April 16, 2013
By Brett Bothwell
A recent article by Fritz Buehning in the January/February 2013 issue of New York Tennis Magazine on string technology was a refreshing reminder of how important it is for tennis professionals and coaches at the grassroots level to stay informed and to take a lead in educating the tennis community regarding equipment and technological advances.
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 19, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that it will celebrate the refurbishment and creation of 10,000 youth-sized tennis courts in the United States as part of USTA’s commitment to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative. A special celebratory event, Court 10K, will be held on March 19 at the Tamiami Tennis Center in Miami to commemorate the milestone.
February 26, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the USTA, has announced the results of the USTA Serves Special Report, "More Than a Sport: Tennis, Education and Health." The study, conducted among high school students, is the first nationwide study to analyze the educational, behavioral and health benefits to adolescents who participate in tennis.
October 10, 2012
By Adam Wolfthal
World Gym Bay Shore held a free Tennis Play Day on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Two indoor tennis courts were reserved for the event to give free lessons to local children looking to learn the game.
October 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Baldwin Tennis Club took first place in the First Annual DOTS Invitational tennis tournament, a new kids tennis program designed to be a first introduction to match play in a less competitive format. Created by HD Tennis, Syosset, the first DOTS event took place at Cantiague Park in Hicksville and brought together teams from HD Tennis, Baldwin Tennis Club and Long Island Tennis and Learning Services, Freeport.
September 19, 2012
By Teri Mariani
You don't need muscles to change the world — you just need a heart. And a 12-year-old Syosset girl is proving what a heart she has. Gabrielle Sklar was sitting at the dinner table when her mother mentioned the life and death battle her mother's Sportime tennis coach TJ Harvey, 58, was facing against bladder cancer.
September 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
HD Tennis, a USTA Eastern Long Island Region member organization, has announced its First Annual DOTS Invitational, a new tennis program for kids that is designed to be a first introduction to match play in a less competitive format. The inaugural event has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15 at Cantiague Park in Hicksville, N.Y. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and match play at 11:00 a.m.
August 29, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced into the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Belgian qualifier Kirsten Flipkens.
August 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Saturday, Aug. 18, Sportime Syosset will be hosting a QuickStart and Multi-Sport Carnival Event from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
July 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Thursday, July 12, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region will present Tennis in the Park Day, a free for kids in the Long Island region from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
April 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that it has partnered with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, to support the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll.
March 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine presents this summer's best tennis camp guide across Long Island ...
March 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the SmashZone Mobile Tour, the premiere fan interactive attraction at the U.S. Open, will hit the road for a 21-city mobile tour and introduce youth tennis to kids and parents across the country. The tour will kick-off at the Atlanta Fair on March 9-11.
February 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Eastern returns to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Thursday, Feb. 23 to host a 10 & Under Tennis clinic with French Open Doubles Champion and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe.
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 ...
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.
September 27, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and members of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition lauded the USTA during Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play (WWDOP) this past Saturday, Sept. 24th, for its leadership and participation in the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge.
September 19, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA has announced that its SmashZone, a complement to the association’s ongoing youth participation 10 and Under Tennis initiative, will be part of Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play (WWDOP).
August 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis coaching legend Nick Bollettieri will be inducted into the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame on Aug. 27 at the Grand Hyatt New York.
August 2, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Volunteers from around Long Island joined the USTA’s Long Island Tennis Service Representative Bill Mecca to introduce almost 250 of Huntington’s elementary school children to the many fun and health benefits of tennis.
February 23, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Eastern will host a QuickStart Tennis clinic at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Thursday, feb. 24 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., giving kids a chance to learn tennis on a smaller court with equipment scaled to their age and ability.
May 27, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that it will partner with Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown to host more than 650 Far Rockaway, N.Y., public school students at the 12th Annual “Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence” Day on Thursday, May 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
March 24, 2010
By Steven Kaplan
As a tennis instructor, my role is to give my students information and organizational structure to provide clarity and focus. The most serious players require more than a tennis instructor, however, they need a coach.
While coaches provide instruction, they assume other, more ambitious tasks as well.
January 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Guide to Long Island's top indoor tennis club.
