It’s that time of the year again, when we see the snow begin to melt (albeit slowly), and we start to thaw out from the winter cold. It means it’s time for another high school tennis season as the boys prepare to hit the courts this spring. As we look ahead to the 2026 season,…
At last year’s USTA Eastern Long Island Region Awards Dinner, Anna Bielen-Zarska was honored with one of the organization’s top awards: Junior Tennis Professional of the Year. It was a proper recognition for someone who has dedicated her life to the sport, and helping young people reach their potential. “I put in a lot of…
The first tournament of the 2026 Long Island Tennis Magazine Event Series presented by Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group brought players to SPORTIME Kings Park for the Long Island Winter Pickleball Challenge. This event featured four divisions with competitors playing group play matches that fed into the knockout rounds, and included intense pickleball action on…
Long Island Tennis Magazine partnered with Sunrise Day Camp to host the annual Play It Forward Tennis event, a fundraiser to support Sunrise’s mission. Held at Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center in Glen Cove, participants came out to enjoy a night of tennis fun, great food/drinks and wonderful company, all in benefit of a great…
The definition of a coach is very broad, but Dictionary.com describes it as “someone whose job is to provide training for people, or help them prepare for something.” Now, while this definition may be technically accurate, it doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of the importance of a coach in one’s life, and doesn’t come…
History was made this winter at the Prudential Center as the Newark, New Jersey arena hosted A Racquet at the Rock, the first professional tennis event in building history. World number one Carlos Alcaraz competed in a December exhibition in the Northeast for the second straight year as he took on American Frances Tiafoe, while…
For the second year in a row, the World’s Most Famous Arena swapped out the basketball hardwood and the hockey ice for a tennis court, as the The Garden Cup brought professional tennis to Madison Square Garden. More than 17,000 fans poured into the Garden to watch four of the world’s best tennis players compete…
Our Courts & Cocktails event series has provided a change-of-pace to the typical Saturday night dinner plans. The events enable adults to play tennis and socialize with old friends and also meet new ones, while helping to raise money for worthy causes. For the latest Courts & Cocktails night, Long Island Tennis Magazine partnered with…
Long Island Tennis Magazine’s Literary Corner Game Set Life: A Conversation on Character, Grit, and the Power of Sports By Jay Harris & Michael Kathrein We want the best for those that come after us, and the importance for the next generation to succeed shouldn’t be taken lightly. And as we have found throughout…
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…
