Patterson Mill sophomore Meadow Santoriello won a state tennis title Saturday, just the fifth state tennis title won by Harford County players since 1975.
Rowan Gloucester scored seven runs in the sixth inning Sunday, snapping Harford Community College’s historic 32-game baseball win streak. The Fighting Owls fell 9-1 in game one of a sweep by the home team.
21-year-old tennis pro Frances Tiafoe has risen to No. 30 in the world rankings after advancing to the first quarterfinals of his career at last month’s Australian Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Frances Tiafoe, from Riverdale in Prince George's County, celebrated his 21st birthday in style with a 7-5 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 7-5 win
Frances Tiafoe of Prince George's County, Maryland, has advanced to the fourth round at Melbourne Park, his first appearance in the Round of 16 at any Grand Slam.
After trailing by a set and 3-0 in the second, Frances Tiafoe, an alum of the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, turned the match around to get to the third round at a major for the second time.
Frances Tiafoe of Riverdale in Prince George’s County defeated India’s top-ranked singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran in straight sets in the opening round of the Australian Open on Sunday night.
Fila, the once hot sports brand of the 1990s with a Sparks-based US headquarters, is seeing a revival thanks to its retro appeal and the bulky sneaker trend. The now Korean-owned company with a growing Balimore presence has even signed a new deal with its former NBA star endorser, Grant Hill.
Frances Tiafoe, a 20-year-old American from Riverdale in Prince George’s County, finally has his first U.S. Open win on his fourth try — and he eliminated a seeded player, to boot.
Alexander Zverev became the first man in nearly a decade to win consecutive titles at the Citi Open, overpowering Alex de Minaur, 6-2, 6-4, in the hard-court tournament's final Sunday.
Seems safe to say Alexander has never hugged an opponent quite the way he did No. 15 seed Mischa after beating his older sibling, 6-3, 7-5, to reach the quarterfinals at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open.
Andy Murray took a more aggressive approach as he works his way back from hip surgery and moved into the third round at the Citi Open by beating No. 4 seed Kyle Edmund, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4, on Wednesday in Rock Creek Park.
Wawrinka's latest quick exit came Tuesday night at the Citi Open, a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) loss against 234th-ranked qualifier Donald Young of the U.S. in the first round of the hard-court tournament.
Frances Tiafoe, a 20-year-old from Riverdale in Prince George's County, blamed stomach problems for derailing his bid to become the youngest U.S. man in Wimbledon's fourth round since 1990.
Rafael Nadal needed less than a set to take command of the French Open final and overcame a late problem with his racket-holding hand to earn a record-extending 11th championship at Roland Garros by beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday.
Lidney Castro of Germantown won the men's singles championship and Iva Laginja of Baltimore claimed the women's singles title at the third annual Maryland State Championships, a 3-star event held this past weekend at the Maryland Table Tennis Center.
Dr. Kenneth W. Volk Sr., a longtime Towson dentist, World War II veteran and tennis enthusiast, had a second career coaching the women's tennis team at Towson University. He died May 25 from complications of a stroke at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 93.
Jockey Feargal Lynch and trainers Kieron Magee, Jerry Robb and Mary Eppler clinched individual honors on a Memorial Day holiday program to close the 12-day Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course.
Long Reach's Snidgha Puram, Centennial's Ram Kotnana win singles titles, Mt. Hebron's Michael Kimack and Alex Nazaire, Howard's Alyssa Boryachinskiy and Kailey Caroland, and Centennial's Peter Ho and Olivia Tsai win doubles championships.
Century seniors Luke Fetterman and John Marcellino went 17-1 at No. 1 doubles last season and the duo is back with hopes of making another run to the state tournament.
Sophie Chang, a 20-year-old from Havre de Grace, beat Astra Sharma of Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (6), for her first professional singles title at a $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit event on clay in Orlando, Fla.
Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame will induct Megan Bosica Samperton, Jean Vanderpool, Alyssa Parker and Jill Marple McCabe during a ceremony on Feb. 3 at Centennial High School.
