The USTA has announced the launch of its "Create Your Own Tennis Court" contest, a photo contest seeking the most creative tennis court set-up. The contest encourages fan engagement by asking them to determine the winner by voting for their favorite finalist photo on the Web site, www.createyourowntenniscourt.com. The entrant who submits the winning photo…
USTA Eastern has announced the appointment of Jill Fonte as the Section’s new executive director. Fonte, who begins her new position June 4, will lead the Section as it places a new emphasis on growing tennis participation among players of all ages and abilities. For the past 12 years, Fonte has worked as an executive coach,…
The USTA has announced that Nintendo has signed on as an Official Sponsor of the SmashZone Mobile Tour, the interactive tennis fan attraction which introduces children to tennis in a fun and engaging way. As part of the agreement, Nintendo, the worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, will incorporate video game kiosks into…
On Wednesday, May 9, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region Annual Awards Dinner was held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. There were more than 300 in attendance to honor all of the award recipients for all of their hard work on behalf of the tennis community over the past year. Top player…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be bringing its 10 & Under tennis courts plus kid-sized equipment and local pros to the Bellmore-Merrick Relay for Life on Saturday, May 19 at 5:00 p.m. at Merrick Road Park, located at 2550 Clubhouse Road in Merrick, N.Y. This annual American Cancer Society event, a fun-filled family evening with…
The USTA has announced that it will host its annual open casting call on Tuesday, June 19 at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater in New York City to select children to perform at the 2012 U.S. Open, set for Aug. 27-Sept. 9. Winners will perform “America the Beautiful” live at Arthur Ashe Stadium during night…
The 2012 Long Island Annual Carrabba’s Corporate Tennis Challenge has been scheduled for Saturday, May 19 at Broadway Park in Sayville, N.Y. This event brings together teams from many Long Island businesses, clubs and social organizations to compete in round-robin play with men and women’s singles and doubles and mixed-doubles matches. Along with the team spirit,…
The USTA has announced that registration will close next week for the first U.S. Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournament of 2012, held in the USTA Southwest Section. The registration deadline for the USTA Southwest tournament, held in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 19-21, is Wednesday, May 9. Players age 14 and older can register for singles competition and/or…
USTA Eastern Long Island Region has announced that the next issue of its new quarterly member newsletter, “On the Ball: News from LI,” is now available at www.longisland.usta.com or by e-mailing ustaonlongisland@gmail.com. The newsletter’s second issue features a profile of DA Abrams, former head of the USTA Eastern Section, a look at International Special Olympics…
On Wednesday, May 2, the USTA Eastern-Long Island Region kicked off the summer 2012 season with it’s annual Captain’s Meeting held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. At the meeting, schedules were distributed and a season preview was given with new rules and guidelines by Adult League Coordinator Kathy Miller. A light dinner…