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…
On Sunday, Dec. 14, the USTA Metro Junior Team Tennis will be hosting its annual registration and kick off party at the Stadium Tennis Center at Mill Pond Park. The event marks the start of the USTA Metro Junior Team Tennis season, and on-site registration will be available for all intermediate and advance junior players…
Todd Martin, CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and Doug Conant, chairman of Avon Products and founder & CEO of Conant Leadership, were honored by the New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL), at NYJTL's recent 29th Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. During the luncheon, NYJTL raised $1.7…
The Antigua Performance Apparel $5,000 Men’s Tournament recently wrapped at Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, N.J. The tournament featured very strong draws, with 62 participates in the Men’s Open Singles, 24 in the Men’s 45s singles and 21 teams in the Men’s Open Doubles. Among the participants, the field consisted of many current and former…
To celebrate the U.S. Open and the Taste of Tennis week in New York City, Midtown Tennis Club opened its doors for first-ever Celebrity Chef Tennis Challenge. “Taste of Tennis started 15 years ago when we took the tennis players off the court and into the kitchen. Now, we are turning the tables and taking…
USTA Eastern recently hosted its 2014 Junior Awards Gala to honor the top juniors in the Eastern Section. Former professional tennis player and First Vice President of the USTA Katrina Adams was a guest speaker at the event. Adams is the current executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program in New York City. In addition, former professional…
The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) honored those who stand out and go above and beyond in all aspects of the tennis industry at the Tennis Teachers Conference on Saturday evening. USPTA, the world’s oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching professionals, recognized tennis coaches, industry leaders and volunteers during its annual national awards presentation at the…
Recently named USTA Member Organization of the Year, Centercourt Athletic Club of Chatham has joined forces with Antigua Performance Apparel as it prepares for its 6th Annual Men's Open Tennis Tournament, set to begin Saturday, July 12. As part of the agreement, the tournament will officially be called the "Antigua Apparel Men's $5,000 Open at Centercourt Chatham." "Leading clubs and sports…
Who Are Those People and Why Are They Still Competing? By Nelson Kier There are approximately seven million Americans who self-report that they play tennis 21 or more times per year. Of those frequent participants, more than 400,000 play in the USTA Eastern Section, which includes New York State and parts of Connecticut and New…
Less than three months after their community was rocked by a deadly gas explosion, PS/MS 7 The Samuel Stern School on East 120th Street will be the site of a special exchange program that is sure to bring much needed joy and inspiration to the students and their teachers. On Wednesday, May 28, the School…