http://marconews.com/news/play/tennis/marconews.com Stories: Tennisen-usplay/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/03/marcos-browne-wins-tennis-tourney/Matt Browne likes the courts at Temple Terrace. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/03/marcos-browne-wins-tennis-tourney/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/02/embree-wins-first-pro-tourney/Marco’s Lauren Embree won her fist professional tournament over the weekend. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/02/embree-wins-first-pro-tourney/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/16/marco-plans-tennis-events/There should be plenty of action in The Firecracker Tennis Spectacular on July 5 at the city’s Racquet Center. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:24:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/16/marco-plans-tennis-events/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/12/browne-plays-elite-tennis-tourney/Marco’s Matt Browne played among the elite this week in the 60th USTA Florida Junior State Closed Championships at the Daytona Beach Tennis Center. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:47:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/12/browne-plays-elite-tennis-tourney/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/12/state-license-plate-gives-bounce-tennis/The “Florida Tennis” license plate will be served next May. The USTA Florida Section Foundation, the charitable arm of USTA Florida, announced that the “Florida Tennis” specialty license plate was signed and approved by Governor Charlie Crist on May 28. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:44:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/12/state-license-plate-gives-bounce-tennis/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/09/two-islanders-top-junior-rookie-tourney/On a beautiful sunny day young Marco Island tennis players shined brightly in the USTA Junior Tennis Tournament at the Marco Island Racquet Center on Saturday. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:08:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/09/two-islanders-top-junior-rookie-tourney/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/29/marcos-browne-steps-wins-tennis-championship/Marco Island’s Matt Browne stepped up in grade, winning in the 16-and-under competition at the Estero Junior Local Clay Court Championships over the weekend. Thu, 29 May 2008 21:24:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/29/marcos-browne-steps-wins-tennis-championship/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/27/players-club-spa-hosting-summer-tennis-camp/The Players Club & Spa is hosting a summer tennis camp. The weekly camp runs from June 2 to July 31, Monday through Thursday each week. Tue, 27 May 2008 20:26:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/27/players-club-spa-hosting-summer-tennis-camp/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/21/area-tennis-pros-win-uspta-national-clay-courts/Two area tennis professionals won titles at the USPTA National Clay Courts in West Palm Beach last weekend. Wed, 21 May 2008 23:44:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/21/area-tennis-pros-win-uspta-national-clay-courts/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/junior-rookie-tourney-set/The city Parks & Recreation Department is sponsoring its first Junior Rookie Tennis Tournament at the Racquet Center on June 7 and 8. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:12:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/junior-rookie-tourney-set/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/tennis-game-targets-breast-cancer-cure/It was hard to tell the players without a score card as they all moved from partner to partner in the city’s Rally for the Cure on Saturday at the Racquet Center. Tue, 06 May 2008 17:01:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/06/tennis-game-targets-breast-cancer-cure/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/17/lely-girls-lose-tennis-regional/For the Lely girls and boys tennis teams it boiled down to the other teams just having too much talent in Class 2A playoff action. The girls battled valiantly to place second in the Class 2A-District 12 playoffs, making it to the regional, but losing to Bishop Verot. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:59:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/17/lely-girls-lose-tennis-regional/playhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/15/girls-tennis-lely-falls-bishop-verot-regional/While junior Lauren Embree was whittling her way through the field of the prestigious Easter Bowl in Rancho Mirage, Calif., last week, her Lely teammates were being blitzed by Naples in the Class 2A-District 12 final. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/15/girls-tennis-lely-falls-bishop-verot-regional/playhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/15/embree-shares-her-thoughts-major-tourney/Seventeen-year-old Lauren Embree of Marco Island, currently ranked sixth in the USTA girls’ 18s and has been ranked as high as No. 1 in the country in the 14s, 16s and 18s divisions. She has won seven gold balls during her career, including two at the Easter Bowl, where she captured the girls’ 14s singles title in 2005 and the girls’ 16s doubles championship in 2006. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:37:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/15/embree-shares-her-thoughts-major-tourney/playhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/10/lely-girls-moving-regional-tennis-play/It was win or go home in the Class 3A-District 12 Tennis Championships on Wednesday. The Lely girls showed they wanted to go on, winning all the singles and doubles matches on the first of a two-day championship. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:27:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/10/lely-girls-moving-regional-tennis-play/playhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/09/mitchusson-fills-big-sneakers-lely-tennis/For three years the face of Lely girls tennis has been Lauren Embree. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/09/mitchusson-fills-big-sneakers-lely-tennis/playhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/25/net-notes-farewell-tips/In my first column for the eagle back in 2004 I suggested some ideas for you to derive the greatest value from a tennis lesson. Since Wednesday will be my final weekly column in this space I thought it would be appropriate to touch on those thoughts again since the purpose of my articles is to improve your tennis game. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:06:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/25/net-notes-farewell-tips/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/18/krafty-kids-have-fun-oliver-group-champions-cup/Nearly 100 kids, ages 4 to 18, had the opportunity to play with tennis pros Jim Courier, Jimmy Arias, Aaron Krickstein, Mikael Pernfors and Magnus Larson at Kraft Kids Day at The Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort on Saturday. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:11:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/18/krafty-kids-have-fun-oliver-group-champions-cup/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/18/net-notes-what-makes-good-doubles-partner/Do you want to be in demand as a partner? If so, here are a few things you need to know. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:59:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/18/net-notes-what-makes-good-doubles-partner/play/tennishttp://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/16/oliver-group-champions-cup-schedule/The schedule for the Outback Champions Series event: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:20:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/16/oliver-group-champions-cup-schedule/play/tennis