The United States Tennis Association (USTA), in collaboration with the USPTA, announced that the 2014 Tennis Teachers Conference (TTC) at the Grand Hyatt New York, will kick-off on August 22, bringing one of the largest gatherings of tennis teaching professionals and coaches in the last decade. More than 1,400 attendees are expected at the four…
AYS, the creators and producers of the Taste of Tennis, New York’s premier pre-U.S. Open experience, announced the first-ever Taste of Tennis Week will take place from Aug. 20-23 in New York City. In addition to the renowned Taste of Tennis Gala, Taste of Tennis Week will feature even more tennis-meets-food events, including the Celebrity Chef Tennis…
A Message From USTA Eastern Metro Region President Jackie Clark It has been a busy spring for the USTA Eastern Metro Region! Our Metro Board and volunteers have been very busy growing tennis participation across New York City. Between coordinating and running the Metro Junior Team Tennis League, volunteering at many community events, reviewing Metro…
Hundreds of tennis industry leaders, professionals and executives will join together at The Tennis Show 2014 on August 24th at the Grand Hyatt in New York City to celebrate the business of tennis. Held in conjunction with the Tennis Teachers Conference and on the eve of the 2014 US Open, The Tennis Show 2014 is a rare opportunity for the tennis industry—including…
The USTA has announced that the band Fitz and The Tantrums will perform at the Opening Ceremony for the 2014 U.S. Open in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Following the band’s performance, 3 Winans Brothers, the Grammy-Award-winning brothers Bebe, Marvin and Carvin, will take to the court to sing…
The 2nd Annual Mats Wilander Foundation Tennis Pro-Am will be held Wednesday, Aug. 27 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on the grass courts of the historic West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y. At the event, you will have the chance to play with Mats Wilander and current and former pros on three different court…
Wimbledon Junior Champion and Long Island native Noah Rubin and 2013 U.S. Open Junior finalist Tornado Alicia Black will headline the top American juniors accepted into the main draw of the 2014 U.S. Open Junior Championships, set for Aug. 31-Sept. 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Rubin, the…
It was just a few days ago that two stars had perhaps their best career performances across the Atlantic, when women's semifinalist Lucie Safarova and boys junior champ Noah Rubin showed their stuff at Wimbledon. And all spring, the tennis world took notice as Jamie Loeb slammed her way to National College Player of the…
Two months after New York Beach Tennis was formed, and after much hard work, the fruits of that labor continued to pay off with another sold-out tournament on July 19th at Crest Hollow CC courtesy of New York Beach Tennis (NYBT) and its growing player base. “NYBT has infused life into the beach tennis community…
The USTA has announced that country superstar Hunter Hayes, breakout duo MKTO, girl group McCLAIN, British pop rock band The Vamps, teen sensation Madison Beer and EDM prodigy DJ Salerno will team up with tennis icons Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the 19th Annual Arthur Ashe Kids Day, Presented by Hess, Saturday, Aug. 23…