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9 Reason You Need To Get Serious About Tennis Again

By MTL • On November 19, 2015 • In Pop Culture • 1 min read

Whether you’re a former high school stud now wasting away on the couch playing Xbox or your’re a parent 20 years removed from the game and you’ve had about 20 minutes to yourself during that time, you’ll want to take notice. … Continued

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Playing College Tennis: Division I Versus Division III

By Anna Howard • On June 19, 2015 • In Why Tennis? • 3 min read

What exactly does it mean to be a Division I versus a Division III college tennis player? As a former DIII two-sport athlete at Wesleyan University, one of these sports of course being tennis, I have gotten this question a … Continued

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Play Local: Get Fired Up About Tennis in Phoenix

By Avery Shackelford • On November 5, 2014 • In Play Local • 3 min read

While November may seem like the time of year tennis players put away their rackets for the winter, in Phoenix, Arizona, it’s just the opposite. On average, this city has 107 days per year in which the temperature high is … Continued

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5 Ways Tennis Players Can Stay Motivated in November

By Avery Shackelford • On November 3, 2014 • In Why Tennis? • 2 min read

“‘November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,’ said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden.” — from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott   In most places across the country … Continued

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Comfort of the Court: Living Abroad as a College Tennis Player

By Avery Shackelford • On October 28, 2014 • In Why Tennis? • 3 min read

My younger sister Sadie is a college tennis player currently studying abroad in Spain, so I asked her about how living there had affected her tennis practice routine. What she found through tennis is that home isn’t so far away … Continued

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10 Tennis Player Friends Everyone Has

By Avery Shackelford • On October 27, 2014 • In Why Tennis? • 4 min read

If you’ve been playing tennis for a while, you start to make quite a few friends on the court. Whether you meet them in group lessons, at league matches or through your tennis instructor, these friends have given you some … Continued

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Tennis for Young Adults in a New City

By Avery Shackelford • On October 20, 2014 • In Why Tennis? • 2 min read

I had never been to Austin, Texas, before nor did I know but a couple of people who lived here when I moved to the city in June. When I packed up my little blue car to drive 14 hours … Continued

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Why I “Love” MyTennisLessons.com

By Avery Shackelford • On October 6, 2014 • In Why Tennis? • 3 min read

A few weeks ago I came across a blog called 50by25, written by a woman named Laura, who in 2010 broke the world record for being the youngest woman to run a marathon in all 50 states. I asked Laura if … Continued

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Plan Your Perfect Tennis Weekend in Austin

By Avery Shackelford • On October 3, 2014 • In Play Local, Why Tennis? • 1 min read

You don’t need to visit an exotic locale or tennis resort to have the perfect fall weekend. There’s still a lot of sunshine here at the MyTennisLessons headquarters in Austin, Texas, where the vibrant tennis community provides plenty of opportunities … Continued

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Tennis with Tissues: Staying Healthy During Cold and Flu Season

By Avery Shackelford • On October 2, 2014 • In Why Tennis? • 2 min read

I’m home sick with a cold today and couldn’t help but think about a time when I was 11 years old and played in an outdoor tennis tournament in frigid February with pneumonia. You must think that any parent who … Continued