The USTA Eastern Long Island Region’s Annual Awards Dinner will be held Tuesday, April 28 at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. The following is a list of the honorees for High School Champion/USTA League Awards/Eastern Section Junior Awards/Long Island Junior Awards/Eastern Section Adult Rankings and NTRP Ratings. Long Island Tennis Magazine will be publishing congratulatory ads…
The Sportime World Tour continued its journey to all the top professional tournaments around the globe on March 14, stopping in Indian Wells, Calif. for the third installment of the ever-growing program. Held at Sportime Lynbrook, the third stage featured an Indian Wells theme and mirrored the BNP Paribas Open which is being held this…
For the fifth consecutive year, the Rally for Hope Tennis Charity Event will be held at Eastern Athletic Club in Blue Point, Saturday, March 28 from 6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Long Island Tennis Magazine will serve as sponsor of this event along with Eastern Athletic Club. Over the past four years, Rally for Hope has raised more than $10,000…
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced that it will be hosting thousands of youth tennis events throughout the month of March as part of the celebration of World Tennis Day on March 10. These events, part of USTA’s commitment to improve the health and wellness of children by getting active through tennis, serve as…
North Merrick, N.Y.-based Carefree Racquet Club is hosting a Rally for the Cure Round Robin Doubles event, set for Thursday, April 9. Rally for the Cure is a grassroots program that works to educate women about breast cancer and remind them to get their annual screening through volunteer organized golf, tennis and social events. The…
Andy Murray was ousted at the ABD AMRO World Tennis Tournament in the Netherlands on Friday, falling to eighth-seeded Gilles Simon for the first time since 2007. Simon knocked off Murray rather easily, rolling 6-4, 6-2 over the Scot. He hung tough on his service game, saving four of six break points and took advantage of…
The USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that it has appointed former world number four James Blake as chairman of the Foundation’s board of directors. In his new role, Blake will serve as the Foundation’s spokesperson and ambassador to promote the mission and impact of its…
Carefree’s Kathy Miller to receive USTA Eastern’s Tennis Woman of the Year Award Kathy Miller of Merrick, N.Y. was named USTA Eastern’s Tennis Woman of the Year for her significant contribution to the game of tennis. Miller will receive the award at USTA Eastern’s Tennis Conference, set for Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at…
Lawrence Yacht and Country Club Tennis Event Raises $30,000-Plus for Wounded Warriors Project The Lawrence Yacht and Country Club recently hosted a charity event at its club benefiting the Wounded Warriors Project. The inaugural event was a day filled with activities, such as tennis tournaments, a golf outing and an afternoon of fishing. The tennis…
Tennis legends Monica Seles and Gabriela Sabatini will face each other in a 25th anniversary rematch of their famed 1990 five-set WTA Championship final in the 2015 BNP Paribas Showdown, set for Tuesday, March 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Seles leads the career head-to-head 11-3 over Sabatini. In addition to the Seles-Sabatini match, Roger Federer, who last month led…