On Sunday, Sept. 30, Coach Frank Dolan will host a Free Speed Training Clinic at Sports and Fitness Performance, located at 4 Cedar Avenue in Islip, N.Y. The clinic, taking place from noon-1:00 p.m., will explain insider tips, drills and exercises to help improve: â–ºFirst Step Quickness â–ºCorrect Form and Technique â–ºStride Length â–ºLeg Speed â–ºLeg…
Long Beach Tennis Center (LBTC) invites kids to its USTA Play Day/Tennis Carnival on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. The event will feature on-court skill building, games, raffles and prizes for newcomers to the sport, as well as those already enrolled in Junior Development programs. Courts will be divided by age and ability. Participants…
The Suffolk County Girls Coaches Tennis Association held its Second Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Doubles Tournament on Sept. 22. The round-robin tournament took place at two sites, the Hamlet Country Club in Commack, N.Y. and at Center Moriches High School. The tournament was open to any varsity and/or junior varsity player from all of Suffolk…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be hosting a tennis clinic for kids 10 and under at the tennis courts at Lido Beach during the Town of Hempstead’s Family Festival by the Sea, set for this Saturday, Sept. 29 from 11:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at Lido Beach Town Park, located at 630 Lido Boulevard in Lido Beach,…
Kids’ Rally Day Shines Local children spent a fun day on the courts at Malverne High School at Long Island Kids Rally Day, presented by the USTA Eastern Long Island Region and benefitting the USTA National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) Program. More than 250 kids from across Nassau and Suffolk Counties represented Community Tennis…
You don’t need muscles to change the world — you just need a heart. And a 12-year-old Syosset girl is proving what a heart she has. Gabrielle Sklar was sitting at the dinner table when her mother mentioned the life and death battle her Sportime tennis coach TJ Harvey, 58, was facing against bladder cancer. In…
While U.S. Open action heated up on court for Finals weekend, the tennis industry went glam off the court at the premier social event during the U.S. Open, the 31st Annual Legends Ball. Tennis legends, celebrity tennis fans, industry executives and VIPs honored the heroes of the game and celebrated its history to benefit the…
HD Tennis, a USTA Eastern Long Island Region member organization, has announced its First Annual DOTS Invitational, a new tennis program for kids that is designed to be a first introduction to match play in a less competitive format. The inaugural event has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15 at Cantiague Park in Hicksville, N.Y….
The Rally for Hope Tennis Party, a tennis charity event in support of The Hope House, has been scheduled for Friday, Aug. 24, from 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. at the Blue Point Eastern Athletic Club. The event will raise money for Hope House, a bi-county, not for profit, community-based ministry dedicated to providing comprehensive and competent residential…
The USTA has announced a dramatic opening night ceremony that will include an immersive video and light show for the first time, and a special performance by pop star Jordin Sparks. The ceremony will take place prior to the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium, on Monday, Aug. 27. Sparks will perform “Celebrate,” the hit song…