Metro Events

After working seven years in the tennis industry, I decided to organize a Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Alumni Tennis event with the help of Ana Zampino, New York JHU Alumni president. Together, we decided on the event format, goodie bags and even included custom t-shirts (shown in the photo above...Read more

We have had great turnout thus far in pre-registration, as today we hit the 500 mark. This event is FREE to the public and we encourage everyone to sign up and be part of one of the largest grassroots tennis events ever to be held in New York. This event promises to help grow tennis on Long Island...Read more

On Sunday, April 28, Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine will present the First Annual New York Tennis Expo, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The free event will be fun for the whole family, and feature...Read more

Former U.S. Open and Wimbledon Tennis Champion Virginia Wade was joined by players from City Parks Foundation's free Chase Aces program on Feb. 2 for a clinic and discussion at the USTA National Tennis Center. During the clinic, 25 dedicated tennis players, ages 10 to 16, hit balls, worked on their...Read more

On Jan. 12th, Roosevelt Island Racquet Club (RIRC), Advantage Tennis Clubs, and the USPTA hosted its 2nd Annual Parent/Child Doubles Tournament. The event was open to any parent-child combination, regardless of age and gender. From middle school to late 20s, we had several generations represented,...Read more

It was late Sunday, Oct. 28th, most New Yorkers were just beginning to think about what the Halloween costume we were going to try and rig together, on the way home from watching the game. The announcer on the radio said something about a major storm coming the following day, and most folks figured...Read more

There's a new tennis tournament that doubles as family time. The 2013 National Family Tennis Championships offers thousands of amateur players all across America the opportunity to team up with a family member to earn the right to play for a national title in New York City from August 22-26, 2013...Read more

On Saturday, Jan. 12 for $60 per team, join us at Roosevelt Island Racquet Club’s 2nd Annual Advantage Tennis Clubs & USPTA Parent/Child Doubles Tournament from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.! Last year, there were seven teams competing for a spot in a semifinal showdown that resulted in Advantage’s own...Read more

More than 150 kids got a chance to enjoy tennis and a good workout at Howard Bennett Playground in Harlem, as P.S. 197M and Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program (HJTEP) hosted a USTA Free Tennis Play Day in celebration of Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play. The event was one of thousands of...Read more

On Tuesday, Oct. 9, the Riverside Park Fund Board of Directors along with Event Chair Dale Caldwell will celebrate the sport of tennis in Riverside Park at the New York Yacht Club, located at 37 West 44th Street from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. The evening will celebrate four local fixtures in the sport of...Read more