Long Island tennis players have great choices when it comes to where to play tennis. We have compiled a list of some of the top clubs and programs with descriptions of what each has to offer. Bethpage Park Tennis Center 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Building #4 Farmingdale, N.Y. BethpageParkTennis.com (516)…
As our readers know, we’ve been running our Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenges for years, and until recently, these tennis and pickleball tournaments had been run manually using pen and paper, while not leveraging any tech tools. Throughout the year, and most recently, during our Thanksgiving Tennis Challenge at SPORTIME Syosset, featuring four divisions of…
Tennis is the sport of a lifetime, and we see that manifested throughout the lives of so many people, especially here in our local community. The lessons learned and skills developed from being a tennis player can stay with you throughout your life and have benefits no matter what field you enter into professionally. Parsa…
Like every year, the professional tennis calendar begins on the other side of the world in Australia. There are several tournaments in the early part of January which ultimately feed into the year’s first major, the Australian Open, an event that has been dominated by one man over the last 15 years. That man is…
The beginning of a New Year is always exciting. People make resolutions and commit to bettering themselves, and for the world’s top tennis players, a fresh start and a blank slate presents itself as a new season begins. And that new season begins in the land down under at the Australian Open, the first of…
Long Island Tennis Magazine is proud to announce its Coach of the Years for the Long Island high school girls season: Nassau County Coach of the Year: Brian Hoffner, Roslyn Suffolk County Coach of the Year: John Selvaggio, Bayport-Blue Point Hoffner led his Roslyn Bulldogs to a 12-5 record in 2024 which earned the third…
In the 2011 film, Moneyball, Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, turns to his assistant, played by Jonah Hill, and asks, ‘How can you not be romantic about baseball?’. It’s a famous quote from that movie that baseball fans enjoy, but I think that quote also applies to tennis, maybe more appropriately. How can you…
As junior tennis players get older and begin to look towards the next chapter in their careers, the college recruitment process is one of the biggest hurdles placed in front of them. For both the players and their parents, navigating the waters in finding the right collegiate fit is a difficult one. CLICK HERE TO…
The fourth and final Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge of 2024 brought together men’s and women’s doubles teams for a fun and competitive Saturday hosted on the courts of Sportime Syosset. Fresh off Thanksgiving celebrations, it was time for everyone to get back on the tennis court and work off their holiday meal, and the…
The sport of tennis continues to grow and thrive throughout the country, and that is especially true here on Long Island. While we have seen the rise of other racquet and paddle sports during this time, tennis maintains its place as the sport of choice for many. From the extreme health benefits to the camaraderie…