World News Center
Weekly net post: Tennis serves up its March madness (USA Today)
March 10, 2010The BNP Paribas Open is the first of two back-to-back high-powered tennis events that will draw a combined 600,000-plus fans, this week in California and March 23-April 4 in Key Biscayne, Fla., for the Sony Ericsson Open. That's more fans than the NCAA will draw for its March Madness.
Clijsters juggling motherhood, tennis in return (AP via Yahoo! News)
March 10, 2010Kim Clijsters is still adjusting to her second career as a tennis player.
At 100 years old, tennis player swings into hall of fame (The Tampa Tribune)
March 10, 2010Once the worn cartilage in his arthritic knee is replaced or fixed, Jim Vuille said he hoped to hit the tennis courts again. Vuille, who will be 101 years old March 16, said if he could, he'd continue playing the sport he's loved for more than 80 years.
Prep tennis preview: South View senior seeks title (The Fayetteville Observer)
March 10, 2010Dominic Mercurio plays a lot of tennis in his head. The South View senior loves to calculate percentages of shot success and likelihoods of winning approaches, tasks that come pretty easily to someone who's applied to MIT and Cal. Tech.
Hilton Head tennis team shows off depth in win over Beaufort (Island Packet)
March 10, 2010It was easy enough to assume that depth would be a strength for the Hilton Head High boys tennis tea
No. 22 Florida Tech women's tennis team records 2nd straight shutout (Florida Today)
March 10, 2010Florida Tech’s 22nd-ranked women’s tennis team picked up its second straight 9-0 shutout and sev enth sweep of the season as the Panthers improved their record to 10-5 with a win Monday over Sagi naw Valley State University on a neu tral court.
Sales good, but MPS Group Championships organizers hope more tickets are sold for Ponte Vedra tennis tournament (The Florida Tim
March 10, 2010PONTE VEDRA BEACH - Although ticket sales for the upcoming MPS Group Championships women's tennis tournament are up about 10 percent this year, sales are slower than expected.
Prep tennis: March 9, 2010 (Naples Daily News)
March 10, 2010NAPLES —High school tennis results from Tuesday:NAPLES BOYS 7, BISHOP VEROT 0Site: Fort Myers Racquet ClubRecords: Naples 8-0Key players: Naples — Josh Dancu, Peter RegalaResults: Singles — 1. Dancu (N) d. Owens 4-6, 6-1, 10-6; 2. Shumake (N) d. Padgett 6-0, 6-0; 3. Lutz (N) d. Deleeuw 6-0, 6-2; 4. Mearsheimer (N) d. Marinell 6-2, 6-3; 5. Regala (N) d. Cordisco 6-1, 7-5; Doubles — 1. Dancu ...
Larry Ellison's Other Sporting Passion: Tennis - BusinessWeek
March 10, 2010 Yahoo! Eurosport | Larry Ellison's Other Sporting Passion: Tennis BusinessWeek The Oracle co-founder spent as much as $100 million to buy tennis's "fifth major," the BNP Paribas Open that runs through Mar. 21 By Rick Horrow and Karla ... Larry Ellison a hero for Indian Wells tennis TENNIS CHANNEL TO CARRY 90 HOURS OF LIVE MATCHES AT 2010 BNP PARIBAS OPEN BNP Paribas Open offers plenty to do away from the courts |
At 100 years old, tennis player swings into hall of fame - Tampa Tribune
March 10, 2010At 100 years old, tennis player swings into hall of fame Tampa Tribune Once the worn cartilage in his arthritic knee is replaced or fixed, Jim Vuille said he hoped to hit the tennis courts again. ... USTA Florida Announces QuickStart Tennis Line and Conversion Grants Coaching Profile: Granitto Growing Hispanic Tennis in South Florida |
