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Talking Tennis Southern Style

Ron Cioffi, USTA Southern, Senior Manager, Communications

Talking Tennis Southern Style covers tennis in nine Southern states and is hosted by longtime tennis TV & radio personality Sam Crenshaw. The weekly podcast is the official show of USTA Southern, the largest section of the United State Tennis Association and represents 26% of the national members.

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All Episodes

34:49

Pro Tournament Director Ian Van Cott & Tennis...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/11/04

Looking to watch some of the best players in the world without emptying your credit card? Ian Van Cott is the tournament director of the Knoxville Challenger, a USTA Pro Circuit event played at the University of Tennessee’s Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center. From her podcast – Talk Tennis – to ours, Tennis Warehouse’s Michelle Heidbrink talks holiday gifts and current shoe and equipment shortages. Our highlights feature junior Zayla Ware, of Little Rock, AR, and the coach of Ragsdale High School in

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51:22

Opening Doors: Gay Pioneer Brian Vahaly & Mental...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/10/21

Brian Vahaly’s journey starts as a top-level junior out of Atlanta. He went onto an outstanding ATP career, topping out at No. 64 in the world. Currently he volunteers as USTA Secretary-Treasurer and became a pioneer as the first ATP pro who has come out as gay. Joanne McCallie says she regrets not playing more tennis as a child (she loves the sport now!) but she did pretty well as a basketball player. She coached the Michigan State women’s basketball team for seven years and 13 seasons leading the

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40:55

Who Plays Tennis? Weather Channel’s Paul Goodloe &...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/10/07

Paul Goodloe travels the country to cover the weather and reports from the Atlanta-based The Weather Channel. But, when not getting plummeted by a hurricane, he is an avid league tennis player. When you ask Paul about playing tennis in the Peach State capital, he talked about the heat … of course. College Football Divisional Hall of Fame inductee Jim Donnan coached at the University of Georgia from 1996-2000. While a North Carolina State quarterback, he also played varsity tennis player, which

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38:04

HBCU Covered with D&I Chair James Ewers and Dr. Carl...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/09/23

The Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) National Championships were played in Atlanta last week and we interview two leaders have propelled tennis these important institutions. James Ewers played at Johnson C. Smith University and was just inducted into the Black Tennis Hall of Fame. James is the chair of the USTA Southern Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Coach and Dr. Carl B. Goodman, of Florida A&M University, has run the HBCU tournament for 20 years and talks about the important of

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48:35

Bill Ozaki on Junior Tournaments & Rebel Good on...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/09/09

Dubbed “Mr. Southern Junior Tennis,” Bill Ozaki talks about the Southern Ozaki Junior Cup and his decades helping to develop world-class players like Robby Ginepri, Brian Vahaly and Melanie Oudin. Rebel Good is a veteran tennis official and expert on the rules of tennis. He writes “Court of Appeals” in Tennis magazine and “Stump the Ump” answering rules questions from recreational and tournament players. He also talks about the latest line-calling technology.

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36:23

#BeOpen at the US Open

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/08/26

With the US Open’s #BeOpen in our focus, USTA, Director, Player Development Martin Blackman, returns as our Grand Slam Correspondent and talks about the strength of American players in the 2021 US Open. Blackman, who won the USTA Boys’ 16s National Championship in 1986, reached a career-high of No. 158 on the ATP Tour. ESPN reporter Kris Budden tells us why she loves to watch tennis on TV even though she’s on football and baseball fields more than tennis courts. Our junior player highlight is the

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32:32

Winston-Salem Open, Black-Owned Tennis Business

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/08/12

Jeff Ryan & Winston-Salem Open, Black-Owned Business: Chuck & Mike’s Tennis Shop The Winston-Salem Open returns after missing 2020 with a new tournament director, Jeff Ryan. He chats about former US Open champion Marin Cilic, Nick Kyrgios, Kevin Anderson and Olympic bronze medalist Pablo Carreno Busta, who are scheduled to play. We profile a long-time Black-owned business, Chuck and Mike’s Tennis Shop, in Louisville, KY. Owner Charles Ellis describes how his business has thrived by catering to

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37:08

Chairs Roundtable About Sectionals

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/07/29

Aaron Browning, USTA Southern Junior Team Tennis Committee Chair, kicks off our episode on Sectional Championships. USTA Southern, the largest section in USTA, hosts huge championships to determine its Junior Team Tennis and USTA League champions. Southern Sectionals draw more than 5,000 players from July through December. Additionally, USTA North Carolina President Cookie Guarini also serves as the Adult League Committee Chair and supervises most of those events. She talks about the excitement of

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39:48

Truist Atlanta Open with John Isner, Kim Clijsters &...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/07/15

After last year’s postponement due to COVID-19 and adding a new name, Atlanta’s ATP tournament is ready for play on July 24. The Truist Atlanta Open presented by fiserv is discussed by Tournament Director Eddie Gonzalez, five-time champion John Isner on Media Day, and exhibition player Kim Clijsters, who joined virtually. Audio producer Kyle Blackburn and host Sam Crenshaw talk about attending the event. Highlighted are the Killen Family of Bossier City, LA, who won the 2021 USTA Southern Mickey

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35:04

Being @ Wimbledon with Jaime Kaplan & Ernie James

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/07/01

Southern Tennis Hall of Famer Jaime Kaplan considers playing at Wimbledon one of the fondest memories of her professional career. She talks about her first time visiting the world-famous Centre Court, along with practicing on a private grass court in Macon, GA. From a fan’s point of view, USTA Southern Board Member Ernie James recalls his magical visit to the “cathedral of tennis” and running into numerous tennis friends in London. Our junior spotlight shines on Marietta, GA’s James Weber and we

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52:21

Juneteenth is Celebrated with Lenny Simpson and...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/06/17

Southern Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Lenny Simpson leads the award-winning One Love Tennis in Wilmington, NC. Lenny tells the story of him being motivated by the great Althea Gibson who taught him tennis on a tennis court that is now the home of his NJTL association. Jimmie Coins was elected the first Black president of USTA Mississippi. He traces his experience working in the grassroots of the state’s capitol, Jackson, and aims to improve relationships with the Black community. We

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30:34

Roll Tide & Roll Wheelchair

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/06/03

We are rolling this episode and talking about Wheelchair Tennis. First up is USTA and USTA Southern Wheelchair Tennis Committee Chair Jennifer Edmonson. Jennifer serves as Cajun Classic USTA Southern Wheelchair Championships Tournament Director and accepted the USTA Southern 2011 Wheelchair Tournament of the Year Award. Evan Enquist is the first full-time head Wheelchair Tennis coach for University of Alabama and has been a part of the coaching staff for six USTA Collegiate National Championships,

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37:20

Coaching College Tennis at Sewanee & Emory

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/05/20

Coaching College Tennis at Sewanee & Emory With the NCAA tennis championships in full swing, we interview two highly successful NCAA DIII tennis coaches. First up is John Shackelford, Director of Tennis at Sewanee. The Tigers men have won 22 conference championships and the women have captured 13. Shackelford’s women’s team, led by women’s head coach Conchie Shackelford (his wife), will play in the championship quarterfinals next Monday. Amy Bryant, Emory women’s coach, leads a team that has won

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31:54

#NationalTennisMonth / #PowerOfTennis

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/05/13

May is #NationalTennisMonth and USTA Southern is promoting the #PowerOfTennis this month. In a remarkable surge, four million Americans took up tennis last year. Two of our nine states are represented in detailing outreach to keep those players on court. USTA South Carolina President James McKissick and USTA North Carolina Executive Director Kelly Gaines talk about how new players are being converted through connections to communities and governments. Additionally, we continue in our coverage of

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42:45

French Open Preview with Kathy Rinaldi

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/05/06

Kathy Rinaldi has been in the tennis spotlight since she won her first Wimbledon match at only 14 years of age. Four years later, she beat Steffi Graf to win the WTA title at Mahwah and also reached No. 7 in the world. Now she watches American players to see how far they can go and talks about the upcoming French Open/Roland Garros. She heads up women’s tennis for the USTA with the high-profile role as captain of the USA’s Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) team and the Olympics women’s coach

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40:16

April is Autism Awareness Month

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/04/22

We focus on our special players and the outstanding Southerners who support our autistic community. We start with Debi and John Sweatt, parents of Rachel Sweatt, of Hot Springs, AR. Under the tutelage of her tennis-playing father, Rachel has risen though tournament play. This month she finished fifth in the 4.0 level of the USTA NTRP National Singles Championships. She also plays in special events and and has been accepted as a rising star for the Special Olympics. College tennis players and

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49:24

Talking Baseball & Tennis with Chipper Jones,...

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/04/08

Sports experts agree that playing more than one sport improves an athlete’s performance. We’ve got two baseball standouts talking about their love of tennis. Not many Atlanta Braves players are better known than Hall of Famer Chipper Jones, who is now playing mixed doubles with his wife, Taylor Higgins Jones. He says his court time is keeping him in shape as he works on speeding up his serve. Also, chatting about two sports is Tres Gonzalez, Georgia Tech’s left fielder. Gonzalez, son of Truist

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44:30

USTA Southern Award Winners

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/03/25

USTA Southern celebrates the winners of our 2020 awards. Louisiana’s Bossier City and Shreveport won four awards. Rhonda Rubben is the president of the Northwest Louisiana Community Tennis Association that won the CTA award and chats about its successful programs and the other award winners. Heading up the NJTL Chapter of the Year winner – the Rising Stars of Kentucky in Louisville – are Charles Crawford (also 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Champion) and Bruce Stone. Rising Stars focuses on education,

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54:32

Women's History Month: Three USTA Southern Presidents

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/03/11

Women’s History Month is celebrated by chatting with three ground-breaking women. Former USTA Southern Presidents & CEOs Bonnie Vandegrift & Paula Hale talk together about their paths to leading the USTA’s largest section and their roots working with USTA North Carolina. In another interview Lucy Garvin, who also served as USTA Chairman of the Board, goes into detail about heading American tennis on the national and international stages. We highlight 9-year-old Addy Shepard, Jonesboro, AR, who has

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45:25

Black History Month

Talking Tennis Southern Style ·

2021/02/25

Our two interviews feature Black History Month. Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton is currently an Associate Professor at Tennessee State University. At Fisk University, she spent 13 years as Head Coach, Associate Athletic Director and Athletic Director. She has received three national awards from the Women’s Sports Foundation, the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport when given the Dr. Nell C. Jackson Award, and inducted into the Temple University League for Entrepreneurial Women Hall of

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