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No. 18 seed Tommy Paul saved a match point and rallied from a third-set deficit to upset top-seeded Alexander Zverev at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, reaching his first quarterfinal at the tournament.
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Mason senior offensive lineman Andy Hutton earned first-team All-GMC honors and was named team captain for 2026, while linebacker Cameron Simmons was spotlighted as a two-year defensive starter as the Comets build on last year's playoff appearance.
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The Cincinnati Open's unique walkway at Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center gives fans direct access to top players for autographs and selfies, drawing more than 300,000 visitors as the tournament heads into Finals Weekend on Aug. 22-23.
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Mason Comets football and boys soccer open the 2026-27 season with consecutive road games at Springboro and Centerville, both kicking off at 7:15 p.m. and broadcast live by the student-run Mason Sports Radio.
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Mason Comets Baseball named 2013 graduate Lee Sponseller as associate head coach on Aug. 15, bringing collegiate coaching experience back to the 2024 OHSAA Division I state championship program.
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The Mason Comets will be the visiting team when Princeton High School opens its newly renovated $22 million Jake Sweeney Automotive Stadium on Oct. 2 during homecoming week, giving coach Brian Castner's rebuilt squad a road test against the defending GMC champions.
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Tennis stars Sloane Stephens and Jack Draper spent Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, signing autographs and playing games with young patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital during the opening week of the Cincinnati Open at Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center.
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Reigning Roland Garros champion Alexander Zverev enters the Cincinnati Open as the top seed in a field missing the world's top two players, telling reporters he's focused on finding his best hard-court form before the US Open at the $260 million Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.
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The Cincinnati Open dedicated Stadium 3 at Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center as Tony Trabert Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 9, honoring the Cincinnati-born five-time Grand Slam champion who won six titles at the tournament, and launched annual scholarships through the Cincinnati Tennis Foundation with Mason's Evan Fan among the first recipients.
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A June 2026 Tourism Economics report puts the Cincinnati Open's annual economic impact at $150 million for Warren County, nearly double the previously cited $80 million figure, as the tournament at Mason's Lindner Family Tennis Center prepares to open qualifying Aug. 11.
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The 2026 Cincinnati Open opens Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason for its 47th year in the city, with Community Weekend offering Kids Day, the inaugural 5K, Red Bull BassLine featuring Mason native Peyton Stearns, and 16 days of world-class tennis through Aug. 23.
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Former Mason Comets tennis standout Vignesh Gogineni received a qualifying wild card for the 2026 Cincinnati Open, returning to the Lindner Family Tennis Center courts where he won the 2022 state singles title and helped Mason capture the 2019 team championship.
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