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07/23/2008

Pilot tennis program has taken off for school kids
PROVIDENCE — Before she picked up a tennis racket for the first time last fall, Joely Barrios was intimidated by some of the students in the karate class she was taking.

07/22/2008

URI Year in Review: For Bjorn, an eventful beginning
Thorr Bjorn will always remember his first year as athletics director at the University of Rhode Island.

07/20/2008

Craybas still hopes to play for Team USA
She defied the odds when she packed her racket in 1992, left her home in East Greenwich for the University of Texas and helped the Longhorns to the 1993 NCAA championship.

07/18/2008

New coaches augur an interesting year at Rhode Island colleges
Forecasters are calling for one of the hottest weekends of the summer, so I offer this touch of fall to cool you off.

07/16/2008

TJ Sorrentine excited about move from player to coach
Air conditioner blasting, windows open, music blaring.

07/14/2008

PC Year in Review: Basketball search highlighted a challenging year
Challenging was the operative word for Providence College athletics in 2007-08, and, as is usually the case, men's basketball was the center of attention.

Another honor for RIC softball coaches
The Rhode Island College softball staff is the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association New England staff of the year for the second consecutive year.

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship - Santoro makes key shots, defeats Amritraj
Defending champion Fabrice Santoro wins the tournament at the age of 35 against his 24-year-old opponent.

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship - Fish, Isner win in doubles
NEWPORT –– Mardy Fish is a two-time first-round loser as the top seed in the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, but he is a champion as an unseeded doubles player.

07/13/2008

Using array of shots, Santoro makes quick work of Spadea
NEWPORT — Pete Sampras dubbed Fabrice Santoro “The Magician” six years ago for his ability to make crafty shots. Well, the Frenchman delivered one of his craftiest in the second set of his 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over Vincent Spadea yesterday in the semifinals of the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships at the Newport Casino.

Hall of Famer Chang respected for his determination
“The reason I’m here is because of that ’89 French,” says Michael Chang, referring to his career-highlight triumph at Roland Garros.

07/11/2008

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship - Santoro’s smooth strokes beat Qureshi at Newport
NEWPORT — Bigger servers and harder hitters have come through the Newport Casino the last three decades, but few, if any, have possessed sweeter strokes than Fabrice Santoro.

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship - Son's win helps Amritraj go down memory lane
NEWPORT — He was a star on the Indian Davis Cup team for 16 years and a champion on the men’s pro tour for 14 years. He won 16 tournaments and was runner-up in 9.

07/10/2008

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship - Ex-Brown star Cerretani cashes in at the Casino
NEWPORT — Former Brown University star Jamie Cerretani is making his way on the pro tour in doubles.

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship - Fish is latest to fall victim to the Curse of the Casino
Mardy Fish’s loss to Rohan Bopanna continues a trend in which the No. 1 seed has never won in the Hall of Fame tennis event.

07/09/2008

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship - Dent fails to add finishing touch
NEWPORT –– Taylor Dent was two points from victory in his first match in more than two years on the ATP Tour. Two points from victory a year after being told there was no way he was playing tennis again. Two points from victory over the seventh seed in the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Two points from victory in the stadium where he won his first ATP tournament in 2002.

07/08/2008

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship: Wimbledon final is talk of Newport
NEWPORT — Hall of Famer John McEnroe described it as “the best match I have ever seen,” and Hall of Fame scribe and historian Bud Collins termed it “the best Wimbledon final ever.”

Hall of Fame Tennis Championship: Donald Young sets sights on coming of age
NEWPORT — He has played the pro tennis tour since 2004, so it’s easy to forget that Donald Young is still a teenager trying to make it in a game dominated by men in their 20s.

07/01/2008

Mardy Fish is top seed in Hall of Fame tennis event
NEWPORT - The teen phenom once part of the new wave of young American tennis players is 26 now, and this year is the headliner for the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

06/30/2008

Bowers’ legacy at URI
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Many colleges and universities have an institutional face, that man or woman whom students, alumni and community leaders instantly identify with the school.

06/29/2008

Trailblazer for women’s athletics at URI retires
Lauren Anderson, hired as URI’s first full-time head coach of women’s cross country and track, had served the university since 1977.

06/25/2008

Rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Castrale and Diaz
BARRINGTON –– Nicole Castrale had just pitched her second shot to the 12th green at Rhode Island Country Club when the thunderstorm alarm wailed and fans started streaming toward the exits and the clubhouse.

06/23/2008

CCRI Year in Review: Women's hoops and soccer remained big winners
The Community College of Rhode Island experienced two major changes in 2007-08, but three constants remained.