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Men’s Tennis Falls To No. 2 Tennessee, 5-2
Mar 7th
March 6, 2011
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 21 Auburn men’s tennis team concluded the weekend at Tennessee, falling to the No. 2 Volunteers, 5-2, Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville.
The loss drops the Tigers to 7-5 overall and 0-2 in the SEC as Tennessee improves to 12-1 and 2-0 in the conference.
“We aren’t looking for moral victories, we are looking for SEC victories,” head coach Eric Shore said. “I thought we played a lot better today. We were in the match and if we keep playing like that and we will be fine. We have to carry that over to next weekend.”
Auburn’s Lucas Lopasso and Rafael Rondino upset No. 52 Matteo Fago and Edward Jones, 9-8 (1) in the No. 3 spot. On court two, Tennessee’s No. 55 Tennys Sandgren and Rhyne Williams defeated No. 46 Alex Stamchev and Andreas Mies, 8-4. Tennessee clinched the doubles point as No. 1 Boris Conkic and John-Patrick Smith held off No. 43 Tim Puetz and Daniel Cochrane, 8-6.
In singles, No. 13 Smith cruised past No. 23 Puetz on court one, 6-3, 6-2. In the No. 6 spot, Jones took care of Lucas Lopasso, 6-2, 7-6.
Cochrane upset No. 41 Fago in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to give Auburn the first point of the match. Tennessee clinched the win as No. 35 Sandgren defeated No. 104 Stamchev, 6-3, 6-3.
On court two, No. 3 Williams fought off a strong attack from Tim Hewitt, winning the match 7-5, 7-6 (4). In the last match of the day, No. 117 Mies defeated No. 113 Conkic on court five, 7-6, 7-6.
Up next for Auburn is a pair of home matches. On Friday the Tigers host South Carolina and welcome Florida on Sunday. Both matches will be held in the Yarbrough Tennis Center and admission is free.
Singles
1. #13 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #23 Tim Puetz (AU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #3 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Tim Hewitt (AU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
3. #35 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. #104 Alex Stamchev (AU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Daniel Cochrane (AU) def. #41 Matteo Fago (UT) 6-3, 6-4
5. #117 Andreas Mies (AU) def. #113 Boris Conkic (UT) 7-6, 7-6
6. Edward Jones (UT) def. Lucas Lopasso (AU) 6-2, 7-6
Doubles
1. #1 Boris Conkic/John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #43 Tim Puetz/Daniel Cochrane (AU) 8-6
2. #55 Tennys Sandgren/Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #46 Andreas Mies/Alex Stamchev (AU) 8-4
3. Rafael Rondino/Lucas Lopasso (AU) def. #52 Matteo Fago/Edward Jones (UT) 9-8 (7-1)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6)
From auburntigers.cstv.com
Tennis Capsules: Roddick lifts US past Chile to Davis Cup quarters
Mar 6th
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Andy Roddick showed why he’s the go-to guy when the United States needs to close out a Davis Cup tie.
Roddick defeated Paul Capdeville 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3 Sunday, giving the United States an insurmountable 3-1 lead in its 4-1 victory over Chile in the first-round Davis Cup World Group series.
Roddick improved 12-0 in matches that can clinch a Davis Cup matchup for the U.S. and is 33-11 overall in 24 ties since 2001.
“It’s always sweet, and every time you clinch one you think it’s the sweetest,” Roddick said. “I think it’s also pretty satisfactory when everything is stacked against you — you got the (clay) court, the crowd. It’s a mental grind and you have to try and ignore everything.”
John Isner finished off the 4-1 victory with a 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5 win over Guillermo Rivera-Aranguiz in the meaningless second reverse singles. It was Isner’s first win in four Davis Cup singles matches. He has two wins in doubles.
The victory was the first for new U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier, who played on the 1992 and 1995 winning Davis Cup squads.
“I like the way all of our guys responded to adversity out there,” he said. “John’s match was a very important match for us as a team to have him go out there and battle through and have him win in singles.”
The U.S. and Chile could have abandoned the dead-rubber fifth match under a new Davis Cup rule because the first reverse singles match went four sets, but Isner and Rivera-Aranguiz elected to play.
“It was important for him to come out of this not just feeling he had a win, but that he played his tennis in that last match,” Courier said. “And the same thing for Andy, in that match today he played a better brand of his tennis against a guy who probably had the best weekend of his career.”
The Americans advanced to the quarterfinals and will play at home in July against Rafael Nadal and Spain, 4-1 winners over Belgium this weekend. Roddick’s hometown of Austin, Texas, is being considered as the host, along with San Antonio and Albany, N.Y.
The U.S. team last played a home series in March 2009, beating Switzerland 4-1 in Birmingham, Ala.
“I think it’s been no secret that I’ve wanted that (to play in Austin), so I certainly appreciate the effort put forward and hopefully we can get it,” Roddick said. “It would be a dream come true to play at home a really cool experience.
“A guy named Rafa coming to town will provide a little bit of energy. It’s as good a second round as I’ve ever seen. Any place will be good, as I’m just happy it will be on U.S. soil.”
In the other first-round World Group series Sunday, defending champion Serbia handled India 4-1, Argentina closed out a 4-1 victory over Romania, Russia salvaged two matches in a 3-2 defeat to Sweden, Germany beat Croatia 3-2 when Philipp Petzschner outlasted Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), France ousted Austria 3-2, and Andrey Golubev and Mikhail Kukushkin lifted Kazakhstan to a 3-2 upset of the Czech Republic.
The No. 165th-ranked Capdeville was behind a break in the first set when he broke serve in the sixth and eighth games to go ahead 5-3 and serve out the set in the ninth game.
The No. 8-ranked Roddick patiently waited for his opportunity to pull away from Capdeville in the second set tiebreaker, taking a 5-0 lead.
“I wanted to make a boxing match out there,” Roddick said of his strategy against Capdeville. “I wanted to take his legs out first and foremost.”
Capdeville had little to give in the third set, and failed to convert two break-point chances while trailing 2-4 in the fourth.
Capdeville saved one match point on his serve in the eighth game, but couldn’t stop Roddick from closing out the match on his serve with a forehand crosscourt winner on his second match point.
“I thought the Chilean team showed a lot of character this weekend,” Roddick said. “They competed very hard. They never gave an inch and made us earn our victory.”
Nadal extends Spain’s lead over Belgium
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No. 20 Men’s Tennis Downs Harvard 5-2
Mar 6th
March 6, 2011
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men’s tennis team defeated Harvard 5-2 at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center.
“It is tough coming off of six straight road losses, even though five of those losses were to top ten teams” said U of L head coach Rex Ecarma. “It still put some doubt in our heads. Today was like medicine for that doubt, beating a good team like Harvard. I am really proud of us winning the doubles point and the way Alejandro (Calligari) and Simon (Childs) came out and dominated the match to give us a 1-0 lead. Robert Hall had missed almost all of February but was able to come out today and resume his position as our clincher.”
The Cards got off to a fast start by winning the doubles point. The No. 16-ranked pair of Austen Childs and Viktor Maksimcuk beat Harvard’s Aba Omodele-Lucien and Casey MacMaster 8-6 on the first court. Robert Hall and Amaury Derognat fell to Jonathan Pearlman and Joshua Tchan 8-6 before Simon Childs and Alejandro Calligari downed Alistair Felton and Andy Nguyen 9-7 to clinch the point for the Cardinals.
In singles action, senior Simon Childs downed Andy Nguyen 6-2, 6-2 at the three-slot to put the Cardinals up 2-0. Dante Terenzio fell 6-4, 6-2 to Casey MacMaster in the six slot, but Louisville received two more quick points from Calligari and Hall. Calligari beat Joshua Tchan 6-1, 6-1 at the four seed and Hall downed Alexei Chijoff-Evans 6-4, 6-3 to seal the victory for the Cards.
At the top seed, No. 12 Austen Childs fell to Jonathan Pearlman 6-3, 6-2, ending his streak of 23 straight victories at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center. Senior Viktor Maksimcuk rounded out the scoring for Louisville with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Alistair Felton at the two spot.
The Cardinals will travel to California for a two-match series. They will face No. 7 USC on March 12 in a re-match from the ITA National Indoor Championship where the Trojans (then ranked No. 2) beat the Cardinals 4-0. Louisville will then head to Malibu to face No. 15 Pepperdine.
The Cards will be back at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center March 21 when they play host to Maryland at 2:30 p.m.
#20 University of Louisville 5, Harvard University 2
March 6, 2011- Bass Rudd Tennis Center
Singles
1- Jonathan Pearlman (HU) def. #12 Austen Childs (UL) 6-3, 6-2
2- #115 Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) def. Alistair Felton (HU) 6-4, 7-6
3- Simon Childs (UL) def. Andy Nguyen (HU) 6-2, 6-2
4- Alejandro Calligari def. Joshua Tchan (HU) 6-1, 6-1
5- Robert Hall (UL) def. Alexei Chijoff-Evans (HU) 6-4, 6-3
6- Casey MacMaster (HU) def. Dante Terenzio (UL) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4, 5, 1,2
Doubles
1- #16 A. Childs/Maksimcuk (UL) def. Omodele-Lucien/MacMaster (HU) 8-6
2- S. Childs/Calligari (UL) def. Felton/Nguyen (HU) 9-7
3- Pearlman/Tchan (HU) def. Hall/Derognat (UL) 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
From www.uoflsports.com
Tennis Betting: Strength in Numbers?
Mar 6th
Tennis Betting: Strength in Numbers?
General / Guy McCrea / 06 March 2011 / Leave a Comment
Andy Murray and Serena Williams at a fashion show last year
“More combined events can be good for the WTA but only if it is a genuinely equal partnership.”
There are now more combined WTA/ATP Tour events than ever before, with this month’s prestigious tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami prime examples. Guy McCrea considers whether this is a good thing for the women’s game.
One thing you quickly learn about professional tennis is that change never comes easy – not least when it comes to the development of combined events.
Take next week’s tournament at Indian Wells. Way back in 1987, this crucial spot in the Californian desert hosted a WTA event for the first time, immediately prior to the long-standing men’s tournament. But it wasn’t until ten years later that it was played at the same time as the men. Even then, it was, along with Miami, one of only two combined WTA/ATP events on the calendar, in addition to the four (ITF controlled) Grand Slams.
Fast forward to 2011 and things are very different. For the first time, both Rome and Cincinnati will stage combined events, with the Canadian Open ‘virtually combined’ as it hosts the men and women in the same week, but at different locations. Not including the Slams, there are now 20 combined WTA/ATP events each season.
Why this hasn’t happened sooner? Above all, both the WTA and the ATP have always been most concerned to protect their own commercial interests. Both saw the other as a rival rather than as a potential partner.
There has also been the obstacle of both tours having sold long-term licenses to tournaments – pre-existing spots on the calendar which are tough to quickly renegotiate. Consider the legal battle the ATP encountered when it downgraded and moved the previously Masters 1000 level event in Hamburg and you start to see why any calendar change can be problematic.
The benefits are obvious though. In the same place, both tours are sure to benefit from greater media exposure. Off-court photo opportunities, such as Venus Williams (priced at around [36.0] to win the 2011 French Open) and Andy Murray stopping traffic on Miami’s Ocean Drive two years ago to play tennis and promote the event, are stronger when both tours are involved.
The WTA players themselves, including Kim Clijsters ([6.0] favourite to win Roland Garros) also frequently talk up what they feel to be the better atmosphere and ambiance at combined events.
But for me, there are also some dangers for the WTA. Principally, will it struggle to attract the same sort of interest that the ATP does? You almost see it already, with men’s matches dominating the television schedules for large parts of events. At the Slams, it’s common practice to schedule the women’s match in the night session before the men. The rationale (backed up by stadium numbers) is that fans will stick around for the later men’s match, but not so much if it is the other way around.
The concern is that the women’s game might lose credibility if regularly placed on the same stage as the men. Historically, Rome has always garnered better attendances for the men’s event than the women’s. It will be interesting to see what happens this year when it is combined. The Canadian Open has also consistently published figures which show its men’s event to have drawn bigger crowds than the women’s tournament in each of the past 30 years.
In addition, there are still only a couple of main showcourts at a week-long combined event – but with double the number of top ranked players involved. This is fantastic value for a fan with a ground pass. But the danger for the WTA is that they will receive less television coverage if many women are placed on outside courts with no cameras around.
But these issues aside, it’s easy to see that the WTA has much to gain from more combined events. Despite signing a new sponsorship agreement with a Swedish cosmetics company last month, the WTA has so far been unable to source a new tie-in for what it probably wants most of all – a new title sponsor to replace Sony Ericsson, who decided not to renew its previous $88 million deal. Although they are still involved in some other schemes with the WTA, these are not thought to be in the same league as that landmark contract.
Both tours must realise they only possess a handful of genuine global stars who have real crossover appeal – currently the Williams sisters and Maria Sharapova ([28.0] to win the French Open), along with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick. Ask the average sports fan how many more they can name and you will struggle to get answers.
Today’s global sports marketplace is more cut-throat than ever before. Tennis is just one sport of many. Ultimately, more combined events can be good for the WTA but if – and only if – it is a genuinely equal partnership in every way.
So, how about a completely combined men’s and women’s tour in the future? Don’t hold your breath on that one – but I wouldn’t rule it out either.
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Injured tennis star Ryan Smith plays with opposite hand
Mar 6th
Anyone who knows the tennis reputation of standout Ryan Smith would question vehemently why he was playing No.5 singles against a young Plantation High School team on Monday.
A Miami Herald All-Broward first team selection at No.1 singles for Cypress Bay last season, Smith, a left-hander, had a very good reason for doing so.
An injury to his left shoulder appeared to cost him a season for Cypress Bay, until he decided to use the opposite hand, playing right-handed.
So, on Monday, the sophomore tried.
And he won.
“I can’t say that I have ever had a situation like that happen before,” said Wayne Johnson, who started coaching tennis for Plantation in 1988. “We’ve had kids play with a cast or others have support on their ankles but to totally switch hands and play with a shoulder harness, I’ve never seen that.”
Smith, who played districts last season to help his team instead of competing individually at the prestigious Easter Bowl in California, wants to help his team this season, too, and is going above and beyond to do it.
“With my brother, I used to play righty against him, because he doesn’t really play, and that made it fair,” Smith said. “Then I just realized I’m not too bad [right-handed], and I always like playing for the [Cypress Bay] team anyway. So I thought of that right away.”
If the strong 6-0, 180 pound athlete is healthy enough to compete in districts, Cypress Bay can lobby the FHSAA for medical clearance, but Smith doesn’t want anything handed to him. A player must compete in four regular season matches to be eligible for post-season, and that’s what Smith plans to do. He’s already 2-0.
“Ryan is an extremely rare person,” Cypress Bay coach Vince Grossi said. “A person of his caliber has the team concept in mind in tennis. With tennis being such an individual sport and his [NCAA] Division 1 scholarship a lock, to see him be out there to support his teammates, watch them, talk to me, talk to the kids, it’s one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever encountered in 20 years coaching.
“I’ve never seen a kid on his level take so much pride in being a team member. He is the epitome of what any college coach would want. The commitment to be a team member is truly beneficiary of a tremendous team player.”
Smith will play right-handed for Cypress Bay until he gets medical clearance to use the left. Either way, he will have to serve underhand, and he will also have to beat his teammates in challenge rounds. Grossi said Smith could play singles but not doubles because of his serve status.
Johnson recalled pro player Michael Chang serving underhand against Ivan Lendl during the 1989 French Open.
“Ryan is phenomenal athlete,” Johnson said. “Ryan managed to serve underhand [against us], and he did not injure himself in the process. Ryan is a good kid. To have a nationally-ranked player care about playing for his team that much, Cypress Bay is fortunate to have a kid like that.”
With a healthy Smith, the Lightning are legitimate contenders for a state title, adding incentive for his return. They were runners-up by one point to Wharton last season. Smith, who played No.1 singles as a freshman, won districts and regionals and was runner-up at state. He also teamed with returning talent Luis Elizondo to win state at No.1 doubles.
“Ryan took a little time off to collect his thoughts and regroup [after the injury],” Grossi said. “He truly missed being out there with his teammates. He enjoys being around the team.”
Smith said: “I want to help the team as much as possible. I don’t know how much I’ll be able to this way, but if I can do something to help them, then I guess I will.”
Before the 2011 high school season in January, Smith played against older competitors in a Futures pro tournament in Tamarac. He won his first ATP point at that event, but the wear-n-tear of playing regularly caught up with him, and a bothersome shoulder put a damper on the shining moment. The No.1 singles player for Cypress Bay, he was thought to be lost for the season, until he looked to his right.
Smith said: “At first my parents weren’t sure if it would hurt my shoulder, the other one, even though I was playing with the right arm, but I tried it once [recently], and it wasn’t too bad.”
Smith, 16, of Weston is one of the top USTA age group players in the country, playing up. Training at the Synergy Tennis Academy in Tamarac, he is ranked second in Florida.
From www.miamiherald.com
Alamo gets sweep at home tennis invite
Mar 6th
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Behind several top individual finishes, the Alamogordo tennis team swept the boys and girls titles at its home invitational Saturday afternoon at the Oregon Avenue courts.
The Tigers won the Alamogordo Invitational for the first time since 2006, scoring 12 points for the tournament. Second-place Artesia had eight points, followed by Gadsden with 3.5 and Santa Teresa with 2.5.
“We are just excited,” Alamogordo coach Linda Gilliland said. “We haven’t had this much success for all of our boys in a long time.”
Rylee Agulto, a senior transfer for Alamogordo, won the first flight singles tournament, defeating Artesia’s Aaron Solares in the championship. Agulto also beat Jesus Santiago of Gadsden in the semifinals.
“It was trying be calm, cool and collected,” said Agulto, who joined the Tigers this year after transferring from Millennium High School in Goodyear, Ariz. “It’s really hard to maintain your composure if you’re down, but I was able to come back.”
Senior Leonard Sampath took first place in the second flight singles field with a win over Artesia’s Adam Solares.
In the singles’ third flight, Cody McNeely finished second following a championship loss to Artesia’s Taylor Richardson.
In doubles competition, Alamogordo’s team of Rayne Bachman and Christian Barnes grabbed a win over Gadsden’s Mike Ontiveros and Chris Oliver to take the first flight.
“The overall win that everybody had was definitely the boost they need to go to the next step,” Gilliland said, referring to her boys. “That will take them into their district matches. They learned how to win, too, this weekend. That really helped them.”
Senior Natalie Rivera coasted through the first flight singles bracket, dropping just one game, to lead the Lady Tigers to their first-place team finish. She shut out Gadsden’s Ariel Campos 6-0, 6-0 before dropping Artesia’s Lizeth Cueto 6-0, 6-1 in the championship.
Emily Dodson took second place in the singles second flight, Elle Rickman beat Gadsden’s Brittany Montelongo to win the third flight.
Doubles team Kelly Hainline and Jessica Moose won their first flight consolation final match against Deming’s team. That win secured the team title for the Lady Tigers. Also, Andria Dominguez and Davishia Henderson topped Gadsden’s Carmen Gomez and Zia Camunez in the second flight consolation final.
The Alamogordo girls scored nine points, edging Artesia by one point for the team title. Gadsden was third with six points.
“I think they played together,” Gilliland said. “We had some girls together who hadn’t played a match before together. They did very well.”
Contact J.R. Oppenheim at jroppenheim@alamogordonews.com.
From www.alamogordonews.com
USC Upstate Defeats Men’s Tennis, 5-2, in A-Sun Action
Mar 6th
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – In its second straight Atlantic Sun Conference match at the FGCU Tennis Complex, the FGCU men’s tennis team fell to USC Upstate, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon. Freshman Dean Tsamas (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay HS) and senior Mitchell Lvovsky (Dania Beach, Fla./Keystone HS/Wingate University) each picked up singles victories in the dual contest.
With the loss, the Eagles fell to 0-7 (0-3 A-Sun) while USC Upstate improved to 6-9 (2-1 A-Sun) this spring.
“We played well against last year’s conference tournament champion,” said head coach J. Webb Horton. “I told the team that our record is not an indication of how good we are. It was great to see our Dean get his first singles win today.”
The Spartans took the doubles point to start off the afternoon, winning each of the three paired meetings. FGCU’s team of senior Carlo Checchia (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Ceteb/Coastal Carolina University) and Tsamas fell to Upstate’s pair of Ramiro Blanco and Matais Di Pasquale, 8-6, at No. 1, and the Eagle duo of junior Matt Rock (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Jacksonville University) and sophomore Gabriel Echeverry (Popayan, Colombia/Gimnasio Calibio) were defeated by Edgar Rodriguez and Gonzalo Blanco, 8-5, in No. 2 doubles.
FGCU grabbed its two points in the day’s singles action courtesy of Tsamas and Lvovsky. At the No. 5 spot, Tsamas took down Upstate’s Gianluca Paino, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, and Lvovsky picked up a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ignacio Velez in the No. 6 position.
The Eagles now prepare to host a pair of non-conference opponents at the FGCU Tennis Complex. Lehigh brings its 7-3 record to Fort Myers for a 10 a.m. dual on Sunday morning. Due to forecasted rain in the area, the match time was moved from its original 1 p.m. start. The Blue and Green return to the court on Monday for a meeting with SIU Edwardsville (0- 5), beginning at 1 p.m. Results and recaps from the competitions will be available at www.FGCUAthletics.com following each match.
Singles Results
1. Ramiro Blanco (Upstate) def. Matt Rock (FGCU), 7-6, 1-6, 6-3
2. Gonzalo Blanco (Upstate) def. Gabriel Echeverry (FGCU), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
3. Matias Di Pasquale (Upstate) def. Steve Binninger (FGCU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Marco Linconir (Upstate) def. Carlo Checchia (FGCU), 7-6 (4), 0-3 retired
5. Dean Tsamas (FGCU) def. Gianluca Paino (Upstate), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Mitchell Lvovsky (FGCU) def. Ignacio Velez (Upstate), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Results
1. R. Blanco and Di Pasquale (Upstate) def. Checchia and Tsamas (FGCU), 8-6
2. Edgar Rodriguez and G. Blanco (Upstate) def. Rock and Echeverry (FGCU), 8-5
3. Linconir and Paino (Upstate) def. Binninger and Collin Brown (FGCU), 8-2
From www.fgcuathletics.com
Tennis star Serena Williams suffers pulmonary embolism
Mar 5th
Tennis star Serena Williams suffers pulmonary embolism
Tennis star Serena Williams was seen visiting a medical center in Los Angeles, several times last week. Nicole Chabot, William’s spokeswoman confirmed that the athlete’s health is not so good. After a set of analysis, a blood clot was found in her lungs. In medical terms that is called pulmonary embolism.
This seems to be a serious health problem, considering that Serena is kept under medical observation.
Her problems started in New York, where she went for a foot surgery and shortly after that she jumped on a plane, going in Los Angeles, the place she lives at the moment.
She decided to seek emergency medical attention when she felt a sudden severe chest discomfort and experienced shortness of breath. These are typical symptoms for pulmonary embolism. Apparently a long plane trip having an immobilized foot was not a good choice.
Blood could not circulate the way it should and that caused occurrence of that blood clot. All this could have been avoided, if she had listened her doctor and just rest for a period of time after the foot intervention.
Approximately 20 percent of population is supposed to have a gene mutation that increase the risk of blood clots; also those women who take oral contraceptives are exposed to this risk.
It is not known if Serena Williams fits in one of these two categories, but it’s a sure thing that she is too young for this kind of problems (she has only 29 years old).
Anyhow according to her spokeswoman, at this moment doctors are continuing to keep her under medical observation to ensure that no other complications will occur.
Also Nicole Chabot added that her fans no need to worry to much, because she is a strong young woman : “She’s doing okay and she’s in good spirits.”
Over the time Serena Williams has faced many accidents and medical interventions more or less serious, but she always come back to her true passion, tennis and win more championships.
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Tennis-Bryans sweep doubles to put US back in front of Chile
Mar 5th
The ever-reliable Bryan brothers, Mike and Bob, helped the United States regain control against Chile in their Davis Cup World Group first round tie on Saturday, beating Nicolas Massu and Jorge Aguilar 6-3 6-3 7-6.
Their doubles victory gave the Americans a 2-1 lead heading into Sunday’s reverse singles when world number eight Andy Roddick can complete victory by beating Paul Capdeville.
Captain Jim Courier, taking charge of his first tie, praised the world number one Bryans who took their Davis Cup record to 17-2 when playing together.
“These guys put us in a great spot today and we’ll be back at it with the hard hats on, just like we have all week,” Courier told the United States Tennis Association website.
“These guys have pretty much been a lock since the get-go. They proved it again today that they’re a big, big asset for the United States team.
“They come to play every day. They’re the toughest out in tennis by a long shot.”
Capdeville, ranked 165th in the world, surprisingly beat John Isner on Friday from two sets down but Roddick’s record of finishing off ties is a perfect one.
The world number eight is 11-0 when given a chance to clinch a tie.
Favourites Spain are waiting in the quarter-finals after taking an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Belgium on Saturday.
From uk.eurosport.yahoo.com
Brenham tennis has best outing of the season at Huntsville tourney
Mar 5th
HUNTSVILLE – For the second consecutive week, the Brenham tennis team has faced some stiff competition.
For the second straight week, the team has responded.
Brenham coach Charles Emley said the team had its best outing of the season so far in the Huntsville tournament here Friday.
The girls’ doubles team of Lauren Cendalski and Amber Boeker advanced to the tournament finals after beating Livingston, Huntsville, Klein Collins and College Park.
The duo lost to district rival Magnolia in the finals.
“That just in itself, beating College Park and Klein Collins, two big 5A really tennis schools, those were tremendous wins,” Emley said. “They played good aggressive tennis as a team.”
Val Sanchez and Lucero Lopez teamed up for girls’ doubles, and Samantha Holle and Kathy Lemus also competed.
In boys’ doubles, Nick Prenzler and Wesley Pryor won matches against Magnolia West and College Park.
“The College Park win was a good quality win for them,” Emley said. “It’s the first time they’ve played doubles this year. They did well.”
Kyle Bentke and Garrett Koenning also competed in doubles winning two matches.
In boys’ singles, Ryan Shepard won two matches against Caney Creek and Huntsville, but suffered a loss to Magnolia.
Dallas Gonzalez also competed in boys’ singles.
In girls’ singles, Morgan Stickley and Margo Lisovaya competed.
In mixed doubles, Tristan Rios and Amy Jo Boeker competed, as did the duo Chase Martin and Anna Dusek, but did not place.
“It was by far our best tournament as a whole. The competition was very good,” Emley said. “Even better than the Byran tournament.”
Cub tennis finished 14th out of 32 teams last week in the Bryan Viking Classic that was filled with 5A teams.
The tennis team is off until the Kemah Boardwalk tournament March 25-26 in Kemah.
“It’s a big one,” Emley said. “That’s the one all the big dogs come to.”
From www.brenhambanner.com
