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On this episode of GSMKY, Chris and Chad run through the results of the Sydney Cassady Memorial Tournament and check the updated POINT STANDINGS! CKTS TourPass: you need one; we explain. Men’s tennis is returning to Murray State - is it a big deal for real? We congratulate the Adult 40 & Over Champions, welcome Charlie Rose (the baby, not the reporter), promote camps, and make other announceme...

WE’RE BACK! Welcome to the 9th season of GSMKY! Today Chris and Chad reflect on the high school tennis season, give you results and photos from the Miller Park Tennis Classic, tell you about some changes ahead for this season of CKTS, and share plenty of announcements of great tennis opportunities ahead. All this plus our attempt at a World Cup preview, on another error-filled edition of Game Set...

On this edition: SCHEDULE REVEAL!! Ho Ho Ho from your friends Chris and Chad, sending you a Christmas surprise of NINE CKTS tournaments in 2026. Find out WHEN they’re happening and WHERE is the 9th! We also discuss the USTAKY Championship Calendar and give you a look ahead to KY Tennis Weekend in February. Plus Chris makes a surprising personal announcement. MERRY CHRISTMAS and Happy New Year from...

On this edition: Our Aces & Appetizers review and a SPECIAL GUEST interview with USTAKY Vice President ALFIE CHENG that you don’t want to miss! In our conversation with Alfie we learn about his journey from Malaysia to become an EKU Colonel and later create the Lake Cumberland Tennis Association CTA. Plus, there’s more of the usual chit-chat and nonsense that you’ve come to expect, all on this...

On this edition: On this edition: State COMBO team results with a salute to Phil Means! Aces & Appetizers 11/9 event is almost here! USTAKY Award winners are named. Is Chad a regular patron of the theatre—why or why not? Plus, more announcements than you can handle on a cold, rainy fall day, all on this edition of “Game Set Match Kentucky!” Thank you for listening and subscribing! Please give...

On this edition: Point Standings are NOW OFFICIAL for all 8 tournaments! We have a preview of our Nov. 9 Aces & Appetizers event. We also have results and photos of the Russell County Open. And does Chad need to update his “drip”? We’ll find out! Plus we’ll have all the Kentucky Tennis announcements you need. Thank you for listening and subscribing! Please give us a 5-star rating in your podca...

On this edition: POINT STANDINGS thru the first SEVEN tournaments! ROUND ROBINS - how is the champion decided in a 3-way tie? We discuss it in the return of Challenge the Call. We have results from the Glasgow Open (with ALL the photos!). There’s plenty of USTAKY news YOU need to know ASAP! Chris uses moisturizer?? Plus, it’s time for the final tournament of 2025 as we preview the Russell County O...

On this edition of GSMKY: TWICE the tournament results, as we go through the champions from Somerset and Puppets. Plus POINT STANDINGS thru the first 6 tournaments! We preview the Glasgow Open and also go through some exciting announcements of upcoming tennis action. Thank you for listening and subscribing! Please give us a 5-star rating in your podcast app and submit a short review! Topics and Ne...

On this edition: POINT STANDINGS thru the first 4 tournaments! We review the results of the Danville Open, preview the Kids on the Block Points for Puppets Tournament, disuss the rain suspension in Somerset, and wish a Happy Birthday to a tennis VIP. Plus we bring up some exciting announcements of upcoming tennis action. Thank you for listening and subscribing! Please give us a 5-star rating in yo...

On this episode we review the results of the State Farm Etown Open, preview the Danville Open, highlight some successful Kentucky juniors, and go through some exciting announcements of upcoming tennis action. Thank you for listening and subscribing! Please give us a 5-star rating in your podcast app and submit a short review! Topics and News : State Farm Etown Open Results Danville Open Preview So...

On this episode we review the action of the Sydney Cassady Memorial Tournament, look ahead to the State Farm Etown Open, name the winners of the State 40 & Over and State 18 & Over, and go over lots of announcements that YOU need to know. Plus we have an extended discussion about getting hit at the net in doubles (wink wink)… Thank you for listening and subscribing! Please give us a 5-star...

It’s GREAT to be BACK! On this first episode of the summer we look at the results of the Miller Park Tennis Classic, preview the Sydney Cassady Memorial Tournament, talk about the tennis facility that “almost was” in Louisville, congratulate last weekend’s 55 & Over state champions, run through some other announcements and more--on this long-awaited episode of Game Set Match Kentucky! Thank yo...

It’s a special audio-only edition of GSMKY!  At the annual Kentucky Tennis Weekend in Louisville, Chris and Chad had the opportunity to interview representatives from USTA Southern, USTA Kentucky, and the Raise a Racquet Foundation to hear their insights about the progress of tennis over the last year, as well as the great things that…

2025 SCHEDULE REVEAL!! On this special Holiday episode of GSMKY, we reveal the long-awaited 2025 CKTS tournament schedule, look back at the CKTS Aces & Appetizers event from last month, list the USTAKY and USTA Southern Award winners, and look ahead to January events. Plus, we talk wayyy too much about the wonders of Buc-ee’s.…

It’s a special AUDIO-ONLY edition of GSMKY!  This was recorded November 10th on-location at the “CKTS Aces & Appetizers” event in Bowling Green.  During this fun-filled afternoon we had the opportunity to interview several CKTS division award winners between court rotations in the SOKY Lounge at Buchanon Indoor.  We had a blast!  See the show…

Tennis in Kentucky is already GREAT, but today’s special guest talks about how we can make it even greater! Jason Miller is the Executive Director of USTA Kentucky, and he’s with us today to discuss challenges that Kentucky tennis facilities are facing and how we can work together for a common goal. Dr. Miller also…

We’re back already–weren’t we just here?  On this episode we go through results of the Gator Open and the Glasgow Open.  We also have UPDATED POINTS through the first 7 CKTS 2024 tournaments!  Plus we congratulate the JTT “Court Rats” from BG for a major accomplishment. All this plus announcements and the usual mayhem on…

POINTS!! On this episode, Chris and Chad go over results of the Danville Open, the Alton Blakley Lake Cumberland Open, and reveal the season’s first set of Point Standings (better late than never)!… The Glasgow Open and the First National Bank Russell County Open are coming up! We went heavy this week on announcements for…

On this episode, Chris and Chad go over what’s been happening over the last few weeks, including the Summer Flights, the Wimbledon grass, and the results of the State Farm Etown Open… The new studio is still unfinished. We bet everyone is shocked… The Point Standings are still unfinished.  Now we be you’re REALLY shocked……

Did you win a llama trophy at the Sydney Cassady Memorial? On this episode, Chris and Chad go over what’s been happening over the last month, including the results of the SydCass… The new studio is a few steps closer in the process… EVERYONE is a member–Chris blew that announcement last time… Challenge the Call–Why…

It’s our first episode of the season!  The CKTS is announcing a major change regarding memberships!…We take a quick look back on Southern Tennis Weekend and Kentucky Tennis Weekend from earlier this year…A new studio is under construction. Will it ever get finished?…Chad is swamped with coaching and operating the KHSAA Region 4 Tennis Tournament…

It’s a special AUDIO-ONLY edition of GSMKY!  In January at the annual Kentucky Tennis Weekend in Louisville, Chris and Chad had the opportunity to interview representatives from various Community Tennis Associations from all around Kentucky to learn about their exciting program offerings for 2024.  We were also able to mix in some interviews with some…

It’s our 2023 Holiday Episode of GSMKY!  The 2024 CKTS SCHEDULE IS HERE! This is where you’ll see it first!  The new USTA Player Ratings are out… The 2024 USTAKY Adult Tournament Calendar is also out… Southern Tennis Weekend and Kentucky Tennis Weekend are coming up… Who will emcee the USTAKY Awards, and will they…

AWARDS! AWARDS! AWARDS! We have ALL kinds of tennis awards to announce, including the recent CKTS Awards, USTAKY Awards, and BREAKING NEWS about Kentuckians who will receive USTA Southern Awards in January! We also have announcements about some December tennis opportunities coming up. Plus all the usual nonsense you expect from another edition of Game…

Start spreadin’ the news…Chad’s back from New York… and he tells us all about the big trip to the Big Apple.  POINT STANDINGS for the first 7 CKTS tournaments are out!  Where do you stand going into the Campbellsville Championships?  Awards Day 2023 is announced–and it’s coming very soon.  NO–we still do not play pickleball. …