The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be out in force on Sunday, April 29 helping to make the 7th Annual Robbie’s Run in Merrick a success, and local tennis enthusiasts are urged to participate. Robbie’s Run is a 5K road race created in 2005 following the tragic death of nine-year-old Robbie Levine on the Little…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be out in force on Sunday, April 29 helping to make the 7th Annual Robbie’s Run in Merrick a success, and local tennis enthusiasts are urged to participate. Robbie’s Run is a 5K road race created in 2005 following the tragic death of nine-year-old Robbie Levine on the Little…
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) Eastern Long Island Region has scheduled its 22nd Annual Awards Dinner for Wednesday, May 9 at the Crest Hollow Country Club, located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, N.Y. As in year's past, the region will celebrate the achievements of its tennis stars–both junior and adult–at the dinner, which…
The evening of March 24th brought fun for the whole family to the Eastern Athletic Club in Blue Point, N.Y. as the Stony Brook University Family Fun Fest and Fundraiser was held where members of the Stony Brook University Seawolves men’s and women’s tennis teams were on hand to provide lessons, instructional drills and play…
40-Love. This score represents a commanding lead in tennis, and for the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, (HJTEP) “40-Love” represents the celebration of its 40th Anniversary in 2012. HJTEP’s goal is to continue to score a commanding lead in life for its program participants. HJTEP’s year-long celebration kicks off with a Celebrity Pro Am on…
A fundraising Pro-Am for the USPTA was held at Sportime Kings Park Sunday night featuring some of Long Island’s top professional and amateur players. Eight pros and eight amateurs teamed up for high-level doubles play in a round robin format to raise money for the USPTA’s Eastern Section. "It’s four hours of doubles tennis for a…
Local tennis players are encouraged to clean their closets and remove unused and unwanted tennis clothing. For the next month, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be collecting new and gently-used tennis clothing to help athletes in need. The new community service initiative will take place until Wednesday, Feb. 15. Most Nassau and Suffolk…
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has announced that it has granted 41 community tennis and education organizations in the U.S. more than $400,000 in grants. Combined with scholarship awards, USTA Serves distributed more than $1.5 million in 2011. The bi-annual grant process, a national initiative of USTA Serves,…
The Sixth Annual Mardy’s Tennis & Jake’s Music Fest was held in Vero Beach, Fla. on Dec. 9-10, as the official host sponsor, Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club, hosted the Kids’ Tennis Clinic, Reception and Tennis Exhibition, featuring top-ranked American tennis player, Mardy Fish. Mardy’s Tennis & Jake’s Music Fest to Benefit the Mardy Fish…
Local tennis players are encouraged to start cleaning out their closets and removing unused and unwanted tennis clothing. Beginning on Jan. 15, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be collecting new and gently used tennis clothing to help athletes in need. The new community service initiative will take place for one month, and all…