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Talking Tennis Southern Style covers tennis in nine Southern states and is hosted by longtime tennis TV & radio personality and sports journalist Sam Crenshaw. The podcast is the official show of USTA Southern, the largest section of the United State Tennis Association and represents 25% of the national members. Connecting you with tennis for kids, teenagers, college students right though adults playing into their 90s in AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC and TN.

Oct 22, 2020

Talking Tennis Southern Style with Chris Walling & Graham Bucciantini

The most popular tennis program in the world – USTA League – draws more than a half-million American adults. What makes League so popular? What was the reason to put year-end NTRP ratings on hold? What is the plan for Southern Sectionals in 2021? USTA Southern Director, Adult Tennis Chris Walling answers these...


Oct 8, 2020

Our podcast features one of the USTA Southern staffers: Claire Bartlett, Tennis Service Representative for Tennessee. Bartlett was an outstanding junior player and competed for the University of Florida and the University of Virginia. She hosts a video podcast on Youtube called Me and My Racquet. Page Love, of Nutri...


Oct 5, 2020

In a special episode, we welcome General Manager, USTA Player Development, Martin Blackman who talk about the 2020 US Open along with the rising American pros and top Southern talent. Since 2015 Blackman has been responsible for identifying and developing the next generation of world-class American tennis players....