete Siozios ..........................New Hyde Park, N.Y.95 ....Cannon Kingsley ....................Northport, N.Y.101 ..Parker Appel ..........................Locust Valley, N.Y.104 ..Steven M. Schneider ..............Southampton, N.Y.109 ..James Kyrkanides..................Stony Brook, N.Y.114 ..William Dzanoucakis ..............Hampton Bays, N.Y.117 ..Jacob Weiner ........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.119 ..Justin Ilan Lempert ................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.120 ..Joey Austin ............................Hewlett, N.Y.128 ..Cody Bogard ..........................Huntington, N.Y.129 ..Matthew Franklin Porges........Sands Point, N.Y.137 ..Carl Grant ..............................Water Mill, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 12 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City8 ......Lubomir T. Cuba ....................Massapequa, N.Y.9 ......Alexander Lebedev ................Island Park, N.Y.10 ....Brenden Andrew Volk ............Dix Hills, N.Y.16 ....Eric Wagner............................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.38 ....Justin Park ............................Huntington, N.Y.44 ....Palmer T. Clare ......................North Bellmore, N.Y.45 ....Finbar Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.48 ....Daniel Grunberger ..................Great Neck, N.Y.53 ....Rajan Jai Vohra ......................Glen Head, N.Y.54 ....Andrew Walsh ........................St. James, N.Y.63 ....Kevin Alec Kowalsky ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.65 ....Chris Kuhnle ..........................Shoreham, N.Y.66 ....Jordan Michael Bennett ........Valley Stream, N.Y.70 ....Dennis Uspensky....................Atlantic Beach, N.Y.74 ....Joshua Williams Gordon ........Hicksville, N.Y.75 ....Faran Nazir ............................Deer Park, N.Y.77 ....Curran Varma ........................Manhasset, N.Y.78 ....Nikhil Raj ..............................Locust Valley, N.Y.79 ....Athell Patrick Bennett ............Valley Stream, N.Y.80 ....Christopher Moyer Ardito........Rockville Centre, N.Y.87 ....Andy Zhou..............................Commack, N.Y.88 ....Sean M. Mullins ....................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.94 ....Christopher White ..................Garden City, N.Y.95 ....Giancarlo Cavallero ................West Hempstead, N.Y.99 ....Zane Siddiqui ........................West Babylon, N.Y.100 ..Daniel Shleimovich ................Merrick, N.Y.108 ..Garrett Malave ......................Laurel, N.Y.113 ..Giuseppe Loduca....................Great Neck, N.Y.115 ..Daniel David Kafka ................Massapequa Park, N.Y.118 ..Hunter Lee ............................Great Neck, N.Y.121 ..Alex Brebenel ........................Glen Head, N.Y.122 ..Noah J. Reisch ......................Floral Park, N.Y.131 ..Evan Kober ............................Wantagh, N.Y.137 ..Jesse M. Levitin ....................Manhasset, N.Y.144 ..Vincent P. Thompson ..............Massapequa, N.Y.147 ..Bryant J. Born ........................Manhasset, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 14 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City3 ......Noah Rubin ............................Merrick, N.Y.5 ......Samuel Lam ..........................Old Westbury, N.Y.6 ......Vihar Shah ............................New Hyde Park, N.Y.7 ......Aidan Talcott ..........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.9 ......Ethan Bogard ........................Lido Beach, N.Y.17 ....Michael Paul ..........................Baldwin, N.Y.

20 ....Zain Ali ..................................Dix Hills, N.Y.25 ....Philip Daniel Antohi ................Glen Head, N.Y.28 ....Richard Mitchell ....................Franklin Square, N.Y.29 ....Douglas Notaris......................Wantagh, N.Y.30 ....Lamar Remy ..........................Roslyn, N.Y.33 ....Julian Alexi Zlobinsky ............Greenvale, N.Y.37 ....Josh Silverstein......................Great Neck, N.Y.45 ....Dylan Hobbs Appel ................Locust Valley, N.Y.49 ....Benjamin Pleat ......................Roslyn, N.Y.55 ....Matthew R. Demichiel ............Hewlett, N.Y.56 ....Mark Daniel Temporal ............Carle Place, N.Y.57 ....Brandon T. Stone ....................Melville, N.Y.60 ....Conor Mullins ........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.61 ....John P. D’Alessandro..............Northport, N.Y.68 ....Ethan Hayden Handa ..............Rockville Centre, N.Y.71 ....Sander Brenner ......................Port Washington, N.Y.74 ....Gabriel P. Lazar ......................Hewlett, N.Y.75 ....Tyler J. Hoffman ....................Sayville, N.Y.79 ....Brian W. Slivonik ....................Oyster Bay, N.Y.80 ....Zachary A. Lessen ..................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.85 ....Conor Dauer ..........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.86 ....Alex C. Sacher........................Glen Head, N.Y.96 ....Stephan Savin........................Valley Stream, N.Y.97 ....Benjamin Q. King....................East Meadow, N.Y.99 ....Nick Bauer ............................Great River, N.Y.101 ..Jared R. Halstrom ..................Bellmore, N.Y.104 ..Josh Young ............................Old Bethpage, N.Y.113 ..Drew F. Feldman ....................Port Washington, N.Y.115 ..Jeremy Dubin ........................Southampton, N.Y.116 ..Gonzalo E. Mocorrea ..............Locust Valley, N.Y.119 ..Aaron Nussdorf ......................Old Westbury, N.Y.125 ..Daniel Sliwowski....................Islip, N.Y.128 ..Benjamin Rosen ....................Port Washington, N.Y.129 ..Guanlongrichard Chen............Northport, N.Y.130 ..Kyle Alper ..............................Dix Hills, N.Y.134 ..Michael A. Vera ......................Bethpage, N.Y.135 ..Dylan Ander ..........................Hewlett, N.Y.137 ..Marcell Rengifo ......................Copiague, N.Y.138 ..Joshua Williams Gordon ........Hicksville, N.Y.144 ..Jonathan Paris ......................Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 16 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City4 ......Bert Vancura ..........................New Hyde Park, N.Y.6 ......Shaun Bernstein ....................Plainview, N.Y.10 ....Alexander Friedlich ................Great Neck, N.Y.14 ....Oliver Loutsenko ....................Bellmore, N.Y.16 ....Howard Weiss ........................Great Neck, N.Y.20 ....Eric Rubin ..............................Lido Beach, N.Y.24 ....Matthew O. Barry ..................Long Beach, N.Y.28 ....Josh Levine............................Syosset, N.Y.30 ....Jensen Reiter ........................Syosset, N.Y.32 ....Eric Ambrosio ........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.34 ....Zachary Morris ......................Garden City, N.Y.41 ....Andrew Yaraghi ......................Mill Neck, N.Y.42 ....Jonathan DeFrancesch ..........Manhasset, N.Y.44 ....Jonahiby Tauil ........................Valley Stream, N.Y.45 ....Jason Hubsher ......................Sands Point, N.Y.48 ....Alex Tropiano..........................Syosset, N.Y.49 ....Alan S. Pleat ..........................Roslyn, N.Y.51 ....Austin Blau ............................Roslyn, N.Y.57 ....David Greenbaum ..................Great Neck, N.Y.60 ....Harrison Digia ........................Manhasset, N.Y.69 ....Zachary Mintz ........................Roslyn, N.Y.71 ....Douglas Hoch ........................Glen Head, N.Y.78 ....Richard Sipala........................Quogue, N.Y.80 ....Ignacio Casali ........................Farmingdale, N.Y.81 ....Paul Abrudescu ......................Great Neck, N.Y.84 ....Brian Hui ................................East Meadow, N.Y.86 ....Michael Paul ..........................Baldwin, N.Y.97 ....Noah Rubin ............................Merrick, N.Y.98 ....Scott Rabinowitz ....................Dix Hills, N.Y.101 ..Kevin Katz ..............................Woodbury, N.Y.105 ..Adam S. Gottlieb ....................Great Neck, N.Y.116 ..Matthew J. Richards ..............Bayport, N.Y.118 ..Christian Thomas Thienel ......East Quogue, N.Y.119 ..Brendan Henry ......................Massapequa, N.Y.120 ..Aidan Talcott ..........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.121 ..Matthew Lam ........................Old Westbury, N.Y.125 ..Michael T. Puntillo ..................Sands Point, N.Y.126 ..Stephen Peng ........................Woodbury, N.Y.

127 ..Darren Reisch ........................Floral Park, N.Y.129 ..Sloan Millman ........................Woodmere, N.Y.135 ..Patrick Brosnan......................Garden City, N.Y.137 ..Pasha Shapouri ......................Albertson, N.Y.138 ..Sean Jagi Chhugani ..............Roslyn, N.Y.140 ..JT Esposito ............................Rockville Centre, N.Y.143 ..Ethan Bogard ........................Lido Beach, N.Y.144 ..Daniel R. Grinshteyn ..............Hewlett, N.Y.145 ..Alex S. Werman......................Roslyn, N.Y.150 ..Jacob Mishkin........................Woodbury, N.Y.

Sectional Boys 18 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City2 ......Daniel Kreyman......................Long Beach, N.Y.6 ......Shaun Bernstein ....................Plainview, N.Y.20 ....Bryan Roberts ........................Commack, N.Y.28 ....Joseph Agler ..........................North Bellmore, N.Y.30 ....Corey Morgenstern ................Old Bethpage, N.Y.31 ....Zachary Weiss........................Great Neck, N.Y.35 ....Shane Giannetti......................Oyster Bay, N.Y.37 ....Jason Simon ..........................Roslyn, N.Y.42 ....Oliver Loutsenko ....................Bellmore, N.Y.44 ....Morgan Dauer ........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.45 ....Dennis Zlobinsky....................Greenvale, N.Y.63 ....Steven Milo ............................Woodbury, N.Y.65 ....Brett Byron ............................Dix Hills, N.Y.70 ....Bruce Grant............................Glen Head, N.Y.72 ....Ryan Fitzgerald ......................East Williston, N.Y.80 ....Joshua Katten ........................Plainview, N.Y.82 ....Alexander Friedlich ................Great Neck, N.Y.86 ....Eric Shyu................................Great Neck, N.Y.96 ....Brandon Burns ......................Wheatley Heights, N.Y.102 ..Nolan Gelman ........................Dix Hills, N.Y.105 ..Joseph Michalisin ..................Melville, N.Y.108 ..Zachary A. Dean ....................Commack, N.Y.118 ..Ignacio Casali ........................Farmingdale, N.Y.120 ..Dylan Matthew Roberts ..........Holtsville, N.Y. 125 ..Brendan Ruddock ..................Ronkonkoma, N.Y.126 ..Eric Ambrosio ........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.130 ..Benjamin Bogard....................Lido Beach, N.Y.135 ..Adam D. Mernit ......................Huntington Station, N.Y.139 ..Brian Hui ................................East Meadow, N.Y.142 ..Zachary Morris ......................Garden City, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 10 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City4 ......Celeste Rose Matute ..............Amityville, N.Y.7 ......Alexa Graham ........................Garden City, N.Y.10 ....Claire Handa ..........................Rockville Centre, N.Y.15 ....Courtney Kowalsky ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.19 ....Stephanie Chikvashvili ..........Syosset, N.Y.23 ....Caitlin Cosme ........................New Hyde Park, N.Y.26 ....Dominique Woinarowski ........Syosset, N.Y.43 ....Jasmine Olivia Abidi ..............Glen Head, N.Y.49 ....Emily Kate Shutman ..............Huntington, N.Y.51 ....Jacqueline Rae Bukzin ..........Manorville, N.Y.55 ....Lea Ma ..................................Dix Hills, N.Y.56 ....Devika Kedia ..........................East Norwich, N.Y.68 ....Amanda Alison Foo ................Manhasset, N.Y.70 ....Hannah Rosalie Dayton ..........East Hampton, N.Y.71 ....Emma Alexis Weinberg ..........Port Washington, N.Y.75 ....Emily Austin ..........................Hewlett, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 12 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City6 ......Isabella Pascucci....................Oyster Bay, N.Y.7 ......Madison Battaglia ..................Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.9 ......Mia Vecchio............................Manhasset Hills, N.Y.21 ....Samantha Perri ......................Floral Park, N.Y.22 ....Morgan Kelly Herrmann..........Garden City, N.Y.24 ....Rachel Gastaldo ....................Syosset, N.Y.28 ....Danielle Giannetti ..................Oyster Bay, N.Y.29 ....Karen A. Serina ......................Islip Terrace, N.Y.38 ....Madison Courtney Appel ........Locust Valley, N.Y.42 ....Alexandra Lipps ....................Roslyn, N.Y.43 ....Olivia Funk ............................Hicksville, N.Y.46 ....Nicole Giannetti ......................Oyster Bay, N.Y.49 ....Alexa Graham ........................Garden City, N.Y.51 ....Jeannie Lozowski ..................Amityville, N.Y.



67 ....Taylor S. Cosme ....................New Hyde Park, N.Y.77 ....Aimee Manfredo ....................Shoreham, N.Y.79 ....Sarah Paul ............................Baldwin, N.Y.83 ....Marissa Luchs........................Roslyn, N.Y.84 ....Celeste Rose Matute ..............Amityville, N.Y.90 ....Julia Ciardullo ........................Locust Valley, N.Y.92 ....Shanice Nadia Arthur..............Glen Head, N.Y. 95 ....Elena Nitsa Maria Nastasi ......Bayville, N.Y.97 ....Courtney Kowalsky ................Oyster Bay, N.Y.99 ....Vanessa Scott ........................Dix Hills, N.Y.101 ..Courtney Digia ......................Manhasset, N.Y.104 ..Bridget Elaine Harding............Northport, N.Y.105 ..Michelle Vancura....................New Hyde Park, N.Y. 112 ..Katie Jane Cirella ..................Woodbury, N.Y.117 ..Caitlin M. Cosme ....................New Hyde Park, N.Y.122 ..Nicole Koskovolis ..................Manhasset, N.Y.126 ..Stacy Denbaum......................Syosset, N.Y.127 ..Nicole Damaghi......................Kings Point, N.Y.129 ..Michele Sheila Lehat ..............Great Neck, N.Y.134 ..Rhea Malhotra........................Syosset, N.Y.136 ..Caroline Keating ....................Huntington, N.Y.150 ..Annelise Meyding ..................Port Washington, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 14 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City7 ......Hannah L. Camhi....................Woodbury, N.Y. 9 ......Vivian Cheng ..........................Woodbury, N.Y. 14 ....Claudia Li ..............................Jericho, N.Y. 15 ....Sophie R. Barnard ..................Mill Neck, N.Y. 21 ....Nadia Smergut ......................East Hampton, N.Y. 31 ....Lauren Wagner ......................Roslyn Heights, N.Y. 33 ....Sara R. Finger ........................Saint James, N.Y. 38 ....Gabriella Nicole Leon ............Woodmere, N.Y. 49 ....Bianca Posa ..........................Valley Stream, N.Y. 50 ....Paulina Tafler ........................Oceanside, N.Y. 54 ....Sunaina Vohra ........................Glen Head, N.Y. 61 ....Rithika D. Reddy ....................Syosset, N.Y. 70 ....Maria Korshunova ..................Oceanside, N.Y. 81 ....Laura Torsiello........................Bayport, N.Y.83 ....Karen A. Serina ......................Islip Terrace, N.Y.89 ....Cameron Leigh Moskol ..........Wantagh, N.Y.90 ....Courtney Keating....................Huntington, N.Y. 91 ....Veronika Paikin ......................Valley Stream, N.Y. 92 ....Ruth Freilich ..........................Lawrence, N.Y. 94 ....Megan M. Tamborrino ............Massapequa Park, N.Y.102 ..Jennifer Ferguson ..................Franklin Square, N.Y.109 ..Claudia M. Ruiz ......................Glen Head, N.Y.110 ..Zenat Rashidzada ..................Dix Hills, N.Y.119 ..Karishma Ramesh Tank..........New Hyde Park, N.Y.126 ..Rachel Gastaldo ....................Syosset, N.Y.128 ..Amanda Nowak......................Huntington, N.Y.132 ..Julia Zhuang ..........................Great Neck, N.Y. 133 ..Aimee N. Manfredo ................Shoreham, N.Y.135 ..Alexa P. Sternschein ..............Syosset, N.Y.142 ..Kathryn Herburger..................Manhasset, N.Y.144 ..Ola Mally................................Franklin Square, N.Y.147 ..Jennifer Glukhman ................Syosset, N.Y.150 ..Madison Battaglia ..................Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 16 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City3 ......Katherine Yau ........................Manhasset, N.Y. 5 ......Julia Elbaba ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y. 7 ......Shelby Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y. 10 ....Hannah L. Camhi....................Woodbury, N.Y. 12 ....Jacqueline Raynor..................Garden City, N.Y. 28 ....Devlin-Ann Ammendola..........Massapequa, N.Y. 31 ....Stephanie Loutsenko..............Bellmore, N.Y. 32 ....Samantha B. Gann ................Massapequa, N.Y. 34 ....Ashley T. Harel........................Roslyn Heights, N.Y. 45 ....Diana Vamvakitis....................Quogue, N.Y. 53 ....Sophie R. Barnard ..................Mill Neck, N.Y. 57 ....Deana Davoudias ..................Rockville Centre, N.Y. 63 ....Missy Edelblum......................Roslyn, N.Y. 64 ....Taylor A. Diffley ......................Hampton Bays, N.Y.69 ....Paige J. Mintz ........................Roslyn, N.Y. 70 ....Samantha Rosca-Sipot ..........Malverne, N.Y. 73 ....Morgan C. Feldman ................Glen Head, N.Y. 78 ....Samantha Elgort ....................Melville, N.Y. 79 ....Jamie Hann............................Westhampton, N.Y.

94 ....Emma Brenner ......................Great Neck, N.Y. 100 ..Robin R. Mehta ......................Manhasset, N.Y.101 ..Carly Siegel............................Dix Hills, N.Y. 103 ..Vivian Cheng ..........................Woodbury, N.Y. 106 ..Melissa Carlay........................New Hyde Park, N.Y.108 ..Jessica Sickles ......................Massapequa Park, N.Y.109 ..Elizabeth Caroline Rossi ........Flanders, N.Y.110 ..Ludmila Yamus ......................Melville, N.Y. 116 ..Tarrin Joslin ..........................Hampton Bays, N.Y. 120 ..Lauren Wagner ......................Roslyn Heights, N.Y. 121 ..Amy Ginny Naula....................East Hampton, N.Y.124 ..Amanda Seeley ......................Sound Beach, N.Y.129 ..Veronika Paikin ......................Valley Stream, N.Y.143 ..Hannah Hinchcliffe ................Mineola, N.Y.145 ..Elan King................................Baldwin, N.Y. 146 ..Brett A. Lieb ..........................Cutchogue, N.Y.

Sectional Girls 18 Singles—Long Island RegionRank Name ................................City3 ......Jennifer Kellner......................Smithtown, N.Y. 5 ......Julia Elbaba ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y. 8 ......Mollie Anderson ....................Melville, N.Y. 11 ....Kristin Norton ........................Port Washington, N.Y. 12 ....Olivia Pascucci ......................Oyster Bay, N.Y. 16 ....Aylin Mehter ..........................Massapequa, N.Y. 17 ....Nicolle Stracar........................Jericho, N.Y. 19 ....Blair Seideman ......................Glen Head, N.Y. 20 ....Kelsey Raynor ........................Garden City, N.Y. 22 ....Jessica Podlofsky ..................Port Washington, N.Y. 24 ....Shelby Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y. 30 ....Shelby Bates ..........................Jericho, N.Y. 37 ....Jennifer Fridman....................Port Washington, N.Y. 41 ....Robyn Romanoff ....................Centereach, N.Y. 42 ....Ashley T. Harel........................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.49 ....Andrea Samlin........................Merrick, N.Y. 60 ....Jordana Kono ........................Glen Head, N.Y. 82 ....Holly Reich ............................Roslyn Heights, N.Y. 84 ....Katherine Hanson ..................Smithtown, N.Y. 92 ....Amanda B. Halstrom ..............Bellmore, N.Y. 96 ....Stephanie Loutsenko..............Bellmore, N.Y.99 ....Andrea Arreguin ....................Hicksville, N.Y.103 ..Cassie Bender ........................Amityville, N.Y. 108 ..Kara E. Caulfield ....................Sayville, N.Y.109 ..Brooke Pottish........................East Quogue, N.Y. 110 ..Marissa D. Lazar ....................Hewlett, N.Y. 112 ..Eliza J. Budd ..........................Locust Valley, N.Y.131 ..Hannah L. Camhi....................Woodbury, N.Y. 141 ..Allie Reisch ............................Floral Park, N.Y.143 ..Lindsay V. Kantor ....................Westhampton Beach, N.Y.150 ..Rachel Marc ..........................Woodmere, N.Y.

Boys & Girls National Rankings(as of 06/01/09)

National Boys 12 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City64 ....Alexander Lebedev ................Island Park, N.Y.79 ....Lubomir Cuba ........................Massapequa, N.Y.96 ....Eric Wagner............................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.137 ..Brenden Andrew Volk ............Dix Hills, N.Y.282 ..Jared Halstrom ......................Bellmore, N.Y.609 ..Finbar Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.748 ..Rajan Jai Vohra ......................Glen Head, N.Y.768 ..Justin Park ............................Huntington, N.Y.786 ..Palmer T. Clare ......................North Bellmore, N.Y.814 ..Kevin Alec Kowalsky ..............Oyster Bay, N.Y.940 ..Sean Mullins ..........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.986 ..Dennis Uspensky....................Atlantic Beach, N.Y.

National Boys 14 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City29 ....Noah Rubin ............................Merrick, N.Y.60 ....Ethan Bogard ........................Lido Beach, N.Y.66 ....Aidan Talcott ..........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.67 ....Samuel Lam ..........................Old Westbury, N.Y.76 ....Vihar Shah ............................New Hyde Park, N.Y.178 ..Michael Paul ..........................Baldwin, N.Y.

375 ..Zain Ali ..................................Dix Hills, N.Y.379 ..Lamar Remy ..........................Roslyn, N.Y.395 ..Philip Daniel Antohi ................Glen Head, N.Y.491 ..Richard Mitchell ....................Franklin Square, N.Y.492 ..Julian Alexi Zlobinsky ............Greenvale, N.Y.507 ..Benjamin Pleat ......................Roslyn, N.Y.582 ..Dylan Hobbs Appel ................Locust Valley, N.Y.586 ..Douglas Notaris......................Wantagh, N.Y.613 ..Josh Silverstein......................Great Neck, N.Y.682 ..Austin Davidow ......................Glen Head, N.Y.729 ..John P. D’Allesandro ..............Northport, N.Y.973 ..Conor Mullins ........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.

National Boys 16 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City15 ....Shaun Bernstein ....................Plainview, N.Y.44 ....Bert Vancura ..........................New Hyde Park, N.Y.94 ....Alexander Friedlich ................Great Neck, N.Y.113 ..Oliver Loutsenko ....................Bellmore, N.Y.163 ..Howie Weiss ..........................Great Neck, N.Y.165 ..Dennis Zlobinsky....................Greenvale, N.Y.206 ..Shane Giannetti......................Oyster Bay, N.Y.232 ..Jonathan DeFrancesch ..........Manhasset, N.Y.260 ..Andrew Yaraghi ......................Mill Neck, N.Y.266 ..Josh Levine............................Syosset, N.Y.282 ..Eric Ambrosio ........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.284 ..Jensen Reiter ........................Syosset, N.Y.302 ..Matthew O. Barry ..................Lido Beach, N.Y.317 ..Eric Rubin ..............................Lido Beach, N.Y.499 ..David Greenbaum ..................Great Neck, N.Y.554 ..Jason Hubsher ......................Sands Point, N.Y.558 ..Zachary Weiss........................Great Neck, N.Y.579 ..Alan S. Pleat ..........................Roslyn, N.Y.663 ..Jonahiby Tauil ........................Valley Stream, N.Y.670 ..Brandon Li ............................Jericho, N.Y.741 ..Austin Blau ............................Roslyn, N.Y.820 ..Douglas Hoch ........................Glen Head, N.Y.834 ..Alex Tropiano..........................Syosset, N.Y.945 ..Zachary H. Mintz ....................Roslyn, N.Y.

National Boys 18 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City44 ....Shaun Bernstein ....................Plainview, N.Y.68 ....Daniel Kreyman......................Long Beach, N.Y.224 ..Bryan Roberts ........................Commack, N.Y.254 ..Joseph Agler ..........................North Bellmore, N.Y.274 ..Zachary Weiss........................Great Neck, N.Y.476 ..Eric Shyu................................Great Neck, N.Y.513 ..Shane Gianetti........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.581 ..Morgan Dauer ........................Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.595 ..Jason A. Simon ......................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.618 ..Oliver Loutsenko ....................Bellmore, N.Y.721 ..Joseph Michalisin ..................Melville, N.Y.743 ..Corey Morgenstern ................Old Bethpage, N.Y.756 ..Dennis Zlobinsky....................Greenvale, N.Y.814 ..Brett Fitzgerald ......................East Williston, N.Y.

National Girls 12 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City84 ....Isabella Pascucci....................Oyster Bay, N.Y.105 ..Madison Battaglia ..................Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.113 ..Mia Vecchio............................Manhasset Hills, N.Y.176 ..Rachel Gastaldo ....................Syosset, N.Y.222 ..Morgan Kelly Herrmann..........Garden City, N.Y.255 ..Samantha Perri ......................Floral Park, N.Y.271 ..Danielle Giannetti ..................Oyster Bay, N.Y.425 ..Madison Courtney Appel ........Locust Valley, N.Y.539 ..Alexandra Lipps ....................Roslyn, N.Y.554 ..Karen A. Serina ......................Islip Terrace, N.Y.619 ..Nicole Giannetti ......................Oyster Bay, N.Y.642 ..Jeannie Lozowski ..................Amityville, N.Y.710 ..Alexa Graham ........................Garden City, N.Y.760 ..Sarah Paul ............................Baldwin, N.Y.815 ..Taylor S. Cosme ....................New Hyde Park, N.Y.983 ..Lauren Ann Livingston............Sands Point, N.Y.

National Girls 14 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City4 ......Julia Elbaba ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.62 ....Hannah Camhi ......................Woodbury, N.Y.110 ..Claudia Li ..............................Jericho, N.Y.113 ..Vivian Cheng ..........................Woodbury, N.Y.134 ..Morgan Feldman ....................Glen Head, N.Y.171 ..Sophie Barnard ......................Mill Neck, N.Y.230 ..Lauren Wagner ......................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.293 ..Nadia Smergut ......................East Hampton, N.Y.502 ..Sara R. Finger ........................Saint James, N.Y. 655 ..Gabriella Nicole Leon ............Woodmere, N.Y. 741 ..Rithika D. Reddy ....................Syosset, N.Y. 920 ..Sunaina Vohra ........................Glen Head, N.Y. 934 ..Paulina Tafler ........................Oceanside, N.Y. 990 ..Karen A. Serina ......................Islip Terrace, N.Y.

National Girls 16 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City73 ....Shelby Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y.121 ..Julia Elbaba ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y.126 ..Katherine Yau ........................Manhasset, N.Y. 141 ..Hannah L. Camhi....................Woodbury, N.Y. 264 ..Jacqueline Raynor..................Garden City, N.Y. 370 ..Ashley T. Harel........................Roslyn Heights, N.Y. 427 ..Samantha B. Gann ................Massapequa, N.Y. 468 ..Stephanie Loutsenko..............Bellmore, N.Y. 608 ..Devlin-Ann Ammendola..........Massapequa, N.Y. 726 ..Sophie R. Barnard ..................Mill Neck, N.Y. 814 ..Diana Vamvakitis....................Quogue, N.Y. 821 ..Paige J. Mintz ........................Roslyn, N.Y. 932 ..Deana Davoudias ..................Rockville Centre, N.Y. 973 ..Morgan C. Feldman ................Glen Head, N.Y.

National Girls 18 Singles—Long Island PlayersRank Name ................................City10 ....Blair Seideman ......................Glen Head, N.Y.34 ....Kristin Norton ........................Port Washington, N.Y.38 ....Jennifer Kellner......................Smithtown, N.Y.135 ..Jordana Kono ........................Glen Head, N.Y.147 ..Olivia Pascucci ......................Oyster Bay, N.Y.163 ..Nicolle Stracar........................Jericho, N.Y.175 ..Mollie Anderson ....................Melville, N.Y.191 ..Julia Elbaba ..........................Oyster Bay, N.Y. 327 ..Jessica Podlofsky ..................Port Washington, N.Y. 337 ..Aylin Mehter ..........................Massapequa, N.Y. 410 ..Shelby Bates ..........................Jericho, N.Y. 460 ..Jennifer Fridman....................Port Washington, N.Y. 538 ..Kelsey Raynor ........................Garden City, N.Y. 598 ..Ashley T. Harel........................Roslyn Heights, N.Y.619 ..Shelby Talcott ........................Sea Cliff, N.Y. 672 ..Robyn Romanoff ....................Centereach, N.Y. 980 ..Amanda B. Halstrom ..............Bellmore, N.Y. 988 ..Katherine Hanson ..................Smithtown, N.Y.




JULY 2009Friday-Sunday, July 3-5L3 Sportime Bethpage UPS ChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross AvenueBethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Championships BG (10-14)s, RREntry Fee: 43.50 per player (deadline for en-tries is Friday, June 19 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

Friday-Monday, July 3-6L20 Atlantic Beach Challenger Atlantic Beach Tennis Center60 The PlazaAtlantic Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (10-16)s, SEEntry Fee: $38.13 per player (deadline forentries is Tuesday, June 30 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 239-3388.

Monday-Friday, July 6-10L20 Sportime Amagansett Summer OpenSportime at Amagansett320 Abraham’s PathAmagansett, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked B (10-16)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, June 22 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 267-3460.

Friday-Sunday, July 10-12L2R Long Island Regional Long Beach ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: BG (10-16)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for singles/$28per player for doubles (deadline for entriesis Monday, July 6 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, July 10-12L2R Long Island Regional WesthamptonChampionshipWesthampton Beach Tennis & Sport Club86 Depot RoadWesthampton Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (12-16)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, June 26 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 288-6060.

Friday-Sunday, July 10-12Westhampton Senior ChampionshipWesthampton Beach Tennis & Sport Club86 Depot Road • Westhampton Beach, N.Y.Divisions: M (65, 75)sdEntry Fee: $33 per player (deadline for en-tries is Wednesday, July 1 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 288-6060.

Friday-Monday, July 10-13 & July 17-9Eastern Masters SectionalsThe Tennis King25 The Tulips • Roslyn, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (25, 35, 45, 55, 65)s,M(25, 35-45, 55, 65)d, FMLC, FS(0)d, FMLC,Entry Fee: $60 for singles, $60 for doubles,add $8 for late fee (deadline for entries isMonday, July 6 at 10:00 a.m.)For more information, call (516) 551-4389.

Monday, July 13 & Saturday, July 18L1B Nick Brebenel ChallengerNick Brebenel Tournament Training Center32 Oak Lane • Glen Head, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (16-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, June 29 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 852-0591.

Friday-Sunday, July 17-19L20 Hamptons Eastern ChampionshipSportime of the HamptonsPO Box 965 • Quogue, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked G (10-16)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, July 3 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 653-6767.

Friday-Sunday, July 17-19L20 Long Beach ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe Boulevard • Long Beach, N.Y.Divisions: BG (10-14)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, July 13 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, July 17-19L1 Sportime Bethpage ChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross Avenue • Bethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Championships BG (10)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, July 3 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

Friday-Sunday, July 17-19L1B Sportime Kings Park ChallengerSportime Kings Park275 Old Indian Head RoadKings Park, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (12-14)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, July 3 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 269-6300.

Saturday-Monday, July 18-20L20 Atlantic Beach ChampionshipAtlantic Beach Tennis Center60 The PlazaAtlantic Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (16-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, July 13 at midnight)For more information, call (516) 239-3388.

Friday-Sunday, July 24-26L2R Long Island Regional Sportime Bethpage ChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross AvenueBethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Championships BG (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, July 10 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

Friday-Sunday, July 24-26 & July 31-August 2Prestige Tennis ChampionshipPrestige Tennis Inc.433 Main StreetPort Washington, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (35-50)sdEntry Fee: $60 per single player/$30 perdoubles player (deadline for entries is Fri-day, July 17 at 11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (917) 846-7477.

Friday-Tuesday, July 24-28L1 2009 Port Washington Summer Classic—Dana DeCarlo CommemorativePort Washington Tennis Academy100 Harbor RoadPort Washington, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (12-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, July 10 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 883-6425.

Friday-Sunday, July 24-26Long Beach ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: M (25-40, 50)sdEntry Fee: $54.25 doubles fee/$48.88 perplayer/$97.76 per team (deadline for entriesis Monday, July 20 at 11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Saturday-Sunday, July 25-August 2Sportime Master’s Circuit at Sportime AmagansettSportime at Amagansett320 Abraham’s PathAmagansett, N.Y.Divisions: M (Op, 45, 60), W (Op)sEntry Fee: $75 per singles player/$50 perdoubles player (deadline for entries is Fri-day, July 24)For more information, call (631) 267-3460.

Monday-Friday, July 27-31L3 Huntington Eastern UPS ChampionshipHuntington Indoor Tennis100 BroadwayHuntington Station, N.Y.Divisions: Unranked BG (10-18)s, RREntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, July 13 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 421-0040.

Tuesday-Thursday, July 28-30L1 LBTC DoublesLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (10-18)d, SEEntry Fee: $28 per player for one event(deadline for entries is Tuesday, July 14 at1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, July 31-August 9LBTC NTRP ChallengerLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: NMW (2.5-4.0)sd, SEEntry Fee: $54.25 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, July 27 at 11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

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Friday-Sunday, July 31-August 2L2R Long Island Regional Sportime BethpageChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross Avenue • Bethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Championships BG (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for oneevent/$51 for two events/additional feesmay apply for three or more events (dead-line for entries is Friday, July 17 at 3:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

Friday-Sunday, July 31-August 2L3 Sportime Lynbrook Eastern UPS ChampionshipSportime Tennis Lynbrook175 Merrick Road • Lynbrook, N.Y.Divisions: Unranked BG (10-16)s, RREntry Fee: $43.50 per player for singles(deadline for entries is Friday, July 17 at1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 887-1330.

AUGUST 2009Sunday, August 2L3 Nick Brebenel Eastern UPS ChampionshipNick Brebenel Tournament Training Center32 Oak LaneGlen Head, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (16-18)s, RREntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Sunday, July 19 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 852-0591.

Thursday-Sunday, August 6-9Summer Championship IIWesthampton Beach Tennis & Sport Club86 Depot RoadWesthampton Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (Op, 55, 65)sEntry Fee: $59.63 per singles player, $33per player for doubles (deadline for entriesis Friday, July 31 at 11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 288-6060.

Friday-Sunday, August 7-9L3 Westhampton Beach Eastern UPS ChampionshipWesthampton Beach Tennis & Sport Club86 Depot RoadWesthampton Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Unranked BG (12-16)s, RREntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, July 24 at 11:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 288-6060.

Friday-Sunday, August 7-9L1B Sportime Amagansett ChallengerSportime at Amagansett320 Abraham’s PathAmagansett, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked B (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, July 24 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 267-3460.

Friday-Sunday, August 7-9L20 Long Beach Summer OpenLong Beach Racket Club899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked G (10-18)d, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player for one event(deadline for entries is Friday, July 24 at1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, August 7-9L20 Atlantic Beach August ChampionshipAtlantic Beach Tennis Center60 The PlazaAtlantic Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked B (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Saturday, August 1 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 239-3388.

Friday-Sunday, August 7-9 & August 14-16Arresting AugustThe Tennis King25 The TulipsRoslyn, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (25, 35, 50, 60, 70)sd,FMLC, FS(0)d, FMLC, FMLCEntry Fee: $60 for singles, $60 for doubles,add $8 for late feeFor more information, call (516) 551-4389.

Friday-Sunday, August 14-16L20 Atlantic Beach OpenAtlantic Beach Tennis Center60 The PlazaAtlantic Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked G (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $38.13 per player (deadline forentries is Wednesday, August 12 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 239-3388.

Friday-Sunday, August 14-16L20 Atlantic Beach ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: B (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Monday, August 10 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Saturday-Sunday, August 15-23Sportime Master Circuit at QuogueSportime of the HamptonsPO Box 965Quogue, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked M (Op, 45, 60)s, W (op)sEntry Fee: All combined tournament prizemoney will be $1,500 for each division andtop eight players in each division combinedin all four tournaments will play for prizemoney. All participants must be currentUSTA members (deadline for entries isWednesday, August 12 at 11:59 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 653-6767.

Thursday-Sunday, August 20-23L20 Sportime Amagansett ChampionshipSportime at Amagansett320 Abraham’s PathAmagansett, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (10-12, 18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Thursday, August 6 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (631) 267-3460.

Friday-Sunday, August 21-23L2R Long Island Regional Sportime BethpageChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross AvenueBethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Championships BG (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, August 7 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

Sunday, August 23L3 Nick Brebenel Eastern UPS ChampionshipNick Brebenel Tournament Training Center32 Oak LaneGlen Head, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (12-14)s, RREntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Sunday, August 9 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 852-0591.

Tuesday-Tuesday, August 25-September 1L1 Point Set ChampionshipPoint Set Indoor Racquet3065 New StreetOceanside, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 536-2323.

Tuesday-Sunday, August 27-30L1 LBTC Doubles ChampionshipLong Beach Tennis Center899 Monroe BoulevardLong Beach, N.Y.Divisions: BG (10-18)d, SEEntry Fee: $28 per player for one event/$31per player for two events (deadline for en-tries is Thursday, August 13 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 432-6060.

Friday-Sunday, August 28-30L3 Atlantic Beach OpenAtlantic Beach Tennis Center60 The PlazaAtlantic Beach, N.Y.Divisions: Ranked BG (10-14)s, SEEntry Fee: $43.50 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, August 14 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 239-3388.

Friday-Sunday, August 28-30L2R Long Island Regional Sportime Bethpage ChampionshipSportime Tennis Bethpage101 Norcross AvenueBethpage, N.Y.Divisions: Championships BG (10-18)s, SEEntry Fee: $48.88 per player (deadline forentries is Friday, August 14 at 1:00 p.m.)For more information, call (516) 933-8500.

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