The Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center (SJJCC) held a special fundraiser at Glen Head Racquet Club, Tacos, Tennis and Tequila, earlier this year to help raise money for its organization. The event was held in conjunction with Long Island Tennis Magazine. “Tennis is an immensely popular sport among our members and we try to anticipate…
Tennis, food and fun. That, combined with a variety of cocktails and great people, are at the heart of what has made Courts & Cocktails such a popular event over the last couple of years. Since its inception, Courts & Cocktails has provided an opportunity for a unique weekend evening. The event is attended by…
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…