tennis

• Sports

Roger Federer moves forward, but Angelique Kerber goes out at Wimbledon 

Eight-time champion Roger Federer moved into the third round at Wimbledon, while defending champion Angelique Kerber went out in the second round.

• Sports

Wimbledon 2019 preview: Big 3 rule men; more champs in women's tennis 

As tennis heads to Wimbledon, Big 3 are in charge of men's game, while women's tennis keeps finding new champions

• Sports

Wimbledon draw sets up possible Federer-Nadal semifinal; V. Williams to face 15-year-old 

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal set up for a potential semifinal at Wimbledon; Serena Williams in tough quarter of women's bracket

• Maryland

Stephen Alam breaks through as Howard County boys tennis Player of the Year

Marriotts Ridge senior Stephen Alam is this year's Howard County boys tennis Player of the Year.

By Tim Schwartz

Jun 26, 2019

• Maryland

Veronica Cuellar named girls tennis Player of the Year for third time

Marriotts Ridge senior Veronica Cuellar is this year's Howard County girls tennis Player of the Year.

By Tim Schwartz

Jun 25, 2019

• Maryland

Boys Tennis Player of the Year: Manchester Valley's Matthew Fairchild 'had the fire in his stomach'

Manchester Valley senior Matthew Fairchild is the Times Boys Tennis Player of the Year for 2019.

• Maryland

Girls Tennis Player of the Year: Doubles prowess paid off for Liberty's Emily Brecker, Noelle Htwar

Liberty High School's Emily Brecker and Noelle Htwar are the Times Girls Tennis Players of the Year for 2019.

• Maryland

Harford Community College athletes garner postseason accolades

Following up on some of the best seasons ever, Harford Community College and its student athletes garnered national and regional honors.

• Maryland

Meadow Santoriello wins girls singles state tennis title

Patterson Mill sophomore Meadow Santoriello won a state tennis title Saturday, just the fifth state tennis title won by Harford County players since 1975.

By Randy McRoberts

May 28, 2019

• Sports

'Depleted' Frances Tiafoe, top-seeded American man, ousted in first round of French Open

After throwing up twice on the court, Frances Tiafoe says he was “very depleted” in a first-round loss at the French Open.

• Maryland

Carroll Varsity Roundup (May 24): Man Valley's Matthew Fairchild set for third-place match at state tennis tournament

Carroll Varsity Roundup for May 24, 2019.

• Maryland

Tennis: Carroll contingent set for state tournament starting Thursday, May 23

The state tennis tournament is set for May 23-25, 2019 at Wilde Lake Tennis Center in Columbia.

• Maryland

Marriotts Ridge wins Howard County tennis tournament for second straight season

Marriotts Ridge won the Howard County tennis tournament for the second straight season on Saturday, May 11, at Howard High School.

By Jacob Calvin Meyer

May 10, 2019

• Maryland

Tennis: Familiar foes face off for county tournament titles

The annual Carroll County Athletic League championship tournament concluded at Liberty High School on May 4, 2019.

• Maryland

Harford baseball sees win streak snapped; still claims conference for fourth time in five years

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.

• Maryland

Tennis: Liberty retains Carroll County Athletic League championship status

Liberty hosted Francis Scott Key in Carroll County Athletic League tennis action April 24, 2019.

• Sports

After Grand Slam run, Marylander Frances Tiafoe could be the next American hope in tennis

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.

By Edward Lee

Feb 7, 2019

• Sports

Marylander Tiafoe celebrates 21st birthday with Aussie Open win over Dimitrov; quarterfinal foe will be Nadal

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

• Sports

Marylander Frances Tiafoe, channeling LeBron James, reaches Round of 16 at Australian Open

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.

• Sports

'I dug insanely deep': Frances Tiafoe's Australian Open run continues with upset of No. 5 seed Kevin Anderson

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. 

• Sports

Frances Tiafoe beats India’s top singles player in Australian Open first round; Kudla advances, too

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.

• Sports

'The pain is too much': Emotional Andy Murray reveals plans to retire from tennis

A tearful Andy Murray says the Australian Open could be his last tournament because of the hip injury that has derailed his career.

• Business

Fila, Baltimore's other sneaker company, is banking on a retro revival

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.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Nov 21, 2018

• Sports

Riverdale's Frances Tiafoe beats seeded player for first career U.S. Open win

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.

• Sports

Alexander Zverev cruises to second straight Citi Open title

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.

• Sports

Defending champion Alexander Zverev reaches Citi Open final; Denis Kudla falls

The No. 1-seeded Zverev defeated 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals Saturday.

• Sports

Sibling rivalry: Alexander Zverev beats brother Mischa at Citi Open; Tiafoe ousted

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.

• Sports

Murray gets past Edmund in all-British second-round matchup at Citi Open; Tiafoe advances

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.

• Sports

Stan Wawrinka out in first round at Citi Open; JTCC product Denis Kudla advances

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.

• Sports

Andy Murray tests hip, comes back to edge Mackenzie McDonald at Citi Open in Washington

Andy Murray tested his surgically repaired hip by putting aside a deficit and some real rust to win his first hard-court match in nearly 1 1/2 years.

• Sports

Riverdale's Frances Tiafoe derailed at Wimbledon

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.

• Sports

Five things to know about Riverdale's tennis phenom, Frances Tiafoe

Marylander Frances Tiafoe is making waves at Wimbledon, and faces Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Saturday.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 7, 2018

• Maryland

Centennial senior Peter Ho earns boys tennis Player of Year honor

Centennial senior Peter Ho is the Howard County Times boys tennis Player of the Year.

By Tim Schwartz

Jun 29, 2018

• Maryland

Boys Tennis Player of the Year: Goetz grew to become Lions' leader

Liberty senior Steven Goetz is the Carroll County Times Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

• Sports

Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win record-extending 11th French Open title

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.

• Maryland

Girls Tennis Player of the Year: Century's Sharkey all aces

Century freshman Leah Sharkey is the Times Girls Tennis Player of the Year for 2018.

• Sports

Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens in three sets to win French Open and first Grand Slam title

Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win French Open.

• Sports

Digest: Castro, Laginja win titles at Maryland table tennis tournament

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.

• Obituaries

Dr. Kenneth W. Volk Sr., longtime Towson dentist, tennis aficionado and coach

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.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 4, 2018

• Sports

Digest: Lynch, trio of trainers claim Preakness meet titles at Pimlico

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.

• Maryland

Carroll Varsity Roundup: Carroll bows out at state tennis tourney

Carroll Varsity Roundup for May 26, 2018.

• Maryland

Centennial's Ho, Tsai, Marriotts Ridge's Cuellar place at tennis state tournament

Centennial's Peter Ho and Olivia Tsai placed third in mixed doubles, and Marriotts Ridge's Veronica Cuellar took fourth in girls' singles.

By Tim Schwartz

May 26, 2018

• Maryland

Carroll Varsity Roundup: County sending tennis players onto state tourney

Carroll Varsity Roundup for May 17, 2018.

• Maryland

Puram breaks through, Marriotts Ridge tennis wins Howard County Cup

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.

By Tim Schwartz

May 12, 2018

• Maryland

Familiar faces headline county tennis tournament

The county tennis tournament is underway and the finals are scheduled for Saturday morning.

By Tim Schwartz

May 10, 2018

• Maryland

Tennis: Champions crowned at county tournament

The annual county tennis tournament concluded May 5, 2018 at Westminster High School.

• Maryland

Boys Tennis: Century's Fetterman and Marcellino's showing 'lights out' play early on

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.

• Sports

Havre de Grace tennis player Sophie Chang wins her first pro singles championship

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.

• Tennis

Marylander Tiafoe takes Delray Beach Open, is youngest American to win ATP event since 2002

The Prince George's County resident beats Peter Gojowczyk of Germany, 6-1, 6-4, in the final.

• Howard County

Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame set to induct 2018 class

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.