The USTA Long Island Region has announced its winners to be honored at the 35th Annual USTA LI Region Awards on Wednesday, October 15 at Sea Cliff Manor in Sea Cliff, N.Y.

The event will be hors d’oeuvres, a light buffet of pasta & chicken, wine and beer reception starting at 6 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 7:00 p.m. The cost to attend is $60 for adults and $40 for children under the age of 14.

Please join us in recognizing and celebrating this year’s winners.

35th Annual USTA Long Island Region Awardees (2025)

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award

Maureen McFadzen

Vitas Gerulaitis “For the Love of Tennis” Award

Amy Gillen

Rose Buck Scalamandre Tennis Family of the Year

The Lombardi Family

Arthur Ashe Multicultural Award:

Fernando Juguera

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Daniel Burgess, Sr. Community Service Award

Kevin Boston-Hill

Madeline Zausner Junior Tournament Director Award

Rong Ma

Junior Volunteer of the Year

Graydon Archondo

Adult Volunteer of the Year

Bon Koo

Tennis Club of the Year

Deer Park Tennis Club

Private Club of the Year

Huntington Crescent Club

Tennis Professional of the Year (Adult)

Gary Gaudio

Tennis Professional of the Year (Junior)

Anna Bielen Zarska

10-and Under Tennis Award

Advantage All Tennis Foundation

Long Island High School Tennis Team of the Year

Commack H.S. Girls Team

Birdie Tarulli League Captain Award

Jacqueline Peiffer

Blane Magee League Captain Award

Don Jackson

Anuj Agarwal Junior Sportsmanship Award

David Meyers

Jennifer Sherry Junior Sportsmanship Award:

Sofia Kedrin

Good Samaritan Award

Felipe Sobrinho

2024-25 – High School Champions

Nassau County Boys’ Singles Champion: Manhasset H.S. – Max Golubenko

Nassau County Boys’ Doubles Champions: Garden City H.S. – Ben Wiese & Christian Bravo

Suffolk County Boys’ Singles Champion: Walt Whitman H.S. – Sam Lopez-Cardenas

Suffolk County Boys’ Doubles Champions: Half Hollow Hills East H.S. – Lohit Madisetty & Marcus Gonzales

NYS Girls Singles Champion: Herricks H.S. – Angel Walia

Nassau County Girls’ Singles Champion: Garden City H.S. – Angelina Bravo

Nassau County Girls’ Doubles Champions: Great Neck South H.S. – Gabrielle Alexa Villegas & Madison Lee

Suffolk County Girls’ Singles Champion: Smithtown East H.S. – Anya Konopka

NYS & Suffolk County Girls’ Doubles Champions: Bayport-Blue Point H.S. – Emilia Romano & Evie Romano

Nassau County Coach of the Year: Friends Academy: Owen Kassimir

Suffolk County Coach of the Year: Bayport-Blue Point H.S.: John Selvaggio

National Singles Rankings (as of 8/6/25)

Boys/Girls

Boys 12 singles: #1 Yifan Nie, #2 Shuo Li

Boys 14 singles: #1 Jacques Chen, #2 Kanin Michael

Boys 16 singles: #1 Rocco Roti, #2 Kurt Sayan

Boys 18 singles: #1 Jack Kennedy, #2 Zavier Augustin

Girls 12 singles: #1 Catherine Chan, #2 Aya Iwata

Girls 14 singles: #1 Blake Chang, #2 Gabrielle Brereton

Girls 16 singles: #1 Paige Wygodzki, #2 Anabelle Janczyk

Girls 18 singles: #1 Sophia Holod, #2 Paige Wygodzki

National Rankings (as of 8/6/25)

Men

Open Singles: #1 Dillon McKenzie

35+ Singles: #1 Mickey Nisar

40+ Singles: #1 Mickey Nisar

45+ Singles: #1 Gerry Bohner

50+ Singles: #1 Gerry Bohner

55+ Singles: #1 Adrian Chirici

60+ Singles: #1 Jonathan Klein

65+ Singles: #1 Steven Brill

70+ Singles: #1 Steven Brill

75+ Singles: #1 Marshall Hubsher

Women

Open Singles: #1 Tracey Gottlieb

35+ Singles:  #1 Morgan Milleisen

45+ Singles: #1 Betsy Bickar

50+ Singles: #1 Betsy Bickar

55+ Singles: #1 Ellen Markowitz

60+ Singles: #1 Ellen Markowitz

65+ Singles: #1 Lisa Jett

70+ Singles: #1 Lisa Jett

Family

Father/Son All Ages: Jack Varghese & Vishal Varghese

Father/Son 60+: Adam Rosen & Benjamin Rosen

Father/Son 70+: John Titcomb & Brett Titcomb

USTA LEAGUE TEAM AWARDS – Eastern Sectional Champions

Spring 2024

18 & Over 3.0 Women – Sectional Champions

Point Set Indoor Tennis – Captain – Laura Crain

40 & Over 3.0 Women – Sectional Champions

Point Set Indoor Tennis – Captain – Laura Crain

Summer 2024

65 & Over 8.0 Women – Sectional Champions

Sportime Syosset – Captains: Lydia Eitel & Mona Giovanni

Fall 2024

18 & Over 4.0 Men – Sectional Champions

Huntington Indoor Tennis – Captains – Stephen Weiss & Neil Hyman

40 & Over 6.0 Mixed Doubles – Sectional Champions

Christopher Morley Tennis – Captains:  David Ng & Peter Tam

55 & Over 8.0 Men – Sectional Champions

Sportime Syosset – Captains: Shyam Shivdasani & Marc Mandelbaum

65 & Over 8.0 Men – Sectional Champions

Sportime Syosset – Captains:  Harish Khullar & Sarabjit Lamba

Fall/Winter 2025

18 & Over 6.0 Mixed Doubles – Sectional Champions

Sportime Lynbrook – Captains: Donna Healy & Angelo de Bourg

2025 Eastern Team Tennis Sectional Champions

12U L6 Champions: Christopher Morley Tennis – Ricardo Aguirre & Salomon Levy