- Southbury’s Stoiana’s tennis journey from public school to...
![Mary Stoiana practices tennis six days a week and competes in tournaments all across the country. Her dad, Val, first taught her how to play when she was 5 years old.]()
- Former tennis star from CT still shaken by encounter with cop
![This image taken from a surveillance camera and released by the New York Police Department shows former tennis star James Blake, top left, being arrested by plainclothes officer James Frascatore outside of the Grand Hyatt New York hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in New York. Blake was mistaken for an identity-theft suspect that Police Commissioner William Bratton said looked like Blake's "twin." Bratton apologized to Blake. (NYPD via AP) NO SALES]()
- Busy day in store for American Usue Maitane Arconada at Oracle...
![American Usue Maitane Arconada advanced in both the singles and doubles draw on Friday at New Haven’s Oracle Challenger Series.]()
- Nicole Gibbs advances at Oracle tournament in New Haven
![Nicole Gibbs advanced with a victory at the Oracle Challenger Series in New Haven Wednesday.]()
- Tommy Paul ousts Sekou Bangoura at Oracle Challenger Series
![American Tommy Paul, who defeated Sekou Bangoura Thursday in the Oracle Challenger Series in New Haven.]()
- New Haven’s Roy Smith opens Oracle series with a win
![New Haven native Roy Smith at the Oracle Challenger Series event at Yale. Smith advanced with a three-set win over Felix Corwin Tuesday.]()
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![New Haven native Roy Smith at the Oracle Challenger Series event at Yale. Smith advanced with a three-set win over Felix Corwin Tuesday.]()
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![Oracle founder Larry Ellison, one of the wealthiest people in the world, has poured lots of resources into the sport of tennis, especially American tennis.]()
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![New Canaan’s Morgan Hibbert tees off on the 18th during the FCIAC girls golf championship at Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield on Thursday, May 30, 2019. — Dave Stewart/Hearst Connecticut Media]()
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![Darien's Nicole Humphrey (1) in action during the CIAC Class L final against New Canaan on June 8. — Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media]()
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![The Connecticut Tennis Center, home of the former CT Open tennis tournament, in New Haven photographed on February 25, 2019.]()
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![The Connecticut Tennis Center, home of the former CT Open tennis tournament, in New Haven photographed on February 25, 2019.]()
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![Trumbull High School junior Andrew Ilie returns a shot at the baseline during his match against Darien’s Michael Karr in the State Open Boy Tennis Tournament singles final held at Wesleyan University’s courts in Middletown on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.]()
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![Staples’ Alyssa Dimaio advanced to Wednesday’s State Open singles final.]()
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![Darien’s Michael Karr, seen here against New Canaan on May 16, advanced to the State Open final.]()
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![Darien's Michael Karr in action during a tennis match this season. — Dave Stewart/Hearst Connecticut Media]()
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![Tighe Brunetti, left, and Robbie Daus of Staples won the Class LL double title on Friday at Wesleyan University.]()
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![Hand defeated Lauralton Hall to win its second Class M state title in three years Friday.]()
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![Michael Karr of Darien won the Class LL boys singles championship on Friday, May 31, 2019, at Wesleyan University in Middletown.]()
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![Wilton’s Rhea Raghavan charges the net at No. 4 singles during the Warriors’ match against Darien in the CIAC Class L tennis quarterfinals at the Solaris Racquet Club in Stamford on Wednesday.]()
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![Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro battles Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the Connecticut Open championship match on Stadium Court on Aug. 25, 2018, at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven. Sabalenka won, 6-1, 6-4.]()
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![Czech's Andrea Sestini Hvalackova and Barbora Strycova vs. Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh and Germany's Laura Siegemund on Stadium Court Saturday, August 25, 2018, in the championship match at the Connecticut Open at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven.]()
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![The Darien High School boys tennis team won the 2019 FCIAC title with a 4-2 win over defending champion Staples at Wilton High School on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. — David Fierro/Hearst Connecticut Media]()
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![Darien doubles team Romano DeCaprio, left and Chris Calderwood were victorious in their match against Staples in the FCIAC boys championship tennis match at Wilton High School on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.]()
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![North Haven’s Julia Migliorini hits a forehand against Hand’s Sam Riordan on May 6.]()
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![Wilton's number one Izzy Koziol warms up before her FCIAC girls tennis finals match with Staples Allyssa Dimaio. Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Wilton High School, Wilton, Conn.]()
