I talked tennis with a Louisville Legend on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The whole show is worth a listen. Tennis and I are on with Jerry Eaves from 14:55-24:10. Give Jerry Eaves a follow on the platform formerly known as Twitter: @JerryEaves5 Jerry Eaves grew up in Louisville and played basketball for the great Denny…
Category: College Sports
Interviewing Dartmouth’s Dan Martin
1) So Dan, I became aware of your junior play in Canada once when seeing where my site was on Google’s traffic. I was thrilled to see someone named “Dan Martin” playing tennis at a high level. What were your biggest results in junior tennis? My tennis “career” started very early and I’m proud of…
Interviewing Butler University’s Preston Cameron
[Note: I was a teacher and assistant tennis coach at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville during the 2018 season in which Preston was a 12th-grade student] 1. As a high school player, you won 3 consecutive state doubles titles with three different partners. What are your thoughts on that unique accomplishment? It was really…
The Complex Case of Rick Pitino and Basketball in Kentucky
Complete with hyperlinks and endnotes News of dueling books about Rick Pitino as well as stories surrounding the lawsuit between Rick Pitino and the University of Louisville regarding the recruiting scandal that led to his firing in 2017 have me reflecting on Rick Pitino’s time in my beloved home state of Kentucky. Kentucky cannot make…
The Strange World of Stadium Sponsor Deals in College Sports
Fast Food Wars at One University While driving home from work recently, I heard about sponsorship money Papa John’s and Pepsi were putting into the University of Louisville’s Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium expansion project. This initially caught me off guard because I thought Papa John’s restaurant and delivery business featured Coke products. It turns out…
Madie Cook Interview: 4 Year NCAA Division 1 Player
I will hopefully be doing more interviews as part of this site. Madie Cook was kind enough to answer some questions about tennis. 1. You won a Kentucky High School state title in singles in 12th grade. What was that like? Did it help you entering college tennis? It was one of the best memories…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 