| By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Monday night’s BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden had a new format and many fresh faces, and once again delivered a fun and exciting night of tennis to the New York City crowd. In the end, it was Team World, comprised of Lleyton Hewitt, Nick Kyrgios, Kei Nishikori and Garbine Muguruza,...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 27 th annual USTA Long Island Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 3 as the region honors juniors and adults who have had an impact both on and off the court in this past year. Some of the night’s awards have been announced. PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award:...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis legends Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt will join the star-studded lineup for the 10th anniversary of the BNP Paribas Showdown on Monday, March 6, it was announced on Monday. Roddick and Hewitt will join Juan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori, Venus Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza, Nick Kyrgios and...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Stop World Hunger, Inc. has announced its schedule of tennis events for the 2017 season. This year marks the 37 th year of Stop World Hunger’s charity events for famine relief. All funds are forwarded to Catholic Relief Services to assist them in their efforts to feed hungry children. Assistance is...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo Credit: Reuben Kliner The fourth annual Play for Pink Tennis tournament was held at the Shelter Rock Tennis and Country Club in Manhasset as 160 hardy and enthusiastic tennis players came out to participate in this charity event. The tournament was created after Shelter Rock’s Head Pro, Robin...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Commack Varsity girls’ tennis team hosted its annual Play for Pink Tennis with Teachers event on Tuesday afternoon at Commack High School, bringing together the team’s tennis players with the school’s teachers, for a fun afternoon of tennis while also raising money for the Play for the P.I.N.K...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Port Washington varsity girls’ tennis team held its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Play with the Teachers event to raise money for the Susan G. Komen foundation. The event partners students with teachers for a round-robin tournament and raises money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the most...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Men’s Amateur Division In the Men’s Amateur Division of the third and final Long Island Tennis Challenge of 2016, held at Engineers Country Club in Roslyn, N.Y., the team of Yuri Savransky & Paul Wilson won their first Long Island Tennis Challenge title, defeating the duo of John Paradisi...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine hosted a Wine and Play Tennis Night at Engineers Country Club in Roslyn, N.Y., as players took to the courts, and others came to watch and enjoy the ambiance. The evening began with activities on all five courts and the various games continued into the second half of the...Read more
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In the summer, everyone likes to put their toes in the sand and play on the beach. Combine that affinity with some competitive fun, music, food/drinks, beach games and great people, and you have the recipe for the summer’s hottest tournament, The New York Beach Tennis Open. On Saturday, Aug. 13, NY...Read more