Eastern

Find Your USTA Eastern Region



The USTA Eastern section is a not-for-profit community service organization whose mission is to promote and develop the growth of tennis. It is one of 17 sections of the United States Tennis Association, the governing body of tennis in the United States, and serves all of New York State, northern New Jersey and Greenwich, Connecticut. The section is further divided into six geographic regions: Long Island, Metro, New Jersey, Northern, Southern and Western. Below, find out which region represents you and who might be the best staff member to contact for support.

 

Full USTA Eastern Staff Directory

 

Long Island

The Long Island region serves Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York.

 

Community Tennis Coordinator: Neil Thakur

Adult League Coordinator: Becky Bellino

 

Metro

The Metro region serves the five boroughs of New York City: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

 

Community Tennis Coordinator: Neil Thakur

Adult League Coordinator: Cole Newsome and Ainslie Ellis

 

New Jersey

The New Jersey region serves Bergen, EssexHudson, MiddlesexMonmouth, MorrisPassaic, Somerset and Union Counties in New Jersey.

 

Community Tennis Coordinator: Andrés Sánchez

Adult League Coordinator: Hazel Rodney

 

Northern

The Northern region serves Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington Counties in New York. This region includes the Capital District and the Mohawk Valley region.

 

Community Tennis Coordinator: Joe Steger

Adult League Coordinator: Jill Pitts

 

Southern

The Southern region serves Westchester and Rockland Counties and Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties (Mid-Hudson) in New York. It also serves Greenwich, Connecticut.

 

Community Tennis Coordinator: Austin Doyle

Adult League Coordinators: Amy Guttman and Kate Jennings (Westchester/Rockland); Kate Jennings (Mid-Hudson)

 

Western

The Western region serves Allegany, BroomeCattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, ErieGenesee, Jefferson, Livingston, Madison, MonroeNiagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, OswegoSchuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, WayneWyoming and Yates Counties in New York. The region includes the cities of Binghamton, Buffalo, Corning, Elmira, Ithaca, Jamestown, Rochester, Syracuse and Watertown.

 

Community Tennis Coordinator: Joe Steger

Adult League Coordinators: Fauna Pappalardo (Buffalo, Ithaca, Rochester); Jill Pitts (Binghamton, Syracuse)

 

All regions:

 

10U and Junior Team Tennis: Gustavo Loza

Junior Competition and Player Development: Benjamin Schleider

Adult Competition (including Tennis on Campus): Lynn Buffamonti

Parks and Recreational Play: Kelsey Altavilla

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