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Volume 6, Issue 3 USTA Eastern Long Island September 2017 On The Ball: News From LI USTA Launches Net Generation with Local Juniors at US Open Coming Soon The USTA launched its revo- folk County lutionary new youth brand, Junior Tennis 10/14 Nassau “Net Generation,” at the US League, Spor- Girls’ High School Open, with on-court demon- time clubs, strations by Long Island jun- Robbie Wag- Individuals Tour- ior players. ner’s Tourna- nament ment Train- ing Center and Carefree Indoor Racquet 10/23-25 Long Is- tion will activate throughout Club. land Girls’ High all competitive levels includ- School Team ing youth tennis, team tennis For more information, please and junior competition. By visit NetGeneration.com. Championship setting new standards and collaborating with programs 10/28-30 NY State across the board, these ef- High School Indi- Net Generation is designed forts will help unite the ten- to inspire the next generation nis industry by sharing the viduals Tourna- of tennis players by serving as one unified youth brand ment for children to get into the sport. Net Generation will 11/5 USTA East- make it easier for kids and ern College Show- their parents to learn about tennis and get into case the game in schools, parks and tennis clubs across the 2/10-18 New York country. The movement Open embraces all aspects of youth play for children ages 5-18. same mission to get more kids playing The USTA will be working tennis. closely with schools and school districts by providing Net Generation equipment, training and re- kicked off at Arthur sources for teachers. The Ashe Kids Day at the US USTA has developed a new Open; throughout the Open, visit us at school tennis curriculum and local junior players were in- www. will encourage schools to vited to take to the courts at have a community partner to the BJK National Tennis longisland. help kids find a tennis facility Center Tennis to demon- usta.com to play after school in part- strate their skills. Participat- for details on all nership with SHAPE Ameri- ing in the Net Generation ca. launch at the Open were a events large group of future tennis Furthermore, Net Genera- pros from Long Island. Par- ticipants came from the Suf- On The Ball: News from LI Page 2 4th Title for Farmingdale GF Sports Recruits for NY Open The Farmingdale State Profes- the NYCB Live Nassau Vet- ticipate as marketers and Women's Tennis Team sional erans Memorial Coliseum. promoters. GF Sports is won their fourth consecutive D3 Skyline tennis seeking Brand Ambassa- returns The weeklong event dors, Tennis Pro Ambassa- Conference title in (February 10-18, 2018) will 2016-17. They earned to Long dors and Event Managers their fourth Island in be presented by GF Sports to help spread the word February LLC and Brooklyn Sports & about the New York Open. when the Entertainment. It will bring New York Open ATP Tour- top US and international Those interested can e- nament (formerly Memphis tennis stars to Nassau mail a cover letter and re- Open) makes its debut at County and offers the op- sume to Josh Ripple at jrip- portunity for locals to par- [email protected]. Point Set Hosts Wheelchair consecutive trip to the NCAA National Tennis Pros Tournament, falling to SUNY Geneseo in the first round in Point Set Indoor Tennis (Oceanside) was proud to host the practice Middlebury, Vt. courts for the 2017 US Open wheelchair tennis competitors. Wheelchair tennis players from around the world competed in six divisions -- men's singles, men's The women's team doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, quad singles and quad doubles -- with earned the #1 seed for $200,000 in prizes awaiting the champions. For the first time in the history of the US the playoffs and Open, wheelchair players competed in Arthur Ashe stadium. The US Open Wheelchair captured their fourth Competition is in its 10th year. straight Skyline Con- ference title, defeating Point Set has long supported and fostered wheelchair tennis, having established an ongo- #4 Sage, 5-0, and #3 ing program under the leadership of former owner Dan Dwyer, who passed away in 2010. St. Joseph's-LI, 5-2. A strong advocate on behalf of wheelchair athletes, one of Dan’s most visible and endur- ing legacies is his creation of the National Tennis Association for the Disabled and the Four Farmingdale State international Lichtenberg Buick-Mazda wheelchair tournament in the mid-1980s. He players earned All- made Point Set wheelchair accessible and began hosting one Conference honors: of the country’s first free wheelchair tennis clinics. Point Set senior's Tatiana continues to offer programs for wheelchair athletes, includ- Rosamilia (Malverne) ing its Multiple Sclerosis tennis program, which is conduct- and Priscilla Signore ed in conjunction with the National Multiple Sclerosis Socie- (Staten Island) were each named to the First ty of Long Island. The program is supervised by our Director Team, while Qurat-ul- and taught by Point Set's ain Rai (Lahore, staff professionals who do- Pakistan) and Kayla nate their time. Private les- Reidy (Sayville) earned sons are available for those Second Team honors. able to stand with or without Head coach Adam a walker and for those in Waterhouse was wheelchairs, and a free clinic named the Skyline is offered weekly. Conference Coach of the Year. Photos courtesy of Point Set Indoor Photo: Farmingdale State Tennis Women’s Tennis Team 2016- 2017 On The Ball: News from LI Page 3 Long Island Commits to No Cut Important Dates: High School Tennis Girls’ HS The USTA Long Is- Season land Region is work- ing with high school 2017 coaches to expand the USTA’s vision for No 9/16 Suffolk Cut High School ten- County Play for nis this season. Pink Tournament Nassau and Suffolk @the Hamlet coaches have been Commack enthusiastic in their support for the pro- October: Breast gram. Cancer Awareness Month (teams In reaching out to coaches across the across LI will wear Island to introduce the pro- will receive pink “No Cut Ten- enough for a coach to know pink) gram, Mike Pavlides, USTA nis” wristbands. who the best players will be Long Island Regional Board in four years. Coaches are 10/14 Nassau Girls’ High Schools Coordinator, To see a list of high schools often pleasantly surprised by High School said “The USTA recognizes participating in the No Cut the contributions made by Individuals the critical role you play in Tennis Program, please visit individuals considered to Tournament growing tennis by allowing www.longisland.usta.com. have less potential. @Eisenhower Park students of all abilities to join a team and represent their According to the USTA, No- *Participating on a team 10/23-25 Long school. Your contribution Cut tennis programs are im- helps create well-rounded creates well-rounded student- portant for several reasons student athletes, develops Island Girls’ Team athletes, develops leadership including: leadership and teaches re- Championship and teaches responsibility.” sponsibility, discipline, team- *It’s the right thing to do— work and cooperation- skills 10/28-30 NY State According to Pavlides, “the LI every child should have the every student should be enti- Region is proud to recognize opportunity to engage in High School tled to develop. and support the high school healthy, lifelong activities in Individuals tennis teams on a safe and sup- *Veteran no-cut coaches typ- Tournament @Tri- Long portive ically have higher winning City Fitness No Cut tennis “...creates well- percentages because they are (Latham, NY) rounded student-athletes, devel- able to capitalize on talent from a larger pool of players. 11/5 USTA Eastern ops leadership and teaches re- Coaches conducting no-cut College Showcase programs implement better sponsibility.” Day @Saw Mill coaching techniques, group Is- en- management skills and set a Club (Mt. Kisco, land that great example for other NY) have No Cut teams. We vironment with school activities. are taking this opportunity to their peers. 11/7 Suffolk County give the players on these Does your school have a No Girls’ Awards teams pink wristbands to *A no-cut policy sends the Cut team? Please email us at wear during their October message that developing [email protected] Dinner (sponsored matches (Breast Cancer kids, even the less talented with the name of the school by Suffolk County Awareness Month) and, in and/or late bloomers, is im- and coach and a team photo Tennis Coaches the process, support two im- portant to the coach and and we’ll include it on our Association) portant causes.” school. web site at www.longisland. usta.com. All No Cut team members *One week of tryouts is not Photo: Massapequa HS Girls team On The Ball: News from LI Page 4 All’s Fair USTA Leagues If it’s fall it must be fair season! Sportime Lynbrook Men Win The USTA LI Region enjoys participating in several community Sectionals; Next Stop Nationals festivals throughout the late summer and Sportime Lynbrook’s Ali Anwar, Daniel Bin- early fall seasons. Men’s 18 & Over 4.0 dler, Sean Coonerty, team, captained by Mark Karmazin, John On the 2017 calendar: Gabe Moreira and Ferrari, John Valgoi Merrick Fair, Town of Miguel Gordon, won and Ian Zaslansky. Hempstead’s Lido its USTA Eastern Bottom row (from Beach Family Festival Sectional Champion- left): Dan Derosalia, by the Sea and ship and will repre- Brian Connor and Freeport Library’s By sent Long Island and Gabe Moreira. Not the Book Festival, the Eastern Section pictured: Miguel Gor- which this year at Nationals in Sur- don.