35th Annual USTA Eastern Long Island Region Awardees (2025)

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award

Maureen McFadzen

Vitas Gerulaitis “For the Love of Tennis” Award

Amy Gillen

Rose Buck Scalamandre Tennis Family of the Year

The Lombardi Family

Arthur Ashe Multicultural Award

Fernando Juguera

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Adult Volunteer of the Year

Bon Koo

Daniel Burgess, Sr. Community Service Award

Kevin Boston-Hill

Junior Volunteer of the Year

Graydon Archondo

Tennis Club of the Year

Deer Park Tennis Club

Private Club of the Year

Huntington Crescent Club

Tennis Professional of the Year (Adult)

Gary Gaudio

Tennis Professional of the Year (Junior)

Anna Bielen Zarska

Long Island High School Tennis Team of the Year

Commack H.S. Girls Team

Birdie Tarulli League Captain Sportsmanship Award

Jacqueline Peiffer

Blane Magee League Captain Sportsmanship Award

Don Jackson

Anuj Agarwal Junior Sportsmanship Award

David Meyers

Jennifer Sherry Junior Sportsmanship Award

Sofia Kedrin

Madeline Zausner Junior Tournament Director Award

Rong Ma

10 and Under Tennis Award

Advantage All Tennis Foundation

Good Samaritan Award

Felipe Sobrinho

2024-25 HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS

NYS Girls Singles Champion: Angel Walia (Herricks)

Nassau County Boys Singles Champion: Max Golubenko (Manhasset)

Nassau County Boys Doubles Champions: Christian Bravo & Ben Wiese (Garden City)

Suffolk County Boys Singles Champion: Sam Lopez-Cardenas (Walt Whitman)

Suffolk County Boys Doubles Champions: Marcus Gonzales & Lohit Madisetty (Half Hollow Hills East)

Nassau County Girls Singles Champion: Angelina Bravo (Garden City)

Nassau County Girls Doubles Champions: Gabrielle Alexa Villegas & Madison  Lee (Great Neck South)

Suffolk County Girls Singles Champion: Anya Konopka (Smithtown East)

NYS & Suffolk County Girls Doubles Champions: Emilia Romano & Evie Romano (Bayport-Blue Point)

Nassau County Coach of the Year: Owen Kassimir (Friends Academy)

Suffolk County Coach of the Year: John Selvaggio (Bayport-Blue Point)

NATIONAL RANKINGS (as of 8/6/25)

Boys/Girls

Boys 12 singles: #1 Yifan Nie, #2 Shuo Li

Boys 14 singles: #1 Jacques Chen, #2 Kanin Michael

Boys 16 singles: #1 Rocco Roti, #2 Kurt Sayan

Boys 18 singles: #1 Jack Kennedy, #2 Zavier Augustin

Girls 12 singles: #1 Catherine Chan, #2 Aya Iwata

Girls 14 singles: #1 Blake Chang, #2 Gabrielle Brereton

Girls 16 singles: #1 Paige Wygodzki, #2 Anabelle Janczyk

Girls 18 singles: #1 Sophia Holod, #2 Paige Wygodzki

Men

Open Singles: #1 Dillon McKenzie

35+ Singles: #1 Mickey Nisar

40+ Singles: #1 Mickey Nisar

45+ Singles: #1 Gerry Bohner

50+ Singles: #1 Gerry Bohner

55+ Singles: #1 Adrian Chirici

60+ Singles: #1 Jonathan Klein

65+ Singles: #1 Steven Brill

70+ Singles: #1 Steven Brill

75+ Singles: #1 Marshall Hubsher

Women

Open Singles: #1 Tracey Gottlieb

35+ Singles: #1 Morgan Milleisen

45+ Singles: #1 Betsy Bickar

50+ Singles: #1 Betsy Bickar

55+ Singles: #1 Ellen Markowitz

60+ Singles: #1 Ellen Markowitz

65+ Singles: #1 Lisa Jett

70+ Singles: #1 Lisa Jett

Family

Father/Son All Ages: Jack Varghese & Vishal Varghese

Father/Son 60+: Adam Rosen & Benjamin Rosen

Father/Son 70+: John Titcomb & Brett Titcomb

USTA LEAGUE TEAM AWARDS – Eastern Sectional Champions

Spring 2024

18 & Over 3.0 Women

Point Set Indoor Tennis - Sectional Champions

Captain - Laura Crain

40 & Over 3.0 Women

Point Set Indoor Tennis - Sectional Champions

Captain - Laura Crain

Summer 2024

65 & Over 8.0 Women

Sportime Syosset - Sectional Champions

Captain - Lydia Eitel & Mona Giovanni

Fall 2024

18 & Over 4.0 Men

Huntington Indoor Tennis - Sectional Champions

Captains - Stephen Weiss & Neil Hyman

40 & Over 6.0 Mixed

Christopher Morley - Sectional Champions

Captain - David Ng & Peter Tam

55 & Over 8.0 Men

Sportime Syosset - Sectional Champions

Captains - Shyam Shivdasani & Marc Mandelbaum

65 & Over 8.0 Men

Sportime Syosset - Sectional Champions

Captains - Harish Khullar & Sarabjit Lamba

Fall/Winter 2025

18 & Over 6.0 Mixed

Sportime Lynbrook - Sectional Champions

Captains - Donna Healy & Angelo de Bourg

2025 Eastern Team Tennis Sectional Champions

12 & Under L6 Division

Christopher Morley

Captains - Ricardo Aguirre & Salomon Levy