Special Olympic athletes along with other special needs individuals were treated to a free clinic at Bethpage Park Tennis Center which was run by Long Island Tennis Magazine’s (LITM) staff and intern team, as well as volunteers from the Special Olympics and Roslyn High School’s boys varsity tennis head coach KerriAnn Jannotte. With the…
The High School Coaches Workshop returned to Bethpage Park Tennis Center, as Steve Kaplan and his team brought the annual event back after a two-year hiatus. The Workshop brings together local high school tennis coaches, both junior varsity and varsity, to learn from both Kaplan as well as other guest speakers about coaching techniques,…
Last weekend, the Pickleball Easter Classic kicked off our 2023 Pickleball Event Series. We held this event at Bethpage Park Tennis Center with two sold-out divisions, one for Women’s 3.5 Doubles and one for Men’s 4.0 Doubles. Teams competed against one another in round-robin play with the results of those matches determining who advanced…
Helping young athletes attend the colleges of their choice, on full tennis scholarships when possible, is a foundational goal of SPORTIME and JMTA. With dozens of JMTA students currently competing at top colleges across the country, today the Academy announced the Seventh Annual, 2023, John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine, scheduled for the…
The Sportime World Tour continued its journey across the globe as it took young players on a trip to Melbourne, Australia for an Australian Open-themed event earlier this month at Sportime Syosset. The event features players from all of the Sportime facilities and features an array of on-court games, as well as things to…
The fourth and final Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge of 2022 brought together men’s and women’s doubles teams for a fun and competitive Saturday on the courts of Sportime Syosset. Players were spread out across four different divisions with round-robin play leading into the respective knockout rounds. Click Here to see more photos from…
Despite the cold and rainy weather, hundreds came out to take part in and support the EPIC Long Island Don Luneberg Golf & Tennis Classic at The Mill River Club in Upper Brookville. The annual event is one of the key fundraising endeavors for the EPIC Long Island Family of Agencies, which has been…
Nominations for the annual USTA Eastern Awards Dinner are open until Friday, October 7. Individuals and organizations may be nominated for more than 20 awards, including Tennis Woman of the Year, Tennis Man of the Year and Organization of the Year. All members of Eastern’s tennis community are encouraged to submit nominations. With its annual awards, USTA Eastern honors…
On a beautiful late summer day out in The Hamptons, more than 80 players came out to take part in the Hamptons Pickleball Open at Tennis & Pickleball at The Barn in Westhampton, competing for a $5,000 tournament purse and additional prizes. The event featured three divisions of play spread out across the day,…
On Saturday, while the professionals were in Queens playing in the 2022 U.S. Open, the outdoor clay courts of Sportime Quogue were filled with local athletes competing in the Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge. More than 90 players arrived in the Hamptons to take part in the Challenge with play taking place across six…