The USTA Eastern Section held its Annual Conference at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison, N.Y., bringing together members of all the section’s regions for a weekend of celebrating the year’s achievements and discuss ways to continue to improve on its initiatives. “This year our focus was on celebrating collective success from true tennis…
Monday night’s BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden had a new format and many fresh faces, and once again delivered a fun and exciting night of tennis to the New York City crowd. In the end, it was Team World, comprised of Lleyton Hewitt, Nick Kyrgios, Kei Nishikori and Garbine Muguruza, who came out…
The 27th annual USTA Long Island Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 3 as the region honors juniors and adults who have had an impact both on and off the court in this past year. Some of the night’s awards have been announced. PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement…
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…
Tennis legends Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt will join the star-studded lineup for the 10th anniversary of the BNP Paribas Showdown on Monday, March 6, it was announced on Monday. Roddick and Hewitt will join Juan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori, Venus Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza, Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock in the annual tennis showcase at Madison Square Garden, which coincides with “World Tennis Day”…
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…