tennis

Centre Court in Owensboro recently celebrated its official grand opening!  And I was there to preview some of the awesome classes and programs the facility is offering local tennis players.  Check this out.  Bill Henness, the General Manager of Centre Court, took some time to chat with me about the new facility and the vast array of clinics offered for beginners, intermediate and advanced players

My friend Craig called me early Saturday morning and said, "Hey!  How quickly can you be ready?"  I said, "For what?"  He replied, "There's a net up on one of the new outdoor courts over at Centre Court (off of Bittel Road near Shifley Park) and we can be the first people to play there.  Come on!"  So, I quit cheering for Serena Williams and turned off the French Open

In just under one month, the doors are going to open to Owensboro's brand new tennis facility, Centre Court.  And, recently, I had a chance to meet with Josh Whitman, the Director of Tennis for the brand new Center.  As some of you all likely know, I am a huge tennis fan and I have played the sport nearly my whole life.  So, Josh and I decided to meet, chat about the new center and hit around some

YES!!!  I am pumped.  I almost never tweet.  I thumb through Twitter every day to see what's going on, but I hardly ever send out a tweet of my own.  But Friday evening I actually tweeted tennis legend Chris Evert and she replied!

Ya'll know Benefield is a huge a tennis fan.  I have played tennis my whole life.  I have watched tennis my whole life.  It truly is no joke to say that I have probably spent about 20% of my entire lifetime on a tennis court or watching tennis in a stadium or on television.  But, in all my 41 years, I have never seen anything like THIS!  This is Agnieszka Radwanska, a current top five player on th

I am a huge tennis fan!  In fact, I hate to admit this, but I have probably spent 15 to 30% of my total lifetime on a tennis court, in a tennis stadium, or in front of a television with a tennis court on it.  I got addicted to tennis in the early 80's when Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert were going head-to-head in one of the greatest rivalries in the history of sports, when Yannick Noah thrill

I am a HUGE tennis fan!  And, apparently, I am not alone.  I can truly sit in front of the television for hours and watch tennis.  And I do it nearly every day.  And I travel to professional tournaments as much as I can, sit there in the stands, and wrench my neck back and forth following the ball across the net and back and forth along the court.  It's a wonder I don't live inside a chiropractor'