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May 9th, 2003, 08:59 PM
Kournikova Commits To Playing Charlottesville Challenger
Photo By Art Seitz By Richard Pagliaro
05/09/2003
Anna Kournikova continues to rise to the Challenger level. The 1997 Wimbledon semifinalist — who has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cloisters Cup, in Sea Pines, Georgia — will continue competing on the Challenger circuit when she plays the Boyd Tinsley $25,000 USTA Women’s Tennis Championships at The Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia next week.
Yesterday, the second-seeded Kournikova crushed Gabriela Volekova, 6-0, 6-2 at the Cloisters Cup.
The 72nd-ranked Kournikova, who is still seeking her first WTA Tour tournament title, is trying to refine her game and rebuild her confidence on the Challenger circuit, commonly known as tennis' minor leagues. Amy Frazier is the top seed at the Cloisters Cup.
Regardless of her performance in Sea Pines this week, Kournikova has committed to competing in Charlottesville next week.
Charlottesville native Boyd Tinsley — known by millions of fans as a founding member and violin player in the Dave Matthews Band — is turning his touch to tennis. An avid tennis player and fan, Tinsley has banded together with The Boar’s Head Sports Club and the United States Tennis Association to serve as the title sponsor for a USTA women’s tennis championship.
USTA players begin arriving for matches at Boar’s Head Sports Club on May 10th, with qualifying matches set for Sunday, May 11th and Monday, May 12th. A complete and updated schedule will be available after 4 p.m. on May 12th at USTA Pro Circuit.
For more information or to make room reservations at the Boar's Head Inn, please visit Boars Head Inn or call (800) 476-1988. Admission to the tournament is sponsored by Tinsley and he plans to be there for the final to hand out the champion's check, which could produce a momentous meeting between Tinsley and noted music fan Kournikova should the Internet Icon take the title.
"I'm definitely going to be there," Tinsley told Tennis Week. "I won't be there the entire week, but I will be there for the first night and for the final to present the award at the end of the tournament and I'll also be there for a youth tennis clinic put on by some of the young ladies playing in the tournament."
Photo By Art Seitz By Richard Pagliaro
05/09/2003
Anna Kournikova continues to rise to the Challenger level. The 1997 Wimbledon semifinalist — who has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cloisters Cup, in Sea Pines, Georgia — will continue competing on the Challenger circuit when she plays the Boyd Tinsley $25,000 USTA Women’s Tennis Championships at The Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia next week.
Yesterday, the second-seeded Kournikova crushed Gabriela Volekova, 6-0, 6-2 at the Cloisters Cup.
The 72nd-ranked Kournikova, who is still seeking her first WTA Tour tournament title, is trying to refine her game and rebuild her confidence on the Challenger circuit, commonly known as tennis' minor leagues. Amy Frazier is the top seed at the Cloisters Cup.
Regardless of her performance in Sea Pines this week, Kournikova has committed to competing in Charlottesville next week.
Charlottesville native Boyd Tinsley — known by millions of fans as a founding member and violin player in the Dave Matthews Band — is turning his touch to tennis. An avid tennis player and fan, Tinsley has banded together with The Boar’s Head Sports Club and the United States Tennis Association to serve as the title sponsor for a USTA women’s tennis championship.
USTA players begin arriving for matches at Boar’s Head Sports Club on May 10th, with qualifying matches set for Sunday, May 11th and Monday, May 12th. A complete and updated schedule will be available after 4 p.m. on May 12th at USTA Pro Circuit.
For more information or to make room reservations at the Boar's Head Inn, please visit Boars Head Inn or call (800) 476-1988. Admission to the tournament is sponsored by Tinsley and he plans to be there for the final to hand out the champion's check, which could produce a momentous meeting between Tinsley and noted music fan Kournikova should the Internet Icon take the title.
"I'm definitely going to be there," Tinsley told Tennis Week. "I won't be there the entire week, but I will be there for the first night and for the final to present the award at the end of the tournament and I'll also be there for a youth tennis clinic put on by some of the young ladies playing in the tournament."