The Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation (MCB) announced on Thursday that the “Road to the Little Mo Nationals” will return for its 22nd year this summer. The circuit begins each spring with 20 different sectionals held across the country, which advance to four regionals held in the summer, and culminates with the prestigious “Little…
With the ATP and WTA Tours competing for Australian Open glory Down Under, local junior players took to the courts of SPORTIME Kings Park for a special event, as the SPORTIME World Tour made its annual stop in Melbourne for an Australian Open-themed event. “The Melbourne World Tour event at SPORTIME Kings Park went…
Step inside NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, February 9 from 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for an array of tennis programming for people of all ages and levels. Throughout the day, there will be free tennis clinics taking place on both the Stadium Court and Grandstand Court of…
Each year, the USTA Long Island region honors the achievements of individuals, facilities and organizations who have gone above and beyond, both on and off the court, to impact tennis in our area. Some will be honored because of their on-court play and rankings, while the Prestigious and Excellence Award Winners are nominated by…
The 2019 New York Tennis Expo is committed to bringing the very best tennis experience to the thousands and thousands of attendees, and so we are excited to announce that legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri will be joining us at NYCB LIVE, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, February 9. Click…
Every year during the winter break, Carefree Racquet Club hosts the Susan Alvy Memorial Men’s Doubles tournament, and did so once again in 2018. Held in honor of Susan Alvy, the former manager of Rockville Racquet who served on the USTA Long Island League Committee and was one of Long Island’s best tennis advocates….
Sports Made Easy continued its tournament series as it hosted the Sports Made Easy November Challenger this past weekend on Long Island. Like all Sports Made Easy tournaments, the idea was to combine the fun of playing the sport but in a competitive way, being flexible in the scheduling of events and giving out…
The New York Open and its ownership, GF Sports, have unveiled a new event promotional platform this summer called “The Skills Challenge.” The multi-purpose content and event platform is tennis’ version of a grassroots skills competition that has been produced in conjunction with many of the major sports leagues. Similar to the NFL’s “Punt,…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Mike Bryan and Frances Tiafoe will represent the U.S. in the 2018 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal against Croatia. The best-of-five match series will be played on an outdoor red clay court at…
Third time’s the charm for Anastasija Sevastova. Playing in her third consecutive U.S. Open quarterfinal, the 29th seeded Latvian finally broke through to claim her spot in the semifinals, doing so in stunning fashion as she upset third-seed and defending champion Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-3 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday. Sevastova saved seven break…