We’re at the halfway point of the year, but Long Island tennis is just heating up! Our numbers continue to rise as tennis is still booming, and we couldn’t be happier about it. Long Island continues to have a strong presence with players participating at all levels (2.5 – 5.0) and at all age levels (18+ & 65+).
Along with our strength in numbers, I am proud to say that we have grown with several new leagues debuting in our region. For the first time, our section introduced a 5.0 tri-level league. Long Island along with Southern brought forth women’s teams, and the two regions will battle it out at Sectionals in Schenectady at the end of June. Good luck to Jenny Einhorn and Jackie Clark’s team from Carefree!
Another new league for Long Island is the 55 & Over Mixed Doubles Leagues. We have teams participating at the 7.0 and 8.0 levels and the winners will also travel up to Schenectady in June. Shanon Blue’s team out of Lynbrook has earned the top honors at the 8.0 level, as did Gigi Banks and Dawn Schosberg’s 7.0 team from Sportime Syosset. Good luck to all teams participating, and a BIG thank you for getting this ball rolling.
Lastly, we have added another social league to the region which mirrors that of the David Dinkins Mixed Doubles League. Proving that tennis is a lifelong sport, under the guise of Bruce Lindenman, Chet Singer, and Lew Cohen, a 70+ 7.0 men’s league has been created. The seniors will play throughout the month of August with the hopes that the idea grows as David Dinkins has, and add traction for future years to come. Carefree, Christopher Morley, and Robbie Wagner will host the matches.
While our spring leagues are in full swing, so are Sectionals! June marked the start of Adult League Sectional Championships. The 18+ Mixed Doubles Sectional kicked off the month and two Long Island teams feel just shy of claiming the Eastern title. Congratulations to Ed Sinn’s 6.0 team out of Syosset and Zane Sidiqui’s 8.0 team from Long Beach for a valiant run!
Our 55+ mixed teams and women’s 4.0 and 5.0 tri-level teams will close out the month of June up at Schenectady and we wish our teams the best of luck! Below is a recap of our region’s winners for all leagues that took place over the winter.
18 & Over 6.0 Mixed – Sportime Syosset (Captain – Ed Sinn)
18 & Over 7.0 Mixed – Huntington Indoor Tennis (Captains – Bridgette Boyle and Lia Newell)
18 & Over 8.0 Mixed – Long Beach Tennis Center (Captain – Zane Siddiqui)
18 & Over 9.0 – Long Beach/Sportime Lynbrook (Captains – Shanon Blue and Amani Siddiqui)
18 & Over 4.0 Tri-Level – Huntington Indoor Tennis (Captains Tracy Kleinberg and Lisa Newell)
18 & Over 5.0 Tri-Level – Carefree Racquet Club (Captains Jackie Clark and Jenny Einhorn)
40 & Over 6.0 Mixed – Deer Park Tennis Center (Captain Jill Bratos)
40 & Over 7.0 Mixed – Sportime Syosset (Captain Dawn Schosberg)
40 & Over 8.0 Mixed – Sportime Lynbrook (Captains Shanon Blue and Mitchell Low)
40 & Over 9.0 Mixed – Park Ave Tennis (Captain Roslyn Chua- Mcalonie)
55 & Over 7.0 Mixed – Sportime Syosset (Captains Dawn Schosberg and Gigi Banks)
55 & Over 8.0 Mixed – Long Beach (Captain Shanon Blue)
Thank you all for your participation! Looking forward to a bigger and greater spring and summer season!
40 & Over 7.0 Mixed – Sportime Syosset (Captain Dawn Schosberg)
Becky Bellino
Becky Bellino is the Adult League Coordinator for USTA/Long Island. She may be reached at bellino@eastern.usta.com.
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