USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that for the third consecutive year it has partnered with longtime U.S. Open sponsor Chase to award New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) with a $10,000 grant. The funds will be used toward year-round tennis and education programming that…
Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards this week during the 2016 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes more than 40 educational presentations for tennis teachers and coaches, was held February 17-20, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. P.J. Simmons, of Brooklyn, New York, has been named the recipient of the PTR/TIA…
The Kings County Tennis League (KCTL), a non-profit organization that mentors New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing’s youth residents through tennis, has expanded its program to a new community of kids. KCTL is comprised of tennis clubs—the parks, playgrounds or blacktop surfaces that frame their students’ homes—at which tennis balls zoom, racquets swing…
USTA Eastern and City Parks Foundation teamed up again to present the Third Annual Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge, an adult recreational tournament held in June and July in New York City parks. The tournament featured the best of team competition and neighborhood pride, to benefit CityParks Tennis, which provides free tennis lessons and…
New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) will launch its flagship facility, the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, in Crotona Park in the South Bronx with a ribbon-cutting and celebration on Monday, June 15, 2015. The event is expected to draw hundreds of boldfaced names from tennis, fashion, government and civic engagement. The $26.5…
Mark McIntyre was recently sworn in as the USTA Eastern president, following a two-year stint as the organization’s vice president. McIntyre has been a staple of the New York tennis community for years now, and was integral in helping United Sports Publications Ltd. launch New York Tennis Magazine. Four years later, New York Tennis Magazine…
West Side Tennis Club has seen a lot in its 100-plus years in Queens and continues to change and grow every year. On April 22, 1892, 13 initial members organized the West Side Tennis Club with the modest goal of renting ground on Central Park West, between 88th and 89th Streets, for three clay courts….
NYIT Bears clinch third straight ECC title With a three-set thriller, sophomore Gabriela Siembab from Chrzanow, Poland clinched the match to give the NYIT women's team their third straight East Coast Conference (ECC) Championship. The Bears defeated the Knights of Queens (N.Y.) 5-3. Siembab won the match for NYIT with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory…
New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) hosted its Annual 8 & Under Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in early December. Ninety underprivileged children from seven winter Community Tennis Programs (CTPs) and 18 elementary schools located throughout the five boroughs gathered for the annual event. “My favorite thing about the…
The Bronx is booming, and as part of its Centennial Celebration, the Bronx Chamber of Commerce has nominated NYJTL’s Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning to receive its inaugural Building Award in the Sports & Entertainment category. This year, the Bronx Chamber of Commerce is recognizing the best projects and the teams that designed…