Feature Stories

Grand Slam Tennis 214 Commack Road ♦ Commack, N.Y. (631) 499-6444 What are specialty stores? Specialty stores are a place to go and receive extensive, dedicated, and welcoming services that do not include the click of a mouse while sitting at your computer desk or on your phone. Jim and Chase...Read more

The Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships is the cream of the crop when it comes to showcasing the world’s top junior tennis talent, and the 55th edition of the tournament in Miami, Fla. was no exception. It was an exceptional tournament for two players from the Eastern Section who...Read more

Roosevelt Island Racquet Club played host to another Metro Corporate League end-of-season party and finals on Thursday night as the two teams left standing in the Advanced and Advanced Intermediate Division Winter Finals squared off. The matchups are comprised of six different flights (Women’s...Read more

The annual USTA Eastern Conference in White Plains is always an important and productive weekend, as members of the regions that comprise the Eastern Section gather to discuss the year that was, as well as look ahead to the future. At this year’s conference, it was a time to welcome in many new...Read more

The 2017 Australian Open was one for the ages in a number of ways, and turned back the clock to a decade prior with four 30-plus year-olds competing for the men’s and women’s singles titles. No Melbourne storyline was bigger than the men’s singles final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two...Read more

The Junior Tennis Foundation (JTF) will recognize six integral members of the tennis community on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7 p.m. during the 30th Annual Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame Celebration at the Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. The individuals who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame...Read more

Century Tennis 56 Brook Avenue Deer Park, N.Y. (631) 242-0220 ♦ CenturyTennis.com Since 1965, Century Tennis has been dedicated to the growing sport of tennis by building quality tennis courts and providing a specialized service to the tennis club industry, as well as the private community. By...Read more

Advantage All-City Junior Tennis Camp Roosevelt Island Racquet Club 281 Main Street ♦ Roosevelt Island, N.Y. (212) 935-0250 ♦ AdvantageTennisClubs.com/Camps/Tennis-Camps/ Advantage All-City Junior Tennis Camp delivers more drills, more skills, more time on the court! It’s “tennis heaven” for kids!...Read more

Claude Okin grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan during the dawn of tennis’ Open Era and the tennis boom that followed in the 1970s and early 1980s. He came from humble means, as both of his parents were teachers. His father was an avid tennis player, playing on outdoor courts across New...Read more

There are life lessons to be learned throughout all sports, but there may be no sport that has a more direct correlation to the real world than tennis. Whether you are playing at an individual tournament or playing on your high school or college team, skills and lessons used and learned on the...Read more