Update: Riske and Brady lost their semi-final match, but finished the week out as one of the Open’s most memorable storylines. — — Looking for a good night of sleep? Maybe plan it […]
Riske, Brady Advance to Australian Open Semis
Never-Ending Fight: Gino Carosella and ALS
Six days per week. Seven or eight lessons each day. Seven or eight players per lesson. That has been Gino Carosella teaching schedule for the last 29 years. “I’m not sure how […]
2018 USTA Middle States Awards
USTA Middle States Award recipients were chosen through a representation of USTA Middle States volunteers and staff, working together to compile nominations from each of the six Middle States districts: Allegheny Mountain […]
College Spotlight: Alexandra Vo
College: Stonehill College Major: Environmental Engineering Hometown: Washington Crossing, Pa. Year: Junior Best tennis memory: “From a team perspective, the best memory would be of winning the NE-10 Conference Championships (considering that […]
Up-and-Coming Middle States Players in the Pros
A look through some of the up-and-coming Middle States players competing in the Pro Ranks. Sam Shropshire Philadelphia, Pa. Shropshire is approaching the 900 spot in the world ranking for singles as […]
Gold Balls for Middle States Players at Winter Nats
Last week, several of Middle States’ top-ranked juniors competed in Orlando, Fla. at the USTA National Winter Championships. You can find a replay of the boys and girls finals here. Action on […]
Riske advances to Final in China, Will enter WTA Top 50
Pittsburgh native Alison Riske is starting 2019 in a big way. Riske, ranked No. 62 in the world entering last week, made an impressive run at the Shenzhen Open in China, advancing […]
Middle States Welcomes New Staff Member, Lance Martin
USTA Middle States recently welcomed Lance Martin as Manager of Adult Leagues. A Pennsylvania native, Lance comes to Middle States from USTA Intermountain, where he served as District League Coordinator since 2014. There, […]
Tennis Resolutions for 2019
That escalated quickly. 2018 has come and gone. And as always, it’s time to reflect on the year, read through your friends’ “year in review” social media feed and think about what […]
Through USTA, Teachers Can Get A LOT of Free Tennis Equipment
Free equipment, anyone? For physical education teachers, the USTA is making that happen. Through Net Generation, P.E. teachers who register and connect with a community partner are eligible to receive a valuable […]
