May 3, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
ATP has announced the passing of its Executive Chairman & President Brad Drewett on Friday in Sydney, Australia at the age of 54 following a battle with Motor Neurone Disease (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
April 23, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Wimbledon has announced a 40 percent increase in prize money for this year's tournament and plans to build a retractable roof over Court #1. The All England Club says total prize money will be $34.4 million, an increase of 6.5 percent or $9.9 million over last year's total prize money.
February 8, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region is pleased to announce that its slate of executive officers, headed by Daniel Burgess, president, has been re-elected to a second two-year term by the members of the Long Island Region. All officers and members of the Regional Board are volunteers.
December 19, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former Wimbledon Mixed-Doubles Champ John Austin has joined BOLT as its first executive board member. He’ll serve a critical role as professional-industry liaison, technical advisor/play-tester, and as BOLT brand ambassador generally.
November 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Executive Committee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame has voted to indefinitely suspend South African tennis player Bob Hewitt from the Hall of Fame. Hewitt was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.
November 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The ATP has announced the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be played in London at The O2 through 2015, and that Barclays has extended its title sponsorship of the tournament. The Tour’s season-ending event, featuring the world’s best eight singles players and doubles teams, has enjoyed tremendous success in London since moving there in 2009 ...
October 17, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
At its recent meetings in New York, the ATP Board of Directors approved a rule change and a trial for the 2013 season, both proposed by the new ATP Competition Committee. From 2013, on both the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, a time violation between points (25 seconds) will be penalized in the first instance with a warning.
October 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Nominating Committee has announced the nomination of David A. Haggerty as USTA Chairman of the Board and President to serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Haggerty has served on the USTA Board of Directors for six years and is currently completing a two-year term as First Vice President.
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.
April 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
ATP World Tour tennis is headed to Rio de Janeiro, host city to the 2016 Olympic Games and co-host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The ATP Board of Directors last week in Monte-Carlo approved the sale of the Memphis membership to IMX to stage an ATP World Tour 500 event from 2014 in Brazil’s iconic city of nearly six million people.
March 29, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced a series of reforms to the National Junior Tournament Schedule designed to make the system more efficient, effective and affordable for current players and those who will enter the pipeline through the association’s 10 & Under Tennis initiative.
March 19, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Mark your calendars and save the date as the USTA Eastern Long Island Region has announced that its 22nd Annual Regional Awards Dinner will be held Wednesday, May 9 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y.
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 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.
May 17, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will bring the world's most prestigious clay-court tournament to American televisions in 3-D for the first time during its coverage of the 2011 French Open.
January 21, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Player Development has announced that eight junior development programs in six states have been named USTA Certified Regional Training Centers as part of its continuing effort to develop the next generation of world-class American players. The eight programs will create networks serving the Northeast portion of the country and the USTA’s Missouri Valley section.
November 3, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The BNP Paribas Open, set for March 7-11, 2011 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, will become the first tennis tournament in the history of the game to feature Hawkeye replay technology and video displays on more than three courts when all match courts are outfitted for next year’s event, announced Steve Simon, tournament director.
October 28, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Eastern Long Island Regional Board received a citation and thanks from Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County Executive, for providing volunteers and instructors to help with the QuickStart Tennis Blitz in the Park.
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 ...
September 23, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Nominating Committee has announced the nomination of Jonathan Vegosen as USTA Chairman of the Board and President to serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2011.
July 2, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The International Tennis Hall of Fame will present the highest honor available in tennis to seven legends of the game on Saturday, July 10 at 12:30 p.m. The Induction Ceremony will take place on the historic grass courts of Bill Talbert Center Court at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.
September 3, 2009
By Bill Mecca
March 1, 2009
By Rich Hume
The Tennis Association of Farmingdale (TAF) is an adult tennis league providing its members the opportunity to play outdoor competitive tennis during the months of May through September. TAF is comprised of seven ladders, men’s and women’s singles and doubles, mixed-doubles, and men’s and women’s senior (50 and over) singles. TAF operates under a ladder format, whereas you always have a range of 20 players to challenge to a match. This format ensures that players will naturally gravitate toward others of their own ability level.
