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• Sock in Final; Patrick McEnroe Book in the Works; ONeill to Georgia Tech; Tiley Responds

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Jack Sock has reached the finals of the Amelia Island Futures tournament after defeating Michael Venus today 7-6(5), 6-4. The 17-year-old from Nebraska will face No. 2 seed Artem Sitak, a 23-year-old Russian, in Sunday afternoons final. For a trip down memory lane, check out this post of mine from 2005 , when Sock ...
  6 hours ago

• Sock Reaches Semifinals at Amelia Island; Isner Prepares for 2010; Novakova to Join Baylor; Steve Johnson in College Spotlight

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Seventeen-year-old Jack Sock has reached his second Futures semifinal of the fall with a 6-4, 6-1 win today over No. 6 seed Adam El Mihdawy in Amelia Island, Florida. In Thursdays second round, Sock beat No. 4 seed Matej Bocko of Slovakia 6-3, 6-0; it was his second straight-set win over the 429th-ranked 25-year-old, ...
  1 day ago

• Stanford Men Play San Quentin Inmates; LSU Team Gets Media Training; Abanda Barely Misses Upset in Toronto

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Six members of the mens tennis team at Stanford spent last Saturday morning just an hour north of Palo Alto, but it might as well have been a moon of Jupiter, so alien their destination would be to student-athletes on The Farm. Alex Clayton, Greg Hirshman, Matt Kandath, Bradley Klahn, Denis Lin and Ryan Thacher, ...
  3 days ago

• New Junior Tennis Podcast; Australia to Study "Hot Spots;" Learning From the French System

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Andy Gladstone, Competitive Tennis Coordinator at USTA Florida, launched his new junior tennis podcast, called the G Cast , earlier this month, and he snared an impressive guest for his first episode, Patrick McEnroe. In the 26-minute podcast, which is available on iTunes, Gladstone asks McEnroe about his personal ...
  4 days ago

• ITA Indoor Recap; Duke Women Get NCAA Rings; College Connections on Pro Circuit This Week; Comment Reminder

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  My recap of the ITA Indoor Championships is posted today at the Tennis Recruiting Network, and with that, the fall college tennis season comes to a close for me. It will be two months before the spring season begins and its three months until the next collegiate major: the Team Indoor championships. But many ...
  5 days ago

• McPhillips, Kontinen Win Grade 4 at Everts; Orange Bowl Acceptances; Translating Junior Success to Pros--Is Australia Failing?

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Fifteen-year-old Kyle McPhillips won her second consecutive ITF today, defeating No. 7 seed Caitlyn Williams 6-2, 6-0 at the ITF Grade 4 tournament at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton. She and Chanelle Van Nguyen, the fifth seeds, also won the doubles title, defeating sixth seeds Mary Clayton and Kate Fuller ...
  6 days ago

• Bangoura to Join Florida Gators in January

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Sekou Bangoura Jr., who turns 18 in four days, will end his ITF junior tennis career next month with appearances at the Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl. In January, he’ll begin a new phase in his tennis development, joining Andy Jackson’s Florida Gators. A blue chip recruit from Bradenton, Fla. who graduated in May ...
  1 week ago

• Kimbell to Georgia and Other Signings; Eddie Herr Acceptances; USTA Offers Pancho Gonzalez Grants

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  The Tennis Recruiting Network wrapped up their coverage of blue chip signings today, with the announcement that Lilly Kimbell had signed with the University of Georgia. Josh Rey, who wrote some outstanding stories this year for usopen.org, gives a detailed look at Kimbells junior tennis career, pointing out how it ...
  1 week ago

• Harold Solomon Featured on Tennis Channel Academy; More College Signings; Kudla and Bangoura in Futures Quarters; Australian ITF Grade 1 Dropped

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  If you are lucky enough to get the Tennis Channel, you will have an opportunity to see zootennis contributor Harold Solomon this weekend when he kicks off the new season of the Tennis Channel Academy series with Tracy Austin. According to this release , Solomon is the first of seven coaches who will be featured at ...
  1 week ago

• Cercone To Florida; Sandgren to Tennessee?; Initial Invitations to Australian Open Wild Card Event; Taylor Named USTA Coach

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Signing Day is here, and today the Tennis Recruiting Network revealed two blue chips choices. Alexandra Cercone has committed to the Florida Gators and you can find my story about her decision here , while Daniel Kosakowski will also being staying close to home, signing with UCLA. Ali Jones wrote the article about ...
  1 week ago

• USTA Opens Training Center East in New York; Goldfeld and Austin Capture South Carolina ITF; Kubler Rolls On; Mijacika Reaches Finals in SC Challenger

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  I had heard at the US Open that the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center in New York was going to become a National Training Center, and today the USTA made the official announcement, which can be found here . New USTA National Coach Tim Mayotte, who conducted a seminar for coaches at the ITA Indoor ...
  1 week ago

• Tennis and mental illness

  
  The Tennis Chick — Authority: 415
  I recently attended a talk given by Herschel Walker, the former NFL running back and Heisman Trophy winner. He shared some of the horrific events of his childhood that probably played a part in the later splintering of his fragile psyche, such as living in terror of being attacked by members of the Klu Klux Klan, ...
  2 weeks ago

• October Aces

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  I dont know what time my post from the first day of the ITA Indoor Championships might go up this evening, so heres an early post, linking to my monthly aces feature for the Tennis Recruiting Network. Check out the ITA tournament home page and my twitter feed for results throughout the weekend. Tags: ...
  2 weeks ago

• Singh Wins Challenger First Round, So Out of Indoor Championships; College Tennis Showcases; Serena, Oudin, Isner & Querrey to Play at UGA

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Were heading for Connecticut early Thursday, (look for a link to my Tennis Recruiting Network October Aces to autopost around noon) but we wont be seeing Virginias Sanam Singh playing at the ITA Indoor. Singh qualified for the main draw of the $50,000 Challenger being played in Charlottesville this week, and he won ...
  2 weeks ago

• USTA Study of Junior Injuries Produces Troubling Numbers; Paul Roetert Leaving USTA; Delic Chats at Illinois

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  In an article today for Foxsports.com , Richard Evans writes of a study on junior injuries conducted from 2007-2008 by the USTA, which was recently presented at a coaches meeting at the Boca Raton Training Center. The numbers are not encouraging. Of the 861 players surveyed, 41 percent reported an injury, with 13 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Head Barbie 25 Junior Tennis Racquet

  
  US OPEN TENNIS — Authority: 138
  Head Barbie 25 Junior Tennis Racquet Head’s Barbie line of tennis racquets are perfect for junior girls learning tennis. The Barbie 25 features I-Beam construction for durability and a light 8.6 ounce weight for maneuverability. Barbie head cover included. Head Size: 105 sq. in. Weight: 8.6 oz. Grip Size: 3 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Seeds Announced for ITA Indoor; Pro Circuit Update; S. Carolina ITF Underway; Oudins New Website

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has announced the seeds for the ITA Indoor, which begins Thursday at Yale University. The seeds take into account the players performances in the fall season, so it is no surprise that Tennessees JP Smith, the All-American champion, is No. 1, even though he is No. 2 in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Talking, playing a `balanced method’ to have child prodigies

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Kuala Lumpur, Nov 2 (IANS) Just talking and playing with her children is the “balanced method” followed by a Malaysian woman whose five kids have entered universities when they were only 12 to 15 years old.Halimahton Yusof’s method focuses on spending time with the children and having a designated “learning ...
  2 weeks ago

• More Sensational Agassi Confession: Drugs or Hatred of Tennis?

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  Theres not much going on in tennis today, so it seems like a good time to explore the recent revelations in Andre Agassis new book, Open: An Autobiography . Although generally I attempt to keep the focus of this website on current junior and college tennis, I have always been interested in development, and when one ...
  2 weeks ago

• Georgia Tech Wins Two Matches vs. USTA National Team; Vania King Replaces Serena Williams in Fed Cup; Cavaliers Fill Draws at Challenger

  
  ZooTennis — Authority: 425
  The Georgia Tech womens team took two singles matches from the USTA girls national team on Saturday afternoon, the only two singles matches the USTA girls lost in their three-campus swing this week. All-American champion Irina Falconi downed Lauren Davis 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 and sophomore Lynn Blau defeated Kyle ...
  3 weeks ago

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