Tennis and the real estate business; on the surface, these two things don’t have anything in common. But if you look closely, the ways to be successful in both of these fields often overlap. It takes dedication, discipline and confidence, and at their cores, they both require focusing on the process rather than results. A…
In the backdrop of the U.S. Open Championships, Long Island Tennis Magazine (LITM) brought together Men’s and Women’s Doubles teams to compete in this summer’s final LITM Challenge Event. Across the beautiful courts of Sportime Quogue on a sunny day in the Hamptons, teams competed in round-robin group play before advancing to the knockout rounds….
Last year, Shauna Devardo and Fiona Branchinelli opened the doors to their new tennis retail shop as 40 Love Lifestyle joining the Manhasset community. “40 Love Lifestyle was created with the idea of bringing a unique experience to Manhasset, where our local customers could benefit from finding the perfect outfit, the equipment necessary and all…
Growing up in the middle of a tennis academy, Leo Carmo’s life has always revolved around the sport. Ever since he can remember, he was walking around on the clay courts of the Ross School Tennis Academy (RSTA) while his father, Vinicius, the academy’s Director of Tennis, orchestrated and operated its programming. “I’ve been playing…
When the leaves begin to change colors and the weather gets cooler, that ushers in a new year of girls’ high school tennis here on Long Island. To quickly recap the 2022 season, the Port Washington Vikings captured both the Nassau County Large School Championship and the Long Island Large School Championships to qualify for…
It’s that time of the year again, when the stars of the tennis world arrive in New York to compete on the world’s biggest tennis stage. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens hosts the world’s greatest tennis players here in New York to compete under the bright lights of…
The Long Island Tennis Magazine Pickleball Challenge Event Series rolled on as Men’s and Women’s Doubles teams descended onto Sportime Kings Park on Saturday morning. The teams battled through multiple rounds of Group Play to determine who would advance to the knockout rounds. Click Here to see more photos from the Long Island Tennis Magazine…
Back in 2018, Nyla Gershfeld made her varsity girls’ tennis debut and helped lead her Hewlett Bulldogs to a runner-up finish in the Nassau County Championships. Fast-forward five years, and Gershfeld now prepares for her final season competing in high school varsity tennis, as the senior hopes to take the next step and lead her…
Heading into her junior season, Smithtown East’s Anya Konopka is ready to have the best season of her high school tennis career. Over the last several years, Konopka has been a mainstay in the end-of-season Suffolk Divisional and County Championships, and has goals of building on that success this fall. “I decided to come back…
USTA Eastern Long Island teamed up with Long Island Tennis Magazine to host three separate Kids’ Day events this summer, bringing free days of tennis to hundreds of kids on Long Island. With each event consisting of multiple diverse, underprivileged and special needs organizations, these events allowed for 600 kids to experience special days this…