As tennis observers around the world gather together at Flushing Meadows in a few weeks for our approaching National Tennis Championships, an older observer of the scene keeps returning to a collection of chapters and essays in an outstanding and historical narrative about the sport, written by an extraordinary reporter of champions. READ
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A playoff tennis match was nearing its end when knee pain that had plagued Taryn Enck worsened. A junior at Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in the fall of 2009, Enck was playing a doubles match alongside longtime teammate Kayleigh Macchirole. READ
Before the first tennis rackets were swung this fall, there was a buzz around the Bishop McGann-Mercy girls tennis team. For starters, the team got the opportunity to play on brand new courts. READ
The Bishop McGann-Mercy girls tennis team begins the 2016 season in new digs at the Keith Goodale Memorial Tennis Courts. The upgraded facility, funded through donations from the Goodale and Kappenberg families, now features six courts instead of four. READ
Brooke Kappenberg arrived at Bishop McGann-Mercy High School early Monday morning, well before the opening practice of the 2016 season scheduled for 5 p.m. The Mercy sophomore was set to begin her first season playing on the Monarchs’ varsity tennis team, and she was so eager to begin, she stopped by JV practice first. READ
Around 25 years ago, the Sandy Pond Tennis Association became so popular that matches were played with an unconventional three players per side to ensure members spent more time playing than they did sitting. READ
All the work Chris Kuhnle has put into his craft — the tournaments, private coaching, drill sessions — is what brought him to where he found himself this spring. READ
A former county champion and all-state tennis player at Shoreham-Wading River, Aimee Manfredo continues to excel at the next level. READ