Overview
Long Island Tennis Magazine is an indoor and outdoor public tennis facility in Wantagh, New York, located at 1228 Wantagh Ave Suite 203. The courts are open to the public. Most suburban municipal courts are free or low-cost for residents, but many require a town recreation permit or resident ID — check the local parks department. There are Bethpage Park Tennis Center has 10 courts indoors and outdoors plus 6 nearby outdoor courts; Carefree Racquet Club has 7 indoor courts; SPORTIME Quogue has 20 Har-Tru courts courts with a clay surface. Long Island Tennis Magazine is one of 2 public tennis facilities (3 tennis venues in total) in Wantagh — nearby options include Wantagh Racquet Sports Inc (2.2 km away) and Long Island Health & Racquet Wantagh (2.2 km away).
Hours & Popular Times
- Thursday · Today 9 AM–5 PM
- Friday 9 AM–5 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
- Monday 9 AM–5 PM
- Tuesday 9 AM–5 PM
- Wednesday 9 AM–5 PM
Programs
Bethpage Park Tennis Center has Men’s and Women’s leagues; Carefree offers USTA teams in 18 & Over, 40 & Over, and 55 & Over divisions for Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed doubles plus Tri-Level Leagues; junior and adult competitive offerings are noted; the magazine covers multiple adult men’s and women’s doubles tournaments and junior tournament events with group play and knockout rounds.
Bethpage Park Tennis Center has a renowned junior development program led by Steve Kaplan; Carefree offers Junior Development from age 3 to 18 with group and private lessons and ladder matches; Chris Lewit Tennis Academy provides high-performance junior training including summer boarding camp and holiday programs; the magazine covers junior events such as SPORTIME Port Washington JMTA's World Tour Series and Indian Wells-themed carnivals.
Carefree offers two 14-week Adult Development group lesson sessions, 1 hour each week, with groups of 4 players; junior programs include group lessons; Bethpage offers lessons in junior and adult programs.
Coaching Staff 4 instructors
Social & Leagues
Carefree offers USTA singles, rotational doubles, team doubles leagues for various age brackets and skill levels; juniors have Saturday afternoon ladder matches; Bethpage has Men’s and Women’s leagues; TAF Tennis Ladders of Long Island provides affordable ladder play for all abilities.
Bethpage offers Saturday night tennis/pickleball parties including pickleball and tennis activities; the magazine organizes annual Thanksgiving doubles tournaments, Play It Forward Tennis fundraiser with food and drink, and holiday meal work-off events often held at SPORTIME locations; no explicit hospitality details available beyond food spreads.