It’s that time of the year again, when we see the snow begin to melt (albeit slowly), and we start to thaw out from the winter cold. It means it’s time for another high school tennis season as the boys prepare to hit the courts this spring. As we look ahead to the 2026 season,…
At last year’s USTA Eastern Long Island Region Awards Dinner, Anna Bielen-Zarska was honored with one of the organization’s top awards: Junior Tennis Professional of the Year. It was a proper recognition for someone who has dedicated her life to the sport, and helping young people reach their potential. “I put in a lot of…
Bethpage Park Tennis Center Summer Tennis Camp 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Building #4 Farmingdale, NY (516) 777-1358 BethpageParkTennis.com The 2026 Bethpage Park Tennis Center Summer Tennis camp begins Monday June 22, 2026 and runs through Friday August 21, 2026, with consecutive one-week sessions throughout the summer. Camp begins each…
Ross School is proud to announce the appointment of Richele LeSaldo as the new Director of the Ross School Tennis Center, ushering in an exciting new chapter for one of the school’s cornerstone athletic programs. LeSaldo brings more than two decades of international coaching and leadership experience to Ross. Most recently, she served as Director…
The first tournament of the 2026 Long Island Tennis Magazine Event Series presented by Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group brought players to SPORTIME Kings Park for the Long Island Winter Pickleball Challenge. This event featured four divisions with competitors playing group play matches that fed into the knockout rounds, and included intense pickleball action on…
This year will mark a changing of the guard for the USTA Eastern Section, as after more than a decade of serving as the Section’s Executive Director, Jenny Schnitzer announced her retirement at the end of 2025. Schnitzer led the Section since 2015, and now passes the baton to Amber Marino, who officially took over…
Each year, the USTA Eastern Section brings together the members and industry leaders from all of its regions for the Eastern Tennis Conference. It’s an all-encompassing weekend that features everything from workshops and clinics, to an awards dinner that honors those who made significant contributions to tennis in our Section. “The overarching theme of every…
Long Island Tennis Magazine partnered with Sunrise Day Camp to host the annual Play It Forward Tennis event, a fundraiser to support Sunrise’s mission. Held at Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center in Glen Cove, participants came out to enjoy a night of tennis fun, great food/drinks and wonderful company, all in benefit of a great…
The definition of a coach is very broad, but Dictionary.com describes it as “someone whose job is to provide training for people, or help them prepare for something.” Now, while this definition may be technically accurate, it doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of the importance of a coach in one’s life, and doesn’t come…
After a successful partnership in 2025, Long Island Tennis Magazine is proud to announce Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group as the Title Sponsor of its 2026 Event Series, which consists of multiple tennis and pickleball tournaments as well as additional tennis events for adults and families that have become some of the most popular for…
