May 21, 2012
By Steve Abbondondelo
The 2012 Long Island Winter Junior Team Tennis season ended after two exciting weekends of competition. On April 28th, Point Set Racquet Club’s (Oceanside, N.Y.) 14 & Under intermediate team captained by David Nisenson, prevailed in the round robin to be crowned champions.
May 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
During one of the most exciting weekends of the tennis calendar, U.S. Open finals weekend, the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum will once again add to the festivities with The Legends Ball, a gala event to be held on Friday, Sept. 7 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
May 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 Long Island Annual Carrabba’s Corporate Tennis Challenge has been scheduled for Saturday, May 19 at Broadway Park in Sayville, N.Y. This event brings together teams from many Long Island businesses, clubs and social organizations ...
May 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 19th World Maccabiah Games will take place July 17-30, 2013 in Israel. Tennis is among the 35-plus sporting events that will be featured, as more than 7,000 Jewish athletes will represent 60-plus nations.
April 27, 2012
By Ed Wolfarth
Much has been written on the proper techniques of volleying. Let me share with you some of my favorite teaching cues for the volley:
March 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Saturday, March 24 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., the Stony Brook Men's Tennis team will bring their 2012 Seawolves Tennis Family Fun Fest to Eastern Athletic Tennis Club, located at 9 Montauk Hwy #A in Blue Point, N.Y.
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 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Saturday, March 24 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., the Stony Brook Men's Tennis team will bring their 2012 Seawolves Tennis Family Fun Fest to Eastern Athletic Tennis Club, located at 9 Montauk Hwy #A in Blue Point, N.Y.
February 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Thursday, March 8, there will be a 10 & Under Tennis QuickStart Workshop held at Long Beach Tennis Center, located at 899 Monroe Boulevard in Long Beach, N.Y. from 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The event is open to all and there is a $10 charge per person for the event.
February 22, 2012
By Brent Shearer
Rafa, an autobiography of former number one player Rafael Nadal, was published last summer, but considering that its subject has just scored another career triumph, playing on Spain's winning Davis Cup team late last year, this is a good time to revisit Nadal's story.
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.
October 5, 2011
By Steve Haar
So there you are all ready to watch the 2011 U.S. Open when your wife reminds you that you were supposed to visit Aunt Millie. You say to yourself, “No problem … I'll catch the re-broadcast on the Tennis Channel tonight.” You get back from a visit with Aunt Millie, grab a cold one, relax and tune into your favorite cable channel for some great early round action of the U.S. Open and what’s on your screen?
August 30, 2011
By Miguel Cervantes III
In this article, I will cover two of the psychological aspects of tennis … particularly doubles tennis. The topics up for discussion here are attitude and accountability. Attitude on the tennis court is of vital importance. The reason is that attitude will often dictate how well you play. Tennis is as much mental as it is physical. In order to have more success, you will need to have a good attitude.
August 15, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Do you want to enter the Guinness Book of World Records? Then, come on down Friday, Aug. 26 to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as USTA Eastern teams up with Wilson Sporting Goods, and professional tennis players Mardy Fish and Andrea Petkovic, to try earn a spot among the world's record holders The goal of this event is to break the record for the “most people bouncing tennis balls on tennis rackets,” which currently stands at 383.
August 12, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The first-ever Beach Tennis USA Nation's Cup will be held at a new state-of-the-art sand complex at the Crest Hollow Country Club, located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, N.Y, Friday, Aug. 19 from noon-7:30 p.m.
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.
August 1, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Malverne School District’s second and third graders took to the courts recently during two field day events sponsored by the USTA/Eastern-Long Island Region.
July 28, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that reigning U.S. Open Champions Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters, world number one ranked Novak Djokovic, former U.S. Open Champion Andy Roddick and the 2010 U.S. Open Wheelchair Champion David Wagner will team up with actor Bradley Cooper, New York Knicks All-Star Carmelo Anthony, and pop star Cody Simpson at the 16th Annual Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day ...
July 26, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA/Eastern-Long Island Region has announced that it will be offering AED/CPR training and certification to all clubs and club owners along with member organizations in the Long Island Region. This program is being provided free of charge by Forever 9-The Robbie Levine Foundation.
July 25, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA/Eastern-Long Island Region and the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums are inviting children ages 10 and under from across Nassau County to select parks for a free day of tennis lessons and fun this coming Wednesday, July 27.
July 14, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
America is searching for that next big tennis star and it could be your child! With the growing popularity of QuickStart Tennis for young children, the USTA encourages children 10 years of age and under to pick up a racket and get out on the court in 2011.
July 7, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The leaders of the USTA Eastern Section will be traveling to tennis facilities across the Section to hear what’s on the minds of local tennis providers, local players and volunteers, in the Section’s 2011 Listen and Learn Tour.
July 5, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Beach Tennis USA and the ITF, in partnership with Beach Tennis Chicago, present the 2011 BTUSA/ITF Beach Tennis National Championship, set for Sunday, July 10 at North Avenue Beach in Chicago.
June 23, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Glen Cove High School tennis courts on Old Tappan Road in Glen Cove will be the site this Saturday, June 25th of a fundraiser for Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S., cancer awareness resource education source.
June 8, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Thursday June 9th, Wheelchair tennis players from around the world will return to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the 11th Annual Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament. The four-day event is sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and the International Tennis Federation, and is part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
