“Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came.” The famous line from the iconic theme song to one of America’s most popular television shows, Cheers, represents the goals many local businesses have while trying to establish themselves in a community. But for Carefree Racquet Club in North…
Long Island Tennis Magazine hosted the first President’s Week Pickleball Classic on the courts of Sportime Kings Park. A sold-out draw of doubles teams came together to compete across four different divisions. The energy was high as teams competed in round-robin play which led into the knockout rounds. The format ensured all teams were able…
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center (SJJCC) held a special fundraiser at Glen Head Racquet Club, Tacos, Tennis and Tequila, to help raise money for its organization. The event was held in conjunction with Long Island Tennis Magazine, who modeled the event after its successful Courts & Cocktails event series. Sid Jacobson JCC’s Tennis & Tacos…
Engineers at Har-Tru have developed a new type of pickleball court to help meet the growing demand for high-quality courts at facilities across the country. Designed for temporary or permanent installation, the Pickle Flex Pro is a portable, comfortable, high-performance indoor pickleball court. It can be installed by four people in just two hours. Interest…
SPORTIME Pickleball Westbury (575 Merrick Ave.) will open in the fall of 2024 and SPORTIME Pickleball Wayne (Willowbrook Plaza) has a planned opening in the spring of 2025. These are SPORTIME’S second and third announced dedicated pickleball club locations, which will be the two largest and most comprehensive facilities in their markets, joining an 11…
Coach Ed Krass’ 36th Annual College Tennis Exposure Camp has announced five locations in the Northeast for its popular summer program for high school-age tournament players. The program will start June 1-2 at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Florida. The camp features instruction and training by a staff of head college coaches representing…
On Monday, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul battled for the Delray Beach Open in a match that was postponed from Sunday. Paul, fresh off of his title at the Dallas Open, was trying to upend Fritz, the defending Delray Beach Open champion, in a showdown of the top two ranked American men. Fritz successfully defending…
For the third consecutive year, Iga Swiate is the Doha champion. The top-ranked woman in the world won the WTA 1000 title for the third straight time on Saturday, holding off fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina 7-6(8), 6-2 to win the 18th singles title of her career, and the first of 2024. “I’m happy that I kept…
There are eight players remaining in the Delray Beach Open draw, which means Friday is quarterfinal day down in Florida. Below are the four quarterfinal showdowns set for Friday: (1) Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Rinky Hijikata (Australia) – Fritz, based in Miami, is the defending champion, ranked No. 9 in the world, and reached the quarterfinals…
Top seed and defending champion Taylor Fritz made a winning start at the 2024 Delray Beach Open as the American moved past Nuno Borges of Portugal 7-6(5), 6-4 on Wednesday night. “The crowd was amazing. It’s one of my favorite things coming back to Delray every year,” said Fritz. “The crowd really shows up here,…