ong Island Region LI Juniors Honored at USTA Eastern Annual Meeting Photo credit: James Alfalla
USTA Eastern awarded the Henry Benisch Scholarship to Claire Handa of Rockville Centre, N.Y.
The Edith Martin Girls 18 Sportsmanship Award went to Elysia Bolton of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
Jared Phillips of Plainview, N.Y. (right) was awarded the Jr. Boys 14 Sportsmanship Award, while Nibedita Ghosh (left) of Kendall Park, N.J. won the Edith Martin Girls 14 Sportsmanship Award
Calling All Volunteers If you love Long Island AND love tennis, we’d LOVE to hear from you! The USTA Long Island Region has so many great programs and activities that would benefit from your help. Volunteers are needed to help with many programs. Our volunteers assist in areas including: Teaching youth tennis through a Community Tennis Association (CTA), National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) program
or at your neighborhood school or park; supporting adults with disabilities and U.S. veterans; participating in community service projects, such as the collection of gently used tennis clothing and equipment; teaching tennis at neighborhood street fairs and festivals; and much more. If you would like to volunteer, please e-mail ustaonlongisland@gmail.com.
LI Legend Dick Zausner to be Inducted Into Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame Long Island tennis legend Dick Zausner, owner/operator of Port Washington Tennis Academy for more than three decades, will be inducted into the USTA Eastern Hall of Fame at its 2017 Annual Dinner, scheduled for April 21 at 7:00 p.m. The USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame is a virtual place of recognition for the tennis community to visit online and support through its Annual Dinner. It was created in 1988, first as a dinner to honor individuals who have excelled at growing the game of tennis. Founders Harry Marmion and Alex Aitchison developed the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame with two objectives: To honor
friends of the game and as fundraising initiative for young players. Each year, there is a black-tie dinner saluting its honorees. Inductees such as Arthur Ashe, John & Patrick McEnroe, Billy Talbert, Alastair B. Martin, Althea Gibson, Mary Carillo, Vitas Gerulaitis, The Honorable David Dinkins, Barbara Williams and Eugene L. Scott have all been honored at this annual event, to name just a few. For a detailed history of the Port Washington Tennis Academy and Dick Zausner’s contributions to tennis on Long Island, visit LongIsland.USTA.com. For information on attending the Eastern Hall of Fame Dinner, visit Eastern.USTA.com.
Getting Kids on the Courts Many play opportunities are available across Long Island for young many communities also have Junior Team Tennis programs. Visit players. Junior USTA tournaments are designed for players of all USTA.com/Tennis-Near-Me/ for an updated list of tournaments abilities and ages at locations across Nassau and Suffolk, while and programs near you. LITennisMag.com • March/April 2017 • Long Island Tennis Magazine
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