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Tennis Server Between The Lines Archive 2004 - 2009
Ray Bowers |
- June 19, 2009 Between the Lines: Predicting Wimbledon '09
- June 7, 2009 Between the Lines: Garros '09 Review
- May 22, 2009 Between the Lines: Prognosis Garros '09
- April 29, 2009 Between the Lines: Rafael Nadal and the Hard-Court, Clay-Court Divide
- March 30, 2009 Between the Lines: Serena, Venus, and the Call to High Achievement
- February 27, 2009 Between the Lines: The Hard-Court Super-Season
- February 1, 2009 Between the Lines: Report Card, Australia 09
- January 16, 2009 Between the Lines: Predicting Australia 09
- December 13, 2008 Between the Lines: Player of Year 2008
- November 26, 2008 Between the Lines: Season's End and the Triumph of Spain
- November 2, 2008 Between the Lines: Handicapping Doha and Shanghai
- October 1, 2008 Between the Lines: Fed Cup/Davis Cup 2008
- September 8, 2008 Between the Lines: U.S. Open 08 -- The Big Sixes
- August 22, 2008 Between the Lines: Legg Mason, Olympics, and Predicting U.S. Open 08
- July 27, 2008 Between the Lines: Year of Nadal, Decade of Federer
- July 6, 2008 Between the Lines: One For The Ages -- Wimbledon 08
- June 20, 2008 Between the Lines: Predicting Wimbledon 08
- June 8, 2008 Between the Lines: Greatest Ever On Clay? Garros 08 Review
- May 23, 2008 Between the Lines: Garros 08 Preview
- May 1, 2008 Between the Lines: Clay Season Outlook 08
- March 30, 2008 Between the Lines: Sampras and Federer
- March 5, 2008 Between the Lines: Mid-Winter Bedlam
- January 27, 2008 Between the Lines: Genteel Ferocity -- Australian Open 08
- January 11, 2008 Between the Lines: Preview: Australia 08
- December 3, 2007 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 2007
- November 18, 2007 Between the Lines: Shanghai and Madrid 07
- November 5, 2007 Between the Lines: Countdown to Shanghai and Madrid
- October 27, 2007 Between the Lines: FORGOTTEN VICTORIES: A History of Pro Tennis 1926-1945, CH XIII - THE HIGH WAR YEARS 1943-1945
- September 24, 2007 Between the Lines: Davis Cup in September
- September 9, 2007 Between the Lines: 2007 U.S. Open Review
- August 23, 2007 Between the Lines: Preview U.S. Open 07
- August 5, 2007 Between the Lines: Legg Mason 07: John Isner, Roddick, and the Doubles
- July 8, 2007 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 07 Perspective
- June 22, 2007 Between the Lines: Wimbledon Outlook 07
- June 10, 2007 Between the Lines: Garros 07 Review
- May 25, 2007 Between the Lines: Rome, Hamburg Review -- Garros Preview
- April 30, 2007 Between the Lines: Monte Carlo, Barcelona, and the Outlook Ahead
- April 8, 2007 Between the Lines: Davis Cup Quarters and Springtime Preview
- March 19, 2007 Between the Lines: FORGOTTEN VICTORIES: A History Pro Tennis 1926-1945, Chapter XII: AMERICA, 1942
- February 28, 2007 Between the Lines: Late-Winter Reflections
- January 28, 2007 Between the Lines: Australia Review 2007
- January 12, 2007 Between the Lines: Australia Preview 2007
- December 14, 2006 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 2006
- November 20, 2006 Between the Lines: Year End Championships Reviewed
- October 31, 2006 Between the Lines: Predicting the Year End Championships
- October 1, 2006 Between the Lines: FORGOTTEN VICTORIES: A History Pro Tennis 1926-1945, Chapter XI: AMERICA, 1940-1941
- September 10, 2006 Between the Lines: U.S. Open 06 Review
- August 23, 2006 Between the Lines: Predicting U.S. Open 06
- August 8, 2006 Between the Lines: Doubles at Legg Mason 2006
- July 31, 2006 Between the Lines: Midsummer Notebook 2006
- July 9, 2006 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2006 Recap
- June 23, 2006 Between the Lines: Forecasting Wimbledon 2006
- June 11, 2006 Between the Lines: The Winning of Garros 2006
- May 26, 2006 Between the Lines: French Open Preview 2006
- April 29, 2006 Between the Lines: A Grand Slam for Roger in 2006?
- March 31, 2006 Between the Lines: Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and the Tennis Nations
- March 1, 2006 Between the Lines: Mid-Winter Review, Late-Winter Preview
- January 29, 2006 Between the Lines: Australia Review 2006
- January 13, 2006 Between the Lines: Australia Preview 2006
- December 29, 2005 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 2005
- November 22, 2005 Between the Lines: FORGOTTEN VICTORIES: History of the Pro Tennis Wars 1926-1945, Chapter X: Budge's Great Pro Year, 1939
- November 1, 2005 Between the Lines: Forecasting L.A. and Shanghai
- September 29, 2005 Between the Lines: Fed Cup and Davis Cup 2005
- September 12, 2005 Between the Lines: U.S. Open 2005 Commentary
- August 24, 2005 Between the Lines: U.S. Open Forecast 2005
- August 9, 2005 Between the Lines: Legg Mason 2005 Critique
- July 30, 2005 Between the Lines: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter IX: Readying for Budge, 1938
- July 4, 2005 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2005 Review
- June 16, 2005 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2005 Forecast
- June 5, 2005 Between the Lines: Perspective: Garros 2005
- May 20, 2005 Between the Lines: Outlook: Garros 2005
- April 30, 2005 Between the Lines: How Good Are The Russkayas?
- March 31, 2005 Between the Lines: Remembering Garros 1954
- February 27, 2005 Between the Lines: The March Hard-Court Double
- January 30, 2005 Between the Lines: Australian Open Review 2005
- January 14, 2005 Between the Lines: Australian Open Preview 2005
- January 1, 2005 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 2004
- December 3, 2004 Between the Lines: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VIII: Perry and Vines, 1937
- October 24, 2004 Between the Lines: Pro Doubles: Previewing Houston and L.A.
- September 30, 2004 Between the Lines: Countdown to 2005
- September 12, 2004 Between the Lines: U.S. Open Review 2004
- August 25, 2004 Between the Lines: Legg Mason 2004 and U.S. Open Preview
- July 25, 2004 Between the Lines: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VII: Awaiting Perry, 1936
- July 4, 2004 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2004 Memories
- June 17, 2004 Between the Lines: Wimbledon 2004 Prospects
- June 6, 2004 Between the Lines: The Flow of Garros 2004
- May 21, 2004 Between the Lines: Garros Preview 2004
- May 1, 2004 Between the Lines: Tennis Nations 2004
- March 31, 2004 Between the Lines: Who Are The Pure Clay-Courters?
- March 1, 2004 Between the Lines: February Review, March Preview
- February 1, 2004 Between the Lines: Australian Notebook 2004
- January 16, 2004 Between the Lines: Australian Preview 2004
- January 1, 2004 Between the Lines: Player of the Year 2003
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Following interesting military and civilian careers, Ray became a regular
competitor in the senior divisions, reaching official rank of #1 in the 75
singles in the Mid-Atlantic Section for 2002. He was boys' tennis coach for four
years at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Virginia, where
the team three times reached the state Final Four. He was named Washington
Post All-Metropolitan Coach of the Year in 2003. He is now researching a history
of the early pro tennis wars, working mainly at U.S. Library of Congress. A
tentative chapter, which appeared on Tennis Server, won a second-place award
from U.S. Tennis Writers Association.
Questions and comments about these columns can be directed to Ray by using this form.
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