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…

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…

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.

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...

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”.

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?

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.

The 2024 Ralph and Mary Wilson Friendship Cup was held September 8-11 in the idyllic Carinthian village of Feld am See, Austria.

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...

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...

The National Women’s Tennis Organization is excited to be celebrating 50 years of advocating for and supporting women’s tennis nationwide...

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...”

Getting 100 grams of protein daily is beneficial for muscle mass for several key reasons...

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...

Jane Crofford (August 9, 2024)

On June 25, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Advisory for Increased risk of dengue virus (DENV) infections in the U.S. (1)

I spoke with Judy in May when she was relaxing on the porch of her home in Amherst, MA. She had just returned from the national hardcourt tourney in Kentucky where she won gold in the 75s singles and doubles. A successful day at the office you’d say.

It’s Circa 1989 London SW19 Southfields or Wimbledon stop on the Green District line. Our names have been called over the loudspeaker from our respective locker rooms to the little ante-room next to Center Court.

Senior Ladies Interdistricts was started in 1980 by Betty Weiss and Robbie Dimond for women over 40 in order to do a better job of Middle States' USTA rankings, make a more fair selection for Intersectional and National teams, and to promote play across the six districts at the senior level…