February 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
There is no doubt that in order to get to the next level there is a need for speed. Now, more than ever, athletes are investing in personal trainers, speed training programs, and gym memberships to help improve performance on the field. In this Free Speed Training Clinic, set for Saturday, Feb. 11 from 12:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at Sports and Fitness Performance in Islip, N.Y., Coach Frank Dolan will dispel the myths about speed training and lay out a blueprint to successfully improve running speed.
February 1, 2012
By Gary Simeone
A fundraising Pro-Am for the USPTA was held at Sportime Kings Park Sunday night featuring some of Long Island's top professional and amateur players. Eight pros and eight amateurs teamed up for high-level doubles play in a round robin format to raise money for the USPTA's Eastern Section.
January 5, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will host a junior play date for children ages five through 13 on Monday, Jan. 16, when they are off from school for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
December 7, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
A team representing Carefree Racquet Club of Merrick was the big winner at the First Annual Corporate Tennis Challenge Fundraiser held by USTA Eastern Long Island and the United Way of Long Island.
November 29, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Eastern Long Island and the United Way of Long Island are teaming up to support members of the U.S. military, and local businesses are urged to help. On Sunday, Dec. 4 from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., the Region will be hosting a Corporate Tennis Challenge Fundraiser at the Port Washington Tennis Academy ...
November 15, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Eastern Long Island and Long Beach Tennis Center are joining forces to help save lives. The two organizations will host a three-hour Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and CPR Training session on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Long Beach Tennis Center, located at 899 Monroe Boulevard in Long Beach, N.Y.
November 9, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The New York Junior Tennis League (NYJTL) will present its annual Leadership Awards to Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick and to Hall of Fame tennis legend John McEnroe on Nov. 17 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
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.
September 22, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA/Eastern-Long Island Region congratulates eight-year-old Rachel Arbitman who made it to the finals in the national "Little Mo" tournament in Chicago in May.
September 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Sunday, Sept. 18, the Seawolves Classic, a One-on-One Doubles Tournament, was held at Stony Brook University. Eight women's college teams participated, including host school Stony Brook, Bryant, Marist, URI, Army, Navy, Fordham and Fairleigh Dickinson.
August 17, 2011
By Anthony Pastecchi
On Friday, Aug. 12, the USTA/Eastern-Long Island Region along with the Town of Islip hosted it's Annual Suffolk County Rally Day, an annual event to promote the sport of tennis to children of all ages with pros on hand to provide free clinics and a day of fun for all.
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.
July 13, 2011
By Monica Gorny
On July 12, children from the SCO Family of Services, a partner of the Garden of Dreams Foundation, were given the opportunity to tour the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and take part in a session with USTA teaching professionals to learn the basics of the tennis game.
June 3, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
This weekend, Long Island Tennis Magazine will sponsor the first in a series of Beach Tennis USA tournaments, the Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge, in Long Beach, N.Y. at the Allegria Hotel, Saturday-Sunday, June 4-5. These weekends are highly competitive, but also great fun.
May 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
A number of local tennis events will highlight the area's local tennis action this weekend. The Talbert Cup will be played at Sportime Roslyn in Roslyn, N.Y.; the 2011 Suffolk County Boys Invitational will take place on Saturday, May 21st at Harborfields High School & Mt. Sinai Middle School tennis courts; and Saturday will also feature the conclusion of last week's rain-shortened 2011 Boys High School Individual Nassau County Championships at Oceanside High School.
May 12, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On April 30, Long Beach Tennis Center (LBTC), along with the Junior First Lego League Team, “Merrick Connection” and Cure Mommy’s Breast Cancer (CMBC), held a children’s Tennis Carnival at LBTC. Kids were able to experience tennis through the fun and exciting 10-and-Under format, while the 11- to 13-year-olds were able to enjoy full court games and skill challenges.
May 9, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Local tennis action will kick-off this week on Wednesday night, May 11th as the 2011 USTA Eastern/Long Island Region Annual Awards Dinner will take place at the Crest Hollow Country Club, located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, N.Y.
May 2, 2011
By Anthony Pastecchi
On April 30, the Commack High School Boys Tennis Team, along with Sportime Kings Park, held a community tennis awareness day. The event invited children of all ages to come out for a day of tennis drills and fun activities, led by the Commack Boy's Team along with staff from Sportime.
May 2, 2011
By Gary Simeone
On Sunday, May 1, Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Center in Glenwood Landing, N.Y. played host to Scholarship For Athletes Chief Executive Officer Ross Greenstein to discuss the ins and outs of the college tennis recruiting process to approximately 70 parents and kids.
April 27, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The weather is New York is heating up and the spring and summer season will see tons of tennis events throughout the Long Island area. This weekend, there are three events for the Long Island tennis enthusiast to enjoy and Long Island Tennis Magazine will be on hand ...
April 15, 2011
By Brent Shearer
It’s not every tournament that sees a local pro like Darrin Cohen upset a Wimbledon doubles champ like top-seeded Jared Palmer. But that result was just one of the many highlights of the “One-on-One Rocking Doubles” event, held Jan. 22 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as group of local players duked it out while a blues band wailed in the lounge.
April 5, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA/Eastern/Long Island Region has announced that the second in its series of club owner workshops has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 12 from noon-2:00 p.m. at the United Way of Long Island, located at 819 Grand Boulevard in Deer Park, N.Y.
March 31, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Talbert Cup, an annual event established in 1986 by the Eastern Tennis Association in honor of the Hall of Fame player and longtime friend of tennis, Bill Talbert, will take place this year Friday-Saturday, May 19-20 at Sportime Roslyn, located on Landing Road in Roslyn, N.Y.
March 23, 2011
By Anthony Pastecchi
On March 18, 7 For All Mankind Jeans sponsored a fraternity ping pong tournament hosted by Bloomingdale’s of Roosevelt Field and Long Island Tennis Magazine was on-hand to distribute free magazines to all attendees and support the event and the local participants by supplying press coverage.
March 22, 2011
By Michael Sarro
The Bayport Blue Point Community Tennis Association (BBPCTA) held a Pre-Season Tennis Invitational event, open to any varsity or junior varsity high school boy’s tennis players on Long Island.
