The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center hosted a free conference on Sunday: “Making the Admissions Process Work For You” and “How to Create a Great College Tennis Resume”, presented by the National Tennis Center, the City Parks Foundation and Serve and Return, Inc. “We’re always aiming to provide our dedicated juniors with tools…
Westhampton Beach Tennis will be again offering partial and full scholarships to both adults and juniors at its tennis academy. These scholarships are for beginning tennis players who have made contributions to their community. The scholarships are in the names of two of owner Peter Kaplan's roommates at Cornell University. Jay Gallagher was an All-Big…
Jeff Snow (left) and Brad Shafran (second from left) won the "A" Division finals at the third annual Susan Alvy Memorial Tournament at Carefree Racquet Club. Carefree Racquet Club in Merrick hosted the third annual Susan Alvy Memorial Tournament last month, continuing its tradition of honoring the late Susan Alvy, who was the manager of…
Stop World Hunger, Inc. has announced its schedule of tennis events for the 2017 season. This year marks the 37th 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…
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 Deitch- Nogrady, was diagnosed with breast…
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 Breast Cancer Research Fund. “Every year…
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 widely known and largest breast cancer foundation…
Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe continues his commitment to the sport through the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP), which changes young lives by removing the economic and social barriers to success through tennis. In support of that important mission, the legend is offering a chance to “Hang Out in the Hamptons with Mac” during…
Pine Hollow Country Club hosted its annual Babes Against Cancer charity event on Tuesday morning, as club members and guests took to the tennis courts for a day of fun and to raise money for the American Cancer Society. “Cancer is something that affects all of us in some way or another,” said Sandra Sklar,…
Bethpage Park Tennis Center hosted a tournament on Sunday, May 15 as a part of its Unified Tennis Games program. The Unified Tennis Games were first conceived and developed by Steve Kaplan at Bethpage Park Tennis Center in 2003 as part of The Special Olympics program he and Bethpage Park Tennis Co-Director Keith Kambourian have hosted…