USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the USTA, has announced that it has awarded more than $400,000 in grants to 44 community tennis and education organizations during its 2012 spring funding cycle. The bi-annual grant process, a national initiative of USTA Serves, was developed to provide disadvantaged, at-risk children with the opportunity to learn to…
Prospect Park Tennis Center 50 Parkside Avenue ♦ Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. Paul Campbell, Director (718) 436-2500 ♦ www.prospectpark.org/tennis Ever since the days of the lawn tennis craze in the early 1900s, tennis has been a vital community event in Prospect Park. At Prospect Park Tennis Center, part of historic Prospect Park in the heart of Brooklyn,…
In May 2011 at the age of 38, Debbie Persaud was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage IIIB breast cancer. She is a regulatory affairs manager (contractor) who works for Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson Company in Somerville, N.J. This article will share Debbie’s story on how the sport of tennis has helped her through…
New York’s oldest tennis club (established in 1886), New York Tennis Club is tucked away in a residential corner of the city near the Throggs Neck Bridge. Recently, the Club ran a very successful open house event to help show off their facility, and while the weather wasn’t great, a little rain and some clouds didn’t…
The South Brooklyn Tennis Association (SBTA), a registered CTA/NJTL of the USTA, has announced the launch of its 10 & Under Program. The team from SBTA instructed kids in attendance at an event on May 8th at the Bush-Clinton Playground in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, the start of nearly 25 events that the…
As a part of the Intrepid Air and Space Museum’s Kid’s Week during the President’s Week vacation, local sports organizations, such as the New York Rangers, Knicks and Mets, USTA Eastern hosted a QuickStart 10 & Under Tennis clinic for kids wanting to learn the sport as part of its festivities. Kid’s Week features dynamic,…
Darcy Novick is a long-time USTA league player who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 after a routine exam. Here is her story … My favorite things have always come in twos. Diamond earrings, a pair of Aces, my tennis sneakers, my lucky number 33. Recently, I added my breasts to my MVP (Most…
Experience the highly anticipated CityParks Corporate Tennis League with your co-workers, as it returns for another season to provide tennis to underprivileged youth beginning in April. The eight-week season begins Friday, April 26 and features weekly co-ed team tennis matches that are scheduled after work hours. Previous participants include co-ed teams from HBO, Deloitte, Marsh &…
Advantage All-City Junior Tennis Camp at New York Tennis Club Contact: Ajay Kumar (718) 239-7919 ♦ New York Tennis Club 3081 Harding Avenue ♦ Throggs Neck, N.Y. Info@AdvantageCamps.net ♦ AdvantageCamps.net Called one of the “Best kept secrets in New York City,” New York Tennis Club is conveniently located just minutes from Manhattan, Queens and Westchester. Advantage All-City Junior Tennis…
City Parks Foundation held a youth intermediate tennis tournament, from Feb. 20-24. A USTA-sanctioned event, the matches were split by gender and divided into three age groups: 12 and under, 14 and under, and 16 and under. With ranking points at stake, the players face others of similar level in a test of skill, determination,…