The Emory University women’s tennis team competed in the ITA Division III Women’s South Regional Championship, with senior Stephanie Shulman coming out on top and winning the singles title. The ITA Regionals followed a typical tournament structure: both double and singles brackets, each with 64 players. Shulman competed in the singles bracket and started off [...]
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Before tennis legends Roger Federer and Serena Williams were competing professionally, iPhones, Bluetooth and Google didn’t exist. During their careers, Federer and Williams have racked up a combined 2,540 matches, 43 Grand Slam tournament championships and 27 years of competition. Their unprecedented accomplishments and impressive longevity allow them to stand out from other tennis greats. [...]
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Bryant celebrates with her players after defeating Wesleyan University (Conn.) 5-0 to win the 2021 Division III Women's Tennis Championship. (Courtesy of Amy Bryant) If you have ever been an athlete, you know that a coach can become one of the most meaningful, impactful and treasured aspects of your life. Coaches not only refine players’ techniques, game [...]
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Catherine Whitehill poses for a photo in her Boston Breakers jersey in 2013. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/KazLovesPinoe) This is the first of a series of articles for Women's History Month spotlighting female empowerment through sports. “You can't put women in a box. You can't put us in a mold. It’s important to bring out whatever [...]
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Courtesy of Sports Editor Michael Miriam Imagine walking onto a tennis court, stepping up to the service line, bouncing the ball a few times, taking a deep breath and preparing to serve. Now also imagine that this is the first round of the NCAA tournament, and you’re playing a doubles match with a partner you [...]
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Courtesy of Warner Bros. It is not often we get to see the making of a legend, let alone two. It’s even rarer that we are told the stories of those behind the creation of the stars that we love. In the spectacular “King Richard,” director Reinaldo Marcus Green depicts the tale of Richard Williams [...]
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Even though Emory’s men’s and women’s tennis teams’ fall seasons will wrap up soon, they have not seemed to slow down in the slightest. In the last few weeks, the teams have collectively claimed five Regional Champion titles as well as a National one. At the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) South Regional Championships in Sewanee, [...]
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Emory University’s women’s tennis team dominated the University of the South (Tenn.) at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) South Regional Championships Oct. 1-3. The team demonstrated their impeccable potential, with freshman Eliza McPherron, junior Alexa Goetz, sophomore Xuanjin Li and seniors Emma Cartledge and Jessica Fatemi earning spots in the ITA Cup Oct. 13-18. During [...]
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Almost two years after the start of the pandemic, the tennis community in New York City finally had an event to cheer for. On Aug. 30, fans returned to Queens for the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of 2021 after last year’s was held in an empty ground. On the men’s side, the main [...]
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Emory's women's tennis team poses with the NCAA Division III National Championship trophy after winning the tournament. This is the Eagles' eighth title since 1996. (Courtesy of Emory Athletics) On May 26, both Emory’s women’s and men’s tennis teams won the 2021 NCAA Division III National Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The women’s team swept the [...]
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With only a few competitions this weekend after the cancellation of the softball game against Georgia Gwinnett College, the spotlight was on the women’s tennis team and the men’s and women’s track and field teams. Here is how they fared. Women’s tennis drops match against Georgia Gwinnett Emory's women's tennis seniors were honored on April [...]
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As spring continues to settle in, athletic competitions have continued to ramp up. Better yet, As spring continues to roll in and Emory University adjusts to the better weather, the University’s sports teams are making the most out of their returns to play. This past weekend, the softball, track and field, baseball and women’s tennis [...]
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