Before the end of 2010, tennis fans will have two more unique opportunities to watch the world’s top players, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, square off. The two superstars will play each other in two charity exhibition matches to benefit their respective foundations, and fans can watch all the action on television or online. The first…
Shelter Rock Tennis Club played host to the annual Alan King Pro-Am event on Aug. 29. Tennis champions Peter Fleming, Virginia Wade, Johan Kriek, Mark Woodforde, Rosie Casals, Bob Lutz and many others teamed with some of Long Island’s best amateurs for a day of fun that raised nearly $20,000 for the charitable beneficiary. Thanks…
For the past four years, with the help the local tennis playing community, the Eastern Athletic Club in Blue Point, N.Y. has held its very successful Kris Kringle Holiday Tennis Party with all proceeds being donated to local families who are in desperate need of help. This year, the event will be held on Saturday, Dec….
The USTA has announced details of its “Give the Gift of Tennis” holiday campaign that will encourage fans to match young tennis players with properly-sized tennis racquets, and with proper compression balls. The campaign includes the USTA’s first-ever promotional sweepstakes on Facebook where fans can win free equipment and the chance to play tennis with…
On Oct. 12, the Massapequa High School Girls Varsity tennis team dedicated its home match against Carey/Sewanhaka to breast cancer awareness. The team wore pink and played the match with specially produced pink tennis balls, with proceeds going to breast cancer research. This was one of a series of home matches that Massapequa teams (Boys and…
Members of the Commack High School Varsity Girls Tennis squad recently teamed up with some of their favorite faculty members for friendly, competitive doubles tennis matches to raise money for breast cancer awareness. "This is a great way for staff and students to recognize this serious issue," said Commack High School Girls Tennis Varsity Coach…
Former world number one golfer Annika Sorenstam and Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, wife of the late Arthur Ashe, presented Martina Navratilova with the Eugene L. Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the 30th Annual Legends Ball, held Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Polly Scott also participated…
On Sunday, Aug. 29, the 2010 Alan King Pro-Am Tennis Tournament, benefiting the Wheelchair Sports Federation, will take place at the Shelter Rock Country Club, located at 100 Long Island Expressway in Manhasset, N.Y. beginning at 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Morris S. Levy, the event will feature a number of the sport’s past legends. Confirmed for…
Jericho High School Juniors Samantha DeBello and Amanda Hyman recently hosted “Tennis Fun Night” at Sportime Roslyn, a charity event where all the proceeds went to the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless (LICH). This fundraiser for LICH was sponsored by Sportime who graciously provided the courts free of charge; Long Island Tennis Magazine, who…
“Vilas go to court one, Wade go to court four, Connors … I will have a court for you in a minute …” There I was, a local Long Island tennis pro telling some of the legends of tennis what to do as we all raised money for a worthy cause. My journey to being the…