| Sportime Harbor Island | |
|---|---|
  Location in New York | |
| Type | Athletic club |
| Motto | Sportime... Fitness for Real Life. |
| Location | Village of Mamaroneck, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°56′42″N73°43′55″W / 40.94500°N 73.73194°W Coordinates: 40°56′42″N73°43′55″W / 40.94500°N 73.73194°W [1] |
| Elevation | 13 feet (4 m) |
| Founder | Claude Okin |
| Operated by | Sportime NY |
| Open | Memorial Day through Labor Day 8:00 am–8:00 pm Rest of the year: Monday through Thursday 8:00 am–11:00 pm Friday 7:30 am–10:00 pm Saturday and Sunday 7:00 am–10:00 pm Hours vary on major holidays |
| Parking | On premises |
| Public transit access | Bee-Line Bus System Route 60 at Palmer Avenue and Mamaroneck Avenue Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line Mamaroneck station |
| Website | www |
Sportime Harbor Island is a tennis club owned and operated by Sportime NY, located in the Village of Mamaroneck, New York inside Harbor Island Park. [2] [3] The club has eight outdoor red clay tennis courts that are bubbled during colder times of the year. It also has a lounge and a pro shop. The club offers private lessons, adult leagues, tennis kinetics programs, elite tournament training, a 10-and-under tennis program, a match play program, tennis parties and a children's summer camp. [4]
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Mamaroneckmə-MAR-ə-nek is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 18,929 at the 2010 census. It is located partially within the town of Mamaroneck and partially within the town of Rye. The portion in Rye is unofficially called "Rye Neck". The Rye Neck Union Free School District contains the Rye Neck portion of Mamaroneck and part of the city of Rye.
A clay court is a tennis court that has a playing surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.
The New York Sportimes of World TeamTennis, of which Sportime NY was the majority owner, played their home matches at the club from 2003 through 2008. A temporary stadium with a seating capacity of 1,843 spectators was erected for Sportimes matches. During their residency at Sportime Harbor Island, the Sportimes won the 2005 King Trophy as World TeamTennis champions. In 2009, the team relocated its home matches to another facility owned and operated by Sportime NY on Randall's Island in New York City.
The New York Sportimes were a professional tennis team competing in World TeamTennis (WTT). The team was originally based in eastern Long Island from 2000 to 2002, before moving to Westchester County, New York in 2003, and then to New York City in 2009. The team was founded as the New York Hamptons in 2000, before changing its name to the New York Sportimes in 2003. In 2005, the team made its first playoff appearance and went on to defeat the Newport Beach Breakers in the WTT Final to win its first King Trophy.
World TeamTennis (WTT) is a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973.
The 2008 New York Sportimes season was the ninth season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
