For as long as I can remember, I saw a group of challenged athletes entering Bethpage Park Tennis Center as I was leaving, wary from three hours of Sunday practice. Intrigued, I stayed one afternoon and was delighted to watch these Special Olympians play and laugh with able volunteers. They were all having so much…
It was just a few days ago that two stars had perhaps their best career performances across the Atlantic, when women's semifinalist Lucie Safarova and boys junior champ Noah Rubin showed their stuff at Wimbledon. And all spring, the tennis world took notice as Jamie Loeb slammed her way to National College Player of the…
Current world number two and fresh off capturing his second Wimbledon title, Novak Djokovic will join Hall of Famer John McEnroe, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, actor Edward Norton and other tennis stars, legends and celebrities, on Thursday, Aug. 21, for a gala evening of tennis to benefit the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP)…
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The weather may have been questionable, but the sun managed to stay out for the boy's tennis annual charity event at Commack High School on Tuesday afternoon to benefit Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism (NSSA). The event, hosted by Commack High School Boy's and Girl's Tennis Coach Shane Helfner, had players and teachers teamed up…
The SASS Foundation's Annual Golf Outing and Tennis Tournament will take place Monday, June 9 at Piping Rock Country Club in Locust Valley, N.Y. A portion of the proceeds of the day’s events will help fund a new SASS Foundation Carol Litwin Memorial Award for breast cancer research. The SASS…
On Saturday, June 7, the Sydne Jacoby Foundation Inc. will be hosting the Second Annual “Ace It for Syd” Tennis Tournament at the Oceanside High School Tennis Courts. The tournament is open to teams of all ages and levels, and begins at 9:00 a.m. The Sydne Jacoby Foundation Inc. was founded less than a year…
The SCTCA (Suffolk County Tennis Coaches Association) ran a very successful charity event titled “Play for Autism” at the Hamlet Golf & Country Club in Commack, N.Y. The event was a round-robin doubles tournament for all Suffolk County school tennis players, as 20 doubles teams participated and everyone had a great time! "The Suffolk County…
Carefree Racquet Club in Merrick recently hosted a night to remember as players got together to honor the life of George Haber. Mr. Haber, who was the president and owner of Carefree, died last November after battling heart disease at the age of 75. Participants hit for prizes, played competitive doubles, enjoyed great food and…
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 weekly since opening the facility in 1999. Eight high school varsity and tournament tennis players were paired with intellectually challenged athletes for…
For the sixth time, New Jersey native and former tennis phenom Justin Gimelstob hosted a tennis exhibition to raise money for a variety of children's charities, including The Valerie Fund, a non-profit organization supporting healthcare services for children with cancer and blood disorders. This year's event, held at Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, N.J., raised more than $300,000…