On Thursday, July 11, Chase and City Parks Foundation have announced that they will reopen Wolfe’s Pond Park Tennis Courts. Join Chase, City Parks Foundation and the USTA as they cut the ribbon on the refurbished Wolfe’s Pond Park Tennis Courts. Chase dedicated funds to ensure that the courts were refurbished and opened after they were severely impacted…
USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that it has awarded more than $324,000 in grants to 38 community tennis and education organizations during its 2013 spring funding cycle. Among those receiving grant awards is the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program Inc. (HJTEP) and The Mayors Fund to Advance…
MaliVai Washington, Gigi Fernandez, Bea Bielik, Lori McNeil and Chanda Rubin were among the field of celebrities paired with the programs amateur participants at The Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program’s (HJTEP) tennis pro-am tournament. The finals were played inside famed Arthur Ashe Stadium on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center….
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown joined the USTA and the New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) in hosting the 16th Annual “Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence” event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on May 23. “It’s a great occasion for all of us,” said Brown. “This is the 16th…
New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) has broken ground on building the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in Crotona Park in the heart of the South Bronx. The Center will house a two-story, 12,000-square-foot clubhouse and educational facility, offering young people and their families a wide range of after-school academic support, such as…
Saturday, May 4 was opening day at the New York Tennis Club, as the weather cooperated for a great day of tennis, and loads of players came out to enjoy the facility as a great time was had by all. Set in the shadow of the Throgs Neck Bridge, New York Tennis Club has been fully restored…
The USTA announced that it has awarded $75,000 in Multicultural Excellence Tennis Grants to 10 community tennis organizations across the country, among these recipients, two New York-based organizations, the Johnny Mac Tennis Project and the Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program (HJTEP). These organizations will each receive a $7,500 grant towards their competitive junior development programs that…
For the first time in the history of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the top four seeds have reached the semifinals of the event as top-seeded Novak Djokovic will meet the fourth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, and Roger Federer will meet Tomas Berdych. Djokovic defeated the seventh seed, Andreas Seppi, winning the first seven games in…
New York Tennis Magazine presents your 2012 Guide to New York Tennis Clubs, a closer look at the area's top clubs, including: The Butch Seewagen Tennis Academy, Go! Tennis, Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club, Midtown Tennis Club, New York Tennis Club, Roosevelt Island Racquet Club, SPORTIME Randall’s Island, Stadium Tennis Center at Mill Pond Park, TCR—The…
On Tuesday, Oct. 9, the Riverside Park Fund Board of Directors along with Event Chair Dale Caldwell will celebrate the sport of tennis in Riverside Park at the New York Yacht Club, located at 37 West 44th Street from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. The evening will celebrate four local fixtures in the sport of tennis in…