{"id":27164,"date":"2026-03-20T12:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/?p=27164"},"modified":"2026-03-23T05:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:57:41","slug":"tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis as a Family Tradition in the Ukrainian American Community: Stories of Success and Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27164\" class=\"elementor elementor-27164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b6515 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2b6515\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc2506e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dc2506e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-1-e1774040701917.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-1-e1774040701917.jpg 350w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-1-e1774040701917-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-1-e1774040701917-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-attachment-id=\"27168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/osnovne-zobrazhennia-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-1-e1774040701917.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"350,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u041e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-1-e1774040701917.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b10cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b10cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, new tennis courts were opened in Zolochiv, Ukraine. The initiator of this wonderful gift for Ukrainians was Yaroslav Lisevych from the United States. The Department of Youth and Sports described this unique event as follows:\n\u201cFrom now on, two new clay tennis courts will operate in Zolochiv. The project was implemented thanks to a patron from the Ukrainian diaspora in the U.S.\u2014Mr. Yaroslav. In this way, he fulfills the wish of his mother, Olha Lisevych, who directed her savings toward supporting Ukrainian children and their future.\u201d\nThis is truly a kind and meaningful act of support for children in Ukraine from Ukrainians in the United States. This unique interaction is a direct result of the strong, long-standing connection between the diaspora and their homeland. For example, in nearly every interview with American athletes of Ukrainian descent, one hears a shared dream\u2014a strong desire to visit Ukraine at least once or to help in some charitable way. It is therefore no surprise that such projects are being implemented today.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennis is extremely popular among the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States. Thousands of Ukrainian Americans are engaged in this sport, whether at the amateur level or even professionally. Moreover, Ukrainians often play tennis as entire families\u2014there are even tennis dynasties within the Ukrainian community in the U.S. At the same time, Ukrainian Americans achieve significant individual success in the sport.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9294ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9294ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Matkivskykh.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Matkivskykh.png 597w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Matkivskykh-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Matkivskykh-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" data-attachment-id=\"27170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/rodyna-matkivskykh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Matkivskykh.png\" data-orig-size=\"597,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0420\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u041c\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0456\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Matkivskykh.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Matkivsky Family<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c80764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c80764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Matkivsky Family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1978, the U.S. National Parent\u2013Daughter Tennis Championship took place as part of the Equitable (Life Assurance) Family Tennis Challenge. The winners of the tournament were Zenon Matkivsky and Zenia Matkivska. This remarkable event for the Ukrainian community in the United States was covered by both American and Ukrainian-language media (The Star-Ledger, Svoboda). The winning father began his story as follows: \u201cI essentially play only on weekends. I play when I\u2019m not in the office\u2026 and I practice with my children.\u201d Thus, Mr. Zenon was not a professional athlete\u2014he played tennis only when he had free time. However, this amateur approach did not hinder his growing skill. As he himself noted:\n\u201cI am a club tennis player, not a professional. I only recently became interested in the game.\u201d At the time, Zenon was forty-five years old and worked as a physician, serving as head of surgery at a general hospital in Union. Before discovering tennis, he had been involved in other sports: \u201cTennis was not available where I grew up (in Ukraine)\u2014at that time I was interested in soccer, volleyball, and ping-pong. I was also quite a skilled skier in my time, but not anymore\u2026 I became interested in tennis around 1964, when I started watching professionals on television. I took it quite seriously as a form of physical exercise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2f4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f2f4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Shyian.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Shyian.png 449w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Shyian-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Shyian-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" data-attachment-id=\"27172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/rodyna-shyian\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Shyian.png\" data-orig-size=\"449,595\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0420\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0428\u0438\u044f\u043d\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Shyian.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shiyan family<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5d7e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5d7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His sixteen-year-old daughter Zenia shared how they prepared for the competition:\n\u201cMy dad told me that we would go out and do our best, and I said, \u2018Yes, yes, of course.\u2019 But I was a little nervous. All I could think about was that all those players from California must be incredibly strong, and all these thoughts were spinning in my head.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking about their performance, Zenon said: \u201cIn our section, we defeated all opponents in three sets. The toughest match was the final against a pair from Atlanta, Georgia. The final score was 6\u20133, 7\u20135 in our favor.\u201d\nConsidering that thousands of participants from across the country took part in the tournament, the path to the final was far from easy: \u201cThe sectional competition in Philadelphia was quite strong, and we won it\u2014that qualified us for Flushing Meadows. Two hundred thousand players registered for the tournament, and only 64 qualified.\u201d An extraordinary achievement\u2014out of 200,000 participants, the winners were Ukrainians.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zenia Matkivska\u2019s memories were deeply emotional: \u201cWhen we won, I couldn\u2019t believe it. It was incredible and at the same time the funniest feeling\u2014I felt like a professional. And then, when the trophy was presented on the center court in front of such a large audience, I realized how important this victory was for me, for my dad, and for our whole family.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the victory, Zenon remarked: \u201cIt\u2019s good to keep your body in shape\u2014I would encourage everyone to do it. For my age, I feel quite strong and in good shape now. I can keep up with younger people. I even started jogging after hearing the slogan \u2018Run for your life.\u2019\u201d\nThis is truly a great example not only for young people but for everyone. Even after forty, one can maintain good physical shape and stay active in sports.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db5b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2db5b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Savchak.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Savchak.png 589w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Savchak-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Savchak-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" data-attachment-id=\"27171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/rodyna-savchak\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Savchak.png\" data-orig-size=\"589,543\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0420\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0421\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0430\u043a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Savchak.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Savchak family<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81ea45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a81ea45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zenon added: \u201cNow I play tennis three to four times a week, about an hour and a half a day. At the club where our family takes lessons, there were many good players, so we thought we had a chance to qualify for the national championship.\u201d He also noted that the entire Matkivsky family\u2014including his wife Nadia, his nine-year-old son Eric, and Zenia\u2019s sisters Liuba (14) and Olenka (12)\u2014took lessons weekly. These are truly wonderful family tennis traditions. Looking ahead, Zenon said: \u201cI\u2019m already too old to become a professional, but I wouldn\u2019t mind playing against professionals like Connors, Vilas, and Borg.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zenia later trained under the renowned tennis champion Althea Gibson. Speaking about her early interest in tennis, she said: \u201cI really became interested in it thanks to my father. Every day we went to the courts and hit a few balls. Now I just want to work hard, play, and try to improve so that I can compete with professionals\u2014and win.\u201d As of 1978, Zenia Matkivska had already achieved significant success in tennis: she was the number one player on the Millburn High School tennis team; the winner of the national tournament at Soyuzivka (where she won the women\u2019s division), earning 40\u201350 trophies in singles and doubles over the years; and the champion of the Princeton Open and the Big Flats Open in New York.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08e744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a08e744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Kohutiak.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27169\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Kohutiak.png 591w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Kohutiak-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Kohutiak-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" data-attachment-id=\"27169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/rodyna-kohutiak\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Kohutiak.png\" data-orig-size=\"591,559\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0420\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u041a\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0442\u044f\u043a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rodyna-Kohutiak.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Kohutyak family<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8655fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8655fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, most of Zenia\u2019s friends did not even know she played tennis\u2014until she and her father won the prestigious national family tournament. She also shared that their bond extended beyond the court: \u201cWe jog together, play tennis, and we\u2019re alike. We also discuss problems together, and we can go anywhere and have a good time\u2014we even mow the lawn together.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, a truly sensational event took place, reported by the press: \u201cZenon Matkivsky and Greg Olesnytsky won the Grandfather\u2013Grandson Tennis Championship.\u201d\nYes, this is not a mistake\u2014it is a real family legacy. Ukrainian media in the United States described the event as follows: \u201cFlorham Park, New Jersey\u2014the grandfather and grandson duo of Zenon Matkivsky and Greg (Hryts) Olesnytsky won the USTA Grandfather\u2013Grandson National Grass Court Championship in July 2015. Dr. Matkivsky, 83, and Mr. Olesnytsky, 21, won the 94th annual championship, held at one of the oldest and most prestigious tennis clubs in the country\u2014the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts\u2014with an undefeated record, winning several very challenging matches. They were awarded the USTA Gold Ball and a trophy. The championship was a round-robin tournament, in which each duo played against all others on a challenging grass surface over several days, from July 13 to 15.\u201d\nThus, many athletes from across the country took part in the competition. It is especially gratifying that Ukrainians emerged as winners of such a prestigious tournament.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zenia Olesnytska, one of Zenon Matkivsky\u2019s daughters and Greg\u2019s mother, commented on this unique victory: \u201cIt was incredibly moving to see history repeat itself after 37 years. In 1978, my father and I won the USTA national father\u2013daughter championship at Flushing Meadows during the U.S. Open. My father is now a two-time champion\u2014once with his daughter, and now with his grandson.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phenomenal. Unique. Truly remarkable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2251dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2251dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1978.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1978.png 584w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1978-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1978-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" data-attachment-id=\"27167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/ihor-lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-kennedi-1978\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1978.png\" data-orig-size=\"584,544\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0406\u0433\u043e\u0440 \u041b\u0443\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0446\u044c \u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0456\u0440\u0443 \u0456\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u041a\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0456 1978\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1978.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Igor Lukiv, winner of the 1978 Kennedy Tournament<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c7f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6c7f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tennis as a Family Sport<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is worth noting that among Ukrainian Americans, tennis is truly a family sport. As early as 1980, the Ukrainian newspaper Svoboda in the United States wrote about several families who played tennis: the Matkivskys, Savchaks, Shyyans, Sydoraks, and Kohutiaks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also important to emphasize that Ukrainians have integrated into and contributed to American family tennis traditions. A vivid example of such interaction and integration is the participation of Ihor Lukiv in the Kennedy Tennis Tournament\u2014the RFK Tennis Tournament. This is an extremely popular event named after Robert F. Kennedy. Over the years, its participants and guests have included politicians, professional athletes, and stars of entertainment, film, and music (Pel\u00e9, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Diana Ross, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and others). Ukrainian Americans have their own representative in this prestigious competition\u2014a participant and winner, Ihor Lukiv.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321db15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"321db15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1977.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1977.png 581w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1977-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1977-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" data-attachment-id=\"27166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/ihor-lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-kennedi-1977\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1977.png\" data-orig-size=\"581,547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0406\u0433\u043e\u0440 \u041b\u0443\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0446\u044c \u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0456\u0440\u0443 \u0456\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u041a\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0456 1977\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ihor-Lukiv-peremozhets-turniru-imeni-Kennedi-1977.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Igor Lukiv, winner of the 1977 Kennedy Tournament<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042b944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"042b944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Briefly about Ihor Lukiv\u2019s achievements in tennis: September 1976, Soyuzivka (Ukrainian National Association estate): Lukiv lost in the second round to Ted Laskowski; August 1977, same venue, 25th anniversary tournament: in the men\u2019s doubles semifinal, Lukiv and Stepan Fedorovskyi lost to the strong pair Zenon Snylyk and Yurii Savchak; September 1977, same venue, 22nd tournament of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of America and Canada: Lukiv took first place in his group (representing the Ukrainian Sports and Educational Society \u201cChornomorska Sich\u201d), defeating Andrii Lenets in the final; August 1978, same venue: he repeated his success in the men\u2019s division; in mixed doubles, Lukiv and Natalka Pytliar lost in the final to Areta Rakocha and Myron Shenkiryk. Of course, Lukiv has many more tournaments \u201cbehind him\u201d\u2014that is a separate story in itself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55417a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c55417a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donka-Zenia-Matkivska-ta-tato-Zenon-Matkivskyj-1978-rik.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donka-Zenia-Matkivska-ta-tato-Zenon-Matkivskyj-1978-rik.png 575w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donka-Zenia-Matkivska-ta-tato-Zenon-Matkivskyj-1978-rik-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donka-Zenia-Matkivska-ta-tato-Zenon-Matkivskyj-1978-rik-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" data-attachment-id=\"27165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/03\/20\/tenis-iak-simejna-tradytsiia-ukraintsiv-u-ssha-istorii-peremoh-i-iednannia\/donka-zenia-matkivska-ta-tato-zenon-matkivskyj-1978-rik\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donka-Zenia-Matkivska-ta-tato-Zenon-Matkivskyj-1978-rik.png\" data-orig-size=\"575,529\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0414\u043e\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0417\u0435\u043d\u044f \u041c\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0456\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0442\u0430 \u0442\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0417\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043d \u041c\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0456\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439, 1978 \u0440\u0456\u043a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donka-Zenia-Matkivska-ta-tato-Zenon-Matkivskyj-1978-rik.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Daughter Zenya Matkivska and father Zenon Matkivsky, 1978<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-819d967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"819d967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Returning to the RFK Tennis Tournament, special attention should be given to this distinguished Ukrainian. Ihor Lukiv qualified for this prestigious event by winning the annual Governor\u2019s Cup doubles tournament held in July 1977 in Morven. In addition, only 16 top corporations in New Jersey were selected to participate in the tournament, each delegating two players. Among those chosen were Ihor Lukiv\u2014a chemist and research scientist at Schering-Plough Corporation\u2014and his partner Fred Kovaleski, a senior vice president of the same company.\nThe corporation\u2019s choice of Lukiv was no coincidence. While studying at Pembroke University in North Carolina, he was ranked the number one tennis player. Notably, in 1978, the Lukiv\u2013Kovaleski pair won the corporate competition at the RFK Tennis Tournament and also repeated their success in the Governor\u2019s Cup.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, Ukrainian Americans have strong and long-standing tennis traditions. Ukrainians achieve success both as families and as individuals\u2014even in the most prestigious tournaments featuring stars of sports, film, politics, entertainment, and public life. In this way, Ukrainians continue to affirm their reputation as champions.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Author: Oleksii Lyakh-Porodko<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4443e86e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4443e86e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47069a85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47069a85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323c686e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"323c686e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg 824w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" data-attachment-id=\"25165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/liakh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"824,532\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u043b\u044f\u0445\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa287f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3aa287f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242b1c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"242b1c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/category\/authors\/oleksii-lyakh-porodko\/\">Oleksiy Lyakh-Porodko<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>is a sports journalist, television and radio expert on the history of sport and the Olympic movement, scholar, blogger, and writer based in Lviv, Ukraine. He holds a PhD in Physical Education and Sport, is an associate professor at the National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine, and a member of the \u201cUkrainians Abroad\u201d Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.<\/h3><h3>He focuses on researching the history of Ukrainian sport in the diaspora and the role of Ukrainians in the global sports and Olympic movement. 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