USTA EASTERN'S
New Jersey REGION
March 2, 2023

USTA Eastern New Jersey Region organizes all USTA tennis programs in their 9 counties: Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Union, Hudson, Monmouth, Morris, Middlesex and Somerset.
News
- Izyan "Zizou" Ahmad, of Wayne, N.J., represented the United States at Les Petits As, one of the preeminent 14-and-under tournaments in the world. Read our interview.
- Parsippany, N.J.’s James Lian captured the title in the boys' 18s division at the 2023 USTA National Winter Championships. Read our interview.
- Montville, New Jersey's Michael Zheng was the boys' singles finalist at Wimbledon in July. It's the third time in the last three years that a player from the section—and more specifically, from the Garden State—contested a junior singles final at the vaunted Grand Slam. Read our Q&A.
- New Jersey native and former world No. ADVERTISEMENT 15 Caroline Stoll was inducted into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame earlier this summer. Read Caroline's story.
- New Jersey tournament directors Steve Lee and Diego Valencia received the highest marks on our tournament survey. Learn more about their experiences.
- Basking Ridge, New Jersey's Samir Banerjee captured the 2021 boys' singles title at Wimbledon. Read our Q&A.
Upcoming Events
Information will be posted here as it becomes available.
The New Jersey Region Team
Adult League Coordinators
- Hazel Rodney - rodney@eastern.usta.com
Community Tennis Coordinator
- Andrés Sánchez - sanchez@eastern.usta.com
New Jersey Region Council
- Indranil Debnath, Regional Council Director
- Ron Thomas, Vice Chair
- Lopa Zielinski, Secretary
- Katrina Campbell, Member-at-Large
- Larry Dillon, Council Support Lead