Tennis

Beyond the baseline: The Tufts men’s tennis Class of 2025

By Thomas Leung | May 13

For Tufts men’s tennis seniors Vuk Vuksanovic, Derin Acaroglu and Lachie Macintosh[a], the past four years have been about more than sets, stats and standings. Together, they’ve helped build one of the most competitive tennis programs in the country, and along the way, they’ve grown into leaders, teammates and friends whose legacy will be felt long after their last matches are played.

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Women’s tennis sweeps Conneticut College and Endicott College on Senior Day

By Bassil Chughtai | April 25

Tufts women’s tennis was greeted at home by beautiful weather and a resounding victory. The team barely broke a sweat as they cruised to two 7–0 wins against Connecticut College and Endicott College in one day. The Jumbos first faced off against the Camels, a team that has not beaten Tufts since 2011. 

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Men’s tennis bagels Connecticut College, dominates Brandeis, pushing winning streak to 11

By Josh Solomon | April 22

While not yet over, the men’s tennis team has produced nothing short of a historic season, defined by intensity and domination. With a 17–1 overall record after taking down Connecticut College and Brandeis University on Saturday, Tufts remains undefeated 8–0 in the NESCAC and will face Colby and Amherst this coming weekend to battle for the top seed in the tournament.

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Ready to rally, women’s tennis jumps into second half of spring season

By Josh Solomon | April 10

After a weekend of traveling, the women’s tennis team returned to Medford after taking down Hamilton College 5–2 and falling just short to Amherst 4–3.The team, composed of seven underclassmen and seven upperclassmen, is eager to dive into the final stretch of their regular season with a busy April season filled with NESCAC opponents. Matches are determined by six singles matches to the best of three sets that each count for one point and three doubles matches in a one set format where the team that takes at least two of them earns one point.

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Tufts triumphs over Middlebury in rivalry men’s tennis matchup

By Thomas Leung | April 4

The No. 2 Tufts men’s tennis team delivered a statement win Saturday, dismantling longtime rival No. 12 Middlebury 6–1 in a clash brimming with postseason intensity. Fueled by relentless baseline precision and clinical doubles execution, the Jumbos avenged years of NESCAC heartbreak against the Panthers, sweeping all three doubles matches before securing decisive singles victories.

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Historic doubles performance headlines strong showing for men's tennis at ITA Cup

By Jack Krasnof | October 18

Five individuals from the men’s tennis team took the flight down to Georgia to compete at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup this past weekend. Senior Vuk Vuksanovic qualified by winning an ITA Regional singles title at the New England Regional Championships hosted by Tufts. Doubles pair junior Javier Gonzalez and first-year Stavros Mastrogamvrakis, as well as doubles pair juniors Sacha Maes and Alex Ganchev, both qualified by reaching the ITA New England Regional doubles finals.

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Stand-out first-year performances highlight ITA Regionals to kick off the women’s tennis season

By Keriann Slayton | September 27

Tufts women’s tennis traveled to Bowdoin College in Maine last weekend to launch their fall campaign by competing in Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals over the course of two days. On Sept. 21, first-year Melanie Woodbury won her first two collegiate matches to advance to the Round of 16 in the “A” singles draw, while her fellow first-year Brooklyn Bindas handled Sanjana Kumar of Brandeis University to advance in “B” singles.

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Sports and Society: Tennis isn't a sport

By Oliver Fox | September 15

Until last week, I would have had a different opinion. Tennis has all the hallmarks of a sport: competition, athleticism, clearly defined rules and even uses a ball. Surely that’s a sport, right?Wrong.

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Tennis brings love to the House of Blues

By Madeleine Aitken | April 11

Romance between band members is a tale as old as time — as old as music, at least — and it usually doesn’t end well. Take ABBA, The Mamas and the Papas, The White Stripes or the ubiquitous Fleetwood Mac. But Tennis, an indie pop duo made up of husband and wife Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, is a lovely exception who seem to have cracked the code to marriage and music. On tour for their sixth album, “Pollen” (2023), released on Feb. 10, they brought their ballads to the House of Blues on April 3. 

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Viewpoint

Roger Federer: A human first and a tennis legend second

By Idil Kolabas | September 30

Who is Roger Federer? A legend in the tennis world? A humble Swiss ball boy? When asked by Joe Sabia in the “73 Questions” series for Vogue, he said he wanted to be remembered as “philanthropic” and “a good tennis player.” I am here to tell you that both descriptions are understatements of who he is, both as a tennis player and a philanthropic foundation president.

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Tennis

Senior Profile: Isaac Gorelik’s impact on tennis

By Steven Landry | May 22

“Everyone on our team knows Isaac has the best forehand in the country.”

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Women’s tennis improves to 8–2 with trio of wins

By David Cooperman | April 11

The Tufts women’s tennis team, ranked No. 10 nationally, pushed its record to 8–2 overall and 3–2 in the NESCAC with a strong two weeks that included three dominant wins against Babson, Brandeis and Connecticut College, along with a tightly contested defeat against Wesleyan.

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News

Tufts removes Harleston basketball hoops for tennis court space, commits to new hoop installation at later date

By Odessa Gaines | October 22

Tufts University removed the basketball hoops located outside Harleston Hall in an effort to create more court space for the men’s and women’s varsity tennis teams in early October. The decision temporarily removes the only available outside space for Tufts pickup basketball players.

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With Vouté Courts still unusable, Tufts varsity tennis teams continue use of South Courts

By Skyler Goldberg | September 29

The Vouté Tennis Courts on Professors Row remain unusable due to the modular housing units installed on top of the courts in 2020. This has caused Tufts’ varsity tennis teams to hold practices and games on the South Courts by Harleston Hall, as they did last year.

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Serena Williams' powerful fashion, through the years

By Colette Smith | April 21

Serena Williams is both a fashion trailblazer and one of the greatest athletes of all time. She has a history of using fashion to support her activism, with her most recent statement coming in the semifinals of the 2021 Australian Open in February. While she has always pushed boundaries and broken glass ceilings with her supreme athletic ability and talent, Williams has used her platform to support women in a variety of ways.

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Women's tennis sweeps Brandeis in first match this season

By Eric Spencer | April 9

The No. 11 ranked Tufts women’s tennis team marked the return of Tufts sports on Saturday with a dominant 9–0 victory over Brandeis in Waltham. While no spectators were permitted at the match, it was the first Tufts athletics competition this year. The match also marked the season opener for the Brandeis Judges.

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Columns

Power to the Players: Djokovic is victorious, but his track record is still questionable

By Isaac Karp | February 23

Djokovic has a problematic track record that includes making disparaging comments about equal pay for women and questioning the validity of COVID-19 precautions and vaccines. Yet, as opposed to Federer and Nadal, who often side with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) over the players, Djokovic has become a prominent voice in the call for reform in tennis. 

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