TennisEmily WhiteAP English Literature and CompositionKathy Saunders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE0_AgOucJM

Tennis

•Why tennis

▫One lesson last summer

▫Never played before

▫Fast paced

▫Physical activity

Origins• Court Tennis (AKA Royal Tennis)

▫France▫Middle Ages▫Indoor

• Lawn Tennis▫England▫Major Walter C. Wingfield

http://www.victoriatennisclub.ca/password.php

http://www.teniskortlari.gen.tr/tenis-tarihi.html

Origins

•First championship▫All England Croquet Club at Wimbledon▫1877- first for men▫1884- first for women

http://www.3dfocus.co.uk/3d-news-2/wimbledon-3d-tennis-special-exclusive/3707

How Tennis Came to America

•England-Bermuda-New York▫Garden party held by Wingfield in England▫British officer visiting from Bermuda▫Officer returned to Bermuda with tennis

equipment▫Mary Ewing Outerbridge of NY vacationing in

Bermuda

Development in America

•First tennis court in America▫Staten Island

•First American national championships▫Rhode Island

Men- 1881 Women- 1887

•United Sates Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA)▫Standardized rules & equipment▫Organized tournaments

Scoring

Game• One point=15• Two points= 30• Three points= 40• Tie= deuce

▫ advantage

• Four points= winner

Set• Win 6 games to win a

set▫ Must lead by 2 games

• Expedited tiebreaker method▫ First person to win 7

games

Match• Best two of three

sets• Best three of five at

Men’s Majors

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-2013-can-rafael-nadal-1931068http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2010818/WIMBLEDON-2011-Novak-Djokovic-beats-Rafa-Nadal.html

Mentor

•Joan Sloyan▫Asheboro Racquet and Swim Club

http://www.asheborotennis.com/asheboro-racquet--swim#/id/i5462518

Product

•Total of 15 hours spent with my mentor

•Engaged in tennis lessons

•Observed tennis lessons (all ages)

•Produced an informational brochure

Product

•Informational brochure▫Allows people who are unfamiliar with the

game learn more about it

Obstacles

•Time Management▫Syncing schedules

•Weather▫Courts unplayable due to storms

•Experience▫Only one lesson prior ▫Little exposure to athletics

Q&A

Thanks for your time!Any questions?

Tips• Keep arm and racquet in a 90-degree “V” shape• Keep knees bent and feet moving• Make contact before the ball gets to you• Swing low to high • Hit with shoulders, not arms/wrists• Weight shifts from back to front leg• Recover after shot and get in ready position

quickly

The Majors

•Australian Open▫AKA “Oz Open” or “Uninhibited Open”▫Wild spectators

•US Open▫Ashe Stadium to Armstrong Stadium▫Social event

•Wimbledon▫First tennis

championship established

▫Upper class

•French Open▫Paris▫Clay courts