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Tag: tennis

5 Things to Say While Watching Sports When You Don’t Know Anything About Sports

9 February 2024
Samantha Bard
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Were you invited to a Super Bowl party but don’t know who’s playing? Maybe your best friend is a huge fan of the Baltimore… Bills?…

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Serena Williams legacy is shadowed by her NFL counterpart

17 March 2021
Trent Brink
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23 Grand Slam titles, 72 Women’s Tennis Association titles and four Olympic gold medals. Serena Williams has continued to be a role model, not just…

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Weekly Events Preview: 2/21

23 February 2021
Agatha Echenique
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Looking for something to do on campus this week? Here are some of the events that are hosted by and for the Jewell community: On…

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Opinion: Misconceptions about tennis

15 November 2019
Jack Ledbetter
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When it comes to major sports in America, the first few that pop into your mind are probably football, basketball or baseball, not tennis. Tennis…

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Sports Profile: Coach Elly

3 May 2019
Savannah Hawley
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Doug Elly, the new coach of both the women’s and men’s tennis teams at William Jewell College, is bringing his own passion for and love…

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2019 Australian Open – a tournament of surprises

8 February 2019
Jack Ledbetter
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The Australian Open, the first grand slam tennis tournament of the year, is one of the most festive and exciting tennis tournaments in the world.…

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Seniors Perspective – Tennis

9 November 2018
Julia Yamate Geminiano de Almeida
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Being a college athlete is a choice that many William Jewell College students made before coming to school. Each with reasons like scholarships or just…

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Opinion: Serena Williams hits the glass ceiling as Brett Kavanaugh hits the Supreme Court

19 October 2018
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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On Sept. 9, Serena Williams, professional American tennis player, yelled at chair umpire Carlos Ramos during the U.S. Open final against Naomi Osaka. The outburst…

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Serena Williams raises claims of sexism at U.S. Open

21 September 2018
Julia Yamate Geminiano de Almeida
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The 2018 U.S. Open Women’s final was quite the eventful Saturday for not only Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams but for the whole tennis world.…

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