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Inaugural Stowe Mountain Lodge Tennis Classic Serves As Warm-Up For US Open

The Stowe Mountain Lodge Classic pro-tennis tournament starts Tuesday and last until Thursday. World class players will compete and use the tournament to warm up for the U.S. Open.
Amy Kolb Noyes
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The Stowe Mountain Lodge Classic pro-tennis tournament starts Tuesday and last until Thursday. World class players will compete and use the tournament to warm up for the U.S. Open.

Some of the world’s top tennis players are competing this week in the first Stowe Mountain Lodge Classic.

Kyle Ross, the tournament director, said players will be using the tournament, which is taking place Tuesday through Thursday, as a warm for the U.S. Open.

But unlike the U.S. Open, Ross said the Stowe Mountain Lodge Classic lets spectators get an intimate view of world class tennis.

“It's the antithesis of the U.S. Open. You sit in the seats and it's a 2,500 person stadium,” Ross said.

Ross said even if you don’t know much about tennis, watching world-class athletes is a special opportunity.

“You hear the sneaker squeaks on the court,” Ross said. “A lot of people don't realize that when the ball is in the air, coming off a pro-players racket, it actually makes a little whistle as it spins, just with the rpms of the ball. You see the movement and the athleticism and the court coverage of these world class athletes… I think this tournament, even if you're not a tennis fan yet, I think a couple hours in the seats would turn you into one.”

This first year, the Stowe Mountain Lodge Classic is just a men’s tournament, but Ross said they hope to add a women’s tournament in the future.

Ross spoke to VPR's Mitch Wertlieb. Listen to the full conversation above.

A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
Liam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system.
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