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Patriot League Announces Men’s and Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards (1.30.24)
Story Links BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Army West Point and Bucknell split this week’s Patriot League Tennis awards when the League announced the winners on Tuesday. Bucknell sophomore Amar Tahirovic was named men’s player of the week, while Army sophomore Ylan Duong earned Patriot League Women’s Player of the Week honors. Army freshman Alan Ton, BU freshman…
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Schmiedlova knocks out Hontama to reach second round
Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, the No 8 seed, moved into the second round of the Thailand Open by winning against Japanese qualifier Mai Hontama 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) at the True Arena Hua Hin. Schmiedlova, ranked No 79, will play the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Alina Korneeva and Chinese Yafan Wang next.…
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Dyer Added to Women’s Tennis Staff – Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics
Story Links HOBOKEN, N.J. (January 30, 2024) – Stevens Institute of Technology head women’s tennis coach Arik Zeevy has announced Tuesday the hiring of Bianca Dyer as an assistant coach. Dyer’s most-recent tennis position was as a coach with Winning Touch Tennis in Princeton, New Jersey. “Bianca’s energy, enthusiasm and leadership are going to make…
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Saudi Envoy ‘Pained’ By Criticism From Tennis Legends
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington on Tuesday said she was disappointed by recent criticism from tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova about Saudi money flowing into the sport. The retired players, winners of 18 Grand Slam singles titles each, wrote an opinion column in The Washington Post last week saying the Women’s Tennis Association…
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Burrage beats Gracheva to make second round
Qualifier Jodie Burrage won against Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 7 seed, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies at the TipsArena in Linz. Burrage, ranked No 102, will face the winner of the match between Romanian lucky loser Jaqueline Cristian and Argentinian Nadia Podoroska next. Linz WTA 500, other first-round…
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Nicholls Tennis Teams Begin 2024 Campaign in New Orleans – Nicholls State University Athletics
Story Links THIBODAUX, La. — The Nicholls State University tennis program will begin their 2024 season against Loyola University New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Both matches in New Orleans will start play at 2:00 p.m. Head Coach Greg Harkins enters his eighth season at the helm and is optimistic about the coming season for both…
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Tara Moore doping clearance decision to be challenged by Tennis Integrity Agency
Getty Images By Russell Fuller BBC tennis correspondent The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) is to appeal against the decision that Briton Tara Moore was not to blame for a positive doping test. Moore, 31, was ranked as Britain’s leading women’s doubles player when she was provisionally banned in May 2022, but always maintained her…
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Jenna Lee In Pink Bikini Snaps Selfies On The Tennis Court
Model Jenna Lee is bringing out her pink bikini while hitting up the tennis court! It appears that the popular OnlyFans model didn’t break a sweat, as she didn’t do a lot of playing while she was there. She did, however, snap plenty of selfies to share with her 2.2 million followers on Instagram! Jenna…
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AVC tennis picks up 1st win of season
LANCASTER — Coming off a tough match against College of the Sequoias on Friday, the Antelope Valley College women’s tennis team rebounded with a big win against Porterville College, 8-1, on Saturday afternoon at Antelope Valley College. The Marauders (1-1) were defeated by Sequoias, which made the Final Four in the team state tournament last…
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“When he introduced himself: ‘I am Stalin’, any Serb would get scared” – Novak Djokovic’s unexpected meeting with Indian minister M. K. Stalin amuses tennis fans
Novak Djokovic’s unexpected encounter with India’s Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin has amused tennis fans on the internet. Djokovic bumped into Stalin, who is the Chief Minister of India’s southernmost state Tamil Nadu, onboard a flight to Spain on Monday, January 29. Stalin was headed to Madrid for an investors’ conference, whereas the Serb was on his…