Team USA made of steel

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The United States won the Master’U BNP Paribas 2016. The team led by Greg Patton and Melissa Schaub beat Russia (4-1) in the final to lift the trophy for the sixth consecutive time. The women’s pair Hayley Carter-Ena Shibahara brought … Continued

Team USA, more than a team

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The American team is very heterogeneous. Players aged 18 to 21 from all across the country discover themselves for a three days tournament. Among them, Tom Fawcett, already of the party last year. The scene is repeated tirelessly since the … Continued

Louis Lechevretel, from the shadow to the light

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At 20, the French tennis player participates in his first Master’U. Magnificent loser at the end of a mixed doubles which eliminated France, friday, in quarter-final, the Antonian nonetheless keeps the smile: he knows it, he comes back from far. … Continued

Greg Patton, addicted to sports emotions

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The American team is led, to this Master’U, by a prestigious coach who has coached among the best players in the history of tennis. What is the common thread between Jim Courrier, Michael Chang, Andy Roddick and Pete Sampras? At … Continued

Merckx the fourth

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There is no need to introduce Eddy Merckx, the cyclist, legend and the greatest Belgian sportsman of the 20th century. His son Axel did not roll in the footsteps of his father. Difficult with such a name! But he still … Continued

Game, set and mixed!

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The mixed duo between France and Great Britain on Friday is considered one of the most beautiful of the last years at the Master’U. The duo Louis LECHEVRETEL and Alice BACQUIE knew to find their marks in spite of a … Continued

The crowdfunding, also in university sports

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The new economic situation spares no one. Like some of their Olympic colleagues in Rio, French university athletes do not escape the budget cuts of federations, sports associations (AS) and private sponsors. In 2016, the use of participatory financing has … Continued

Christopher Aumüller, the race against time

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Some apprentices tennismen have only one objective: to become professional. This was never the case of Christopher Aumüller, dean of the Master’U (28 years). Today, the player and assistant coach no longer has time to lose, even if the yellow … Continued