May 10, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Claude Okin, founder and CEO of SPORTIME, will serve as the coach of the NY Sportimes for the 2013 season. Okin, who has been an active force in the Sportimes' success as the owner of the Mylan World TeamTennis squad since the 2003 WTT season, will take on the coaching duties for the first time.
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.
December 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Novak Djokovic of Serbia and American Serena Williams have been named the 2012 ITF World Champions. This is the second consecutive year that Djokovic has received the honor, while Serena is named Women’s World Champion for the third time.
August 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced a series of major building enhancements that are designed to elevate the overall fan experience at the 2012 U.S. Open.
August 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that Andre Agassi, a two-time U.S. Open Champion, has been named the 2012 inductee into the U.S. Open Court of Champions, a U.S. Open and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center attraction honoring the greatest singles champions in the history of the U.S. Championships/U.S. Open.
July 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that F. Skip Gilbert has been named managing director, professional tennis operations and U.S. Open tournament manager. In his new role, Gilbert will be responsible for the USTA’s professional tournaments including Cincinnati, New Haven and Atlanta ...
June 5, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez and Jay Berger, USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis, have been named as the women’s and men’s coaches for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams.
May 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Eastern announced the appointment of Jill Fonte as the section’s new Executive Director. Fonte, who begins June 4, will lead the section as it places a new emphasis on growing tennis participation among players of all ages and abilities.
May 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 French Open, the year’s second Grand Slam event, will take place May 27-June 10 at the famed clay courts of Roland Garros. The event was first played in 1891 as a French national tournament on grass. The surface would be changed to red clay in 1912.
May 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that Dan James, USTA Manager of Wheelchair Tennis and the U.S. Wheelchair Tennis Coach, has been named the 2011 Wheelchair Tennis Coach of the Year by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). James will be presented with a trophy during the 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Seoul, Korea.
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 2, 2012
By Michael Sarro
John McEnroe has been selected "Tennis Night in America" spokesperson, and in accordance, he held a tennis clinic at his John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) at Sportime on Randall’s Island for a select group of NYJTL students.
February 17, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
SUNY Oneonta Director of Athletics Tracey Ranieri has announced that Long Island native Lonnie Mitchel has been selected as the interim tennis coach effective immediately. Mitchel replaces Bill May, who resigned earlier this month to take the head coaching position for men and women's tennis at Southeastern University in Florida.
February 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Seven-time Grand Slam tournament champion John McEnroe has been named the 2012 spokesperson for “Tennis Night In America,” a combined promotional effort between the USTA, StarGames Inc. and MSG Sports.
December 23, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Brad Drewett, former player and current ATP senior executive, has been named as the new ATP executive chairman and president. He will be based in the ATP's London office.
December 19, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Croatia's tennis federation has ruled out Goran Ivanisevic as the next captain of its Davis Cup team due to financial demands.
December 13, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Charles Nanton of West Hempstead, N.Y., affectionately known as “Coach” throughout the Malverne schools community, was named a “Hero on Our Island” by FIOS-1 News, the Long Island-focused news channel seen on Verizon FIOS cable systems.
October 5, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that, effective immediately, the appointment of Todd Martin of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. as a director-at-large on the USTA Board of Directors. Martin will replace Jeff Tarango, who resigned from the Board following the 2011 U.S. Open ...
September 22, 2011
By Lonnie Mitchel
While watching Wimbledon at the beginning of the summer, the announcers would talk about the bad state of American tennis. During the French Open a few weeks earlier, I heard the same comments several times during the course of the tournament.
July 1, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Glen Head, N.Y.-based North Shore Country Club has announced the hiring of Spike Gurney as director of tennis. Gurney comes to North Shore with impressive credentials, having served as director of tennis at Palm Beach Country Club in Palm Beach, Fla. for the past 17 years and has also worked at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, N.Y. for many years.
April 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
It won’t be difficult to find a player in the World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League presented by GEICO this summer who has spent time at the top of the world rankings. Ten current or former world number one players highlighted the 2011 World TeamTennis Marquee Draft held on Feb. 15th.
February 14, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The two New York based teams in the WTT Pro League presented by GEICO are consolidating their efforts for the 2011 season, League officials have announced. As part of the agreement, the New York Sportimes, based in New York City, will bring two of their home matches to the SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y., during the WTT season this July.
January 13, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
For the 2011 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been named top seeds on the men's and women's sides respectively, as the event begins next week, Jan. 17-30 at Melbourne Park.
January 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2011, its 15 member Board of Directors officially began its two-year term that will run through Dec. 31, 2012.
December 15, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champions for 2010.
