The Gisele & Bianca Bloom Tennis Event to Benefit the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals - If you're a tennis lover, watch some really great tennis up-close — plus you're helping out the local pet community of NYC. If you're an animal lover and not a tennis fan, come support the animals of NYC!

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The Gisele & Bianca Bloom Tennis Event to Benefit the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

Gisele & Bianca Bloom Tennis Event

If you're a tennis lover, watch some really great tennis up-close — plus you're helping out the local pet community of NYC. If you're an animal lover and not a tennis fan, come support the animals of NYC!

DUE TO RAIN, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED AGAIN FOR MONDAY (LABOR DAY), SEPTEMBER 4, AT 11:00 A.M.

Riverside Park Clay Tennis Courts (by the water around 97th Street, enter park at 96th Street)

eBay Online Benefit eBay Auction

The organizers of this fabulous tennis event are also holding an online benefit eBay auction of tennis and non-tennis items, including items from such tennis stars as John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier, and Patrick McEnroe; original artwork from the people who made Ice Age, Star Wars, Robots, etc.; signed posters and film memoribilia from 20th Century Fox, and much more!

Check out the great auction items on eBay and support the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals! Click here to see all the terrific items available!

The auction runs from Friday, August 25, through Saturday, September 2.

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THE LINE-UP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF PLAYERS TO ACCOMMODATE OUR RAIN DATE SCHEDULE CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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Top-Ranked Juniors Match

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Professional Tennis Matches: We are still finalizing the commitments of the players. At this time, the roster of players may include:

•	*Gilad Bloom:* Played in two Olympics (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992) and the Davis Cup for Israel for 11 years. Reached 4th Round of the US Open in 1990. Best known for his wins against Jimmy Connors, Mark Philippoussis, Brad Gilbert, and Thomas Muster.
•	*Martin Blackman:* Played in all the grand slam tennis events from 1991-1994. Best wins include: Greg Rusedski and Nicolas Pereira.
•	*Tom Gullikson:* Former US Davis Team Captain and former coach of Pete Sampras. Best wins include: Stefan Edberg, Jimmy Connors, and Patrick McEnroe.
•	*Tim Mayotte:* Former top ten player in the world and semi-finalist at Wimbledon.