Articles filed under Tennis
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Three-way team tie as final day beginsMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - What a day Saturday is going to be at the state tennis tournament. With a stunning round of 16 and quarterfinal play in the books, it appears the team title won't be dec...
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Epic day as Lake County players dominateMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - There are a lot of people surprised that Lake Zurich freshman Michael Redlicki, a No. 9-16 seed, is still alive in the winner's bracket. Just not Stevenson junior Blake ...
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Williams ousted at French Open; Sharapova advancesMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - Out of breath and out of sorts, Venus Williams played her way right out of the French Open on Friday with her most lopsided Grand Slam loss since 2001. That the ...
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Roddick, Serena Williams only Americans leftMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - Rust-colored flecks of clay dotted Andy Roddick's white attire, from the brim of his baseball cap, down the back of his shirt, to his ankle braces. Never before ...
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Federer struggles, but avoids huge upsetMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS - Close doesn't count. Roger Federer knows that as well as anyone. Still, even Federer had to acknowledge he found himself in a much tighter and tougher match than...
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Venus out at French OpenMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. The third-seeded Wi...
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Perry, Plowman back in formMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - By the end of the day Thursday at the state tennis tournament, Neuqua Valley's doubles Chase Perry and Skeeter Plowman were back where they belong - in top form. The tw...
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Tsukida stays alive at stateMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Streamwood's Yuto Tsukida stayed alive at the IHSA state tennis tournament on Thursday but he had to come back from a first-round loss to do so. Tsukida lost his first-r...
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Stevenson Patriots still in title tennis huntMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Stevenson began its quest for the most important of all trophies during the tennis season Thursday morning when it opened play at the boys tennis state tournament. The P...
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St. Charles North Stars start fast at stateMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - At one point Thursday morning, when the boys state tennis tournament was still in the early rounds, St. Charles North was at the top of the team standings. That was par...