On Saturday, June 7, the Sydne Jacoby Foundation Inc. will be hosting the Second Annual “Ace It for Syd” Tennis Tournament at the Oceanside High School Tennis Courts. The tournament is open to teams of all ages and levels, and begins at 9:00 a.m. The Sydne Jacoby Foundation Inc. was founded less than a year…
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine have assembled a full day of activities and fun for kids and adults at the Second Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, June 1 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Doors for the event will open at 10:30 a.m., and the event…
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine have assembled an incredible slate of speakers for the Second Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, June 1 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Both Speaker Sessions will be headlined by world-renowned Tennis Coach Nick Bollettieri. Space…
The SCTCA (Suffolk County Tennis Coaches Association) ran a very successful charity event titled “Play for Autism” at the Hamlet Golf & Country Club in Commack, N.Y. The event was a round-robin doubles tournament for all Suffolk County school tennis players, as 20 doubles teams participated and everyone had a great time! "The Suffolk County…
Each year, the USTA/Eastern LI Region selects winners for awards in many categories and recognizes the accomplishments of the area's top players over the past year. Award winners will receive their award at the USTA LI Awards Dinner, set for tonight, Tuesday, April 29 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. Long Island Tennis Magazine…
Carefree Racquet Club in Merrick recently hosted a night to remember as players got together to honor the life of George Haber. Mr. Haber, who was the president and owner of Carefree, died last November after battling heart disease at the age of 75. Participants hit for prizes, played competitive doubles, enjoyed great food and…
Center Moriches Varsity Tennis Coach Joe Arias spent a day at Clayton Huey Elementary School launching the first ever "Clayton Huey Tennis Academy" in conjunction with the school's physical education staff. More than 700 students from grades kindergarten through fifth attended the day-long clinic and assemblies learning various tennis skills. Each grade level came to the Main Street gymnasium…
The Suffolk County Tennis Coaches Association (SCTCA) recently hosted a pre-season HS Coaches workshop at Sportime Kings Park. The Workshop, organized by SCTCA President and Commack Coach Shane Helfner, was conducted by SCTCA Vice President, Center Moriches Coach and USTA Coaching Education and Development Faculty member Joe Arias, and featured gymnasium tennis, and on-courts topics. Sportime Kings Pak's Director of…
With just over two months to go until New York’s largest free grassroots tennis event returns to the area, tennis enthusiasts have voiced their support with over 800 attendees having pre-registered to date. Join us on June 1, 2014 from 10:30 am-4:30pm at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. to…
The "Unified Tennis Games" were first conceived and developed by Steve Kaplan at Bethpage Park Tennis Center in 2003 as part of The Special Olympics program he and Bethpage Park Tennis Co-Director Keith Kambourian have hosted weekly since opening the facility in 1999. Eight high school varsity and tournament tennis players were paired with intellectually challenged athletes for…