March 25, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region has announced that Susan Alvy, recently retired manager at Rockville Racquet Club, will receive the Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award at the Region’s 23rd Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 1 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. honoring local tennis champions.
March 20, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine helps you chart the course for your summer camp plans by highlighting some of the top summer programs in the area.
March 18, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Kids ages 10 and under are invited to the free USTA Long Island Junior Team Tennis Party on Saturday, March 30 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Carefree Racquet Club, located at 1414 Jerusalem Avenue in Merrick, N.Y.
February 12, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
We present the area’s top clubs and programs all in one handy guide. Whether it a local adult league program or a junior program to get your child started in the sport, our Club Guide offers the area’s top picks.
January 17, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Carefree Racquet Club, located at 1414 Jerusalem Avenue in North Merrick, N.Y. will be hosting a CPR/AED training session on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 10:00 a.m. Participants will receive their CPR certification upon completion of the program. Limited spots are still available.
December 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Long Island tennis community has some of the sport’s best facilities, both indoor and outdoor, and best coaches in the world. With this wealth of talent available right in our own backyard, Long Island Tennis Magazine recently took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these top coaches.
August 7, 2012
By Kathy Miller
At the time this article was written, we will be more than halfway through the Adult USTA League Season, with teams starting to think about the playoffs. A reminder that the USTA Web site does not show the correct standings as it does not take the point system into account and the correct standings can be found online at
www.litennisscores.com.
April 12, 2012
By Kathy Miller
It’s a busy time of year with the USTA Leagues! First, congratulations to the Women’s Tri-Level Team from Point Set Indoor Racquet Club, captained by Jen Jaeger and the Men’s Team from Carefree Racquet Club, captained by Adam Kolenberg, on representing Long Island at the Sectional Championship in Albany, N.Y.!
March 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine presents this summer's best tennis camp guide across Long Island ...
February 13, 2012
By Caroline Bloom
I was 47-years-old and diagnosed with cancer. Wow! I thought I was typical. I work, play a lot of tennis, have two children, a husband, and a home on the North Shore. I never questioned my fate, until I was the one that was tested.
February 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Your 2012 Guide to Long Island Tennis Clubs features: Bethpage Park Tennis Center, Carefree Racquet Club, Eastern Athletic Clubs, Glen Head Racquet Club, Great Neck Estates Tennis Club, Long Beach Tennis Center, Point Set Indoor Racquet Club, Robbie Wagner Tournament Training, Rockville Racquet Club, Ross School Tennis Center, SPORTIME and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ...
January 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In the spirit of the holiday season, USTA Eastern Long Island teamed up with United Way of Long Island to hold its first Corporate Tennis Challenge Fundraiser in December.
December 6, 2011
By Kathy Miller
Congratulations to the Long Island Adult, Senior and Super Senior teams that have advanced to Nationals:Adult League: The Women’s 2.5 Team from Carefree Racquet Club, captained by Marilyn Shimon, and the Women’s 4.5 Team from Carefree Racquet Club, captained by Sally Disabato and Jenn Miller.
December 6, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Long Island tennis community is blessed to have some of the best indoor facilities and best coaches in the world right here in our backyard. Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine spoke with some of these top coaches to get insight into their coaching/training strategies, what they look for in a great player, views on important local tennis topics, and a background in how they got into coaching.
October 27, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Hundreds of children from around Long Island learned tennis basics and had fun trying a new sport at the Annual Merrick Fair.
March 25, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Sponsored by Denny's Childrenswear and featuring: The 23rd Annual College Tennis Exposure Camp, adidas Tennis Camps at Stony Brook University, Advanced High Performance Tennis Academy by Maurice Trail, Bethpage Park Tennis Center Summer Tennis Camp, Carefree Racquet Club, The Early Hit Training Center, Future Stars Summer Tennis Camps, Hempstead Lake Indoor Tennis Center Junior Summer Camp, Hofstra Summer Camps, Joel Ross Tennis & Sports Camp, Long Beach Tennis Camp, Nike Tennis Camps, Point Set Indoor Racquet Club, Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center Summer Tennis Camp, Rockville Racquet Club, Ross School Tennis Center, SPORTIME Excel Tennis Camps, Suffolk County Junior Tennis League (SCJTL) and USTA-BJK National Tennis Center Summer Camps.
February 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Your 2011 Guide to Long Island Tennis Clubs features: Bethpage Park Tennis Center, Carefree Racquet Club, Glen Head Racquet Club, Point Set Indoor Racquet Club Inc., Rockville Racquet Club, Robbie Wagner Tournament Training, Ross School Tennis Center and SPORTIME ...
December 10, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA 2.5 Women's team from Carefree Racquet Club in Merrick, N.Y., who first won their Long Island Regional, and then traveled to Syracuse and won their Sectional ...
December 7, 2010
By Kathy Miller
Congratulations to the Long Island teams that won at sectionals and have or will be advancing to the Nationals! The Women's 2.5 team from Carefree Racquet Club, captained by Carrie Alfano and coached by Gabe Raneses, went to the nationals in Palm Springs and placed fourth.
August 24, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Aug. 13-15, a USTA team of women from Long Island, all members of the Carefree Racquet Club in North Merrick, N.Y., went undefeated in the state championship in Syracuse, N.Y.
March 30, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Featuring: 4 Star Camps at Stony Brook University, 12th Annual Camp A.C.E. (Achieving through Coaching and Education), the 22nd Annual College Tennis Exposure Camp, Bethpage Park Tennis Center Summer Tennis Camp, Carefree Racquet Club, The Early Hit Training Center, Future Stars Tennis Camps, Joel Ross Tennis & Sports Camp, Peter Kaplan's Westhampton Beach Junior/Adult Tennis Academy, Point Set Indoor Racquet Club, Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center Summer Tennis Camp, Rockville Racquet Club, Sportime Excel Tennis Camps, The Suffolk County Junior Tennis League, and USTA-BJK National Tennis Center Summer Camps
February 16, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Long Island tennis community is blessed to have some of the best indoor facilities and best coaches in the world right here in our backyard. Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine spoke with some of these top coaches to get insight into their coaching/training strategies, what they look for in a great player, views on important local tennis topics, and a background in how they got into coaching. Even the best coach can always learn an extra tip or two, and the following article will provide all players and coaches with a chance to learn from the best.
January 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Guide to Long Island's top indoor tennis club.
November 1, 2009
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Looking for ideas for your friends and family for holiday gifts? Check out this tennis lover's gift guide.
November 1, 2009
By Ignacio (Nacho) Arenas
The little engine that could, just did! The 4.0 Carefree tennis team captained by Adam Kolenberg won the National Championships in Las Vegas by defeating the southern team from Arkansas by a score of 4-1 in the national finals. The Carefree team, playing out of the Merrick, N.Y. Carefree Racquet Club, capped an unbelievable season that saw them win the Long Island regular season and then go 12-0 in the post season, sweeping the Sectionals in Syracuse, N.Y. and the Nationals in Las Vegas.