Since graduating high school I have attended two universities, endured six years of college, earned a Bachelor’s Degree and worked three internships. All have been exciting, educational and costly--and worth it.<< MORE >>

Even now that I've graduated college--after attending Ferris State and playing for the team--I’m still not sure what I want to do when I finish school, but the idea behind the PTM program is that there are a lot of options one can pursue, and a B.S. degree in business provides great preparation for anything. << MORE >>

Every tennis club director wants a racquet stringer to do a quality job. Ideally that means doing a technically correct job quickly to meet or exceed your customer's expectation. However, in the race to return a newly strung racquet to a player, the 'correct' factor can be compromised through sloppy shortcuts to beat the clock.<< MORE >>

I have gone 25 years, 3 months, 1 week and 3 days without having to do such a thing. Now that the time is getting closer and the economy continues to plummet, I am beginning to worry. Not only about finding a job, but finding the right job.<< MORE >>

My first NY Sportimes experience was this past Wednesday as the NY Sportimes faced the Boston Lobsters. I had a blast--and a realization: Even though I've been working in the tennis industry for the last three years and I've been an avid tennis fan for close to 10 years, I was shocked that I’ve never even heard of this league before.<< MORE >>

The only thing worse than a slow day of teaching tennis is a rainy day. Here's how you can pass time while trapped in the office...<< MORE >>

Sure, I'm biased. I graduated in May from Ferris State University's Professional Tennis Management program. After four years of studying on the court and in the classroom, I earned a bachelor of science degree in business, along with a USPTA-1 certification as as a teaching pro.<< MORE >>

With Roger Federer’s clutch 16-14 win in the fifth set over Andy Roddick, he became the record holder for the most Grand Slam victories of all time. Does that, officially, make Federer the best player ever?Consider the evidence... << MORE >>

Commentators and players agree that Wimbledon's All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club deliberately switched to a different type of grass than used historically in order to slow down the game. Teaching pros agree this has taken away one of the greatest aspects of the four majors.<< MORE >>

After watching 10 days of brilliant tennis at Wimbledon, my prediction for Ladies Champion still stands for the women’s side, but I’m having some doubts. I'm confident a "Williams" will get crowned, but considering the style of play best suited for grass, it may be third-seeded Venus instead of my pick, second-seeded Serena. << MORE >>