The USTA Eastern Long Island Region will honor the achievements of its members and member organizations at its 29th annual Long Island Awards Dinner, which is set for Thursday, May 2 at Chateau Briand Caterers in Carle Place, N.Y.
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Long Island Tennis Magazine is helping to recognize the honorees and award winners by offering congratulatory ads in the upcoming May/June issue, which will feature the 29th Annual Awards Dinner Journal. Contact info@usptennis.com or call (516) 409 – 4444 to show your support for an award winner!
Click Here to access the form to reserve your congratulatory ad; the deadline is Friday, April 5.
Below is the full list of honorees:
Prestigious Awards
Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award: Karen Cadorette
Vitas Gerulaitis “For the Love of Tennis” Award: Bruce Moodnik
Arthur Ashe Multi-Cultural Award: Nicholas Haridopolos
Rose Buck Scalamandre Tennis Family of the Year Award: The Perri Family
Excellence Awards
Adult Volunteer of the Year: Michelle Stoerback
Charles Karp Memorial Award for Overcoming Adversity: Maddie Germano
Corporate/Retail/Press Service Award: Gene Morris (Newsday)
Good Samaritan Award: Carl Barnett
Innovative Tennis Program: Sue D’Alessandro & Al Silverstein
Junior Team Tennis Award: Steve Abbondondelo
Special Service Award: Joe Arias
Junior Volunteer of the Year: Brooke Schwartz
Madeline Zausner Junior Tournament Director Award: Alex Alcantara
Tennis Professional of the Year: Keith Kambourian
Community Service Award: Commack Girls Varsity/Junior Varsity Team (Coach Jackie Clark)
Outdoor Tennis Site of the Year: Shinnecock Tennis Club
Private Club of the Year: Pine Hollow Country Club
Tennis Club of the Year: Glen Head Racquet Club
10-and-Under Tennis Award: Tim Van Epps
USTA School/Child Care Tennis Program: Old Mill Road School
College Coach of the Year: Jason Pasion (Hofstra University)
Long Island High School Team of the Year: South Side High School (Coach Chris Colesanti, Players Philip Frank and Justin Seplowe)
Sportsmanship Awards
Birdie Tarulli League Captain Sportsmanship Award: Geri Verola
Blane Magee League Captain Sportsmanship Award: Lionel Goldberg
Anuj Agarwal Junior Sportsmanship Award: Nicholas Wernink
Jennifer Sherry Junior Sportsmanship Award: Lauren Zola
USTA Leagues
Eastern Sectional Champions/Team Captains
18 & Over League
5.0 Women: Tina Buschi & Hali Katz (Sportime Lynbrook)
40 & Over League
3.0 Men: Mike Sloan (World Gym Setauket)
4.5 Men: Lionel Goldberg (Point Set/Robbie Wagner’s)
55 & Over League
8.0 Men: Richard Pashayan (Garden City Rec)
9.0 Men: Donald Wall (Carefree Racquet Club)
18 & Over Mixed League
7.0: Suresh Patel and Shane Lefebvre (Deer Park Indoor)
40 & Over Mixed League
7.0: Dawn Schosberg (Sportime Syosset)
9.0: Roslyn Chua-Mcalonie (Deer Park Indoor)
Tri-Level League
18 & Over Women: Jill Markowitz (Sportime Lynbrook)
18 & Over Men: Ian Shapiro (Sportime Syosset)
2018-2019 High School Champions
New York State and Nassau County Boy’s Singles Champion: Patrick Maloney (Oyster Bay)
New York State and Nassau County Girls’ Singles Champion: Rachel Arbitman (Hewlett)
Nassau County Boy’s Doubles Champions: Eli Grossman & Preet Rajpal (Syosset)
Suffolk County Boy’s Singles Champion: Jack Flores (Huntington)
Suffolk County Boy’s Doubles Champions: Andrew Lim & Sol Yoon (Commack)
Nassau County Girls Doubles Champions: Julia Gentile & Lauren Zola (South Side)
Suffolk County Girls Singles Champion: Rose Hayes (Westhampton Beach)
Suffolk County Girls Doubles Champions: Alexis Huber & Lauren Cherkin (Half Hollow Hills East)
Nassau County Coach of the Year: Brian Hoffner (Roslyn)
Suffolk County Coach of the Year: John Czartosieski (Westhampton Beach)
Junior Champions
Boys 18’s
1) Neel Rajesh
2) Logan Chang
Boys 16’s
1) Kabir Rajpal
2) Alexander Karman
Boys 14’s
1) Mark Taranov
2) Daniel Kong
Boys 12’s
1) Jordan Reznik
2) Dillon Beckles
Girls 18’s
1) Lina Mohamed
2) Rachel Arbitman
Girls 16’s
1) Rachel Arbitman
2) Lina Mohamed
Girls 14’s
1) Thea Rabman
2) Ariana Pursoo
Girls 12’s
1) Ariana Pursoo (#1 Eastern)
2) Christasha McNeil
Adults – Final Eastern Rankings
NTRP Rankings/Women
3.0 Singles: #1 Agne Rakauskas
3.5 Singles: #1 Laura Cassella
4.0 Singles: #1 Laura Cassella, #3 Tracy Gottlieb
4.5 Singles: #1 Tatiana Rosamilia, #2 Susan Bacey
NTRP Rankings/Men
3.0 Singles: #2 Cory English, #4 Michael Schlam
3.5 Singles: #1 James Avallone
4.0: Singles: #8 tied Malik Bass & Eliot Rosenbaum
4.5 Singles: #1 - tied Michael Flaherty #4 tied - Mclane Green & Barry Hoffman
Eastern Section Rankings (LI Finishers)/Women
Singles
Open: #1 Alexa Graham, #4 Joan Manfredi-Carter
30s: #1 Elizabeth Kobak
50s: #1 tied Caroline Garvey
60s: #1 tied Lydia Eitel
70s: #1 Peggy Gluck
Eastern Section Rankings (LI Finishers)/Men
Singles
Open: #2 tied Mark Julian Baker, #4 Andrew Adler
25s: #1 Rodolfo Novello
35s: #1 David Fischbach, #6 Jeffrey Snow
50s: #1 Jonathan Klein, #2 Gary Fazah
60s: #2 Rich Adler
65s: #3 Steven Brill
85s: #1 Lee Roth
