Family Circle Cup Day 1

Day 1 at the Family Circle Cup had TONS of off-court and VIP events. So I’ll save the action shots for later in the week. I think you’ll enjoy some of these behind the scenes images! 🙂

Nadia Petrova poses for me in front of her 40×47 foot banner hanging from th stadium that I photographed the year she won it. Nadia told reporters that having her image up there was a highlight of her trip her.

Patti Schnyder is always a crowd favorite here in Charleston and is always ready with a friendly smile.

Venus Williams had some fun at this press conference.

Dominika Cibulkova during the Lacoste Fashion Show at The Riviera Theater.
Sisters Alona & Kataryna Bondarenko with Olga Savchuk and Elena Vesnina at the Player Party held at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Serena Williams with her mother, Oracene at the Player Party.

Bethanie Matteck-Sands at the Riverdogs

There was a lot of great action during today’s final Qualifying rounds for the Family Circle Cup. But the highlight of my day was being the exclusive photographer covering Bethanie Matteck-Sands as she warmed up with the Charleston Riverdogs and threw out the first pitch for tonight’s game. Bethanie was married in November…I’m bummed she didn’t call me to be her photographer…HA! She’s the third highest ranked American in the tournament, behind Serena & Venus Williams. So come on out and cheer her on!

My two favorite shots are the “Captain America” pose on the pitcher’s mound and the “Reflections” shot of her in the sunglasses worn my the Channel 4’s news reporter.