Tennis News: November 21, 2022
Sergiy Stakhovsky officially retires from tennis. Wimbledon makes an anticipated modification to the all-white dress code, but for women only. Universal Tennis is coming after…Read More
Getting to Intersectionals
When I first wrote about Intersectionals in “A Tale of Two Nationals,” it was immediately clear that a lot of people had no idea thatRead More
Some Intersectionals and Challenge Cup History
Intersectionals is a tournament between teams formed by each USTA Section. The divisions of that tournament are defined by age divisions rather than NTRP levels.Read More
Intersectionals: What Is It?
Comments and questions after I wrote about Intersectionals last weekend made me realize that I needed to describe the tennis competition in more detail. AsRead More
1 responseBetter Tennis
Better Tennis by Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman has been on my wish list for a few months. As a result, I was surprised and delighted toRead More
I’ve Got the Power
Competition at the USTA Intersectional National Championships in Florida last week was disrupted by Hurricane Nicole. This was my first experience with an impending landfall.Read More
1 responseTennis News: November 14, 2022
Wimbledon is quite likely to make modifications to its all-white dress code for players in 2023. Meanwhile, at the Paris Masters Djokovic’s team acts shadyRead More
Dealing with Rain at Tennis Events
Over the past couple of weeks, I had the honor of competing in two USTA National Championships. Yesterday I compared the USTA League Nationals andRead More
A Tale of Two Nationals
Over the past couple of weeks, I had the honor to compete in two different USTA National Championships. First up was the National Championships forRead More
2 responsesHazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Most people think of Billie Jean King as the first true pioneer of women’s tennis, but she would be the first to tell you thatRead More