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Talking Tennis Southern Style

By: Ron Cioffi USTA Southern Senior Manager Communications
  • Summary

  • Talking Tennis Southern Style covers tennis in nine Southern states and is hosted by longtime tennis TV & radio personality Sam Crenshaw. The 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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Episodes
  • USTA’s Martin Blackman: covering Roland Garros
    May 21 2024

    USTA General Manager, Player Development Martin Blackman, discusses the growing crop of Americans showing their grit on the French Open’s terre battue. Among the players highlighted are Danielle Collins and Frances Tiafoe, along with Southerners Coco Gauff, Emma Navarro, Alycia Parks, Tommy Paul and Christopher Eubanks. Another hot topic is the Summer Olympics, which will be played at Roland Garros.

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    12 mins
  • Bill Oakes on ATP pro tournaments
    May 15 2024

    • In this episode, we sit down with Bill Oakes, the former tournament director of the acclaimed ATP 250 Winston-Salem Open and Senior Associate Athletic Director of Wake Forest University. Bill shares his thoughts on innovative tournament formats, the significance of college tennis, and reflects on the upcoming last year of the Atlanta Open, which he also ran.
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    18 mins
  • Advocating for tennis courts
    May 7 2024

    We applaud anyone playing tennis in a driveway. But, realistically, 99% of tennis is played on courts. Paul Pittman, the long-time dominant force of tennis in Florence, S.C., is now chairing USTA Southern’s push to protect and increase the number of our tennis courts. Pittman speaks to grassroots tennis advocates who are working to ensure that new tennis courts are improved and built, and not turned into pickleball courts.

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    13 mins

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