Kevin Anderson, the number one seed in the Brownsville Men's USTA Professional Tennis Tournament defeated Austin Krajicek, 6-4, 6-4, in Brownsville, Texas.
Resources:
Tournament Results
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Top Seed Anderson Defeats Krajicek
Friday, October 19, 2007
Movers and Shakers: Carsten Ball
Michael McClune: Winning, but Vulnerable
Michael McClune at Texas 76ers Tournament.
Photo by Tessa Kolodny
Krajicek Beats Elias in Texas 76ers Tournament
Krajicek won 7-5, 6-4 at the Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield, Texas. Gastao had an opportunity in the first set; he was leading 4-3. They were tied 4-4 and 5-5.
In other singles matches in this futures tournament Carsten Ball defeated Jarmere Jenkins, and Nicholas Monroe defeated Vahid Mirzadeh. Full scores here.
Austin Krajicek at the Texas 76ers Tournament
Photo by Tessa Kolodny.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Tennis Hacker Interviews the Players
Being a reporter, as I attempted to be Thursday at the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event, can be a heady experience. With so many matches going on -- two or three at the same time -- it is no small feat to sort out who is who and who did what.
I donned my reporter's cap at the Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield, Texas, pen and pad in-hand and proceeded to interview the players. I said, 'Congratulations,' to the first interviewee. His reply was: 'For what?! I lost.'
In my confusion, I mixed up the players. My apologies to Milan Pokrajac who actually lost to Gastao Elias, 4-6, 2-6.
I was determined not to make that mistake again. Alexei Grigorov was easy to distinguish. He was the one talking to his racquet -- in Russian. Apparently there was a problem with the translation because his racquet did not cooperate and his opponent Jarmere Jenkins beat him, 6-0, 6-4.
I spoke with Jarmere. He said, "I was familiar with his game. I saw him in juniors."
Jarmere is all business. He talks about tennis like a chief financial officer talking about the quarter's numbers. "I just went with my game plan and concentrated. My game is coming along pretty good. I've been training the past two years for these tournaments."
I asked him which other players looked good. He said Austin Krajicek, Chase Buchanan and "the lefty from Florida."
The guys were all polite, so I feel obligated to post each of their comments.
Austin Krajicek, who defeated Ilija Vucic, 6-1, 6-4: "I know him very well. We played a lot in Europe. He played me tough and it was windy that made it tougher. I'm glad I played well and glad to get a win."
Vahid Mirzadeh, who defeated Henri Kontinen 7-5, 6-1: "I didn't know too much about him. He is a good a young player. The week is going well. Hopefully I could keep it going."
Michael McClune and Rylan Rizza was in an incredibly close match. Rizza proved to be bilingual -- he cusses fluently in English and Spanish. His cussing and temperament caused him; he was penalized two points. In an incredibly close match, he seemed more concerned with arguing with the umpire and eventually lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 (4).
Nicholas Monroe, at number two is the highest-ranking seed in the tournament. I did not get to see all of his match. I had to run home to watch Judge Judy.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Tennis Hacker Tid Bits
Stories along the right hand side of the page are updated daily -- taken down and new ones put up. As the brief stories are taken down, they would be placed here in Tennis Hacker Tid Bits.
Index
Grand Prairie Loves The Tennis hacker
Arlington ZAT Girl 12 Results
Players Head to Hawaii
Dallas Wins Lonestar Championship
Discover Arlington Tennis Center
What People Are Saying About The Tennis Hacker
Lonestar Championships in San Antonio
The Tennis Hacker is Your Website
Boost Your Performance with a Power Bar
Opportunities to Host USTA Tournaments
Arlington Tennis Center is Wi-Fi Hot Spot
Arlington Holds Junior Tournament
Tennis Improves Sex Life, Mayo Clinic Reports
Dallas, Fort Worth Play Lonestar Championships
Fort Worth Seniors Finish Fourth in Nationals
Texas A & M Snags Top Recruits
Star-Telegram, Morning News: Local Newspaper Coverage
Michael McClune Plays Jeffrey Das
McClune's Coach Has Texas Connection
McClune Ball Headed to Baton Rouge
Carsten Ball Recalls Surreal Experience
McClune's Special Birthday Present
Bryan and Venus Wins Doubles
Tennis Hacker Featured in Bob Larson's News
Tennis Player Makes Texas His Home
John McEnroe Cusses Out Fan in Frisco Tournament
Texas 76ers Pro Event Available on Web Archives
Dallas Tennis Player Receives 4 Stars (Natalie Leitch)
Dusan Vemic Responds to The Tennis Hacker
Mansfield Upsets Arlington in Battle of Texas Cities
Richardson Player is 4-Star Recruit (Peta Lancaster)
Dallas Tennis Player Receives 5 Stars (Amy Allin)
Arlington Tennis Player Receives 4 Stars (Jason Lateko)
Recreational Players Get Together in Arlington
Arlington Spotlight (Clara Jagosova)
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Arlington ZAT Girls 12 Results
Arlington Tennis Association Zone Advancement Tournament (ZAT)
Full results at ATA-United States Tennis Association site
Girls 12 Results
Final
(1) Darby Strickland d (2) Tori Simmons 6-1, 7-6
Semifinal
(2) Tori Simmons d (4) Kristen Murphy 6-2, 6-2
(1) Darby Strickland d (3) Melody Tong 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Quarterfinal
(2) Tori Simmons d Elizabeth Salmon 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (7)
(4) Kristen Murphy d Aliese Thompson 6-1, 6-0
(3) Melody Tong d. Samantha Garnett 6-3, 6-4
(1) Darby Strickland d Diya Menon 6-0, 6-1
Round of 16
(2) Tori Simmons d Victoria Gilbert 6-1, 6-1
Elizabeth Salmon d Samantha Wong 6-2, 6-2
(4) Kristen Murphy d Nya Cheatham 7-6 (1), 6-1
Aliese Thompson d Madeleine Conley 6-2, 6-3
Samantha Garnett d Victoria Piranian 6-1, 6-1
(3) Melody Tong d Hayley Sharp 6-2 6-2
Diya Menon d Rebecca Sostek 6-3, 6-4
(1) Darby Strickland d Jordan Martin 6-0, 6-2
Consolation Final
Hayley Sharp d Victoria Gilbert 6-2, 6-0
Consolation Semifinal
Victoria Gilbert d Nya Cheatham 6-2, 7-5
Hayley Sharp d Jordan Martin 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (8)
Round 1
Victoria Gilbert d Samantha Wong Wd (inj)
Nya Cheatham d Madeleine Conley 6-1, 7-6
Hayley Sharp d Victoria Piranian 6-1, 6-2
Jordan Martin d Rebecca Sostek 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (9)
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Grand Prairie, Texas, Loves The Tennis Hacker
People of Grand Prairie, Texas, find The Tennis Hacker very entertaining. Nearly half of all the visits to The Tennis Hacker were from Grand Prairie. Google keeps all these numbers in a big vault in Palo Alto, California.
Generally, the people of Texas plug into The Tennis Hacker more than the rest of the country. A small number from California and New York checked out The Tennis Hacker.All told, roughly 15 people read The Tennis Hacker daily.
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Players Head to Hawaii
The $15,000 Oceanic Time Warner Cable Honolulu Futures Qualifying Event begin November 10 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort in Hawaii. Michael McClune and Carsten Ball, who played in the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event in Mansfield, Texas, are expected to play. The wildcard section of the tournament was cancelled.
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Dallas Wins Lonestar Championship
Dallas won the Lonestar championships, the United States Tennis Association league tennis tournament held October 27-28 in San Antonio, TX.Fort Worth also played at the Dominion Country Club. The home team San Antonio was a finalist. Other teams making the trip were Austin and Corpus Christi.
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Discover Arlington Tennis Center
The Arlington Tennis Center is a 3.5-million-dollar complex owned and operated by the city of Arlington, Texas. There is a pro shop, locker-rooms and showers at the facility at 500 W. Mayfield Road.
The center offers classes drills and leagues for players of all abilities: beginners to advanced.
Call 817-459-6163 to hear more about the 20 lighted courts.
Beginner classes for juniors begin November 5.
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What People Are Saying about The Tennis Hacker
Check out what people are saying about The Tennis Hacker:
"Your site looks great." Tessa"
Great site. I loved reading about how our kids did in Baton Rouge." Elise
"Your site looks great." Greg Howard, Texas High School Tennis
"I think there really is a need for a solid blog, solely dedicated to tennis." Scrapper Nation
"We appreciate the covereage." Jim Handley, International Tennis Federation
"This is the most I have ever laughed...Good job, buddy...I guess you know what you are talking about." Dusan Vemic
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Lonestar Championships in San Antonio
Dallas will play Fort Worth in the Lonestar Championships Sunday, October 28 in San Antonio, Texas. Austin and Corpus Christi are also playing at the Dominion Country Club. This league tennis tournament is sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association.
Saturday's Schedule
Austin vs Fort Worth
Dallas vs San Antonio
Austin vs Dallas
Fort Worth vs Corpus Christi
San Antonio vs Corpus Christi
Sunday
Dallas vs Fort Worth
San Antonio vs Austin
Corpus Christi vs Dallas
Fort Worth vs San Antonio
Corpus Christi vs Austin
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The Tennis Hacker is Your Website
The Tennis Hacker is a one-man operation out of an apartment in Arlington, Texas. If you enjoy The Tennis Hacker, learn how you can help by hitting the 'Make a donation' button.
Running a website is incredibly time-consuming and can quickly eat up meagre resources. The Tennis Hacker recently travelled to Lubbock, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was able to get information for the articles on Dusan Vemic and Robert Smeets. Consider costs of travel, hotel and even entrance fees to the tennis tournament.
The Tennis Hacker also recently ordered a camera and enrolled in college computer courses in an attempt to improve the content and look of The Tennis Hacker.If you enjoy fresh and original coverage of topics that are important to you, the next step is to hit the 'Make a donation' button.
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Boost Your Performance With Power Bars
When you start to tire during exercise, it could be that your body is running out of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates is the body's fuel. It is the body's primary source of energy.
Just before exercise, or during exercise, consider eating a Power Bar to boost your performance. Keep in mind, Power Bars are ideally-suitted for endurance athletes (marathon runners, distance cyclist and swimmers, competitive tennis players).
Recreational athletes should eat Power Bars in moderation; perhaps no more than a half bar or one bar a day. The best Power Bar for the recreational athlete is a piece of fruit.
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Opportunities to Host USTA Tournaments
The United States Tennis Association is always looking for people or tennis centers that are interested in hosting a tournament like the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event. The USTA provides an experienced tournament director and a certified trainer to assist with the event.
High-energy, community-minded persons who are interested in hosting an event would need to secure a public or private venue, put together an operations staff, find an army of volunteers, and sign up business who would like to be sponsors.
"I think the most difficult part is trying to get the community to commit to sponsoring a tournament and the second hardest thing is to find good volunteers," said Abrie du Plooy. Du Plooy hosts two tournaments in Hammond, Louisiana, and was featured in USTA magazine.
Anyone interested in hosting a tournament, fill out the USTA questionnaire.
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Arlington Tennis Center is Wi-Fi Hot Spot
The Arlington Tennis Center at 500 W. Mayfield in Arlington, Texas, is a Wi-Fi hot spot. That is a fancy term which means it has a wireless internet connection. Now parents, while waiting for children in classes or practice, can bring a laptop and enjoy The Tennis Hacker.
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Arlington Holds Junior Tournament
Junior players who want to achieve a Texas state ranking can play in the Zone Advancement Tournament in Arlington November 3-4.Matches will be played at the Arlington Tennis Center and the University of Texas at Arlington.Visiting players stay at the Whitten Inn.
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Tennis Improves Sex Life, Mayo Clinic Reports
Regular exercise -- that includes tennis -- can have a positive effect on your sex life, the Mayo Clinic reports. "Regular exercise can leave you feeling energized and looking better...Exercise improves your circulation which may lead to more satisfying sex."And men who regularly exercise are less likely to have problems with erectile dysfunction than are men who don't exercise, especially as they get older."
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Dallas, Fort Worth Play Lonestar Championships
Dallas and Fort Worth teams will play in the United States Tennis Association's Lonestar Championships at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio October 27-28. Austin, Corpus Christi and San Antonio will also be fielding teams in the Texas section of the league tennis championships.
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Fort Worth Seniors Finish Fourth in Nationals
The Forth Worth seniors tennis team finished fourth at the Chrysler 3.5 Senior National Championships. Representing the Texas section of the United States Tennis Association were Elaine McCallion, Claire Harrison, Valerie Campo, Betty Kille, Kathy Coughran, Linda Gilson, Akemi Edwards, Deborah Anstice, Christi Gordon, Shelley Waters and Judy Helbing.
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Texas A&M Snags Top Tennis Recruits
Zoo Tennis, a popular website for junior tennis news, is raving about Texas A & M's recruiting class of Austin Krajicek, Will Spencer and Steve Denton.
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Star-Telegram, Morning News: Local Newspaper Coverage
The Arlington Star-Telegram (sister paper of the Mansfield News Mirror) carried an article an article by Stefan Stevenson on the finals of the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event.
Dallas Morning News carried a story on the StanfordChampionship where John McEnroe played in Frisco, Texas.The Star-Telegram had a well-written story of the Michael McClune-Carsten Ball final. (Reluctantly, I point out his report of 22 aces in the first set is grossly exaggerated.)
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Michael McClune Plays Jeffrey Das
Michael McClune plays Jeffrey Das in the Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic in Louisiana. McClune won the Texas 76ers Pro Event in Mansfield; Das lost to Luigi D'Agord in the first round.Many players from the Mansfield event are now playing in Baton Rouge.
Schedule
Izak Der Merwe vs Kevin Dessauer
Jeffrey Das vs Michael MClune
Ryler De Heart vs Jarmere Jenkins
Luigi D'Agord vs Caio Burjaili
Lance Vodicka vs Rylan Rizza
Adam El Mihdawy vs Fred Hemmes
Carsten Ball vs Ikaika Jobe
Austin Krajicek vs Chase Buchanan
James Clusky vs Nicholas Monroe
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McClune's Coach Has Texas Connection
Michael McClune's coach Jimmy Johnson studied at the Tennis Technical Program in Tyler, Texas. Johnson of the Advantage Tennis Academy in Irvine, California, also happens to be the coach of Robert Smeets, who is something of a legend at The Tennis Hacker
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McClune, Ball Headed to Baton Rouge
Michael McClune and Carsten Ball are taking their show on the road. After an exciting final in the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event, McClune and Ball are headed to the Baton Rouge Pro Tennis Classic.The tournament starts immediately and goes through October 28.Some of the other players who played in Mansfield, Texas, and headed to Baton Rouge are Nicholas Monroe, Luigi D'Agord, Adam Fass, Michael Venus, Vahid Mirzadeh and Rylan Rizza.
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Carsten Ball Recalls Surreal Experience
Carsten Ball, who lost in the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event finals, received a wildcard entry to play the doubles of a past Australian Open. He described the experience, sharing the same locker room with the world's greatest players, as surreal.Ball told the story during the presentation ceremonies Sunday at the Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield, Texas. He said proudly that they won one match.
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McClune's Special Birthday Present
Michael McClune had a special birthday present: a play date with the world's number one player Roger Federer. McClune told the story at the presentation ceremonies of the Texas 76ers Pro Event Sunday at the Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield, Texas. McClune and Federer share the same management company, IMG, and the company was able to set up the opportunity for McClune to practise a few hours with Federer. It so happened that the meeting occurred on his birthday and McClune calls it the greatest birthday present ever.
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Bryan and Venus Wins Doubles
Danny Bryan and Michael Venus defeated Daniel Byrnes and Robert McKenzie 6-1, 6-1 to win the doubles finals of Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event at the Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield, Texas.Bryan and Venus has known each other since they were about 10 years, growing up in Sydney, Australia.
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Tennis Hacker Featured on Bob Larson's News
Bob Larson's Junior Tennis News, a popular channel on the internet, is featuring The Tennis Hacker's coverage of the Texas 76ers Pro Event on its front page. Junior Tennis News scours the internet for any writing on junior tennis: many of the players in this Mansfield, Texas, tournament are juniors.The Tennis Hacker's stories featured are McClune Guts It Out, Michael McClune: Best Tennis of My Life, The Tennis Hacker Interviews The Players, and French Open Champ Has Texas Connection.
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Ferreira Wins Stanford Championship
Wayne Ferreira defeated Jim Courier 2-6, 6-3, 11-9 (champions tiebreaker) in the finals Sunday in the Stanford Championships in Frisco, Texas.John McEnroe beat Mark Phillippousis, 6-4, 6-4 for third spot at the Dr. Pepper Star Center.
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Tennis Player Makes Texas His Home
Austin Krajicek has decided to call Texas his new home. Krajicek is moving to Aggieland, College Station; he has decided to attend school at University of Texas A & M.Krajicek is an outstanding junior player and made it to the semifinals of the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event in Mansfield, Texas.Krajicek gave a respectable effort in losing to Carston Ball 6-2, 4-6, 4-6. Ball brings the heat; in fact he hits so hard he actually hit Krajicek in the stomach and a linesman on the arm.Ball had 11 aces.Ball eventually lost to Michael McClune 7-6, 4-6, 3-6 in the final at the Walnut Creek Country Club.
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John McEnroe Cusses Out Fan in Frisco Tournament
John McEnroe will be John McEnroe. He dressed down a fan at the Stanford Championship in Frisco, according to The Dallas Morning News' blog Neighborsgo.
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Texas 76ers Pro Event Audio Available on the Web Archives
The audio of the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event is available at the RadioTennis.com archives. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals matches are available.
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Dallas tennis player receives four stars
Natalie Leitch of Highland Park High School in Dallas was named a four-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network. The recruiting network lists outstanding junior players who have the potential to play at the college level and beyond.
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Dusan Vemic Responds to The Tennis HackerDusan Vemic responded to The Tennis Hacker's story Dusan Vemic: The Idiosyncrasies of a Player You Have Never Heard About. It was a fun piece and Dusan accepted it in the spirit in which it was written. This is what he said: "This is the most I have ever laughed...damn...he massacred me...good job buddy...I guess you know what you are talking about...Serve is me...and volleys, you are right, players should just bring me in, and let me miss volleys!!! lol Keep up the good work. Dusan Vemic." The reader might have missed his comments because he posted his comments under the piece Michael McClune Engaged in a Battle of Young Guns.
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Mansfield Upsets Arlington in Battle of Texas Cities
Arlington -- the home of the Texas Rangers, Six Flags Over Texas and soon the Dallas Cowboys -- was upset by Mansfield -- the site of the Texas 76ers Pro Tennis Event -- in this battle of two Texas neighboring cities.Mansfield received an honor in Money Magazine's Best Places To Live: number 83. Arlington failed to make the top 100.Other neighboring cities: Keller was ranked 50th and Grapevine 97th. Richardson Tennis Player Receives Four Stars
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Richardson Player Is a 4-Star Recruit (Peta Lancaster)
Peta Lancaster of Richardson, Texas, is a four-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network, a list that colleges can use to find potential players. Lancaster was honored as a second team member of the WFAA-TV 2007 All-Area Tennis Team. Peta learned how to play at the Canyon Creek Country Club at 625 W. Lookout Drive in Richardson.Clinics for juniors begin October 23 at Canyon Creek.
***Dallas Tennis Player Receives Five Stars (Amy Allin)
Amy Allin of the T Bar M Tennis Academy in Dallas was listed as a five-star recruit by The Tennis Recruiting Network. Allin is considering attending the University of Illinois. Allin teams with doubles partner Meredith Matthews. They play at the T Bar M Racquet Club on 6060 Dilbeck Lane, site of the USTA Challenger of Dallas.
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Arlington Tennis Player Gets Four Stars (Jason Lateko)
The area of Arlington and Mansfield, Texas, is gearing up for the Texas 76ers Tennis Pro Event but there is excitement in Arlington junior tennis. Jason Lateko of Arlington was listed as a 4-star top prospect by the Tennis Recruiting Network. The list -- Blue Chips, Five-Star, Four-Star, Three-Star, Two-Star, One-Star -- is studied by college coaches throughout the country. Jason and partner Carla Cooper is a respected mixed-doubles team throughout the state of Texas and was recognized by WFAA-TV Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Recreational Players Get Together in Arlington, TX
Every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. recreational players of all levels get together at the Randol Mill Parks at 1924 W. Randol Mill in Arlington, Texas. Join them: they will be happy to have you.
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Arlington Spotlight (Clara Jagosova)
Clara Jagosova, a member of the University of Texas at Arlington tennis team, is quietly making a name for herself. Clara is from Kyjov, Czech Republic. Read her story here in this excellent report by Isaac Cobham. Cobham has several stories about the UTA tennis team in The Shorthorn, a newspaper run totally by Arlington university students. The UTA tennis team is playing the Midland Invitational this weekend October 12-14 in Midland, Texas.