Grand Slam

Life is just like a game of tennis. You lose points, you win points, you overcome struggles, and you can even come back to win in the end after you had been losing most of the match. Tennis has been one of my struggles in life, one of my struggles to succeed, but I don’t play competitive tennis anymore. I’m not on the club team, playing for any college, and at this time, not even intramural. How has tennis helped me and why do I still care about it? Lets go back to when I was in eighth grade,…

Arthur Ashe is known for being one of the most successful tennis players in the world. He has books, biographies, short stories, and even newspaper entries that have been written about him. Arthur was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond Virginia. Ashe is known worldwide for being one of the most successful tennis players in the world, and also known for always smiling even if losing the game. Arthur Ashe is famous for many things, but he is most famous for being the “First African American to…

All it took for my friends to lure me into tennis was to suggest that I join the team with them sophomore year. At first it started out as something to do with my friends, but soon became a hobby and passion of mine as I learned more about the game. Tennis is a sport that involves two players hitting a ball back and forth across a net to each other using a racquet. It may sound simple, but decades have passed since the game was created and has given people time to turn the game into a highly…

Be it through television, radio, or toys, we are a product of our childhood. The things we experience as children daily have an enormous, impressionable impact on our lives. For me, childhood wasn’t a typical cookie-cutter situation. For me, the character that stuck with me the most during my childhood wasn’t a toy or television character; it was a tennis player by the name of Maria Sharapova. To understand my––for lack of a better word––obsession, let’s set the scene. It’s been approximately a…

Game, Set, Match! In a blink of an eye, my partner and I won our very first game in soft tennis. For the last point, I was able to score an ace. An ace is a winning serve that the server’s opponents never touches the ball with their racket. Therefore, the server earns a point, while the opponent loses it. This last point was crucial because it led us to victory. The excitement that I felt on that day is palpable. Ending the match with such a great impact is really memorable and a thrilling…

The Creighton men’s tennis team lost against DePaul University, falling 6-1, but also brought home a decisive win against Western Illinois last weekend, with a 7-0 sweep against the Bulldogs. The loss and win leaves the Bluejays with a 7-9 record on the season. On Saturday, during the matches against the Blue Demons in Chicago, junior Harrison Lang, at No. 3 singles, came out with Creighton’s only singles win against DePaul. Lang captured a close 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 victory over DePaul's Alex…

“Forty-Thirty”, I proclaimed out of breath. I took a deep breath, bounced the tennis ball two more times, and tossed the ball in the air, ready to serve. The ball went over the net and I felt relieved. As we rallied, I focused on hitting to her right side, as I figured out her forehands were her weakness. The ball flew and bounced from my side to her side of the dark green tennis court about 20 times before she finally hit the ball into the net. Her frustration was obvious as she harshly hit the…

The Grand Slam of Soil Conservation Just imagine, you’re in a softball game, you have just rounded third base and are trying to beat the ball home. In a desperate effort to score; you slide, and dust flies- making it momentarily impossible to see. Your eyes, nose, and mouth are covered in the freshly raked earth of the ball field. This scenario is something that most of us today can relate to. But in the early 1900s, in several counties across Oklahoma and throughout the Great Plains, many days…

Playing a sport can be one of the most entertaining pastimes for people. Sports can also get you scholarships in college if you play your cards right. Tennis can be a fun past time for anyone who wants to try a new sport. Tennis is the best sport that I have ever played. Tennis has so many reasons for being such an exhilarating, fun and social sport. These reasons are exercising, creating friends, playing on a marvelous and warm day, being competitive while having fun, and being able to play…

Serena Jameka Williams is a 35 year old professional tennis player in America. Serena has ranked No.1 in singles on seven occasions. She has an outgoing personality, unique fashion sense and started with her sister Venus at the age of three. Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981. She was born in Saginaw, Michigan but grew up in the Los Angeles suburb Compton, where their father ran a private security firm. She is the youngest of her five sisters. Serena and Venus started practicing…