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How To Improve Your Game – Start with Your Serve

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By Sue Beatty-Hites, Coach, Cherokee Town & Country Club The most important shot in tennis is the serve, followed by the serve return. Many players...

2022 Summer Getaways

Palmetto Dunes
The best nearby destinations for tennis fanatics By Cory Sekine-Pettite As tennis enthusiasts, we know that the Southeast is blessed with great summer weather and a...

Celebrating Being a Captain for Over 100 ALTA Seasons

Bill White and his wife, Rosemary, along with a packed room of friends and family, celebrate his 80th birthday at St Ives Country Club.
Being a team captain is a time-consuming and often thankless job. In many cases, only captains understand and appreciate the hard work and dedication...

Vamos Rafa!

Artist Bruce Sulzberg's 3D painting of Nadal at Roland Garros.
By Sebastian Nunez In a year tennis fans expected to see stars of the next generation making statements and winning titles, it would be the...

Remembering USTA Southern Executive Director John Callen

John Callen
In the March/April 2022 issue of Net News, we were commemorating the storied career of John Callen on the occasion of his retirement. Now,...

Pickleball Pickle Dip

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Darlene Johnson, Cherokee Tennis Center, Sunday Women C2 1, 8-oz. cream cheese, softened 1-1 1/2 cup chopped dill pickles 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion 2-4 Tbsp. pickle...

Pizza Hummus

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Karen Keeter, East Hampton Women’s B1 Serves: 8 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup tomato paste 2 tsp. dried oregano 1 tsp. dried basil 2 garlic cloves, peeled 3...

Sweet & Spicy Candied Bacon

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Liz Robin, Chimney Springs Women’s B4 1 lb. bacon 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes, 1 tsp if you like it really spicy 1 tsp....

No Mayo Deviled Eggs

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Lori Medley, Windermere-Forsyth Sunday Women B7 12 hard-boiled eggs 2 Tbsp. bottled French dressing 2 Tbsp. sour cream 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 Tbsp. ketchup 3/4 tsp. mustard powder 2...

Good Question: May/June 2022

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Warm-Up Interrupted At the beginning of a match, team A spins the racquet, and team B wins the spin. Team B then chooses to serve....