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WVU tennis hits the toad to face Marshall, Virginia Tech
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University tennis team hits the road for the first time in the 2024 season to face Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., on Saturday, Jan. 27, and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on Sunday, Jan. 28. West Virginia’s match against Marshall is slated for noon ET. The Mountaineers will face Virginia Tech…
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Is tennis’ new teen sensation Mirra Andreeva the real deal?
The phenomenon of the teenage prodigy isn’t new to women’s tennis. Since 1887, when Lottie Dod won the first of her five Wimbledon singles titles at just 15, several precocious talents have turned heads with a swing of their racquet. The Open Era, which began in 1968, has seen Tracy Austin, Monica Seles and Martina…
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Former UGA men’s tennis player Jan Zielinski wins Australian Open mixed doubles title
Zielinski, of Poland, and his partner Su-Wei Hsieh, of Taiwan, took home the trophy for mixed doubles after defeating Desirae Krawczyk, of the U.S., and Neal Skupski, of Great Britain, in the final. The duo triumphed with a score of 6-7(5), 6-4, 11-9. Zielinski joins Murphy Jensen and Travis Parrott as the third Bulldog to…
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Australian Open Men’s Final Prediction – Jannik Sinner vs Daniil Medvedev
After a thrilling fortnight of tennis at the Australian Open, just two men are still standing in Melbourne. Both have had to dig deep at points and both have played some excellent tennis so far. Both will also no doubt be desperate to get their hands on the title. But will it be Jannik Sinner…
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Free youth tennis lessons to start
Lynn Ford, Sammie Ozor, Navaeh Davis and Mary McCoy pose for a photo following an Derbyshire Community Tennis event. The organization led by McCoy and Ford teams up with the City of Daytona Beach and the United States Tennis Association to provide free tennis lessons for youth. The next session begins Feb. 6. Free Youth…
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Alexander Zverev’s domestic abuse allegations are ‘messy cloud’ for tennis
Getty Images Had Alexander Zverev booked his place in the Australian Open final, an already difficult situation would have got even more uncomfortable. The German is facing a trial over domestic abuse allegations that he denies. And while there has been increasing focus on the matter in the past fortnight since a court date was…
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Hofstra Falls To Penn In Dual Match Opener
Story Links Philadelphia, PA – The University of Pennsylvania picked up a 6-1 victory over Hofstra Friday afternoon at Hecht Tennis Center on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The dual match was Hofstra’s opener to their spring 2024 season. Hofstra slipped to 0-1 on the season, while Penn moved to 4-0. Lea…
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UWS tennis experts teach basics to Superior students
SUPERIOR — The Lake Superior third, fourth and fifth graders had an opportunity to learn tennis from some experts at the beginning of November. On Monday and Wednesday when physical education teacher Mrs. Hanson was with the class, the University of Wisconsin-Superior tennis coach CeeJay Schaffner brought a few players to teach tennis basics. They…
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Women’s Tennis Suffers 6-1 Setback At Minnesota
By: Patrick Davis Story Links Box Score (PDF) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Creighton women’s tennis team fell to Minnesota, 6-1, on Friday afternoon at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The Bluejays moved to 0-2 on the season following the loss, while the Golden Gophers improved to 4-0 overall. Minnesota earned the doubles point with victories…
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Oregon high school girls tennis coach resigns, cites Title IX’s transgender-related policy
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