With just over two months to go until New York’s largest free grassroots tennis event returns to the area, tennis enthusiasts have voiced their support with over 800 attendees having pre-registered to date. Join us on June 1, 2014 from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y….
The "Unified Tennis Games" were first conceived and developed by Steve Kaplan at Bethpage Park Tennis Center in 2003 as part of The Special Olympics program he and Bethpage Park Tennis Co-Director Keith Kambourian have hosted weekly since opening the facility in 1999. Eight high school varsity and tournament tennis players were paired with intellectually challenged athletes for…
United Sports Publications (USP), publisher of New York Tennis Magazine, Long Island Tennis Magazine and various multimedia tennis properties serving the New York metropolitan area, has announced that the Second Annual New York Tennis Expo will take place Sunday, June 1, 2014 from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in…
During the next couple months, the USTA will invite families and kids of all ages and skill levels to try tennis at local events and facilities across the country—encouraging kids to get on the court and into the game. Studies have shown that an early, positive experience in sports is vital to combating physical inactivity…
Roosevelt Island Racquet Club (RIRC) will be hosting a Cardio Tennis Party for 3.5-4.5 Level players, Saturday, Feb. 15 from 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. RIRC is located at 281 Main Street on Welfare Island in New York City and the price of admission will be $45 per person. Use the SportPass app from the App Store…
On Feb. 1-2, Centercourt will be offering two junior clinics with world renowned coach Chuck Kriese. For the past three decades, Coach Kriese has guided young players towards great, successful tennis careers. As a collegiate tennis coach, Coach Kriese is one of winningest coaches in college tennis history with 685 wins. He is a four-time National Coach of…
One-On-One Doubles Tournaments, piloted by USTA/FLORIDA, will return to the Sunshine State in its music filled format. The Grand Prix Circuit of Events will be played at The Kiwi Tennis Club, in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. on Friday, March 7; at Hawks Landing Tennis Club in Plantation, Fla. on Saturday, April 5; at Buckhorn Springs Tennis and…
One-On-One Doubles Tournaments will return to Florida in its music filled format. The three-hour tournaments will be played at The Kiwi Tennis Club, in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. on Friday, March 7 and at Hawks Landing Tennis Club in Plantation, Fla. on Saturday, April 5. Both Men’s Open tournaments will offer $3,000 in prize money and are piloted…
For the sixth time, New Jersey native and former tennis phenom Justin Gimelstob hosted a tennis exhibition to raise money for a variety of children's charities, including The Valerie Fund, a non-profit organization supporting healthcare services for children with cancer and blood disorders. This year's event, held at Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, N.J., raised more than $300,000…
A star-studded lineup was on hand at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan to join hometown favorite James Blake in support of Serving for a Cure, Blake’s annual tennis exhibition and fundraising event benefiting early detection cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Blake, a former world number four and USA Davis Cup Gold Medalist, was joined by…