USTA Eastern Long Island Region Honors Players and Coaches at Annual Dinner
On Wednesday, May 9, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region Annual Awards Dinner was held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. There were more than 300 in attendance to honor all of the award recipients for all of their hard work on behalf of the tennis community over the past year. Top player awards were given in all divisions, along with special awards recognizing others for their efforts and contributions to the local tennis community. Congratulations to the following award winners and many thanks to the sponsors listed below as well for their generous support.
22nd Annual Awards Dinner Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
A Taste of Home Bakery
Advantage Tennis
Carefree Racquet Club
Gamma Sports
Golfsmith
Grand Slam Tennis
Head/Penn
Hempstead Lake Indoor Tennis
Hicksville Community Tennis Association
IHOP
Joe Dinoffer—On court/Off court
Junior Tennis Foundation
Long Beach Tennis Center
Modell’s Sporting Goods
Moe’s Southwest Grill Long Island
New York Sportimes
Pilot Pen Tennis
Professional Tennis Registry, PTR
Point Set Racquet Club
Port Washington Tennis Academy
Robbie Wagner Tennis Academy
Roger Wootton Tennis Academy
Starbuck’s
Tennis Industry Association
The Bayou Restaurant
USPTA Eastern Division
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Home of the U.S. Open
USTA Eastern Section
Volkl
USTA Eastern Long Island 22nd Annual Award Winners
Prestigious Award Winners
Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award
Ed Wolfarth (Syosset, N.Y.)
Vitas Gerulaitis For the Love of Tennis Award
Nancy Gill McShea (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) & Ron Rebhuhn (Westbury, N.Y.)
Arthur Ashe Multi-Cultural Award
D.A. Abrams
Madeline Zausner Junior Tennis Award
Robbie Wagner (Glen Head, N.Y.)
Anuj Agarwal Sportsmanship Award
Bryant Born (Manhasset, N.Y.)
Jennifer Sherry Sportsmanship Award
Katelyn Walker (Sands Point, N.Y.)
Tennis Professional of the Year
Ron D’Alessandro (Levittown, N.Y.)
Junior Team Tennis Award
Sue Tarzian (Garden City, N.Y.)
Corporate Award
Joe Roediger of USPTA Eastern–Nassau (Garden City, N.Y.) & Claude Okin–Suffolk (Amagansett, N.Y.)
Tennis Family of the Year
Hoffman Family (West Hempstead, N.Y.)
Rose Buck Scalamandre Participating Family of the Year
Mintz Family (Roslyn, N.Y.)
Adult Volunteer of the Year
Ken Coard–Suffolk & Deb Indeck–Nassau (Long Beach, N.Y.)
Junior Volunteer of the Year
Glen Cove Cares: Kelly Basdavanos, Michael Ethan Rovner, Sydney Menzin & Evan Landau
Outdoor Site of the Year
Longwood High School (Middle Island, N.Y.)
Tennis Club of the Year
Long Beach Tennis Center
Private Club of the Year
Garden City Casino
Press Service Award
TC McCarthy–Newsday
Special Community Service Award
Girl Scouts First Lego Team Merrick Masters, Lori D’Antonio, Troop Leader (Merrick, N.Y.)
Innovative Tennis Program of the Year
Malverne School District
Good Samaritan Award
United Way of Long Island (Deer Park, N.Y.)
2011 High School Champions
New York State & Nassau County Boy’s Singles Champion
Josh Levine (Syosset, N.Y.) of Cold Spring Harbor High School
Nassau County Boy’s Doubles
J.J Tauil (North Woodmere, N.Y.) & Dan Grinshteyn (Hewlett, N.Y.) of Hewlett High School
Suffolk County Boy’s Singles
Brandon Stone of Whitman High School
Suffolk County Boy’s Doubles
Felipe Reis & Henry Lee of Ross School
New York State & Nassau County Girls Singles Champion
Hannah Camhi (Woodbury, N.Y.) of Syosset High School
Nassau County Girls Doubles
Gabriella Leon (Woodmere, N.Y.) & Veronika Paikan (North Woodmere, N.Y.) of Hewlett High School
Suffolk County Girls Singles
Nicole Daniggelis (Saint James, N.Y.) of Smithtown East High School
Suffolk County Girls Doubles
Bridget & Mickey Harding (Northport, N.Y.) of Northport High School
Nassau County Coach of the Year
KerriAnn Jannotte (Commack, N.Y.) of Roslyn High School
Nassau County Athletic Director of the Year
Dawn Cerrone of Roslyn Public Schools
Suffolk County Coach of the Year
Bob Davis (Commack, N.Y.) of Harborfields High School
Suffolk County Athletic Director of the Year
John Valente of Harborfields Central School District
Long Island Junior Award Winners
Boys 10s
Abhinav Raj Srivastava (Melville, N.Y.)
Arjun K. Sharma (Glen Head, N.Y.)
Girls 10s
Alexa Lynn Bracco (Freeport, N.Y.)
Madison Li (Old Westbury, N.Y.)
Boys 12s
Matthew T. Roberts (Setauket, N.Y.)
George Kaslow (Port Washington, N.Y.)
Girls 12s
Olivia Rose Scordo (Glen Head, N.Y.)
Kaitlyn Byrnes (Massapequa, N.Y.)
Boys 14s
Arnav Raj Srivastava (Melville, N.Y.)
Dylan Granat (Woodbury, N.Y.)
Girls 14s
Nikaylah Imani Williams (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.)
Rosa LaCorte (Merrick, N.Y.)
Boys 16s
Cole Laffitte (East Setauket, N.Y.)
Troy Michael Haas (Huntington Station, N.Y.)
Girls 16s
Emily Rees (Rockville Centre, N.Y)
Olivia Marie Ammirati (Halesite, N.Y.)
Boys 18s
Andrew Steven O’Connell (Medford, N.Y.)
Chris Casamassima (Franklin Square, N.Y.)
Girls 18s
Veronika Paikin (Valley Stream, N.Y.)
Eastern Section Junior Award Winners
Boys 10s
Sujay Sharma (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Spencer Brachman (Commack, N.Y.)
Girls 10s
Francesca Karman (Port Washington, N.Y.)
Rachel Arbitman (Hewlett, N.Y.)
Boys 12s
Ryan Goetz (Greenlawn, N.Y.)
Alan Delman (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Girls 12s
Claire Handa (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
Celeste Rose Matute (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)
Boys 14s
Brenden Andrew Volk (Dix Hills, N.Y.)
Alexander Lebedev (Island Park, N.Y.)
Girls 14s
Madison Battaglia (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)
Alexa Graham (Garden City, N.Y.)
Boys 16s
Josh Silverstein (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Samuel Lam (Old Westbury, N.Y.)
Girls 16s
Aleksandra Mally (Franklin Square, N.Y.)
Nicholle Torres (North Hills, N.Y.)
Boys 18s
Bert Vancura (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Girls 18s
Katherine Yau (Manhasset, N.Y.)
Hannah L. Camhi (Woodbury, N.Y.)
Adult Rankings—Eastern Section
Men’s Open Singles
Michael J. Mattelson (Great Neck, N.Y.)
James M. Delevante (Deer Park, N.Y.)
Men’s 25 PPR Singles
Jack Eichler (Glen Cove, N.Y.)
Viral Pandya (Massapequa Park, N.Y.)
Men’s 30 PPR Singles
Adrian Chirici (Huntington, N.Y.)
Todd Ehren (Sands Point, N.Y.)
Men’s 35 PPR Singles
Adrian Chirici (Huntington, N.Y.)
Todd Ehren (Sands Point, N.Y.)
Men’s 40 PPR Singles
Michael J. Mattelson (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Men’s 45 PPR Singles
David Fischbach (Port Washington, N.Y.)
Jeffrey S. Snow (Glen Cove, N.Y.)
Men’s 50 PPR Singles
John Titcomb (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.)
Fred F. Coglietta (Saint James, N.Y.)
Men’s 55 PPR Singles
John Titcomb (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.)
Steven C. Brill (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Men’s 60 PPR Singles
Richie Bustamante (East Norwich, N.Y.)
Alan E. Chaskin (East Patchogue, N.Y.)
Men’s 65 PPR Singles
Jack Cohen (Syosset, N.Y.)
Bob Hoffman (West Hempstead, N.Y.)
Men’s 70 PPR Singles
Paul Slayton (Southampton, N.Y.)
Stephen Siegel (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
Men’s 75 PPR Singles
Pete Bostwick (Glen Cove, N.Y.)
William L. Rivers (Hempstead, N.Y.)
Men’s 80 PPR Singles
John M. May (Southold, N.Y.)
Women’s Open Singles
Joan Manfredi-Carter (Glen Head, N.Y.)
Shelby Talcott (Sea Cliff, N.Y.)
Women’s 30 PPR Singles
Roslyn Chua-Mcalonie (Miller Place, N.Y.)
Esther Forrester (Port Jefferson, N.Y.)
Women’s 40 PPR Singles
Roslyn Chua-Mcalonie (Miller Place, N.Y.)
Agatha Nadel (Glen Head, N.Y.)
Women’s 50 PPR Singles
Eileen Walker (Cutchogue, N.Y.)
Barbara M. Freeman (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Women’s 60 PPR Singles
Sandy Cooper (East Northport, N.Y.)
Camille Bauer (Woodbury, N.Y.)
Women’s 70 PPR Singles
Vanda Vebeliunas (Locust Valley, N.Y.)
NTRP Rankings
Men’s 3.5 Singles
Mariusz Jaskowski (Malverne, N.Y.)
Men’s 4.0 Singles
Paul F Schnabel (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
Casey M. Schnabel (Rockville Center, N.Y.)
Women’s 3.0 Singles
Fran Breckon (Long Beach, N.Y.)
Ilene Hearst (Woodmere, N.Y.)
Women’s 3.5 Singles
Ellen June Siddiqui (Oceanside, N.Y.)
Kathleen Thompson (North Baldwin, N.Y.)
Women’s 4.0 Singles
Cristina Camacho (Long Beach, N.Y.)
Nicole H. Slater (Island Park, N.Y.)
PPR and NTRP Final Rankings: Long Island
Mixed-Open PPR Doubles
Bandar Kayali (Long Beach, N.Y.)
Beth Mercante (Lido Beach, N.Y.)
Brendan Henry (Massapequa, N.Y.)
Men’s Open PPR Doubles
Joseph D’Orazio (Saint James, N.Y.)
Kyle Permut (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Rick Liebman (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Men’s 40 PPR Doubles
Robert Chesney (Malverne, N.Y.)
Eric Chaffer (Merrick, N.Y.)
Men’s 55 PPR Doubles
David Brent (Woodmere, N.Y.)
Mark Harrison (East Rockaway, N.Y.)
Men’s 60 PPR Doubles
Kevin Hayes (Northport, N.Y.)
Lillo Casesa (Franklin Square, N.Y.)
Women’s Open PPR Doubles
Missy Edelblum (Roslyn, N.Y.)
Women’s 50 PPR Doubles
Joanne Florin (Port Washington, N.Y.)
Jan Herdemian (Manhasset, N.Y.)
Women’s 60 PPR Doubles
Sandy Cooper (East Northport, N.Y.)
Camille Bauer (Woodbury, N.Y.)
Men’s NTRP 4.0 Doubles
Casey Schnabel (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
Paul Schnabel (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
Women’s NTRP 3.5 Doubles
Ellen Siddiqui (Oceanside, N.Y.)
Andrea Beller (Merrick, N.Y.)
League Captains
2.5 Women Marilyn Shimon (Hewlett, N.Y.)
4.5 Women Jenn Miller (Hewlett, N.Y.)
4.0 Senior Women Katrina Clifford (Huntington, N.Y.)
USTA Eastern Long Island Region Board Members
Josh Levine, County & State Champion (center) accepts his award
The Rose Buck Scalamandre Family of the Year Award was given to The Mintz Family
Claude Okin, CEO of Sportime, speaks to the award recipients
Attendees enjoy dinner and award presentations
Kaitlyn Byrnes, the Girl’s 12s Awards Winner, is congratulated by USTA Eastern Long Island Region President Daniel Burgess
A Silent Auction was held to benefit various USTA-related charities
