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Sleep and Athletic Performance
Are you getting the right amount of uninterrupted sleep at the right time? Is a lack of good quality sleep interfering with your ability to perform at your best? If so, you are not alone…
From Court to Couture: The Evolution of Women’s Tennis Fashion
As an amateur tennis player, designer, and owner of the Love Love Tennis Boutique in Beverly Hills, I’ve spent a lifetime not only honing my forehand but also observing the fascinating evolution of tennis fashion…
Tournament Recap: Level 1 USTA National Indoors
The 70’s and 80’s divisions started on Monday and wrapped up on Thursday, while the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s started Thursday and finished Saturday. This is the first time this facility has hosted this event.
Tournament Recap: USTA National Hard Court Championships
The 2024 National 65 Hard Courts are in the books! They were held October 21-27 in Rancho Mirage, CA at the lovely Mission Hills Country Club, which has fifteen hard courts along with twelve grass and four clay courts…
National Senior Women’s Tennis Foundation
Many of you may not be aware of the organization called the National Senior Women’s Tennis Foundation. Originally named the International Senior Women’s Tennis Foundation, it was created in 2002 by Mary McLean Wilson…
Member Spotlight: Deborah Larkin
Deborah Slaner Larkin, at 76, is a solid 4.5 tennis player, who enjoys playing for fun as well as in leagues and tournaments. She loves the game. Or as she succinctly puts it, “I’ve got tennis in my DNA.”
But that’s just the beginning of her partnership with tennis…
Celebrating 50 Years of Cultural Change
Recently, I was at the 50th anniversary gala of the Women’s Sports Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Billie Jean King to give all girls and women the opportunity to play sports…
The Healthy Tennis Player and Probiotics
During the last few decades, research into the gut bacterial community has increased and has clarified the importance of probiotics on health and disease. To better understand how they can help you, some terminology may be useful.
USTA National Senior Women's Intersectional Team Championships
It was an idea that seemed to be timely - a national team event for senior women organized by the NSWTA. Carol Wood was then the president of the NSWTA...
Tournament Recap: USTA National Women’s Grass Court Championships
The beautiful Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA hosted the “evens” USTA Level 1 Grass Court Championships from Monday, September 23 through Sunday, September 28. If there was a theme to this event it would be “adapt and adjust”.
Member Spotlight: Carol Wood
How many women at 88-years-old can claim to have been a junior tennis star, give it up for a while to go to college to become a physical therapist, become a nationally ranked badminton player, a golfer, taking up tennis again, and many years later, still being selected for USTA Cup Teams?
A Look Back: First Annual Senior Women’s Intersectional Championships
Team Florida almost brought home all the booty from Virginia Beach on September 20, following four days of intense competition in the first annual Senior Women’s Intersectional Team Championships, a national Davis Cup-style event.
Tournament Recap: Friendship Cup 2024
The 2024 Ralph and Mary Wilson Friendship Cup was held September 8-11 in the idyllic Carinthian village of Feld am See, Austria.
Heat Adaptation Could Prepare Us to Play in the Heat
For many, September is another month of heat and heavy rain. Playing competitive tennis in the heat is challenging for every player. Excessive sweating may cause body fluid and electrolyte deficits (1). Prolonged sun exposure and reflective solar energy off the court surface can contribute further to heat accumulation...
Game Changers: How the Greatest Players, Matches, & Controversies Transformed Tennis
In an unparalleled Golden Era, the tennis gods blessed our sport with the four greatest champions in its 150-year history—Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams. Now in Game Changers: How the Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies Transformed Tennis, Paul Fein treats readers to in-depth features about these legends, their rivalries, and their legacies...
We rely on volunteerism!
The National Women’s Tennis Organization is excited to be celebrating 50 years of advocating for and supporting women’s tennis nationwide...
Member Spotlight [and incoming co-president]: Liane Bryson
Liane Bryson’s energy is never-ending and inspiring. Here’s a day in her life: “I play three sets of doubles, followed by an hour of pickleball, then I finish up my workout with half an hour on my Peloton...”
How to Get 100 Grams of Protein in a Day
Getting 100 grams of protein daily is beneficial for muscle mass for several key reasons...
Volunteering to Support the Tennis Ecosystem
A wonderful way to support the tennis ecosystem is through acts of service. For many of the best competitors in Adult tennis, a gift of time is one of the most beneficial ways to contribute to the sport...
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