LAS VEGAS ATHLETE MANAGEMENT COMPANY SIGNS TOP AMERICAN WOMEN’S TENNIS PROSPECT VARVARA LEPCHENKO

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Feb. 17, 2011) – A new athlete management company based in Las Vegas has announced the signing of professional tennis player Varvara Lepchenko, the No. 74 ranked player in the world. Agent Atleta’s Jordan J. Butler will represent the 24-year-old Lepchenko, who is coming off the most successful season of her career [...]

An Interview With Mary Jo Fernandez

Mary Joe Fernandez TIM CURRY: We have on the call with us live from Australia, U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez. It’s 7:30 in the morning in Melbourne, and she’s preparing again today for ESPN commentary duties once again but is joining us to announce the U.S. Fed Cup team that will take on [...]

McENROE FACES TOUGH ROAD TO SECOND TITLE IN SURPRISE

NEW YORK, N.Y. – John McEnroe will have to get by Jim Courier, Wayne Ferreira and Jeff Tarango if he wants to play for a second title at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships in Surprise, Ariz., as tournament officials have released the round-robin groupings and schedule of play. McEnroe, who defeated Todd [...]

Mary Joe Fernandez To Continue as the Coach of the Fed Cup

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., September 9, 2010 — The USTA announced today that it has agreed to a two-year extension with U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez that will run through the 2012 season.  Fernandez took over as captain last year after serving one season as team coach.  She is 4-1 at the helm of [...]

You Gotta Believe In Oudin

CBS veteran commentator Dick Enberg beckoned: “Ooo! Oooo! Oudin,” following American Melanie Oudin’s second consecutive upset at Ashe- this time getting the better of former U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova in a topsy turvy three-hour three setter that had plenty of drama. The 17 year-old Atlanta, Georgia native showed maturity beyond her years rallying from [...]