All posts tagged "tennis"
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Activists call for tennis legend Margaret Court’s name to be stripped from Australian Open arena
“Like any sports fan, I can appreciate her sporting achievements. But I don’t think that gives her license to spread the kind of hateful comments...
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Should Margaret Court's name be removed from the Australian Open tennis arena?
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The Melancholy Sadness
Women's professional tennis has been a hotbed for social change, from the hear-us-roar launch of the women's pro tour in the 1970s to the emergence...
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Do It! with Justin – Match Point
Join Justin as he brushes up on his forehand and backhand at a drill session put on by the Capital Tennis Association. And yes, Justin...
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Martina Navratilova speaks at the Mautner Project Gala [video]
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova speaks at the Mautner Project for Lesbian Health's Gala awards dinner, where she received the Chair's Award for her advocacy on...
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Hitting Out
Every sport has its hallowed grounds and those few athletes who have the good fortune and great talent to compete on them. In tennis, few...
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Rain or Shine Rackets
Walker Chaffin flatly refuses to entertain the idea that it might rain during the 16th Annual Capital Classic Tournament. ''I refuse to think that there's...
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Summer Playground
Iconic lesbian tennis champ Billie Jean King served the first ball for a new match in an unlikely location -- downtown D.C., on the site...
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Love Game
When I picked up a racquet for the first time in 16 years and joined a gay tennis league, I set my expectations low. Basically,...
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Tennis Trophy
The Capital Tennis Association (CTA), the organizer of an annual gay tennis tournament in Washington, donated $19,500 to the Washington AIDS Partnership, on Wednesday, Jan....
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Match Point
When Walker Chaffin, tournament director of the Capital Tennis Association (CTA), asked attendants of last year's Capital Classic Tournament, via e-mail, how things could be...
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Love Game
For the past three weeks, some members of the Capital Tennis Association (CTA) have been training for this weekend's 14th annual Capital Classic Tournament by...
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Capital Tennis Association (CTA)
Mission: Coordinate and promote the sport of tennis within the Washington metropolitan gay and lesbian community. Founded: 1994 Number of Members: Approximately 225 How to...
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Tennis, Anyone?
All it took for tennis to shed its stuffy, elitist reputation was a long-haired sex symbol with a cocky attitude, a few Canon commercials...
