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The "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis" podcast brings you tennis, tennis and more tennis. With podcast interviews with guests deeply rooted in the tennis industry, "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis" brings the tennis world to you. You will hear from a variety of guests including some touring professionals, some touring coaches, some collegiate coaches along with some high school coaches. You will also hear from certain individuals outside of the playing and coaching arena, with each person h ...
Co-Host and Hall of Famer Steve Flink discusses all things Miami Open with David. Enjoy this fun conversation as we wrap up what was such an impressive tournament for a number of players on both the Men's and Women's side. Find "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis": Tennis Channel Podcast Network: https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/10/ Facebook:…
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Update with Former UMASS Tennis Player Brittany Collens on the UMASS Tennis Situation with the NCAA
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We are so happy to have with us back on the pod tonight, Brittany Collens. For those that have listened previously, you know that Brittany was a 2017 graduate of the University of Massachusetts. Brittany and her teammates have been in the news as of late because of a recent preposterous, delusional and illogical decision by the NCAA that took away …
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Tennis Media and Public Relations Veteran Pete Holtermann Returns to the Pod
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We have with us returning guest, Pete Holtermann, a Tennis Media and Public Relations veteran. Pete has worked for the ATP Tour and for ESPN. Pete is the current Media Director for the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and is also the current Media Director for the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. Pete is also the President and F…
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Co-Hosts Steve Flink and David Beilinson talk Roger's Return and Much More
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We are back on with my co-host tonight, Steve Flink, a Hall of Famer. Steve won’t brag about himself, but I sure will, Steve is an absolute living legend in our sport. Have a listen as we talk Roger's return to the courts and much more! Find "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis": Tennis Channel Podcast Network: https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts…
Tonight we have with us a guest who, at just the age of 22 years-old has already given back so much to the sport of tennis. This guest recently graduated from Long Beach State University where she competed at the collegiate level and was named 2nd Team All-Big West her Junior Year in both singles and doubles, and is now in the midst of her first ye…
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Director of Development and Brand Manager at the Sloane Stephens Foundation Lindsay Linhart
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We are so happy to have with us on tonight Lindsay Linhart, the current Director of Development and Brand Manager at the Sloane Stephens Foundation. The Sloane Stephens Foundation was established in 2013 by professional tennis player and US Open Champion Sloane Stephens to enhance the quality of life and shape constructive futures for underserved y…
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Steve Flink and David talk Australian Open
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We are so happy to have on with us what we hope is the first of many episodes with my new co-host at "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis", Steve Flink. As many of you know, Steve is a sports journalist who has been a columnist and editor with magazines such as World Tennis Magazine, Tennis Magazine and Tennis Week. Steve has also done a lot of work f…
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Brian Wilson - Former NCAA Doubles Champ and Current Associate Director of High Performance at the Darling Tennis Center
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We have with us today Brian Wilson, Associate Director of High Performance at the Darling Tennis Center, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brian was ranked #1 in Southern California in the juniors before attending the University of Illinois. In 2003, Brian was the NCAA doubles champion partnering with Rajeev Ram and the team went undefeated and won the…
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Bjorn Fratangelo Discusses Delray Beach Open and More
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Tonight, we have with us 2011 French Open Junior Champion (where, by the way, he beat Dominic Thiem in the final); he’s previously been in the Top 100 and now with injuries hopefully behind him, he’s looking back to getting within the Top 100 again; it’s been great catching up with him just after his appearance at the Delray Beach Open, please welc…
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Former USTA National Coach and Former University of Virginia Men's Associate Head Coach Dustin Taylor
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We have with us today a tennis coaching veteran in Dustin Taylor. Dustin has had two stints at the USTA and he was also the Associate Head Coach at the University of Virginia from 2014 - 2017 working with Coach Brian Boland where the team won three consecutive NCAA National Championships, one National Indoor Team Championship along with two NCAA Si…
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Top 70 ATP Ranked Professional Dominik Koepfer
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We have with us today ATP Tour Tennis Professional Dominik Koepfer. Dominik tuned pro in 2016 and has seen a steady climb in the rankings reaching a career high ranking of 61 in September 2020. Many of you may remember Dom’s Round of 16 US Open match in 2019 vs eventual runner-up Danil Medvedev in what was such a tightly contested battle. Dom playe…
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Tulane Men's Head Tennis Coach Mark Booras
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We have with us today 12th Year Men’s Head Coach of the Tulane Green Wave, Coach Mark Booras. Coach Booras was named head coach for Tulane men’s tennis in 2008 and was tasked with rebuilding a program that was discontinued for four years as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since then, Coach Booras has orchestrated the program’s improbable ret…
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Former Top 70 ATP Tour Professional Jesse Levine
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Recorded prior to the rescheduling of the 2021 Delray Beach Open, we have with us today former top 70 ATP Tour Professional Jesse Levine. As a 13-year-old in 2001, Jesse won the U.S. Clay Court 14 Nationals singles championship, and as a 15-year-old he won the USTA boys' 16s doubles championship with his doubles partner. As a 17-year-old, Jesse won…
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Delray Beach Open Tournament Director Mark Baron
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We are so happy to have with us on tonight Mark Baron, the Tournament Director of the ATP 250 Delray Beach Open...one of my favorite tournaments to cover every year. In what has been a crazy year with the COVID-19 virus, Mark and his team have had to stay extremely nimble with the conditions of the current pandemic situation which has a resulted in…
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Tennis Coach Sandy Mittleman - Owner of Mittleman Tennis
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We have with us today Sandy Mittleman. Sandy has coached tennis players from thirty different countries at the USTA National, ITF, ATP and WTA Tour levels. Sandy’s coaching of 3 USTA 18s National Champions is proof of his coaching, player development and management skills. We are happy to have him on, so please enjoy this engaging discussion with S…
We are so happy to have with us on tonight the COO of NueroTennis, Mr. Cameron Lickle. Many of you may know Cameron from his partnership with former 7-time Grand Slam Champion, Mats Wilander with their “Wilander on Wheels” program. Cameron is a 2003 graduate of the US Naval Academy where he was a captain of the tennis team in both 2002 and 2003. Cu…
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Stephen Amritraj - Chief Tennis Officer at UTR
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We are privileged to have Chief Tennis Officer and Tournament Director at Universal Tennis, often referred to as “UTR”, Stephen Amritraj join the podcast tonight to discuss the recently announced three-year UTR Pro Tennis Series Tour. Find "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis": Tennis Channel Podcast Network: https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/1…
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2020 Year-In-Review with Friend of the Program David Zakhodin
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We have with us today David Zakhodin, a day one "Friend of the Program", to discuss our annual "Year-In-Review" segment. While this segment almost didn’t happen because of the pandemic and we didn’t know how much tennis would be played in 2020, thankfully the tour was able to get in quite a few tournaments in the latter part of the year. Enjoy list…
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Match Tennis App Founders Lindsay Lee-Waters and Heath Waters
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We are so happy to have on with us tonight both Heath and Lindsay Lee-Waters, the creators of Match Tennis App which at a high level is basically your virtual tournament desk for signing into tennis tournaments and so much more. Lindsay is a former top 35 WTA player and Heath is a veteran ATP/WTA Registered tour coach since 1998. Heath's profession…
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Oklahoma Sooners Men's Head Tennis Coach Nick Crowell
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We have with us tonight Men’s Head Tennis Coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, Nick Crowell. In four seasons at the helm for the Sooners, Coach Crowell has compiled a record of 65-32 and has led OU to three NCAA tournament berths while coaching three players to All-American honors. He coached the 2017 NCAA Doubles champs in Spencer Papa and Andrew Harris…
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Former University of Illinois All-American Dennis Nevolo
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We are privileged to have on with us Dennis Nevolo, a former top 350 ATP Ranked Professional, a former All-American at the University of Illinois, and a former Illinois High School State Singles Champion. We talk all things junior tennis, college tennis and professional tennis. Dennis gives us specific insight on what it's like to compete at all le…
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TopCourt Director of Business Development Brad Cox
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We are so happy to have with us on tonight Brad Cox, the current Director of Business Development at TopCourt. TopCourt is an online instruction and storytelling platform enabling tennis fans to learn from the game's best players and top coaches. Brad has quite the tennis background himself in that he trained at IMG Academy from the ages of 14 – 18…
We are so happy to have with us on tonight Brittany Collens, a 2017 graduate of the University of Massachusetts. Brittany and her teammates have been in the news as of late because of a recent preposterous, delusional and illogical decision by the NCAA that took away the team’s Atlantic 10 title, along with all three years of their wins due to a $2…
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Mission Elite Performance Founder and CEO Raheel Manji
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We have with us a returning guest in Raheel Manji. Raheel is the Founder and CEO of Mission Elite Performance. Raheel, a former standout collegiate player at Indiana University, former collegiate coach at University of Oklahoma and also a professional tennis title holder, talks about his previous experiences and how it all came together to start Mi…
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Oklahoma State Associate Head Coach Scoville Jenkins
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We are privileged to have Oklahoma State Associate Head Coach Scoville Jenkins on with us tonight. Some of Scoville's accomplishments include the following: On August 16, 2004, at the age of 17, Scoville became the first African-American to capture the Boys' 18 USTA National Hard Court title in singles in the tournament's 89-year history. In 2004, …
We are privileged to have with us former top 30 singles player on the WTA Tour, Tina Pisnik. Tina was a participant of all major slams reaching the third round in the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Her accomplishments include winning one title on the WTA tour where she defeated two-time slam winner and former number one in the world, Ameli…
We are super pumped to have with us on tonight Gabby Hesse, who at the age of 22 has already given so much to the sport of tennis. Gabby recently graduated from Florida Southern College where she competed at the collegiate level, and is now in the midst of her first year as part of Tennis for America, a new program formed by the ITA. Hope you enjoy…
We are so happy to have with us on tonight, Kristin Geer. Kristin is the CEO of Bleachr LLC, which houses the TennisOne app…a topic that we discuss in some detail as part of our conversation. Kristin has a unique background in that she has spent 16 years as an investigative reporter, before successfully transitioning her journalism skills to help b…
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Baylor University Men's Interim Head Coach Michael Woodson
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We are privileged to have with us newly appointed Men’s Interim Head Tennis Coach at Baylor University, Michael Woodson. Coach Woodson is entering his 5th season with the Baylor Bears where Coach Woodson and his program are looking forward to doing some pretty big things this upcoming season. Prior to Coach Woodson’s time at Baylor, Coach Woodson b…
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Podcast with New Chapter Media Managing Partner Randy Walker
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We have with us tonight Randy Walker, a sports marketing, communications and media specialist – and the Managing Partner of New Chapter Media – based in New York City. Randy is most noted for his work in the tennis industry, highlighted by a 12-year stint in the Marketing and Communications division of the United States Tennis Association that feat…
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Steve Flink Talks Newest Project with "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis"
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We are so happy to have with us a return guest on tonight, Steve Flink. Steve is a sports journalist who has been a columnist and editor with such magazines as World Tennis Magazine, Tennis Magazine, Tennis Week and Tennis Channel. In 2017, Steve was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Contributor category. Tonight, we will focu…
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New York Empire Championship Coach Luke Jensen joins the "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis" Pod
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Tonight, we have with us returning guest Luke Jensen who just finished a remarkable season with World Team Tennis and taking home the Championship in one of the most dramatic fashions we have ever seen in this competition. Luke has basically contributed in every which way you can to the sport of tennis. Whether it was his successful professional ca…
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Iowa Hawkeye Men's Head Tennis Coach Ross Wilson
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Recorded slightly before the shocking news of the cutting of the Iowa Men's Tennis Program which will occur after the 2020-2021 season, we spoke with 6th Year Men’s Head Coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes, Coach Ross Wilson. During his six years as Iowa’s head coach, Coach Wilson has coached three All-Big Ten honorees and a number of student-athletes into …
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Wichita State Men's Head Coach Danny Bryan
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We have with us today 4th Year Men’s Head Tennis Coach of the Wichita State Shockers, Danny Bryan. Coach Bryan played his collegiate tennis at LSU where he ranks among LSU’s all-time wins leaders; Tennis runs deep in his family as his father and three uncles played collegiate tennis, while his grandfather played professionally. Currently, Coach Bry…
Tonight we have with us returning guest Carlos Silva who just finished a remarkable season with World Team Tennis. By way of an introduction, Carlos joined World Team Tennis as CEO in January of 2019 to lead the organization forward. A veteran media and digital executive, Carlos has built and sold companies in the TV and Media convergence space ove…
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Podcast with Texas A&M Head Women's Coach Mark Weaver
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So much fun to have with us today a Texas A&M lifer...Head Women's Tennis Coach Mark Weaver. Coach Weaver played his collegiate tennis for the Aggies in the early 90s; he later served six years as a volunteer coach for the A&M women’s team before being hired as the women’s assistant coach in 2007, and then eventually becoming the head coach for the…
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Podcast with Vanderbilt University Women's Coach Geoff Macdonald
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Recorded before the recent changing of coaching roles, we have with us today Vanderbilt University’s longest tenured coach, Geoff Macdonald. Coach Macdonald is in his 27th season as the head coach of the women’s tennis team. He’s won three National Coach of the Year honors, several Conference Coach of the Year honors, he’s guided his team to a Nati…
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Podcast with University of Notre Dame Men's Assistant Coach Greg Andrews
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We are privileged to have with us University of Notre Dame Men's Assistant Coach Greg Andrews who returned to his alma matter where he was a two-time captain just five seasons ago. During his career, Coach Andrews reached a No. 20 national ranking in singles and a No. 7 national ranking in doubles. He ranks second in program history in dual doubles…
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Podcast with Clemson University Men's Head Tennis Coach Robbie Weiss
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We are happy to have with us tonight first year Head Coach at Clemson University, Robbie Weiss. While this is Coach Weiss’ first year as a head coach, by no means is this his first rodeo in coaching. He most recently came over to Clemson after having spent three years as the Assistant Coach at Alabama. As a player, Coach Weiss won the high school s…
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Podcast with Wheelchair Tennis Professional Dana Mathewson
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I am absolutely honored to have with us Wheelchair Tennis Professional, Dana Mathewson. When I originally heard Dana's story, I knew I had to get her on the pod. Dana has had Paralympic experiences and also numerous grand slam wheelchair tennis experiences, including competing at the past three US Opens. One of the coolest things about conducting m…
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Podcast with Case Western Reserve University Men's Tennis Coach Todd Wojtkowski
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Tonight we have with us Coach Todd Wojtkowski who is in his 12th season at the helm of the Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team and has built Case Western into one of the top programs in Division III during his time with the squad. Before the 2020 season was cut short, his Case Western Reserve Spartans compiled an 18-1 record and were …
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Podcast with Ohio State Men's Tennis Coach Ty Tucker
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So great to have Ohio State Men's Tennis Coach Ty Tucker join in on this episode. Coach Tucker has battled both against and teamed with Andre Agassi in his junior days; he won nine USTA National Titles and was a finalist 11 times; and has been the current Head Coach at Ohio State for over 20 years, having tremendous success. Enjoy listening to Coac…
Recorded Pre-COVID-19, such a fun discussion with Denny Schackter. Denny has worked in various capacities in the Tennis Industry for over 50 years. Denny was the Head Tennis Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers from 1972-1981; he was a 2008 Inductee into the Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame; he has served on a number of committees at acr…
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Podcast with Wisconsin-Whitewater Men's and Women's Head Coach Frank Barnes
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Recorded Pre-COVID-19, we are so happy to have with us on tonight, the Head Coach of both the Men’s and Women’s teams for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks, Coach Frank Barnes. Coach Barnes has been the men’s head tennis coach since 2002 and the women’s head tennis coach since 2003. Both teams have recently experienced some of the bes…
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Podcast with New Trier Trevians Boys Head Coach Tad Eckert
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Such a fun time talking to New Trier Trevians Boys Head Tennis Coach Tad Eckert. Coach Eckert was the 1989 Illinois High School State Singles Champion and part of a two-time Team State Champion in 1987 and 1988 at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. Coach Eckert played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame where his 1992 team finish…
We have with us tonight former stand-out player and former coach both at the University of Miami, Laura Vallverdu. Laura is now the Associate Director of Player Development & Academy Manager at Miami Beach Tennis Academy and is also the Founder of “Tennis Between Lines”. We hope you enjoy listening to this great discussion as Laura takes us on her …
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Podcast with Professional Tennis Coach Marc Lucero
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So fun to speak with professional tennis coach, Marc Lucero. Marc is the current coach for both Nicole Gibbs and Stevie Johnson. By way of background, Marc played his collegiate tennis at Boston College, he also coached at the collegiate level for Princeton University and he was also a USTA Developmental Coach for several years. Please enjoy listen…
Recorded Pre-COVID-19, such a privilege to have with us the current CEO of the United States Professional Tennis Association, John Embree. John is a tennis industry veteran. John has been President for Prince Americas and also spent 17 years at Wilson Sporting Goods where he held a variety of positions including Vice President/General Manager in th…
Tonight, we have the privilege of speaking with Pete Holtermann, a Tennis Media/Public Relations veteran. Pete has worked for the ATP Tour and for ESPN. He is the current Media Director for the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and is also the current Media Director for the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. He is the President and…
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Podcast with World Team Tennis CEO Carlos Silva
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Tonight, we have Carlos Silva who joined World Team Tennis (WTT) as CEO in January of 2019 to lead the organization forward. Carlos led expansion team efforts in Las Vegas and Orlando. He also led the efforts to partner with CBS Sports and ESPN to broadcast the WTT in 2019. A veteran media and digital executive, Carlos has built and sold companies …
