Where did the idea for ZEMgear come from? Christina Bracken: Today's ZEM Collection of Wind, Water, Sand and Land shoes have a unique history. In the beginning, a group of beach volleyball athletes asked us to solve a problem. They wanted a shoe to protect them from hot and cold sand, and debris that could…
There are dozens of Apps that make your life easier. Facebook helps you keep in touch with friends, Google Maps helps you find your way around, and Linkedin helps you with your professional network. But what about the App that makes life easier for tennis players? ZOGOtennis is the first App to connect tennis players…
Lights … camera … action! Tennis-loving actor Will Ferrell is set to play Bobby Riggs in a new movie called “Match Maker.” The film will be an adaptation of a 2013 ESPN.com story by Don Van Natta Jr. about the 1973 Battle of the Sexes. Riggs was 55-years-old at the time and Billie…
Centercourt Athletic Club (CAC) has announced that it is now the owner of Centercourt of Florham Park (formerly Columbia Racquet Club) located at 299 Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park, N.J. The club has six climate-controlled indoor hard courts. To insure the facility meets the high standards of Centercourt, immediate improvements are in the process of being made, including: New…
Now available at Amazon.com, Facing Federer by Scoop Malinowski features more than 50 ATP players as they describe the actual experience of playing tennis against Roger Federer. The book also includes Federer interviews, media, celebrity, fan and insider perspectives of one of the greatest sportsman of all time. Here is an excerpt of three players,…
Sharapova in Sochi Maria Sharapova went to Russia to showcase the city of Sochi for NBC, the home of the recently wrapped 2014 Winter Olympics. While there, she returned to one of the courts at the Evgeniy Kafelnikov Tennis Academy where she started her career, a court that Nike recently refurbished in her honor to…
Off the court and into the Octagon Vania King had an unforgettable few days at a recent UFC event in Las Vegas. It all started on a Friday as she watched the weigh-ins, did a backstage tour and took a few photos in the Octagon and the following day, the…
Legendary tennis star and equal rights pioneer Billie Jean King takes center stage as the subject of the new play "She is King," conceived and created by Laryssa Husiak and directed by Katherine Brook, will have its New York premiere with performances Jan. 10-26 at the Incubator Arts Project (inside St. Mark's Church at 131 East 10 Street in Manhattan) as part of…
Casa de Campo Casa de Campo is a world-renowned, 7,000-acre Caribbean resort offering supreme experiences “under one roof” including choice accommodations in hotel rooms and suites or spacious villa homes; the acclaimed The Beach Club by Le Cirque and La Caña by Il Circo, along with dozens of other restaurants, bars and lounges throughout the…
USTA Eastern will honor more than 35 juniors, adults and organizations on Jan. 25, 2014, as the Section holds its Annual Awards Celebration at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. The start to the new year brings opportunity and the chance to sincerely thank those who’ve helped make 2013 a success. The adults and organizations at the…