It was late Sunday, Oct. 28, most New Yorkers were just beginning to think about what Halloween costume we were going to try and put together while watching Sunday football. Newscasters everywhere were talking about a major storm coming the following day, and most folks figured, “I hope he’s right, maybe if it’s bad enough,…
On Jan. 26th between 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Sportime Syosset & Multi-Sport and Sportime Bethpage Tennis will team up to offer two events to the Long Island tennis community. At Sportime Syosset, a 10 & Under Tennis Carnival will be held, featuring arts and crafts, multi-sport games and refreshments for all. Also on the 26th of…
Carefree Racquet Club, located at 1414 Jerusalem Avenue in North Merrick, N.Y. will be hosting a CPR/AED training session on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 10:00 a.m. Participants will receive their CPR certification upon completion of the program. Limited spots are still available. Please call Carefree at (516) 489-9005 to make your reservations.
Long Island Tennis Magazine has two sets of floor seats (two seats per set) for the Harlem Globetrotters at Nassau Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 17 and we are giving them away to magazine supporters. Please go to our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/longislandtennis) and "Like" Long Island Tennis Magazine for your chance to win. "Like"…
There’s a new tennis tournament that doubles as family time. The 2013 National Family Tennis Championships offers thousands of amateur players all across America the opportunity to team up with a family member to earn the right to play for a national title in New York City from August 22-26, 2013. Tennis facilities interested in…
Long Beach Tennis Center is pleased to announce that it is back with partial operations starting on Monday, Jan. 7 and should be fully operational by Monday, Jan. 14! The Long Beach Tennis crew hopes that the community will continue to recover after the devastating effects of the recent storms. Long Beach Tennis Center (LBTC) has…
Long Beach Tennis Center has begun to rebuild! The staff would like to thank all its players for their continued support and patience as the new and improved facility is constructed. Long Beach Tennis Center expects they have set up a temporary phone number you can call with any questions at (631) 383-2692 Long Beach…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region, along with United Way of Long Island, will hold the Second Annual Club & Corporate Tennis Challenge Fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 9 from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the Port Washington Tennis Academy, located at 100 Harbor Road in Port Washington, N.Y. This event will raise money to provide rehabilitative and…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and former three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten both scored in a charity soccer game played before a Brazilian league match in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. The exhibition was organized by Djokovic’s fellow Serbian, Dejan Petkovic, who starred for several Brazilian clubs in the past decade. Former Brazil stars Zico and Bebeto…
The USTA has announced donations of goods and money to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts totaling more than $400,000. Clothing, bottled water and other beverages, and needed supplies such as shampoos and soap, were collected from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and the USTA’s White Plains corporate headquarters and loaded on 16 pallets for…