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Talking Tennis Southern Style

Ron Cioffi, USTA Southern, Senior Manager, Communications

Show • 139 episodes

Talking Tennis Southern Style covers tennis in nine Southern states and is hosted by longtime tennis TV & radio personality Sam Crenshaw. The weekly podcast is the official show of USTA Southern, the largest section of the United State Tennis Association and represents 26% of the national members.

Talking Tennis Southern Style’s last episode: 2024 highlightsEpisode • Dec 12, 2024

Ted Reese on leading USTA Southern for two yearsEpisode • Dec 4, 2024

L.E.A.D serves Black youth in tennis and baseballEpisode • Nov 20, 2024

Tuskegee coach Gregory Green on HBCU opportunitiesEpisode • Nov 13, 2024

Former USPTA CEO John Embree Reflects on His Wilson Legacy and Leadership in TennisEpisode • Nov 6, 2024

Former USPTA CEO John Embree talks about his USTA League leadershipEpisode • Oct 30, 2024

Open Tennis Fest in Tennessee with Sara Barnett; Charles Allen starts a high-energy, crowd-friendly formatEpisode • Oct 22, 2024

Mercer tennis player outlines donation programEpisode • Oct 16, 2024

Growing Tennis On Campus at UNC-CHEpisode • Oct 4, 2024

TV personality Karen Graham co-founded company serving Deaf communityEpisode • Sep 26, 2024

Jamie Hunt starts as third coach in Georgia’s men’s tennisEpisode • Sep 17, 2024

Louisville’s Mark Beckham on college coachingEpisode • Sep 11, 2024

USTA’s Martin Blackman: covering the US OpenEpisode • Aug 27, 2024

North Carolina tennis historyEpisode • Aug 20, 2024

USTA Southern EVP Ted Reese runs Cary Tennis ClassicEpisode • Aug 14, 2024

Raising Funds for Tennis Programs and ScholarshipsEpisode • Aug 7, 2024

USA players competing in the Paris OlympicsEpisode • Jul 30, 2024

Patricia Jensen: Famed tennis matriarch and volunteerEpisode • Jul 24, 2024

Atlanta Open history: Tournament directors talk 2013-2024Episode • Jul 17, 2024

Atlanta Open history: Tournament directors talk 2010-2012Episode • Jul 9, 2024

John Isner on Atlanta Open; Martin Blackman on WimbledonEpisode • Jul 3, 2024

Lake Norman Expands on Red Ball Tennis for AdultsEpisode • Jun 26, 2024

Tennis Helps 15-year-old Radio Personality Survive LeukemiaEpisode • Jun 18, 2024

America’s Top Junior: Georgia’s Al ParkerEpisode • Jun 11, 2024

Spring/Summer Buying GuideEpisode • Jun 5, 2024

Promoting tennis: USTA South Carolina’s advocacy successEpisode • May 28, 2024

USTA’s Martin Blackman: covering Roland GarrosEpisode • May 21, 2024

Bill Oakes on ATP pro tournamentsEpisode • May 15, 2024

Advocating for tennis courtsEpisode • May 7, 2024

Auburn’s Bobby Reynolds: from ATP to collegeEpisode • Apr 30, 2024

National Tennis Month: Bob WillisEpisode • Apr 24, 2024

National Tennis Month: Kristie FlowersEpisode • Apr 16, 2024

Tennessee tennis recruiter: Tyler StrongEpisode • Apr 9, 2024

Tennis Channel on-court host Andrew KrasnyEpisode • Apr 3, 2024

WHM: WTA player Arianne Hartono & Coach Jason OntogEpisode • Mar 27, 2024

Teaching: true passion for former UT coach Elizabeth HendersonEpisode • Mar 19, 2024

No-Cut Coach Starfish Award winner John CoxEpisode • Mar 12, 2024

WHM: Local League Coordinator honoree Anna MartinEpisode • Mar 6, 2024

The weekly: ‘Talking Tennis Southern Style’ goes to weekly podcastEpisode • Feb 27, 2024

Adult and Junior winners: George “Ged” Schwing, Male Player & Ryan Cozad, Junior SportsmanshipEpisode • Feb 15, 2024

BHM: Calvin Kemp plus advocating for tennis courtsEpisode • Feb 1, 2024

Australian Open preview, a Mexican star on her French Open, women’s tour successEpisode • Jan 11, 2024

It’s a wrap: Outstanding interviews in 2023!Episode • Dec 14, 2023

From WTA & ATP tours to Southern Tennis Hall of Fame: Jane Preyer and Keith RichardsonEpisode • Nov 30, 2023

Marshall Happer’s book, “Pioneers of the Game,” documents the rise of the men’s professional toursEpisode • Nov 21, 2023

Inclusive and accessible: Wheelchair tennis No. 1 junior and adaptive tennis supports blind, visually impairedEpisode • Nov 16, 2023

UGA's SEC winningest coach Manny Diaz & holiday buying guideEpisode • Nov 10, 2023

Playing Tennis as an Adult: Former Atlanta Falcon player Brian Finneran, plus US Open Chief Umpire Andrew WalkerEpisode • Oct 26, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month: JTT captain extraordinaire Omar Alcaino, plus ITF captain Brenda CarterEpisode • Oct 12, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month: NJTL organizer Belén Gómez-Jordana, former NC State player Ponch OchoaEpisode • Sep 28, 2023

Teaching tennis: NFL football star Leigh Torrence and coach Dr. Mark KovacsEpisode • Sep 14, 2023

Wheelchair tennis: Jennifer Edmonson & Chuck McCuenEpisode • Aug 31, 2023

US Open preview: Martin Blackman on Gauff, Pegula, Fritz and TiafoeEpisode • Aug 17, 2023

“Second Serve” reaches out to USTA League players; Dr. Brian Hainline on the summer heatEpisode • Aug 3, 2023

Atlanta Open draws native Christopher Eubanks and Georgia Tech player Andres MartinEpisode • Jul 20, 2023

USTA coaches Martin Blackman and Atlanta’s Jermaine Jenkins on Americans at WimbledonEpisode • Jul 6, 2023

From ’Bama to UGA, two collegiate tennis coaches reminisce about their outstanding careersEpisode • Jun 29, 2023

Celebrating Juneteenth with USTA Southern award winners: Vanita Phinisey of Golden Triangle Tennis and D&I Champion Ezekiel SalamaEpisode • Jun 9, 2023

American prospects in the French Open with Martin Blackman and Darren Potkey on training the next generation of officialsEpisode • May 25, 2023

Huntsville Pro Circuit tournament and Colette Lewis of ZooTennis on NCAAsEpisode • May 11, 2023

USTA President Brian Hainline on health benefits, plus NTM with James McKissickEpisode • Apr 27, 2023

NTM: Greg Lappin and junior sportsmanship with Ernie JamesEpisode • Apr 13, 2023

USTA Southern President & CEO Brett Schwartz & Christine Keys, mother of MadisonEpisode • Mar 30, 2023

USTA App premieres and Mike Eden: tennis collector extraordinaireEpisode • Mar 16, 2023

Women’s History Month with Jaime Kaplan & Maria CerconeEpisode • Mar 2, 2023

Black History Month with Venecca Green & Michelle CurryEpisode • Feb 16, 2023

Black History Month with Rex Miller & Art CarringtonEpisode • Feb 2, 2023

Awards winners: Spirit-Cathy Greene, Tennis On Campus-Crawford LathamEpisode • Jan 21, 2023

Atlanta native Alycia Parks, USTA’s Martin Blackman talk Australian Open and 2023Episode • Jan 5, 2023

Talking Tennis Southern Style’s Best of 2022Episode • Dec 15, 2022

American Tennis News in 2022Episode • Dec 1, 2022

Southern Tennis Foundation: Funding College ScholarshipsEpisode • Nov 17, 2022

Tennis Warehouse’s Michelle Heidbrink, Rick Limpert on holiday giftsEpisode • Nov 3, 2022

I Play Tennis’s Dan Kester and Winston-Salem Open stringer David YamaneEpisode • Oct 21, 2022

USTA Pro Events with Megan Rose & Brenau's Andre Ferreira heads CTAEpisode • Oct 13, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month: David Marquina plus Coach Alan GreenEpisode • Sep 22, 2022

College Coaching with Scott Handback & Amy BryantEpisode • Sep 8, 2022

US Open Preview with Tommy Paul plus Junior Team TennisEpisode • Aug 25, 2022

Winston-Salem Open & TennisRecruiting.netEpisode • Aug 12, 2022

SPUD Tournament; Fashion ShowEpisode • Jul 28, 2022

Atlanta Open Preview: Leylah Fernandez and Andres MartinEpisode • Jul 14, 2022

Editor Talks Wimbledon plus Tennis Pro with 366 TipsEpisode • Jul 1, 2022

Juneteenth with Citizen Ashe Director Rex Miller and ATA’s Roxanne AaronEpisode • Jun 16, 2022

Special Bonus Episode: Martin Blackman & Michelle HeidbrinkEpisode • Jun 6, 2022

USTA Southern Executive Director & COO Matt Olson and Southern Tennis HOF’s Jorge AndrewEpisode • Jun 2, 2022

US Open Mixed Doubles Champion Melanie Oudin on Coaching Junior GirlsEpisode • May 19, 2022

National Tennis Month with Cindy Farmer & John IsnerEpisode • May 5, 2022

USTA League Tennis Pioneer; Georgia Gwinnett JuggernautEpisode • Apr 21, 2022

BJK Cup Coming to Asheville, Remembering John CallenEpisode • Apr 7, 2022

Charleston WTA Tournament: Director and VolunteerEpisode • Mar 24, 2022

WHM: WTA Medical Experts; Southern Hall of Famer Susan SloaneEpisode • Mar 10, 2022

Tennis On Campus Comes to Georgia’s RomeEpisode • Feb 24, 2022

Rodney Harmon on Black History Month; Hall of Famer Andy AndrewsEpisode • Feb 10, 2022

Heart Health & Black History MonthsEpisode • Jan 27, 2022

Martin Blackman: Australian Open; Christopher EubanksEpisode • Jan 13, 2022

The Best of the Best: 2021+ Classics & QuotesEpisode • Dec 16, 2021

John Callen: Retiring after 33 Years, with Randy StephensEpisode • Dec 2, 2021

Southern Tennis Foundation’s Mission and College ScholarshipsEpisode • Nov 18, 2021

Pro Tournament Director Ian Van Cott & Tennis Warehouse Podcaster Michelle HeidbrinkEpisode • Nov 4, 2021

Current Issues: Gay Pioneer Brian Vahaly & Mental Health Author Joanne McCallieEpisode • Oct 21, 2021

Who Plays Tennis? Weather Channel’s Paul Goodloe & UGA Football’s Jim DonnanEpisode • Oct 7, 2021

HBCU Covered with D&I Chair James Ewers and Dr. Carl GoodmanEpisode • Sep 23, 2021

Bill Ozaki on Junior Tournaments & Rebel Good on OfficiatingEpisode • Sep 9, 2021

#BeOpen at the US OpenEpisode • Aug 26, 2021

Jeff Ryan & Winston-Salem Open, Black-Owned Business: Chuck & Mike’s Tennis ShopEpisode • Aug 12, 2021

Chairs Roundtable About SectionalsEpisode • Jul 29, 2021

Truist Atlanta Open with John Isner, Kim Clijsters & Eddie GonzalezEpisode • Jul 15, 2021

Being @ Wimbledon with Jaime Kaplan & Ernie JamesEpisode • Jul 1, 2021

Juneteenth is Celebrated with Lenny Simpson Jimmie CoinsEpisode • Jun 17, 2021

Roll Tide & Roll WheelchairEpisode • Jun 3, 2021

Coaching College Tennis at Sewanee & EmoryEpisode • May 20, 2021

#NationalTennisMonth / #PowerOfTennisEpisode • May 13, 2021

French Open Preview with Kathy RinaldiEpisode • May 6, 2021

April is Autism Awareness MonthEpisode • Apr 22, 2021

Talking Baseball & Tennis with Chipper Jones, plus Volvo Car Open's Bob MoranEpisode • Apr 8, 2021

USTA Southern Award WinnersEpisode • Mar 25, 2021

Women's History Month: Three USTA Southern PresidentsEpisode • Mar 11, 2021

Black History MonthEpisode • Feb 25, 2021

Australian Open analysis by Martin BlackmanEpisode • Feb 11, 2021

From the Top: USTA Southern President Randy JacksonEpisode • Jan 28, 2021

Martin Luther King Day CommemoratedEpisode • Jan 14, 2021

Cy King in North Carolina & Holiday Gifts with Rick LimpertEpisode • Dec 17, 2020

Junior Tournaments with Maria Cercone & Jonathan BarthEpisode • Dec 3, 2020

Tennis Writers: Roy Barth & Rhiannon PotkeyEpisode • Nov 19, 2020

Cary Pro Tournament & Fostering Young USTA LeadersEpisode • Nov 5, 2020

USTA League with Chris Walling & Graham BucciantiniEpisode • Oct 22, 2020

USTA Southern's Claire Bartlett & Nutrition Expert Page LoveEpisode • Oct 8, 2020

USTA's Martin Blackman Talks about the US OpenEpisode • Oct 5, 2020

USTA Tennessee President Eric Voges & ACEing Autism's Sue HitesEpisode • Sep 24, 2020

USTA Southern President & CEO Bonnie VandegriftEpisode • Sep 10, 2020

Tennis.com podcaster and WTA pro Irina Falconi covers the US OpenEpisode • Aug 27, 2020

Robert Weintraub discusses The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery about Alice MarbleEpisode • Aug 13, 2020

The focus is on Kentucky with Jon Sanders and Kyle MacyEpisode • Jul 30, 2020

Katrina Adams, hosted by Sam CrenshawEpisode • Jul 16, 2020

Ernie James and Dr. Dale YakeEpisode • Jul 2, 2020

Tennis Pros Alison Riske and Monica PuigEpisode • Jun 18, 2020

USTA Southern USTA League Chair Helen Martin & Wheelchair Advocate Kelly FlouhouseEpisode • Jun 4, 2020

Dr. Brian Hainline, hosted by Sam CrenshawEpisode • May 20, 2020

Talking Tennis Southern Style trailerEpisode • May 11, 2020

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