Port Washington Tennis Stars to Be Inducted Into Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame

Two tennis players with Port Washington connections will be inducted into the 2016 Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame at a Junior Tennis Foundation celebration in April.

Marcel Freeman and Eric Fromm are among four people who will be recognized as integral members of the tennis community on Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck.

“This year we have four incredibly accomplished, deserving inductees who have made significant contributions to Eastern tennis,” Dick Scheer, Eastern Hall of Fame selection committee chairman, said. “They will join an impressive group of prior inductees who have also made lasting contributions to the game of tennis.”

Freeman is former ATP player who trained as a junior at Port Washington Tennis Academy and was a four-time All American at UCLA.

Fromm is a former ATP player and current president and managing director of Christopher Morley Tennis at Port Washington Tennis Academy.

Freeman and Fromm will be recognized alongside:

• Leslie Allen— former ATA, NCAA and WTA champion who earned a No. 17 singles world ranking and is the founder of the Leslie Allen Foundation.
• Loretta Van Raalte— founder and executive director of the Jerry Alleyne Memorial Foundation and the former director of tennis for the Hudson Valley Health and Tennis Club.

Proceeds from the 29th Annual Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame celebration will benefit the Junior Tennis Foundation, which provides scholarships and grants for junior and adaptive tennis players throughout the Eastern Section. JTF has provided more than $2 million for programs and scholarships since 1979.

Two junior players will receive David N. Dinkins Scholarship Awards in recognition for their athletic and academic accomplishments.

Register for the event on the Eastern Hall of Fame website. For more information, email jtf@eastern.usta.com or call 914-697-2383.

Photo 1: Last year’s Hall of Fame inductees. Credit: Ed Goldman

Photo 2: Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck, where the Hall of Fame induction will take place.