USTA Eastern will honor more than 35 juniors, adults and organizations on Jan. 25 as the Section hosts its Annual Awards Celebration at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. The adults and organizations at the Annual Dinner will be recognized for a number of ways that they helped grow tennis in the Section: From developing and coaching teams…
A Message From USTA Eastern Metro Region President Jackie Clark As the summer winds down and we approach my favorite season (Autumn), I think of getting outside as much as possible to enjoy the calm and slightly cooler weather and the trees bursting with color. What better way to enjoy the outdoors then to take…
The USTA Metro Region hosted its Junior Team Tennis Registration Kick-Off Party at the Billie Jean National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. this past Saturday. They had games, food and tennis clinics, as well as on-site registration for ages eight through 14. Players were able to register individually or as a team, with those registering as a…
The Riverside Clay Tennis Association (RCTA) and Riverside Park Conservancy encouraged New York City residents to be part of the green revolution this past Saturday by staging a fundraising walk and tennis party in support of the Green Outlook initiative, a precedent-setting, sustainable development project along the Hudson River Greenway adjacent to the RCTA public courts…
A Mayor’s Life: Governing New York’s Gorgeous Mosaic, the title of the recently-released memoir of former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins, written with Peter Knobler, may well describe the microcosm of New York City that has joined together to honor the Mayor for his contributions to tennis in the Big Apple. The David Dinkins Tennis Club…
Centercourt Athletic Club of Chatham, N.J. has announced that it is hosting its first “Tennis on Campus Alumni PlayDay” on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 from 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. The event, designed for former club tennis and college tennis players, is the first event of its kind to be held in the USTA Eastern Section. This…
City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness. The Fall 2013 season of free fitness programs will begin the week of September 23rd and will offer free tennis lessons, yoga instruction and fitness walking in 14 parks across the city. All activities in this six-week fitness program take…
City Parks Foundation’s Annual CityParks Tennis Benefit, co-chaired by Billie Jean King and John McEnroe, was held Tuesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The event raised more than $200,000 for CityParks Tennis, a free youth instructional program that serves over 7,000 children in parks throughout New York City each season. Held…
Hundreds of aspiring pros were on hand in Central Park Sunday to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of free tennis instruction, prizes and the opportunity to play with the pros as part of the ongoing CityParks Tennis grassroots program. Hosted by 1993 French Open doubles champion and Tennis Channel on-air personality Murphy Jensen, the animated Jensen…
On Aug. 22, the world’s top tennis players and chefs served up the U.S. Open’s hottest pre-tournament action at the14th Annual BNP Paribas Taste of Tennis at the W New York in Manhattan. Host Serena Williams and Marcus Samuelsson joined guests as they indulged in this year’s lineup, which featured Jesse Schenker (Recette), Harold Dieterle…