USTA Long Island Holds 27th Annual Awards Dinner
The 27th annual USTA Long Island Awards Dinner was held on Wednesday evening at Chateau Briand in Carle Place, as the region honored juniors and adults who made an impact both on and off the court in the past year.
The night began with a cocktail hour as honorees and guests enjoyed an open bar and hors d’oeuvres before the award ceremony began.
Below is a list of those who were recognized at Wednesday night’s ceremony. Long Island Tennis Magazine is offering awardees the chance to purchase a custom laminated plaque showcasing your recognition on the front cover of Long Island Tennis Magazine. If interested in purchasing a plaque, please contact info@usptennis.com or call (516) 409-4444
PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS
Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Kaplan
Vitas Gerulaitis "For the Love of Tennis" Award: Anneleis Karp
Arthur Ashe Multi-Cultural Award: Anthony Brown
Rose Buck Scalamandre Tennis Family of the Year Award: The Kowalsky Family
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Adult Volunteer of the Year: Nayana Brahmbhatt
Charles Karp Memorial Award for Overcoming Adversity: Guido Lari
Community Service Award: Freeport Memorial Library (Jessica Jansen)
Corporate Award: Gold Coast Tennis (Bill Smith)
Good Samaritan Award: Jay Binder
Innovative Tennis Program of the Year: Hilary Bressler (Robbie Wagner’s)
Junior Team Tennis Award/Suffolk: Jimmy Delevante
Junior Team Tennis Award/Nassau: Rickey Bates
Junior Volunteer of the Year: Jack Loucheim
Anuj Agarwal Junior Sportsmanship Award: Alan Delman
Jennifer Sherry Junior Sportsmanship Award: Steffi Antao
Madeline Zausner Junior Tournament Director Award: Andrew Camacho
Outdoor Tennis Site of the Year: Rev. Arthur Mackey Sr. Park (Roosevelt)
Private Club of the Year: The Hamlet Golf & Country Club (Commack)
Retailer of the Year: Kathy Murphy (Manager, Sportime Lynbrook Pro Shop)
10-and-Under Tennis Award: Jared El Gayeh
Tennis Club of the Year/Suffolk: Park Avenue Tennis Club
Tennis Club of the Year/Nassau: Nassau Indoor Tennis
Tennis Professional of the Year: Nadia Johnston (Point Set Indoor Racquet Club)
USTA School/Child Care Tennis Program: Denise Schmidt (Pixie Nursery School, Wantagh
Long Island High School Tennis Team of the Year: MacArthur HS Girls Tennis Team
Birdie Tarulli League Captain Sportsmanship Award: Ann McGrath
Blane Magee League Captain Sportsmanship Award: Michael Siegmund
USTA League Teams Participating in National Championships
18 & Over League
Womens 3.5 from Syosset: Co-Captains Dawn Schosberg & Jeanette Romano
Womens 4.0 from Christopher Morley: Co-Captains Seema Imberman & Therese DiRenzo
Mens 3.5 from Blue Point: Co-Captains Michael Siegmund & John Selvaggio
40 & Over League
Womens 4.5 from Jericho Westbury: Co-Captains Tina Stellato Villegas & Karen Levine
Mens 3.0 from Kings Park: Captain William Carson
Mens 3.5 from Blue Point: Co-Captains Michael Siegmund & Henry Winnicki
Mens 4.5 from Christopher Morley: Co-Captains Jonathan Klee & Lionel Goldberg
55 & Over League
Womens 8.0 from Point Set: Captain Ann McGrath
Mens 9.0 from Jericho Westbury: Captain Kenneth Luba
65 & Over League
Womens 7.0 from Sportime Lynbrook: Co-Captains Patricia Molloy & Leslie Wecksler
2016-17 High School Champions
NY State and Nassau County Boy’s Singles Champion: Yuval Solomon, Plainview JFK
Nassau County Boy’s Doubles Champions: Neel Rajesh & Kabir Rajpat, Syosset
Suffolk County Boy’s Singles: Cannon Kingsley, Northport
Suffolk County Boy’s Doubles: Aziz Rashidzada & Jackson Weisbrot, Half Hollow Hills West
Nassau County Girls Singles Champion: Merri Kelly Hannity, Cold Spring Harbor
NY State and Nassau County Girls Doubles Champions: Calista Sha & Morgan Wilkins, Friends Academy
Suffolk County Girls Singles: Jackie Bukzin, Eastport-South Manor
Suffolk County Girls Doubles: Ariana Malik & Lauren Cherkin, Half Hollow Hills East
Nassau County Coach of the Year: Brian Kline, North Shore HS
Suffolk County Coach of the Year: Jacqueline Clark, Commack HS
Eastern Section Rankings-Juniors
Boys
12s
1) Safir, Michael Ryan
2) Taranov, Mark R
14s
1) Sharma, Sujay
2) Karman, Alexander
16s
1) Pellerito, Daniel Eric
2) Hohmann, Ronald P.
18s
1) Talcott, Finbar
2) Maloney, Patrick F.
Girls
12s
1) Hayes, Rose B.
2) Suarez, Rebecca E.
14s
1) Hayes, Rose B.
2) Williams, Madison Jane
16s
1) Hannity, Merri Kelly
2) Ahmad, Maryam Beshir
18s
1) Bukzin, Jacqueline Rae
2) Kelly, Merri
Long Island Rankings – Juniors
Boys
12s
1) Beckles, Daniel
2) Rosario, Jeffrey
14s
1) Sher, Ajer
2) Safir, Max Daniel
16s
1) Lin, Andrew
2) Yamus, Yoel Andre
Girls
12s
1) Kronenberg, Kira
2) Pinkus, Nicole
14s
1) Rabinowitz, Jennifer
2) Perper, Jenifer
16s
1) Paikin, Daniella
2) Austin, Emily
LONG ISLAND ADULT RANKINGS
NTRP Rankings/Women
SINGLES
3.0: 1) Fran Breckon #2 Roksolana Shyyka
4.0: 1) Cara Londin #2 Luzan Moore
DOUBLES
3.0: 1) Annemarie Mahoney & Fran Breckon
4.0: 1) Maritoni Carlos & Susan Bacey
NTRP Rankings/Men
SINGLES
3.5:
1) Stuart Meadow
4.0:
1) Brian Katz
4.5:
1) Robert Tursi
Eastern Section Rankings/Women
Open:
1) Kim Luc Chris Stubbe
2) Joan Manfredi-Carter
50s:
1) Rosemary Cosentino
60s:
1) Lydia Eitel
2) Shula Feuer
70s:
1) Peggy Gluck
Open Doubles:
1) Rachel Arbitman & Maryam Ahmad
2) Claire Handa & Rachel Weiss
Eastern Section Rankings/Men
Open:
1) Hleb Maslau
2) Aidan Talcott
25s:
1) Jack Eichler
30s:
1) Rodolfo Novello
35s:
2) Rodolfo Novello
45s:
1) Adrian Chirici
2) Jonathan Klein
50s:
1) Jeffrey Snow
2) Lawrence Kramer
55s:
1) Walter Winnitzki
2) Gary Fazah
60s:
1) John Titcomb
2) Steve Brill
65s:
1) Alan Chaskin
2) Douglas Barrow
70s:
1) Bob Hoffman
75s:
1) Raymond Rahbari
Open Doubles:
1) Brenden Volk & Aidan Talcott
2) Lamar Remy & Eric Wagner
50s:
1) Lawrence Kramer & Jeffrey Snow
65s:
1) Bruce Eiber & Ronald Kahn
Mixed
Open:
1) (co) Rachel Arbitman, Steven Nazaroff, David R. Weiner, Maryam Ahmad
