Saturday Night Courts & Cocktails Helps Spread Joy of Tennis To Benefit A Great Cause With Two Winter Events
As the weather turns colder, indoor tennis events become even more popular, and what better way to enjoy a fun night playing tennis, hanging out with friends and having a few drinks than at one of Long Island Tennis Magazine’s signature events, Courts & Cocktails. That was the case this winter as we hosted two separate Courts & Cocktails fundraisers to benefit Grow Tennis New York, both held at SPORTIME Roslyn and presented by Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group.
“The turnout and feedback from our Courts & Cocktails events continue to reinforce the need for social tennis options and professionally-run events in this area,” said David Sickmen, Publisher of Long Island Tennis Magazine. “We love being in the community and bringing players of all different levels together. The events have been very popular with adults looking to get away from the monotony of typical Saturday night plans and have a more active weekend evening where they can meet new people or spend time with friends.”
The players are broken up into multiple courts, all of which are run by a different teaching professional. All the while, music is playing, and drinks are being served, as we create a fun and lively atmosphere combining tennis action with a social feel.
The tennis play is level-based, and is designed to make all players feel comfortable, while sharing a good time with their spouses or friends, and also provide a great opportunity to meet new players as well.
The events serve as a way to benefit all aspects of the tennis community, from providing more work opportunities for the teaching pros, to helping fill vacant court time at the host clubs, and reinforcing the players’ passion for tennis, which leads to them playing more outside of Courts & Cocktails events.
“Courts and cocktails is an all around fun night!” said Steffi Hochhauser. “I’ve met many new people who I would not have otherwise met. It also gives me another type of excuse to play tennis! And after all, who doesn’t want that!”
At the end of the tennis portion of the nights, an expansive catered dinner spread is put out for the players to enjoy, wrapping up the event with great food, drinks and people.
“Our events are well run and showcase all we love about tennis, from the competitiveness to the social side and the fun both on and off the court with like-minded people,” Sickmen added. “And we embrace using these events as a way to fundraise and partner with multiple charitable organizations.”
