LITM Hosts 4th Annual KidsFest The fourth annual Long Island Tennis Magazine KidsFest took place at Sportime Roslyn as part of the 2017 Long Island Tennis Challenge Summer Series. For some participants, it was their first taste of tennis, while others just enjoyed extended time both on and off the court. Long Island Tennis…
The third and final Long Island Tennis Challenge of 2017 hit the clay courts of Engineers Country Club in Roslyn on Saturday afternoon as players in three different divisions competed for titles. The day began with a free clinic provided by pros from Sportime Roslyn to allow the players to get warmed up before the…
Coming off an extremely successful June tournament (The NYBT Open), New York Beach Tennis had a lot to live up to with its second tournament of the Summer. On July 15, at The Battle on the Beach, NYBT delivered yet again. "What a great day of fun, exercise, competition, and socializing with old and new friends. I…
Over 50 years ago, Dr. Seuss wrote a book called Hop on Pop. It’s 2017, and a lot of tennis players are listening to dear old Dr. Seuss. If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to “Hop Into Pop” … POP Tennis, that is. It doesn’t matter if you’re a tennis enthusiast…
USTA Long Island and its Tennis Service Representative Neil Thakur continued its mission to grow tennis within the community, hosting free events to give kids a chance to play tennis; many of whom are playing for the first time. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, they brought together nearly 200 fourth graders from the Jackson…
Junior Tennis Foundation (JTF) recognized six integral members of the tennis community during the 30th Annual Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame Celebration at the Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Those inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2017 included Dick Zausner, director of Port Washington Tennis Academy, who has given thousands of youth…
The second Long Island Tennis Challenge of the summer took place on the beautiful courts of The Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack on Saturday as players in five different divisions competed in the exciting round-robin draw on a hot summer afternoon. The morning session saw four different divisions competing across the eight…
USTA Eastern has hit the ground running in 2017. With a strong strategic vision and focused leadership, the organization is poised for success. The local tennis community welcomed a strong leader at USTA Eastern’s Annual Tennis Conference held in January. During this time, John Klenner was appointed as USTA Eastern’s President following his previous role…
Ramazan Nureev (left) and Milo Hauk (right) captured the Men's Pro title at the Long Island Tennis Challenge on Saturday afternoon. The 2017 Long Island Tennis Magazine Summer Series got underway on Saturday afternoon as the first installment of this year’s Long Island Tennis Challenge took place at Engineers Country Club in Roslyn. The event…
USTA Eastern will once again be offering Camp Eastern, a five-day, four-night sleep-away camp featuring tennis, educational and cultural opportunities. The camp will be hosted by NYJTL at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning from Sunday, July 30 through Thursday, August 3, and has 36 available scholarships for youths aged 14 through 16….