The North Shore Men’s Tennis League (NSMTL) is an outdoor league comprised of teams representing clubs from across Long Island. The outdoor season runs from May through August, and matches are played on Tuesdays with the playoffs taking place in mid-August. The match format for the North Shore Men’s Tennis League consists of five courts of men’s doubles….
Girls from 10 major college teams took part in a new and innovative form of tennis at Stony Brook University on Sunday, Sept. 19. ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES®, as it is called, is a half-court serve and volley singles game played on a doubles court. Two players challenge each other in a singles match. The second match…
Former world number one golfer Annika Sorenstam and Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, wife of the late Arthur Ashe, presented Martina Navratilova with the Eugene L. Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the 30th Annual Legends Ball, held Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Polly Scott also participated…
The Long Island Professional Tennis League’s (LIPTL) 2010 Championship came down to a very exciting and dramatic showdown as The Creek Club and Piping Rock Club squared off in their second match at Piping Rock. The Creek Club had already defeated Piping Rock at home, but still needed a victory to ensure a second championship…
Guests attending The Legends Ball on Friday, Sept. 10 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City will rub elbows with tennis legends and industry leaders, honor the greats of the game and have the opportunity to support the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum by participating in a live and silent auction featuring…
On Monday, Aug. 30, 24 junior players from across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were awarded for their outstanding performance in tournaments this year at USTA Eastern’s Annual Junior Awards Gala. The gala honored juniors, ages 12 to 18, who have excelled in sectional tournaments and traveled across the country to represent the Eastern…
City Parks Foundation’s annual CityParks Tennis Benefit, co-chaired by Billie Jean King and John McEnroe, and hosted by Mary Carillo will be held Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The event raises important funds for CityParks Tennis, a free youth instructional program that serves more than 8,000 children in…
On Sunday, Aug. 29, the 2010 Alan King Pro-Am Tennis Tournament, benefiting the Wheelchair Sports Federation, will take place at the Shelter Rock Country Club, located at 100 Long Island Expressway in Manhasset, N.Y. beginning at 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Morris S. Levy, the event will feature a number of the sport’s past legends. Confirmed for…
This year, tennis was a priority for the county and the USTA Eastern Section and the Long Island Region were there to help. In May, the unique event "Love on Long Island”—a day of free lessons for all Nassau residents was held at Eisenhower Park, with more than 140 adults and juniors taking part. Then,…
Town & Country magazine and Longines, the Swiss watch company, have partnered for the second time in as many years to celebrate extraordinary women who have made an impact on children’s lives. The second annual “Women Who Make a Difference” Awards will be bestowed upon three individuals, nominated either by their peers or themselves, who have…