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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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Service Game: How Tennis Players Can Give Back

By Avery Shackelford • On November 4, 2014 • In News, Why Tennis? • 3 min read

If you are a tennis player or the parent of a tennis player, you are lucky. You or your children have been given the opportunity to do something fun — something that takes money and time, two luxuries that not … Continued

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Instructor of the Month: Joel S. in Weston, CT

By Avery Shackelford • On November 3, 2014 • In Instructor of the Month • 2 min read

This week we changed up the format of our “Instructor of the Month” blog post and asked our instructor Joel S. in Weston, CT, about his experience with MyTennisLessons. Students have commended Joel for his teaching methods, of which one … 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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4 Things You Do Better Than Professional Tennis Players

By Avery Shackelford • On October 31, 2014 • In Pop Culture • 3 min read

I bet when you tennis fanatics read that headline you thought, “What? My serve is better than Sabine Lisicki’s?” (She holds the record for fastest WTA serve, if you didn’t know). But no, that’s not what I meant. You can’t … Continued

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How to Have a Tennis-Themed Halloween

By Avery Shackelford • On October 30, 2014 • In Pop Culture • 2 min read

Halloween is tomorrow and for tennis players seeking last minute costumes or party plans, we’ve got some otherworldly ideas for you. Across the country, tennis fans are already celebrating this hair-raising holiday on the tennis corpse (I slay myself) at … Continued

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Play Local: Tennis Is More than Entertainment in Las Vegas

By Avery Shackelford • On October 29, 2014 • In Play Local • 2 min read

On the outskirts of the casinos, wedding chapels and nightclubs, there’s actually quite a few tennis courts in Las Vegas, where a thriving tennis community finds its home. What you may not know about Vegas is that it’s the place … Continued

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Tennis (Lessons), Anyone?

By Avery Shackelford • On October 29, 2014 • In Guest Posts, Why Tennis? • 2 min read

Recently I came across a blog called Food, Sweat, and Beers written by a woman named Jordan, a Philadelphia resident with a passion for good food, craft beers and fitness. I asked Jordan if she wanted to take a private tennis lesson with a MyTennisLessons instructor … 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