“Courtside Companion”

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

Spring 5-1-2025

Abstract

Within the tennis community, players and coaches are consumed with statistics and percentages as they seek strategies that will give them the highest chance at outplaying their opponent. Unfortunately, statistics are hard to come by and often coaches or parents will have to purchase subscriptions so that they can adequately track matches. This is the issue “Courtside Companion” seeks to resolve–a free to use, tennis statistics tracker that can be utilized by teams or individual players alike. “Courtside Companion” is a webapp that can be used via laptop or phone and is designed to be easy to use. As spectators watch a match, they can simply click buttons and prompts to describe the outcome of each point. With many point characteristics being optional, spectators have flexibility in the type of data they record. Example core data collections include serving performance, unforced errors, winners, and rally length. A key function of “Courtside Companion” is its compatibility with teams who can share a login and aggregate both team and individual statistics over time. After appropriate data is collected, “Courtside Companion” populates a report with percentages of the data fields collected. This report will allow players to compare their performance over time and isolate key issues in their playstyle. In addition, coaches can look at their team to identify what issues their team might be struggling with.

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Completed as part of the Computer Science Senior Capstone Project.

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