Town Supervisor Laura Gillen joined with members of the Town Board to honor two-time gold medalist Estee Ackerman, of West Hempstead, at the town’s board meeting on Feb. 5. She took home three …
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2/28/19
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West Hempstead teen Estee Ackerman was only 7 when she first picked up a table-tennis paddle. She played the game with her older brother Akiva in the basement of her home. Now 16, Estee is competing …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/17/18
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Noah Rubin, the 21-year-old pro tennis player from Merrick, will be competing during the U.S. Open’s Qualifying Tournaments, which began Aug. 22.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/22/17
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Malverne’s own 10-year old Vivienne Coletta will be singing “America The Beautiful” at this year’s U.S. Open just prior to the night session on September 1.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/21/17
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It was Friday afternoon during the Qualifying Tournaments week of the U.S. Open, and Long Island’s presence was found throughout the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow Park. On Practice Court Three, 13 members of Malverne High School girls tennis team was firmly situated in the grandstand seats with their coach, Patrice Ward, examining the professionals’ techniques. “I’m looking at her serves,” said Minahil Mudassar as she and her teammates watched Venus Williams practice. “It is the most important thing in the game.” Others, like Roshni Shukla were examining other skills. “I’m looking at backhands,” said Shukla, who just joined the tennis team this year and said the two-handed backhand was the more difficult skill for her.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/29/16
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When you think about it, there are very few opportunities to play a key role in a major, internationally televised sporting event when you aren’t the featured athlete. One of those rarities exists at the U.S. Open.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/23/16
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It’s an early Friday morning, prior to the start of school, and the tennis courts behind Malverne High School are abuzz with activity.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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9/2/15
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While he may have earned his chops singing for large audiences over the past four years — most recently at one of the opening ceremonies at tennis’s U.S. Open, on Sept. 1 — Malverne resident …
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By Emily Webb
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9/10/13
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What’s old has become new again. On Aug. 28, more than 17,000 people will fill the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens to see Mumford and Sons, the first major event the venue has hosted in more than 25 years.
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By David Weingrad
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8/23/13
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