June 2022
🏁 EVENTS 🏁
LAST CHANCE! Team Event Registration (Deadline 6/30)
🎾National L1 Battle of the Sections Register Here (16s & 18s, no invitation necessary)
🎾National L2 Zonals Register Here (12s & 14s, no invitation necessary)

**Important: Players who compete in these events will NOT automatically receive USTA Eastern clothing. You MUST place an order through this link. Orders must be placed by Monday, June 27.
July 2022 USTA Tournaments
🎾July L4 Open Tournaments Register Here
🎾July L5 Tournaments Register Here
🎾July L6 Tournaments Register Here
🎾July L7 Tournaments Register Here
🎾June 10U Orange & Green Ball Junior Circuit Register Here

**New tournaments are frequently added to the calendar, so please continue to check these pages.
🏆 RESULTS 🏆
Eastern Crowns JTT Sectional Champions
150 juniors from 24 teams competed in the 2022 USTA Eastern Junior Team Tennis Sectional Championships, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center June 18-19. Congratulations to all our champions, who now advance to the National Championships in Orlando, Florida. See Full Recap + Photos

Final Results
14U Intermediate
Champions: Team Gritty
(Southern Region)
Finalists: Sportime Lynbrook
(Long Island Region)

14U Advanced
Champions: CourtSense
(New Jersey Region)
Finalists: Cary Leeds Center
(Metro Region)
18U Intermediate
Champions: Maximum Tennis Development Zone (Southern Region)
Finalists: Binghamton Tennis Center (Western Region)

18U Advanced
Champions: World Gym
(Long Island Region)
Finalists: National Tennis Center
(Metro Region)
Stephan Gershfeld Takes State Title
Hewlett's Stephan Gershfeld captured the 2022 NYSPHSAA boys' individual championship, defeating Now Rochelle's Emil Grantcharov in the final, 6-2, 6-2. The event was held June 2-4 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
📷 Long Island Tennis Magazine
NYJTL Holds Mayor Dinkins Cup
Over 500 kids representing all five boroughs and 283 public, private and parochial schools in New York City competed in the 2022 Mayor Dinkins Cup, held May 26-June 5 at The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning.
📷 NYJTL
📰 NEWS 📰
ITF World Tennis Number: It's Here!
What's your number?

Tennis is now more fun, more personalized, and more engaging with the ITF World Tennis number. Developed by the International Tennis Federation, the world governing body of tennis, the ITF World Tennis number is one of the most advanced and accurate rating systems in the world. It’s free to use for all ages and genders and is being adopted by the USTA and in over 135 countries. Learn more about ITF World Tennis Number on usta.com, where you can watch a video, download the one-pager/FAQs and sign up for upcoming webinars.
New USTA Eastern Tournaments Assistant
We are very excited to announce that we have hired Nina D'Amato to serve as Assistant, Tournaments at USTA Eastern.

Nina recently graduated from St. John's University, where she obtained a Master's in Sports Management and competed for the Track and Field team. She was one of 35 athletes selected to serve on the university's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which worked on a variety of initiatives in coordination with the college administration. Additionally, for the past three summers, Nina has been a part of the credential staff at the US Open, where she has had the opportunity to interact and collaborate with a variety of tennis players and USTA employees. 

We are thrilled that Nina is joining the team! You can reach out to her at [email protected].
Team Eastern Sectional Camp
On June 4-5, juniors attended the Team Eastern Sectional Camp at CourtSense in Bogota, N.J. Daniella Sales received the Character Award from camp coaches for a strong display of professionalism throughout the event. Learn more
AND MORE...
🎾 The Eastern Junior Awards Gala is officially returning to the US Open. As per our 2022 USTA Eastern Rules, the top three ranked players in each age division using the National Combined Singles Standing List as of July 14 will be invited to the event.
🎾 Save the date: USTA Eastern's College Showcase Day will return November 6, 2022 at the Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
🎾 Do you know a fellow player who deserves to be recognized for exemplary sportsmanship? Tell us!
🎾 We want to hear about your most recent tournament experience so that we can continue to improve the overall quality for players, parents, coaches and spectators. Fill out our brief survey.
Learn more about Junior Competition at the Junior Player Pathway page on our website.
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