ZooTennis (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
©Colette Lewis 2008-- Bradenton, FL-- A perfectly beautiful afternoon turned into a chilly evening, but the tennis never stopped during the opening day of play at the Eddie Herr International. The last girls 16s qualifying second round match was still out on a lighted court at 9:30 p.m., but the grounds of the IMG/Bollettieri Tennis Academy were otherwise quiet as the first of ten days...
ZooTennis (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
©Colette Lewis 2008-- Bradenton FL-- Beautiful weather returned to Florida on Thursday, and the ideal conditions assisted the Eddie Herr competitors who battled through some grueling round of 16 matches in the 14s, 16s and 18s divisions. The 14s were particularly taxed, as they were required to play two rounds of singles and a round of doubles on Thursday. The U.S. can claim two quarterfinalists...
ZooTennis (Free subscription) | yesterday
©Colette Lewis 2008-- Bradenton, FL-- If I were asked to name the Junior Tennis Upset of the Year, Nicole Bartnik's 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 win Wednesday over Laura Robson in the second round of the Eddie Herr would get my vote. Robson, the Wimbledon girls champion, who has reached No. 508 in the WTA rankings in only five tournaments since winning her home country's junior slam, was an overwhelming...
ZooTennis (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
©Colette Lewis 2008-- Bradenton, FL-- It was a chilly day by Florida standards, but there was some exciting competition to keep the sweatshirt-wearing fans gathered around the courts rather than a fireplace. The match that got everyone's attention at the conclusion of the day featured 14-year-old wild card Christian Harrison against No. 3 seed Jose Pereira of Brazil in the boys 18s....
ZooTennis (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
©Colette Lewis 2008-- Bradenton, FL-- Because I was working on November's Aces for posting Thursday at Tennis Recruiting Network, I was late arriving at the IMG/Bollettieri Academy, but when I walked in I encountered several girls in tears, which is never a good sign. Due to a mixup caused by similar sounding names, Malika Rose and Lauren Herring of the U.S. and Nadezda Guskova and Aminat...
ZooTennis (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
©Colette Lewis 2008-- Bradenton FL-- The sun came out for a few moments Sunday afternoon, but just when the courts reached a playable stage the rain returned, and the few matches that were completed Sunday at the Eddie Herr International were played on the three indoor courts at the IMG/Bollettieri Tennis Academy. The second round of the boys 12s were fortunate to go out at 8 a.m., and...
ZooTennis (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
©Colette Lewis 2008-- Bradenton, FL-- With 30 courts active during any given point in the day, it's difficult to know what to focus on in the early stages of the Eddie Herr. Saturday, another clear and pleasant day, started with the 14s qualifying, and I watched a few games of Alexander Ritschard of the U.S play Alex Koshetov of Canada. Ritschard, whom I'd seen play last year at the...
