Tennis elbow

of the car and onto the sidelines. The gelid snow was piercing into my body. And there I was, at the Semi-finals of my second junior Tennis tournament. The first time I had been to a tennis tournament, I did great. Considerably greater than I expected. I was eleven years old in the summer of sixth grade and I was a semi-finalist at the USTA (United States Tennis Association) junior tournament. Could I have won that tournament? Of Course I could have. If only I had realized that sooner. But…

used multiple trends in order to succeed in the tennis industry. Technologically, Prince has been innovative in its history and they are known for inventing the first oversize and long body racquets, the first synthetic gut tennis string, and the first natural foot shape tennis shoe. They have maintained great reputation because of their inventions and their growth over the years. Another important aspect of their success is the dramatic growth in tennis participation. They have found ways to…

winning team. The Baylor Men’s Tennis team wants to be a leader for this new initiative by continuing to get service hours through the community service events already in place and creating an event that will bring Waco residents to campus. Although the program has organized social events with member of the Baylor community in the past, it hasn’t been successful in establishing strong relationships between the team and members of the Waco community. Not only does the tennis program want to…

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…

Want that perfect “Kobe” jump shot? All the great shooters around the world have extremely good form. To have good form, you need a technique or steps to follow in order to keep your jump shot consistent. The perfect jump shot requires bending of the knees, flicking of the wrist, and following through. The first step, bending of the knees, is very important and results in how the ball approaches the rim. When bending the knees within a shot, the shooter creates a stability stance for the ball to…

You open the can and the first thing you can smell is the aroma from the new tennis balls. You pick up one of the balls and feel the fuzz before you toss it. All you hear is your own thoughts, there is only the sound of silence and then one whack, just one whack is all you need to hear to know that you are doing something that’ll last. You look up and see the determination in the eye of the other player. Watching little beads of sweat drip from your forehead in front you. Sometimes being forced…

“No” as the opponents take the victory. While watching the match, I realized that the intensity and mental strength that is required to play the game is what interested me in this sport, Tennis. Intensity is what makes something interesting, and tennis is a very intense and fast-paced game. The intensity in Tennis lies within the sport; like when the ball is moving almost faster…

Ryan Nguyen 9/4/15 Period 6 I chose to use the Bear Creek Tennis Courts, majority of the people there were all male tennis players, and coaches. The ratio to male to women were 100:1, since majority of the players were ages 14 to 18, and all the players were students, there were no socioeconomic class. 90% of the tennis team were asian, while the remaining 10% were white or hispanic. What I noticed the most between the players where who they talked to, the coaching of students , and how the…

“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…

took years of hard work and dedication for Serena Williams to end up at the top of the tennis world. She proudly says that she came from nothing in a sport that expects you have a little something. While she’s currently No. 2, she ranked No. 1 in the world six times and held that position for a total of 309 weeks; the culmination of her achievements has led her to be regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. Serena, along with her sisters, found herself moving around…