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Tournament Recap: NWTO-NSMTA Team Doubles Invitational
On Saturday, April 15, over 120 participants showed up at the stunning Columbus Regional Tennis Center in Columbus, Georgia. With 39 har-tru courts, 14 hard courts, and 4 pickleball courts, it is arguably the premier public clay court facility in the country…
Member Spotlight: Davida Dinerman
It was April 1, at 59 years old, when Davida Dinerman took on a new job: racquet sports professional at Longfellow Tennis and Health Club in Wayland, Mass. But her long-range goal isn’t just to teach tennis. She wants to impart her love for tennis and its many benefits into a way of life for her students of all ages and abilities…
The Healthy Tennis Player & Fresh Food
When you buy packaged food items at a grocery store, you can usually find a printed sell by date, use by date or best before date on the packaging or the item itself…
Tournament Recap: NWTO Championships
The NWTO Championships at Daniel Island is an exceptionally well-organized event, with the historic port city of Charleston serving as a stunning background…
Tournament Recap: 2023 ITF World Team Championships
It’s not often in life that you get the chance to represent your country in anything. In age-based tennis, the ITF World Team Championships, part of the Masters Tour, is our amazing opportunity to do so. This year, “Worlds” was held in Antalya, Turkey from March 19 - 24 and I, along with 19 other women, had the incredible honor of representing the USA to compete against countries from around the world…
The Healthy Tennis Player & Garlic for Lowering Cholesterol
Garlic has been used as a spice, food, and medicine for thousands of years all over the world. At the present time, garlic is one of the most commonly used dietary supplements for addressing high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Besides warding off vampires, what can garlic and garlic products do for your health?
Tournament Recap: Level 1 USTA National Clay Courts
It was another wonderful week at the 52nd National Senior Women’s Clay Court Championships! Houston Racquet Club rolled out the welcome mat with delicious daily lunches and breakfasts, banquets and happy hours, beautiful locker rooms and facilities, and well-kept clay courts…
San Diego Based Tennis Club Receives $2500 Grant from NWTO
Mountain View Sports & Racquet Club (MVSRC) received one of the two grants awarded by the NWTO this past year...
Member Spotlight: Mariko Fritz-Krockow
We want to welcome a newly-elected board member to NWTO, Mariko Fritz-Krockow. As a new tournament player to age-level events, Mariko brings a wealth of talent on court and enthusiasm off court for senior tennis…
2022 NWTO Grant Recipient
Black Girls Tennis Club, one of the recipients of the $2500 NWTO Community Grant Program, checked the majority of the boxes as outlined in NWTO’s grant application…
Member Spotlight: Mary Morgan
NWTO members have talents that extend beyond the tennis court, and artist Mary Morgan is a fine example of that. Mary works to balance her studio time with her tennis. Tennis and art, her two lifelong avocations, continue to fulfill her, and she has no plans to stop either one!
Advocating for Avocados
You have probably already heard that avocados are good for you. Just how can this fruit (not a vegetable) improve your health, especially your heart health?
Member Spotlight: Brandi Bratek
While we have all experienced LOVE on the court (not scoring in a game or set), few of us have been so lucky as to share the court with our one true love. Brandi Bratek has experienced just that and has a shiny ITF World Championship Mixed Doubles gold medal as proof…
Why the Healthy Tennis Player Should Love Oats to Lower Cholesterol
The term “feeling your oats” was derived from the frisky and active way horses responded to having oats in their diet. Research is showing that there may be real health benefits to oats in the human diet as well.
The Healthy Tennis Player Asks About High Cholesterol
When it comes to cholesterol, tennis players have an advantage because of the exercise involved and tennis’ positive effects on stress and weight control. However, hyperlipidemia, the medical term for high blood cholesterol, is a serious medical problem for many.
Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Kuhle
Betsy has spent her entire career in tennis, beginning as a teaching professional at John Gardiner’s Tennis Ranch in Carmel, CA. When she decided to return to the Midwest, she began a teaching career in Kalamazoo and was named the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at Western Michigan in the fall of 1982…
The Healthy Tennis Player During the Holiday Season: The Rapid Rise of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common seasonal respiratory virus that causes cold-like symptoms usually during fall, winter, and spring. However, just as we are getting out of the COVID-19 pandemic, RSV infection cases are rapidly increasing and becoming unseasonal…
Member Spotlight: Lisa Hoffstein
Lisa Hoffstein is a perfect spotlight for December where we are highlighting both serving and receiving. As a young girl, Lisa received the gift of being part of a tennis family, watching her older brothers and parents play…
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