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…
Earlier this spring, Love Serving Autism (LSA) launched its newest program, introducing a course here in New York at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (NTC). LSA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides specialized therapeutic tennis instruction for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Tapped with leading the program was Justyna Wereszka, who…
This Saturday, players arrived at Sportime Syosset to take part in an open tryout for the opportunity to earn scholarships to John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) Long Island. The tryouts were open to players ages 6-17, and provided a chance to earn both full and partial scholarships to the program. Click Here to see more…
The Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP) and Platinum, Inc. announced today that Platinum, Inc. has donated a four-year scholarship through the JMTP Sponsored Scholarship Program. Through the program, individual or institutional donors sponsor a young tennis aspirant who would otherwise lack the financial capability to fully develop his or her tennis potential, leading to…
Below is the USTA Eastern’s Long Island Region Update for the March/April 2022 issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine. May Designated as National Tennis Month USTA Chairman of the Board and President Mike McNulty has announced that once again this year, May will be designated as “National Tennis Month.” This celebration will give providers…
Long Island Tennis Magazine hosted its first Courts & Cocktails on Saturday evening, as Glen Head Racquet Club welcomed young adults for a night of tennis, food, drinks and friends. On court, tennis professionals organized drills, games and competitions, with the players moving from court-to-court to switch up the pros and players with whom they…
Next month, USTA Eastern’s Annual Tennis Conference will return to an in-person event. The Conference is highlighted by the annual Awards Ceremony, and this year, several Long Islanders will be honored. High School Coach of the Year: Shai Fisher Fisher is the longtime coach of the Syosset High School boys’ and girls’ tennis…
The fourth Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge of 2021 took place this past Saturday as Sportime Kings Park played host to our Thanksgiving Mixed Doubles tournament. The event featured four divisions of play, with action scattered across the various hard and clay courts of the facility, as players came out to work off that…
The USTA Eastern Tennis Conference returns to an in-person event in 2022, and is set for January 28-29, 2022, at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel in Mahwah, N.J. In the days leading up to the in-person event, there will also be four virtual webinars held featuring special guests. Below is the full schedule for both…