Charleston

Credit One Bank New Title Sponsor Of Charleston WTA 500 Event

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Wednesday, Charleston Tennis, LLC unveiled Credit One Bank as the new title sponsor of the annual WTA 500 tennis tournament hosted in Charleston, S.C., and of its state-of-the-art tennis stadium located at […]

Astra-Nominal! Sharma Wins First WTA title

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The singles final of the MUSC Health Women’s Open on green clay, one that featured multiple cultures and continents, came down to one last set – winner take all. With their eyes […]

Jabeur Gains Revenge, Reaches Charleston Final

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 18, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur has only reached one final in her WTA career, three years ago in Moscow. So, she can be forgiven for doing whatever it takes to get back into a […]

What A Week To Remember For Osorio Serrano

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Maria Camila Osorio Serrano won her first WTA singles title, the Copa Colsanitas, in Bogotá, the capital city in her home country of Colombia, Sunday afternoon. That’s when the fun began after […]

Fruhvirtova Is A Headline Act Waiting To Happen

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Linda Fruhvirtova is one of a handful of teenagers who are making an impact at this week’s MUSC Health Women’s Open in Charleston, S.C., along with Denmark’s Clara Tauson, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano of […]

Knocked Down, But Tauson Gets Up Strong

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 14, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Clara Tauson lost the first two matches she played after winning her first WTA tour-level singles title at Lyon in early March. As she’s finding out, it’s all part of the learning […]

Melichar, Schuurs: Pushing Each Other To Be Better

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs won their second doubles title of the season, at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., Sunday afternoon, they did a little dance to celebrate. The […]

Milestone Moment For Kudermetova, Wins First WTA Singles Title

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The Volvo Car Open, the largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America crowned its 2021 champion Sunday afternoon: Veronika Kudermetova. History was made in the low country as the No. 15 seed […]

Kovinic Is Thriving On Charleston’s Green Clay

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As the Volvo Car Open semifinals unfolded at the LTP-Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C., Saturday afternoon, following the elimination of top seed Ashleigh Barty by No. 71 Paula Badosa in the […]