USTA Eastern Long Island, in conjunction with Long Island Tennis Magazine and the Baldwin P.A.L. teamed up to bring free tennis fun to kids and adults alike as the popular Family Tennis Day In The Park Event was held at SPORTIME Hempstead Lake State Park. The event featured engaging tennis instruction and gameplay on the…
Pickleball teams came out to SPORTIME Hempstead Lake on a hot Saturday morning to compete in the Long Island Pickleball Challenge presented by Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group, the first outdoor pickleball tournament of the 2026 Event Series. Battling through the heat, doubles teams competed across four different divisions, first persevering through round-robin play that…
When he was eight-years-old, Aaron Rittberger’s first introduction to tennis came on the courts of Eastern Athletic Clubs in Dix Hills. He played many other sports at the time including baseball, basketball and soccer, but his parents wanted him to try a one-on-one sport to help build his self-confidence. “My older sister played tennis at…
For the fourth straight year, the title of Long Island Large School (Division 1) Champions belongs to the boys from Syosset. The Braves defeated Harborfields 6-1 at Smithtown East High School on Friday afternoon, and advanced to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Team Championships next Friday, June 12 at the…
Adversity is something the Phantoms of Bayport-Blue Point are not only used to, and overcoming it is what they take pride in. After losing in four straight Suffolk County Small School (Division 2) Championships, they defeated Port Jefferson to win its first county title on Wednesday. And so when the Phantoms fell behind Wheatley 0-2…
After reaching the quarterfinals in 2024, and the semifinals in 2025, the Tornadoes of Harborfields went two steps further this spring. On Wednesday afternoon at Shoreham-Wading River High School, Harborfields defeated Half Hollow Hills West 5-2 to win the Suffolk County Large School (Division 1) Championship. The title is Harborfields first in boys’ tennis since…
The stars of the tennis world ascend onto the City of Love and the famed red clay courts of Roland Garros for the calendar’s second major. Closing the curtain on the clay court swing on the tour, the French Open always delivers some of the most unique and memorable moments of the year. In 2025,…
Competing in his final season of high school tennis, Ray Hidaka paired with his younger brother, Kai, to win the biggest match of his high school career on Tuesday. The brothers from Shoreham-Wading River defeated another set of brothers, Smithtown West’s Ishaanth Guduru & Sreeyanth Guduru, 6-2, 7-5 in the finals of the Suffolk County…
Alejandro Perez Trapero captured the Suffolk County singles title on a hot afternoon at Smithtown East High School on Tuesday, defeating Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Pena Lopez 6-3, 6-2 in a battle between two Ross School teammates. “I’ve known Nacho for a while now, he’s a really tough rival and knows how to make me miss my…
Syosset moved one step closer to a fourth straight New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Division 1 title, defeating Roslyn 6-1 in the Nassau County Large School title on Monday afternoon at Jericho High School in a match that was a lot tighter than the scoreline reflects. “All of our guys have…
