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Maria Sharapova – tennis player cum fashion designer
Jul 21st
Maria Sharapova – tennis player cum fashion designer
Recently it has been observed that the professional tennis players are starting a new career besides playing tennis. You have seen tennis stars in advertisements as they helped a few companies in marketing their products by being the model, the face of the product. Sells do rise when tennis stars campaign for a product.
Maria Sharapova chose a different profession besides being a professional tennis player. She is going to design tennis attires which will be accessible to even the general people.
It is known to everyone that the professional tennis player from Russia, Maria Sharapova always take part in designing the dress she wears when she plays. In accordance with the TRP rates, Maria Sharapova carries out her dress too well and appears eye-catching when she is on the tennis court. She gets praised for her stunning attire that she designs by herself. She got inspired by these comments and decided to utilize her sense of fashion as a form of career.
Sharapova always had the desire to design clothes. The reason is not just that she enjoys doing so, but also that it is a way she gets to show her creativity and artistic talents to the world.
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Georgia Junior Open: Players enjoying more than just tennis
Jul 21st
slideshow Amanda Rebol, 13, was right in the middle of a post-match interview when was she was interrupted by her cell phone ringing.
“Time out, time out, “ she said to the reporter. “Dad’s calling.”
Rebol knew she had to answer the call from her father to tell him the good news after her fine showing in the Georgia Junior Open earlier this week.
This is, after all, an important tournament, and she had won both matches that day, posting 6-3 wins each time.
Rebol traveled from her home in Cumming to compete in the event, which has brought nearly 600 players to town.
And, with Monday’s wins, she had reached her first goal in the tournament — to advance to the next round.
On Tuesday, she defeated Kennedy Craig to earn a spot in the semifinals after Craig was forced to retire with an illness.
“I love being out here and getting to learn new things as I play,” she said.
Rebol has participated in many tournaments in Rome and was excited to be back.
“It’s always fun to come here to play,” she said. “Competition is always intense, in a good way,” she added.
Following one of her matches, Rebol rested with friends in the shade with a cold towel on her face and water in hand.
Although the heat was intense, it didn’t seem to affect her game — or her
appetite.
One of her favorite things about getting to compete in Rome is …
“Jeffersons!” she said, excitedly. “After I play, I absolutely can’t wait to get some fried pickles!”
The tourney continues through Thursday, with some championship matches being played today.
How to Improve your Tennis Odds
Jul 21st
Summer is the time for lots of tennis odds, due in part to all of the ATP events occurring from April to September. Now most of us know how the tennis odds are made on certain players, but how can we explain what goes wrong in tennis, betting only on the favourite.
Tournaments are a great opportunity for lower seeded player to watch potential opponents, and to learn how to take advantage of weaknesses, and every player has a weakness. Even top seeded Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic have all proven that a win isn’t always possible.
So what must a less experienced player learn that will help to improve their tennis odds?
Keep your eye the ball. This seems pretty obvious, but in fact most new players fail to visually follow the ball. According to American tennis legend Vic Braden, “If you pretend as though you are watching the ball into the strings, your head will remain quiet and will not disturb your swing pattern.”
So what does that mean to the average layman? By watching the ball, you won’t move your head, and will keep your head and body moving together in a more efficient and precise manner.
Braden offers one more tip for a novice to improve their tennis odds: bend your knees. By doing so you will get more lift in your swing and avoid balls going into the net.
Follow through with your swing: As in tennis as well as so many other sports, a follow through can make all the difference. Your follow through basically tells the ball where you want it to go. This practice also improves your stroke, and minimizes injury.
Place the ball where your opponent isn’t: By controlling where you place your ball, you can cause a lot more running for your opponent, and more chances for them to fault. In the same respect, do not hit to your opponent.
By always placing the ball just outside of your opponents reach, you will greatly improve your tennis odds. Your friends will one day be watching you more in tennis betting, and they also might play as well.
Snow Hill Competes For Title Of America’s Best Tennis Town
Jul 20th
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A Greene County town is competing for the title of America’s best tennis town and it needs your help.
Snow Hill is competing with nine other towns and cities in the U.S. to win the United States Tennis Association title.
Snow Hill, which has a population of about 1,700 people, is competing against places like Atlanta, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina – which is why tennis players in Snow Hill are asking for your help. They want people to vote for Snow Hill on line and help the town win $100,000 for more tennis courts and programs in the community.
Town officials say while Snow Hill may be small, around 11,000 people visited last year to do something involving tennis, whether with the schools, tournaments, or clubs. They also say Snow Hill boasts a tennis ball stamping factory and has more USTA players per capita than any other town in the southeast. But local officials say there’s another big reason:
Voting continues through Monday with the winner announced during the U.S. Open in August.
We have a link below where you can vote.
ECU Men’s Golf And Tennis Earn C-USA Academic Award
Jul 20th
July 20, 2010
IRVING, Texas - The East Carolina men’s golf and men’s tennis programs have earned the 2010 Conference USA Sport Academic Award, according to an announcement from league Commissioner Britton Banowsky on Tuesday. It is the third consecutive year in which the men’s golf program has received the award. Additionally, Rice was named the C-USA Institutional Excellence Award winner for the fifth straight year.
The Sport Academic Award is given to the team in each conference-sponsored sport with the highest grade point average for the current academic year. The Institutional Excellence Award is given to the league university with the highest grade point average during the current academic year for all student-athletes in conference-sponsored sports.
Leading the way for ECU’s men’s golf team, which posted a 3.261 GPA, was sophomore David Watkins, who was a Conference USA All-Academic selection with a cumulative 3.60 GPA as a business administration major. Junior Warren Straub was also named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar. Seniors Tripp Brizendine and Matt Sterling received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic medal for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.
For the men’s tennis team, junior Jaroslav Horvath was named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for a second straight season. A five-time member of the East Carolina’s Director of Athletics Honor Roll, Horvath owns a 3.98 GPA in economics. Massimo Mannino, Ely Khoury and Horvath also received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal. The men’s tennis team finished the year with a GPA of 3.533.
Seven men’s golfers and nine men’s tennis players were named to the 2009-10 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Kenneally adds four to Buff tennis team
Jul 20th
The Colorado tennis team crossed the globe to fill its 2010-11 roster.
Coach Nicole Kenneally announced Monday the signing of three international players and the addition of an in-state walk-on.
Winde Janssens, Carla Manzi Tenorio, Kristina Schleich each signed letters of intent to play for Colorado, while Kristina Barber will also join the team in the fall.
“Overall, I am excited about this group,” Kenneally said. “These ladies will usher in a new era in women`s tennis at CU for the fall season. They`re all very bright young ladies who are ready to start academically and athletically at CU.”
Janssens is the first tennis player from Belgium to play for the Buffs, and has won various titles in her home country.
Manzi Tenorio joins Janssens as being the first CU tennis player from her country — Columbia — and has competed on multiple Junior Fed Cup teams.
Not to be outdone, Schleich is the fifth German to compete for CU under Kenneally, and has won state and international titles.
Barber joins the Buffs after a standout career at Cheyenne Mountain where she was an individual (4A No. 1 doubles in 2007) and team state champion (2007, `09, `10).
