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Novak Djokovic spearheaded a movement to create a men's tennis player union, inciting reactions from those across the sport. (Courtesy of Flickr)

Novak Djokovic’s Men’s Tennis Union Leaves More Questions Than Answers

September 9, 2020

Professional tennis players are making strides to represent themselves, but there is still a long way to go, particularly for women and in bringing the sport's biggest stars into the fold.

Novak Djokovic found himself in an odd situation at the US Open, and now he has to face the repercussions of his actions. (Courtesy of Twitter)

Novak Djokovic and Accepting Consequences

September 9, 2020

On Sunday afternoon, I was watching the U.S. Open with the sound off. Novak Djokovic was the number one seed for the men, and he was facing off against Pablo Carreñno Busta of Spain.

Taluyenko paced the Rams in a weekend of mixed results. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Women’s Tennis Closes out the Weekend at .500

February 12, 2020

The Rams carried over their winning momentum against Stony Brook, but could not do the same against Army University, finshing the weekend with a split result.

In search of conference success, the Rams hold confidence after the first half of the Spring season. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Women’s Tennis Starts Spring with Losses to Harvard and Boston College

January 29, 2020

While the results were not always on the winning side, the Rams displayed tremendous potential, particularly in the freshmen, and have much to be excited about at the midway point of the season.

Fordham Men's Tennis took care of business against Bucknell on Saturday. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Men’s Tennis Starts Spring Slate with 6-1 Victory Over Bucknell

January 22, 2020

The Fordham men's tennis team started off its team season on the right foot, with a dominant victory over Bucknell.

Despite a hot start, Men’s Tennis still has much to learn after narrowly losing to Navy 4-3 over the weekend. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Fordham Men’s Tennis Drops Close Match Against Navy

March 6, 2019

Fordham Men's Tennis lost a closley contested match against the Naval Academy this past weekend.

Fordham Women’s Tennis started its season with matches against Yale and Harvard. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Women’s Tennis Goes North

January 30, 2019

The Fordham Women's Tennis team has restarted its season with two matches against Yale and Harvard.

Fordham Men's Tennis and head coach Mike Sowter are looking forward to the 2019-20 season. (Julia Comerford/Fordham Ram)

Strong Showing in Fordham Quad to End Fall for Men’s Tennis

November 7, 2018

Fordham's men's tennis team is headed for a long winter, but it ended its fall schedule on a high note.

Arina Taluyenko hits a forehand. She went 6-0 this weekend at Harvard (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics).

Women’s Tennis Wraps Up Fall at Harvard

October 24, 2018

By Gigi Speer Fordham Women’s Tennis wrapped up its fall play this past weekend at the Harvard Invitational in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Rams started off the weekend strong, with freshman/sophomore duo Nicole...

Max Green hits a forehand. He was the Rams’ top performer at Princeton (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics).

Men’s Tennis Competes at Princeton

October 17, 2018

By Dylan Balsamo This past weekend, Fordham Men’s Tennis made its way down to New Jersey to take part in the ITA Northeast Championships, hosted by Princeton. The squad found most of its success in the singles tourn...

Just because Serena Williams has exceptional strength and physical stature does not mean she is any less of a woman (Courtesy of Flickr).

Serena Williams’ Misunderstood Strength

September 19, 2018

By Noelle Theodoulou Prior to college, I was referred to as “Beast” by my high school soccer teammates and coaches. The referee’s whistle at the start of every game activated a mode in me that was wired to fight for my t...

Tatiana Grigoryan hits a forehand. She won her B singles match 6-4, 5-7, 12-10 (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics).

Women’s Tennis Shines Despite the Rain

September 12, 2018

By Gigi Speer After going 9-10 (3-3 Atlantic 10) last season, the Fordham women’s tennis team traveled to Stony Brook looking to open their season with vigor. In postseason play last year...