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M-A’s Tim Berthier, who played in CCS doubles last year, qualified to play in the CCS singles tournament this year. M-A was unseeded in last year’s tournament and won three straight to reach the quarterfinals, where it lost to Saratoga, 4-3. Berthier, who played doubles in the CCS and reached …

Maria Sharapova returned to professional tennis on Wednesday after a 15-month doping ban, completing a one-hour training session on an empty center court less than 10 hours before her first competitive match since January 2016. Handed a much-debated wild card, Sharapova will play Roberta Vinci in the opening round of …

Fridell and Vodak have been named MAC Doubles Team of the Week twice so far this season and hold a 6-1 record together. Despite the immediate impact the two have had on the team, Nickell said Fridell and Vodak werent paired together in doubles until a couple weeks into the …

In March, ESPN has extensive coverage of tennis’ two biggest tournaments outside the four Majors the BNP Paribas Open from Indian Wells, Calif., and the Miami Open presented by Itau, including the most digital coverage ever with over 1100 total hours on WatchESPN. WatchESPN: 577 total hours of daily coverage …

The Buena boys’ tennis players don’t wait around for the spring season to get on the court. Returning varsity players like Brent Haws, Michael Holden, Cody Haws, Esteban Ruffo and Jake Lane have been well at it, long before the 2017 season opens Feb. “These boys have been playing tennis …

Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov found a new way to express his frustration during Canada’s Davis Cup first-round match against Great Britain. Shapovalov was so angry that he smashed the tennis ball as hard as he could — unfortunately chair umpire Arnaud Gabas’ face got in the way. According to the …

The women’s team scored a 6-1 victory over UIC and a 7-0 sweep over Green Bay in a morning-evening double-header Saturday. The men’s team, meanwhile, downed IUPUI 6-1 Saturday afternoon before returning to the court for a Sunday sweep over Illinois State. Freshman Fleur Eggink had a strong regular season …

Indian tennis fraternity today came together in acknowledging the “tremendous contribution” Somdev Devvarman made to the game in the country and the fitness benchmarks he had set for the younger generation. Counter-puncher Somdev, at the age of 31, announced his retirement from tennis on Sunday, having represented India in the …

Olly Sadler of Tawa-Lyndhurst beat Thorndon’s George Stoupe in the No 1 match but Thorndon took the overall contest on a count-back. Rulings won’t affect the top half of draws, however, after Thorndon finished strongly in the final round to beat defending men’s champions and rivals Tawa-Lyndhurst on count-back. It …

Two new tennis courts, which gathered protests from nearby neighbors, will be back before City Council next week with a new location and price tag nearly double the cost of the original. Neighbors declared victory in August after the council decided to stop construction of the courts at the Pleasanton …