Boys Tennis: A Greyhound with topspin

Charlotte.com - Preston Spencer's two state championships -- in a span of eight days in May -- make him the Observer Boys' Tennis Player of the Year. He was perfect in winning both titles. Spencer, a senior left-hander, won the N.C. 3A singles championship to cap an
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Here's to daughters on Father's Day
San Francisco Gate - Carly is primarily a doubles player, who won (with Laura Granville) the San Francisco Tennis Classic at the Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club last October. -- Ashley Force. Father: John Force, drag racer and 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion.
Source: www.sfgate.com

German Kohlschreiber stuns Blake in Halle Open tennis
Xinhua News Agency - BERLIN, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated American third seed James Blake 6-4, 6-3 on Friday for a semi-final berth of the Halle Open. The 23-year-old, who won his first ATP title of career in Munich earlier this year, took
Source: news.xinhuanet.com

A coach's dream
Wilmington Morning Star - Tanky Meier has been a tennis coach at New Hanover since 1950. He has seen his fair share of players come through the program, but he says none compare with recent graduate Alan Donald. The combination of great play and an even better attitude is
Source: www.wilmingtonstar.com

The political guru wore tennis shoes
Los Angeles Times - â€" During the 2004 presidential campaign, the radical way for candidates to reach young voters in college dormitories was to appear on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." This time around, some candidates have gone straight to the dorm rooms. Not
Source: www.latimes.com

Crews rebuild BSU’s outdoor tennis complex from the ground up
Star-Press - MUNCIE -- Ball State men's tennis coach Bill Richards believes his team will have one of the finest outdoor tennis facilities in the Midwest when renovation work is completed later this summer at Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. "As far as outdoor
Source: www.thestarpress.com

Farewell, Andre
TSN - Crouched alone in the silence of the locker room, a pro tennis player no more, a red-eyed Andre Agassi twisted his torso in an attempt to conquer the seemingly mundane task of pulling a white shirt over his head. Never more than at that moment did
Source: www.tsn.ca

Nadal stopped at Queen's tennis quarters
Xinhua News Agency - LONDON, June 15 (Xinhua) -- World number two Rafael Nadal of Spain led an exodus of seeds at Queen's Club on Friday. The victims of seeds included third seed Fernando Gonzalez, number four Novak Djokovic and fifth seed Ivan Ljubicic, with French
Source: news.xinhuanet.com

GB tennis boss vows to get tough
BBC News - Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper has promised to be more "ruthless" with British players who he says have been wasting their talents. Draper has been overseeing a major overhaul of British tennis in the 14 months he has been in
Source: news.bbc.co.uk


The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.
- G.K. Chesterton