North Hills brought their "A" game to Pine Hollow Country Club on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 1st for a showdown with Pine Hollow in the Long Island Professional Tennis League (LIPTL). North Hills remained on top of their game throughout the match, defeating Pine Hollow by a score of 18-9. Both teams were forced to bring in…
Piping Rock got off to a good start against the visiting Creek Club in Long Island Professional Tennis League (LIPTL) play on Friday night, July 30th. Natasha Marks of Piping Rock defeated Creek Club’s Victoria Konstantinova in women’s singles with her steady baseline rally and consistent net play. With the score tied 1-1, Marks kicked…
It would be understandable if Bayside, Queens, native and ETA legend Butch Seewagen were content to rest on his laurels instead of launching Long Island’s first pro team competition. After all, the 63-year-old Seewagen, who has been director of tennis at Pine Hollow Country Club in East Norwich, N.Y. for the past seven years, has…
For the second straight summer, four of Long Island’s most prestigious country clubs will be fielding professional tennis teams and playing for $10,000 in prize money along with the George Seewagen Cup in the Long Island Professional Tennis League (LIPTL). The four clubs are the Creek Club, Pine Hollow Country Club, North Hills Country Club…
The 10th Annual Jana Hunsaker ITF Memorial wheelchair tournament began on June 10 with 55 participants from around the globe. "We have three players from Japan, one from France, four from Canada and one from Ghana," said Tournament Director Aki Takayama. Fifty men and five women will compete in the four-day event, culminating on Sunday…
Every once in awhile, life throws you a curveball that results in a few surprises. That’s exactly how a group of tennis players from Oceanside’s Point Set Indoor Racquet Club felt the first time they played tennis. But these players are unique because they play tennis and have Multiple Sclerosis (MS). They beat the odds…
A Message From USTA/Eastern/LI Region President Scott Axler The Long Island Region Board of the United States Tennis Association/Eastern Section takes great pleasure in recognizing our top junior and adult awardees for their outstanding accomplishments both on and off the tennis courts. Your achievements are the result of your hard work and dedication. Each of you…
The Legends Ball, which benefits the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, returns to Cipriani 42nd Street, in New York City, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. – the last Friday of the U.S. Open. Regarded as the premier social event of the U.S. Open, this special night of celebration will honor…
The USTA hosted a playoff this week to award a men’s and a women’s singles main-draw wild card to the 2010 French Open. The men’s and women’s wild-card tournaments took place on the clay courts of the Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla., April 27-29. The USTA and the French Tennis Federation have…
The SASS Foundation for Medical Research Annual Tennis Tournament & Golf Outing will take place on Monday, May 17th at the fabulous Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove. The annual event to benefit cancer research, patient care & education is comprised of both a Ladies and Mens Round Robin Tournament. Tennis registration begins at 9:30…