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…
Vamos Tennis! More than 100 niños in kindergarten through fifth grade are having a bueno time learning to play tenis with their amigos during a new after-school program in Hempstead, N.Y. With the mission of making tennis accessible for all, Circulo de la Hispanidad, an organization that provides community programs and comprehensive human resources to…
USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the USTA, has announced that it has been selected by sports marketing and entertainment company StarGames Inc. and MSG promoters as the official charity of the 2016 BNP Paribas Showdown. This is the third consecutive year the USTA Foundation will serve as the event’s official charity. The BNP…
The Port Washington girls’ varsity tennis team recently held its annual Play with the Teachers doubles tournament to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Each member of the varsity tennis team picked a teacher from Paul Schreiber High School to pair up with in the tournament. In addition, the girls went around the community to…