John Mastrini

  • What’s On Your Doorstep? Nottingham Tennis Centre

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    June 3, 2015 12:04
    Your chances of bumping into one of the world’s top tennis players along Derby Road this summer have just gotten higher. This month, Nottingham will host official WTA and ATP events as part of an extended grass-court season. For us here at UoN, the best part is that all...

  • Radwanska to play Nottingham Open in June, Peng pulls out

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    May 29, 2015 17:15
    Tennis world number 26 Peng Shuai of China has been forced to pull out of next month’s Aegon Open Nottingham, while former world number two and 2012 Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska announced that she will play at the tournament. Peng, 29, suffered a season-ending lower back injury in her first round...

  • French Open Men’s Singles Preview: Is it Novak’s time?

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    May 21, 2015 16:54
    Can anyone stop Novak Djokovic? This is the big question in the world of tennis at the moment, and one that we might have a concrete answer to in the next few weeks. That’s because the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open, gets underway on Sunday 24...

  • Futsal the Winner in official Varsity debut

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    May 7, 2015 11:00
    “Oh, you play futsal. What is that again?” “Well, it’s a bit like 5-a-side football, but better.”  I can’t recall exactly how many times I’ve had that conversation in just one year with University of Nottingham (UoN) Futsal, but it sure has been a lot. I must confess that...

  • UoN Seal Fourth Consecutive Varsity Series with Hockey Double

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    May 6, 2015 10:03
    The University of Nottingham (UoN) clinched the 2015 Varsity Series with hockey victories for both the men’s and ladies’ sides over Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in what was a tense afternoon at Beeston Hockey Club. Knowing that two wins would seal the Series as well as a 9-0 mini-series whitewash...

  • Varsity Table Tennis Match Report: UoN 1-3 NTU

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    May 6, 2015 09:40
    The University of Nottingham (UoN) were edged by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in the first official table tennis fixture in the Varsity Series, with the visitors winning the men’s and women’s singles as well as the women’s doubles at Jubilee Campus on Tuesday. UoN went into the table tennis...

  • Varsity American Football Match Report: UoN 6-14 NTU

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    May 4, 2015 20:51
    The University of Nottingham’s American Football team lost 14-6 to Nottingham Trent University, which closed UoN’s Varsity Series lead to 9-7. The game that was much closer than expected, but it was easy to see that the gap continues to narrow between these two teams. UoN’s defence led the way, but...