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Schnyder defeats Craybas in straight sets

9:32 AM Mon, Aug 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Patty Schnyder of Switzerland defeated East Greenwich native Jill Craybas, 6-3, 6-2, in their first round match at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Schnyder, ranked No. 16 in the world, is seeded 13th in the tournament. Craybas, ranked No. 75,......

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 Tags  Jill Crayas   Olympics   Patty Schnyder  

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Craybas will play 13th-seeded Schnyder

10:37 AM Thu, Aug 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Jill Craybas will play 13th-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament. Craybas, 34, is ranked No. 75 in the world, Schnyder, 29, No. 16. Schnyder holds a 2-0 lead over Craybas in head-to-head......

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 Tags  Jill Craybas   Olympics   Patty Schnyder  

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URI picked last in CAA poll; Coen player of the year favorite

11:00 AM Wed, Jul 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

The buzz surrounding Darren Rizzi's hiring as football coach at the University of Rhode Island failed to pursuade his counterparts in the Colonial Athletic Association and selected media that the Rams will be much of a threat this season.......

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 Tags  Joe Casey   Liam Coen   URI Football  

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Santoro repeats as Hall of Fame tennis champion

3:33 PM Sun, Jul 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Fabrice Santoro of France defended his singles title in the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships today with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over unheralded Prakash Amritraj of India. Santoro, 35, is the oldest champion in the 32-year history of......

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 Tags  Fabrice Santoro   Newport Tennis   Prakash Amritraj  

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Chang inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

3:31 PM Sat, Jul 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

BY MIKE SZOSTAK Journal Sports Writer NEWPORT - He was only 17 when he won the French Open in 1989, still the youngest male to win a Grand Slam singles title. Just a kid, with his career yet to unfold,......

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 Tags  Eugene Scott   Mark McCormack   Michael Chang   Newport Tennis  

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Defending champion wins in Newport

1:19 PM Thu, Jul 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Fabrice Santoro of France returned to the scene of his 2007 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships triumph today and displayed the same smooth strokes that carried him to victory 12 months ago. The No. 2 seed this year,......

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 Tags  Fabrice Santoro   Newport Tennis  

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Fish loses; Casino curse continues

5:10 PM Wed, Jul 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike Szostak    Email

Top-seeded Mardy Fish, ranked No. 41 in the world, lost to qualifier Rohan Bopanna of India, 7-6 (6), 7-5, today in the second round of the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, continuing the 32-year-old Curse of the Casino.......

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 Tags  Mardy Fish   Newport Tennis  

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