May 27, 2011
By Michael Sarro
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center recently hosted "The Highway to Health Festival," which provided attendees an opportunity to see how making simple lifestyle changes in eating, mental thinking, and fitness can change their lives for the better.
March 2, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has announced that it is launching a new “Neighborhood” initiative for its donor-supported Avenue of Aces, located on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
February 23, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Madison Square Garden and the Garden of Dreams Foundation have announced that Andre Agassi will be the recipient of the 2011 Garden of Dreams Hero Award. The award, established in 2009, honors one person or organization annually that embodies the spirit and commitment of the Garden of Dreams Foundation, with active, on-going dedication to children facing obstacles.
January 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2nd Annual Tennis and Rockin' Blues® Event Featuring One-on-One Doubles is slated for Saturday night, Jan. 22 from 8:00 p.m.-midnight at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center's Indoor Complex. This unique, combined tennis and music event includes a $1,000 in prize money, sanctioned by USTA/Eastern, for the Men's Open and Men's 35-and-Over Divisions of play.
November 24, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2nd Annual Tennis and Rockin' Blues® Event Featuring ONE -ON-ONE DOUBLES® is slated for Saturday night, Jan. 22 from 8:00 p.m.-midnight at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center's Indoor Complex.
October 28, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that Jim Courier has been named U.S. Davis Cup Captain. Courier signed a multi-year agreement and succeeds Patrick McEnroe, who ended his 10-year tenure as U.S. Davis Cup Captain in September.
October 26, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Eastern’s 24th Annual College Showcase Day on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 will feature a new interactive Web site that promotes community service and character development among young athletes: ESMZone.com. The site, which is run by Education Sports Mentoring LLC ...
July 19, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the seventh season of the Olympus U.S. Open Series, the six-week North American summer tennis season that links 10 ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour summer tournaments to the U.S. Open, launches today with the Atlanta Tennis Championships.
July 2, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and Tennis Channel have announced that the network will present live broadcasts of the finals of the 2010 U.S. Open National Playoffs–Men’s and Women’s Championships. The men’s and women’s winners of the U.S. Open National Playoffs each receive a wild card entry into the 2010 U.S. Open qualifying draw.
May 10, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Legends Ball, which benefits the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, returns to Cipriani 42nd Street, in New York City, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. – the last Friday of the U.S. Open. Regarded as the premier social event of the U.S. Open, this special night of celebration will honor a host of tennis luminaries including the Hall of Fame Class of 2010.
March 12, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2010 World TeamTennis Pro League season will be highlighted by head-to-head matches between five former and current world number one-ranked players–Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport and current world number one Serena Williams–during the three-week season, which starts July 5. League officials have released the 73-match season schedule for the 10 WTT franchises.
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 Erin Bruehl
January 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
January 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will be hosting an event sure to electrify the Tennis Industry on Saturday, Jan. 30 to celebrate the finals of the Australian Open. Past Australian greats have been known to Serve-and-Volley their way to many championships over the years.
July 1, 2009
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is the acceptance speech from Nancy McShea from the recent USAT/Long Island 19th Annual Awards Dinner, held at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Nancy was honored by USTA/Long Island with the Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award for dedication and service to the Long Island Tennis community. The award is presented in honor of Hy Zausner, who passed away on 1992 and founded the Port Washington Tennis Academy in 1965, a facility that saw players such as John McEnroe and Vitas Gerulaitis pass through its doors. Long Island Tennis Magazine would like to congratulate Nancy and the rest of the award winners on their accomplishments, recognition and dedication to growing the sport of tennis on Long Island.
