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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

John McEnroe has advice for Roger Federer



New York: John McEnroe coaching Roger Federer? You CANNOT be serious!

Prison For Tennis Teacher In Molest Case
The head tennis instructor at a Pleasanton country club pleaded no contest Tuesday to ten counts of child molestation and will be sentenced to 15 senescence in state prison, his attorney said.

#59 Paladin Tennis to Challenge #14 Alabama in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament
Greenville, S.C. -- The 59th-ranked Furman men's tennis team will challenge No. 14 Alabama in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Tournament on Friday, May 8 at 6 p.m. (EST) at the Alabama Tennis Stadium.

Tennis mixer to raise funds for CRES project
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McEnroe advise Federer? You cannot be serious
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Hewitt, former managers go head-to-head in court
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Details of Lleyton Hewitt's commercial deals have antique revealed in a Victoria state Supreme Court case involving the once top-ranked Australian tennis star and his former management firm.

MIT Track Sweeps NEWMAC Championships Men?s Tennis Claims 11th Consecutive NEWMAC Crown
MIT Track Sweeps NEWMAC Championships The MIT men?s and women?s track and field teams captured titles today at the 2009 New England Women?s and Men?s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Track and Field Championship hosted by Mount Holyoke College.

Teaching strokes to various tennis folks
Magers wants to forge difference at interurban College Union-Tribune Staff Writer At the peak of Gretchen Magers' career, she reached the quarterfinals of five Grand Slam tournaments.

Tennis: Andy Murray stalled by downpour
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I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.
- Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903

Monday, April 27, 2009

Sports Briefs: High school playoffs continue - Ledger-Enquirer



Spring high school sports playoffs continue this week on both sides of the Chattahoochee River. Three of the six tennis teams still alive play on the road today. Both Columbus teams are at Woodward Academy at 3;30 p.m. in the second round of the
Source: www.ledger-enquirer.com

Greg Rusedski opens Ramsbury Tennis Club's new pavilion - Gazette and Herald
Tennis star Greg Rusedski opened the £750,000 new pavilion at Ramsbury Recreation Centre on Saturday. He was guest of honour at the village’s centre as part of the opening celebrations. The opening will marked the end of years of fundraising by
Source: www.gazetteandherald.co.uk

I can't believe it's Fabio! - Medford Mail Tribune
There is only one place you will ever, ever find Fabio serving as a stand-in for Matt Damon. That would be at an Ashland High boys tennis match. In what surely must rub against the grain of a community proud of its performing arts, the Grizzlies have
Source: www.mailtribune.com

Men's Tennis: Baylor outlasts Texas in finals, captures Big 12 - Daily Texan Online
The story remains the same for Texas in the Big 12 championships as it did in the regular season, as the team lost an emotional match to Baylor 4-3 in Norman, Okla., on Sunday. The Horns drew a matchup against Oklahoma in the first round of the
Source: www.dailytexanonline.com


There's lots of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.
- Josh Billings

Friday, April 24, 2009

Davydenko and Nadal adjust Barcelona semi



Third-seeded Nikolay Davydenko rallied for a 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-2 victory ended Radek Stepanek on Friday to reach the Barcelona bare semi-finals.

Davydenko goes distance vs. Stepanek, will face Nadal
BARCELONA, Spain -- Third-seeded Nikolay Davydenko rallied for a 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2 victory pod auger Radek Stepanek on Friday to reach a Barcelona unsealed semifinal against Rafael Nadal.

Gonzalez, Ferrer, Davydenko advance
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Davydenko to meet Nadal in Barcelona semi - Reuters
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Davydenko, Nadal in Barcelona semifinals
THIRD seed Nikolay Davydenko rallied for a 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2 victory completed Radek Stepanek yesterday to reach the Barcelona unbarred semifinals.

This week in British Tennis, Friday 24th April
Elena Baltacha is in the semi-final of the singles of a $25k event in Korea and has likewise made the doubles? semis with Amanda Elliott.

Davydenko, Nadal in semifinals
Nadal advances after Nalbandian concedes Davydenko rallies from a set down to beat Stepanek BARCELONA: Nikolay Davydenko will take on Rafael Nadal in the Barcelona agape semifinals on Saturday.

Davydenko to meet Nadal in Barcelona semi
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Nikolay Davydenko fought back from a set down to beat Radek Stepanek 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona agape Friday and set up a last-four clash against cosmos statistic one Rafael Nadal.

China LPGA Tour set to establish in May
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China LPGA Tour will kick off its inaugural season with the Beijing Orient Pearl Championship on May 11-17, the China Golf Association (CGA) announced here on Friday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Davydenko to meet Nadal in Barcelona semi
* Davydenko to face top seed Nadal in last four BARCELONA, April 24 (Reuters) - Nikolay Davydenko fought back from a set down to beat Radek Stepanek 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona unimpeded on Friday and set up a last-four clash against


Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.
- Danish Proverb

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Safina finally at the top of womens tennis



Madrid DINARA Safina made tennis history for herself and her pedigree when she officially climbed to the universe No1 position in the womens rankings yesterday. Safina, 22, is at the top for the first instant.

Monte Carlo win is no guarantee for the French vacated: Nadal
MONTE CARLO -- Rafael Nadal was not taking his fifth Monte Carlo Masters title as a guarantee of success at the French cleared proportional though he has followed up his previous golds in the principality with victory at Roland Garros.


The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.
- Quentin Regestein

Saturday, April 18, 2009

MIL tennis: Lahainaluna girls hand Baldwin first loss - Maui News



No. 1 singles---Jackie Owens, Lahainaluna def. Ashley Pascual 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 singles---Kaila Nip, Lahainaluna def. Kelly Hamamura 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 singles---Michele Saiki, Baldwin def. Kailani Amine 6-1, 6-0. No. 1 doubles---Kerrie Ann Tobita and
Source: www.mauinews.com

Tennis star Andy Roddick marries fiancée, Brooklyn Decker - The Money Times
Roddick and Decker, engaged Since March 2008, tied the holy knot on Friday night (April 17) at Roddick’s Austin, Texas home in an intimate candlelit ceremony Chicago, April 18: Tennis champ Andy Roddick married his fiancée, Sports Illustrated
Source: www.themoneytimes.com

World tennis body voted for Chennai: Khanna - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary general Anil Khanna Saturday said the International Tennis Federation (ITF) decided in favour of Chennai as the venue for the Davis Cup tie between India and Australia May 8-10
Source: www.thaindian.com

ULM tennis advances to Sun Belt quarterfinals - News-Star
DENTON, Texas â€" Freshman Monica Winkel powered through a third-set and the ULM tennis team avenged a regular season loss at the hands of Louisiana-Lafayette with a 4-2 victory in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Denton
Source: www.thenewsstar.com

Bluefield tennis continues tradition - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD â€" The Bluefield Beavers are known for their prowess on the football field. They’re not bad on the tennis courts either. Bluefield has won four Class A/AA state tennis titles. Bryan Stonestreet thinks they might have a chance to make it
Source: www.bdtonline.com

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Djokovic charges into Monte Carlo final - Reuters UK
MONTE CARLO, April 18 (Reuters) - World number three Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to beat Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6 6-1 6-3 on Saturday and reach the Monte Carlo Masters final. The Serb will meet either world number one Rafael Nadal of Spain
Source: uk.reuters.com

Prep tennis: Lex beats Orrville, Galion falls to Norwalk - Mansfield News Journal
No. 1 singles: Johnny Nelson (WH) def. Jason Brunn (MS), 6-2, 6-2. No. 2 singles: Brenden Lynch (WH) def. Carlton Caldwell (MS), 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 singles: Brant Duncan (WH) def. TeSean Peters (MS), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. No. 1 doubles: Parer Abraham and
Source: www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com

World tennis body voted for Chennai: Khanna - Newstrack India
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) All India Tennis Association (AITA) secretary general Anil Khanna Saturday said the International Tennis Federation (ITF) decided in favour of Chennai as the venue for the Davis Cup tie between India and Australia May 8-10
Source: www.newstrackindia.com

Local college roundup: IC tennis team falls to St. Lawrence - Ithaca Journal
ITHACA -- St. Lawrence won two of three doubles matches and went on to record a 5-4 victory over Ithaca College in a women's tennis match Friday. The match pitted two regionally-ranked teams according to the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Source: www.theithacajournal.com


Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
- Lord Chesterfield

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Toddlers keep an eye on the ball and learn skills at tennis group - Exeter Express-Echo



EVERY time I tell someone I've been to a tennis session with my toddler I get the same confused or disbelieving look. I can't blame them for their reaction, because even I thought I was seeing things when I read that a new parent and toddler tennis
Source: www.thisisexeter.co.uk

San Francisco Tennis Club saved from untimely demise - San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Tennis Club, the premier indoor tennis club in Northern California, was recently purchased by Western Athletic Clubs. Western Athletic Clubs now owns and operates nine tennis/fitness clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, including
Source: www.examiner.com

Tennis Capsules: Odesnik reaches Clay Court Championships final - Brownsville Herald
HOUSTON - Wayne Odesnik of the United States defeated Bjorn Phau of Germany 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to reach the finals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships at River Oaks Country Club. Odesnik is trying to become the first American to win a clay
Source: www.brownsvilleherald.com

Freshman can't lift Missouri tennis team - Columbia Missourian
COLUMBIA â€" The No. 1 singles spot has not been kind to the Missouri women’s tennis team this spring. The Tigers had failed to get a victory at No. 1 singles in Big 12 Conference play heading into their home match Saturday afternoon against
Source: www.columbiamissourian.com

Butler men's tennis rolls past Raiders - Dawgnet
The men's tennis team topped Wright State,  6-1, on Thursday afternoon despite playing without their No. 1 singles player Ben Raynauld .  The Bulldogs swept the doubles and then won all but one of the singles matches to pick-up their third Horizon
Source: www.dawgnetnews.com

Federer announces marriage to longtime girlfriend Vavrinec - USA Today
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) â€" Roger Federer says he has married longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec. The second-ranked tennis player announced on his website Saturday that he and Vavrinec had wed in a small ceremony in Basel, Switzerland, earlier in the
Source: www.usatoday.com

Jankovic, Suarez Navarro To Meet In Marbella Final - WJLA
(Sports Network) - Jelena Jankovic played like a former world No. 1 on Saturday at the inaugural Andalucia Tennis Experience, cruising past crowd favorite Anabel Medina Garrigues and into Sunday's final. The U.S. Open runner-up won the match's final
Source: www.wjla.com

Indoor tennis courts proposed in Billings - Great Falls Tribune
BILLINGS (AP) â€" The Billings Tennis Association is trying to gauge interest in building four indoor tennis courts that would cover 35,000 square feet and be owned by the Elks Club. The association plans a public information meeting April 26 at the
Source: www.greatfallstribune.com

Minnesota tennis swept by Northwestern - Minnesota Daily
Northwestern defeated both the Minnesota men's and women's tennis teams Saturday, dropping both teams back in the Big Ten standings. The Minnesota women's team was swept 7-0 at the Baseline Tennis Center by the No. 1 ranked Wildcats and the men's
Source: www.mndaily.com


The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.
- Quentin Regestein

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Korolev, Phau advance in US Clay Court Champs



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Korolev fights rough wind en route to Houston win
HOUSTON -- Evgeny Korolev of Russia fought through rough wind and a comeback try by Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain for a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory in the alternative round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships on Thursday.


Michael Miller, MD, F.A.C.C., Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center
It may be possible to incorporate laugher into daily activities, just as is done with other heart-healthy activities, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator. The recommendation for a healthy heart may one day be exercise, eat right and laugh a few times a day.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Hokies beat Herd in tennis - Herald-Dispatch



BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech defeated Marshall, 4-3, Wednesday in women's tennis at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center to end a six-match losing streak and snap the Thundering Herd's four-match win streak. In doubles, the No. 64 Herd won two of
Source: www.herald-dispatch.com

S. Williams upset in opening round of Andalucia Tennis Championships - Xinhua News Agency
MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) -- World number one Serena Williams was upset by Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the first round of the Andalucia Tennis Championships on Wednesday. The American top seed dropped serve seven times
Source: news.xinhuanet.com


Gary Zukav (as quoted in HeartMath Discovery Program)
If your thoughts are thoughts that draw low-frequency energy current to you, your physical and emotional attitudes will deteriorate, and emotional or physical disease will follow, whereas thoughts that draw high-frequency energy current to you create physical and emotional health.

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Sweden tennis body could ask Malmo to pay fine



Stockholm: The Swedish Tennis Association said yesterday it may bill the Malmo burghal council if it loses an appeal against a 25,000-dollar cool for staging a Davis Cup match against Israel behind closed doors.

W. Tennis: Cal cruises through two weekend matches
On Friday, for only the sixth hour that year, the No. 8 Cal women's tennis team lost the doubles trace of a dual match. And for the fourth hour out of those six, the Bears proved that an early 1-0 deficit is something that can't be overcome.

Ministry set to address core group issue
The exercises Ministry has sent out a circular to all grinss federations, whose disciplines are in the 2010 Commonwealth fearlesss, to remit the pod auger and recent performances of all ?core group? athletes.

Caught drunk, ambulance driver gets 3 months? jail
After the transportation police caught a motor training school driver driving in an inebriated state on Friday, the next day they arrested an ambulance driver for the similar crime.

GCHS tennis opens season strong at jumbo Bend
It was a solid commence to the season for the Garden municipal huge School boys tennis team at decided Bend on Saturday. The Buffs finished lesser in the six-team tournament, falling pure eight points behind Liberal in first with 44 points.

Rain stops play as NZ struggling at eight down
It has square an amazing series, with India dominating the proceedings for the best element, New Zealand has shown some glipses of fight and the rise of Jesse Ryder has démodé a big postive for the black caps.


To feel keenly the poetry of a morning's roses, one has to have just escaped from the claws of this vulture which we call sickness.
- Henri Frederic Amiel

Monday, April 06, 2009

Men’s Tennis: Baylor defeats Texas soundly 6-1 - Daily Texan Online



When the top two tennis programs in the Big 12 face off there is never any love lost. Thursday was no different than any other Texas-Baylor match up, with emotions running high on both sides. Unfortunately for the Horns, No. 7 Baylor was firing on
Source: www.dailytexanonline.com

Men Tennis ACCtion: Sunday, April 5 - Atlantic Coast Conference
The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team clinched at least a share of its sixth consecutive ACC regular season title when it shutout No. 39 North Carolina 7-0 Sunday afternoon before 502 fans at the Snyder Tennis Center. The Cavaliers improve to 24-0
Source: www.theacc.com

M. TENNIS | Bulldogs win Ivy openers - Yale Daily News
Two down, five to go. This weekend, the men’s tennis team dominated at home, taking down Princeton on Friday and Penn on Saturday. Both matches, the first two of the Elis’ Ivy League schedule, were decided 4-3. “It went really well,” Erik
Source: www.yaledailynews.com

NHIAA schoolboy tennis previews: Cougar tamers - Citizen
Gilford's Ethan Simoneau lines up this return during his match against Derryfield's Alex Green in Class M-S schoolboy tennis action last spring. Simoneau returns to lead a talented and deep Gilford squad, that has an eye on knocking off perennial
Source: www.citizen.com

Women's Tennis ACCtion: Sunday, April 5 - Atlantic Coast Conference
The North Carolina-Virginia match came down to No. 6 singles where the Tar Heels' Meg Fanjoy prevailed to give UNC the win. Fifth-ranked Miami (20-3, 9-1 ACC) swept through its second-straight opponent Sunday, collecting a 7-0 decision over No. 34
Source: www.theacc.com

Weekend sweep for men's tennis sets up showdown against Ohio State - Daily Illini
Waylon Chin plays doubles during the match against Northern Illinois in Atkins Tennis Center on Sunday, March 1. Trevor Greene The Daily Illini It may not have been the prettiest showing for the No. 12 team in the country, but the Illinois men's
Source: www.dailyillini.com

IWU tennis wins battle of ranked programs - Marion Chronicle-Tribune
The Indiana Wesleyan women’s tennis team improved its spring record to 6-0 and overall record to 18-0 with a 7-2 victory over No. 25-ranked Georgetown on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats, ranked No. 16 in NAIA, were victorious with five wins in
Source: www.chronicle-tribune.com

Prep Scoreboard: Tennis - Billings Gazette
Singles - Seth Malby, L, d. Brian Stenerson, 8-6; Steven Kunz, H, d. Brent D. Walker, 8-2; Jordan Snapp, L, d, Alex Douglas, 7-8(11); Lane Baumann, H, d. Alex Potter, 8-3. Doubles - Morgan Redfield-Dylan Kelly, L, d. Kemuel Bull Shows-Eric Troyer, 8
Source: www.billingsgazette.net

Tennis Takes Loss Against Crimson - Cornell Daily Sun
Men’s and women’s tennis lost to Harvard this weekend. The men’s team repeated their 4-3 loss from last season, coming very close to beating the Crimson. The women lost to a tough Crimson team, 7-0, a decrease from their last meeting with
Source: cornellsun.com

Merrimack roundup: Tennis teams rough up Bentley - Eagle-Tribune
The women's tennis team doubled up on Bentley, 6-3, behind Christina Lucin, Caitlin Dunn and Elise Dufour, who were victorious in singles and doubles. The men's team improved to 5-0 in the NE-10 by blitzing the Falcons, 8-1. Steve Viglione and Sean
Source: www.eagletribune.com


The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.
- Quentin Regestein

Friday, April 03, 2009

Nadal directions march of top seeds in Miami



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Serena, Venus to clash in Miami semis
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Sierra Leone: Max & Sam Foundation Rescues Salone Tennis
Freetown London-based lawn tennis foundation, Max and Sam has committed to improve the basic of the game in the country through trainings, equipments and capacity domicile.

Hutchins and Kerr bow out in Miami
Ross Hutchins and Australian partner Jordan Kerr bowed out in the doubles quarter-final at the Sony Ericsson unbolted in Miami.

Juan heck of a gusty win
Juan Martin Del Potro produced an epic performance to defeat cosmos No.1 Rafa Nadal and reach the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson agape.

Wimbledon announces Centre Court debentures
The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc (AELTG) has announced that it is issuing up to 2,500 Centre Court debentures.

Del Potro knocks out Nadal in Miami thriller
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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- World Health Organization, 1948

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

M. Tennis: Stanford suffers spring slump



Source: The Stanford Daily, Stanford   Spring break wasn?t kind to the Stanford men?s tennis team, as the Cardinal lost one matches in the ago week, all to highly ranked teams and all by scores of 4-3. The team did bounce back yesterday

M. Tennis: UConn sneaks accomplished Quinnipiac
Tuesday's match against Quinnipiac was not a Big East match-up, but there is honest something about an in-state rivalry that gets tempers flaring.

Maria Sharapova's keep fit guide
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain