Articles filed under Tennis
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Boys tennis: Full-lineup sectional successes for Stevenson, ConantMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - Stevenson's boys tennis team built an insurmountable lead on Friday afternoon, then held off Highland Park on Saturday afternoon at the indoor courts of The Racquet Club...
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Boys tennis: Burlington Central's Welker wins 1A sectional titleMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - Burlington Central junior Nicholas Welker became the school's first sectional champion in boys tennis on Saturday. Welker defeated freshman Evan Fedin of North Shore Cou...
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Nadal's winning streak on clay ends, Venus loses in RomeMay 19, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Rafael Nadal's winning streak ended at 17 matches as he lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Friday. Venus Will...
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Maria Sharapova to enter Wimbledon qualifying tournamentMay 19, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Maria Sharapova will play in the Wimbledon qualifying tournament. The 2004 champion at the All England Club, who returned last month from a 15-month doping...
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Tennessee names Chris Woodruff men's tennis coachMay 19, 2017 7:00 am - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Woodruff, a former NCAA singles champion at Tennessee, will be the new men's tennis coach at his alma mater. Tennessee announced Friday tha...
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Boys tennis: Vernon Hills celebrates first sectional triumphMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - Morning rain forced teams indoors for Friday's boys tennis sectionals at Buffalo Grove, Cary-Grove, Carmel Catholic and Schaumburg. And as day turned to night because of...
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Sharapova receives wild card into pre-Wimbledon eventMay 18, 2017 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Maria Sharapova was granted a wild card to play in the pre-Wimbledon tournament in Birmingham on Thursday, two days after she was rejected by ...
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Nadal beats Sock to reach Italian Open quarterfinalsMay 18, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Rafael Nadal's preparations for the French Open continued apace as he swept past 13th-seeded Jack Sock 6-3, 6-4 Thursday to ease into the Italian Open quarte...
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Nastase says he is cooperating with ITF probe over commentsMay 18, 2017 7:00 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Ilie Nastase said Thursday he is fully cooperating with an International Tennis Federation investigation into his foul-mouthed comments and bad...
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Boys tennis scoreboard: Thursday, May 18, resultsMay 18, 2017 1:01 am - * Boys tennis scoreboard: Thursday, May 18, results * Wheaton Warrenville South 5, Wheaton Academy 2 Singles - No.1: Hilson (WA) d. Henrickson 6-0, 6-1; No.2: Desmond (...