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USTA/EASTERN NEWS EASTERN’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE SHARE U.S. OPEN’S GRAND ST Bob Straus Douglaston native and former Eastern In contrast to Eastern’s Dick Savitt, a junior Mary Carillo, a 1977 French two-time Grand Slam singles winner mixed doubles champ with John and avowed Yankees fan, Queens McEnroe, emceed the christening of U.S. native and four-time U.S. Open sin- Open headquarters, now the USTA Billie gles champ John McEnroe apparently Young players from New York’s five boroughs participated in the pageantry at the U.S. Open. Jean King National Tennis Center. favors the N.Y. Mets. Sony Ericsson WTA chief Larry Scott, Lena Litvak of the Bronx played in Brooklyn’s Gail Brodsky lost a close Stefanie Nunic of New York, N.Y., com- once a top-ranked Eastern junior out the singles and was a doubles quar- 7-6, 7-5 decision to Romania’s Raluca peted in the GHI Bronx Challenger and of Merrick, N.Y., addressed the issue terfinalist in the Open’s junior event Olaru in round two of singles at the lost to Lena Litvak and partner, 4-6, of illegal coaching. junior Open. 6-4, 7-6, in junior Open doubles. Marcus Fugate of Fairport, N.Y., USTA National Clay Court 16s champ Shinann Featherston of Rockaway Park, Lindsay Clark of Bernardsville, N.J., played the GHI Bronx Challenger and Christina McHale of Englewood Cliffs, N.Y., participated in both the GHI played doubles in the junior Open. competed in junior singles and dou- N.J., lost to eventual Open girls’ winner Challenger and junior Open doubles. bles at the Open. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. 92 October 2006 - www.tennisweek.com www.eastern.usta.com by Nancy Gill McShea photos by Ed Goldman except where noted SHARE U.S. OPEN’S GRAND STAGE D.A. Abrams (l) congratulated artists (l-r) Ricardo Khan, Yolanda Wyns and Neshan Koulian at the Celebration of Artistry awards ceremony. Koulian designed and donat- Nikita Kryvonos of Flushing, N.Y., Justin Gimelstob of Livingston, N.J., ed the mural to commemorate the occasion. played the GHI Challenger and the competed in singles, doubles and Open men’s qualifier. reached the mixed doubles semis. A CELEBRATION OF ARTISTRY AT THE U.S. OPEN astern honored three New York area professionals accom- Sandeep Rao, CTA of East Williston Eplished in music, design and theater with Celebration of Bill Mecca, Garden City Casino Artistry awards in a salute to the arts, held Sept. 7 at the Grand Terry Fontana, Hicksville CTA Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan. Dan Dwyer, Point Set Indoor Racquet Club In recognizing Yolanda Wyns of Brooklyn, Ricardo Khan of John Rappaport, Bedford YMCA New Brunswick, N.J., and Neshan Koulian from Huntington, Elaina Bantovska, Crotona Park - NYJTL Long Island, Executive Director D.A. Abrams said, “[The awards Mel Swanson, Junior Tennis Clinic are] Eastern’s way of recognizing the same traditions that distin- Jeffrey Fairbanks, Metropolitan Tennis Group guish great artists and shared by those at the highest levels of ten- Bill Wiese, New York Junior Tennis League Paulette Clark, PDC Tennis Club nis and the arts: skill, focus, patience and dedication.” Bill Briggs, Youth and Tennis Inc. Wyns has performed with Patti Labelle, Stephanie Mills, Bob Schmitz, Schenectady County Tennis Association Natalie Cole and Mariah Carey, and has appeared in New York at Fran Gray, Althea Gibson Foundation the Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center’s Avery Dee Dee Roberts, Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex & Hudson County Fisher Hall. Janet Lefkowitz, “Hero, Inc.” Khan is a co-founder of Crossroads Theater, recognized as Frank Gilligan, Irvington Recreation & Parks one of the nation’s premiere African-American companies. Carl Jennings, Long Branch Recreation Crossroads received the 1999 Tony Award for Outstanding Linda Russo, Nutley Tennis Club Regional Theatre in America. Kit Byron, Rye Racquet Club Koulian’s firm is an east coast leader in corporate marketing in Mark Savage, Sportsplex the categories of print, package, interactive, online and event design. Richard Foster, Thomas Bull Memorial Park Tennis Center In a gesture of thanks to its member organizations, Eastern Toni Caldwell, Tri-City Peoples Corporation also awarded free tickets for the Sept. 7 U.S. Open day session to Tanya Johnson, “Union Child Day Care Center, Inc.” members who were randomly selected from participants in a July Ralph Critelli, Kenmore Schools Daycamp drawing. Fortunate members receiving a pair of tickets were: Richard Barney, Penn Yan Racquet Club October 2006 TW 93 www.eastern.usta.com.