Taylor Newman left college for two careers. Her love of writing led her to her daily, first shift – a beat journalist covering the DC Metro sports teams for the sports desk at the Washington Post. Ben Bradlee would have been proud of her commitment up there with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in terms of hours. For when Taylor had filed her sports reports, she would move to her second, eight-hour shift at Chevy Chase Club, where she was serving as an Assistant Professional.

Finally, weighing up her options, Taylor chose the hospitality, private members club, and tennis career – and she has never looked back. In fact, she has used her writing skills to build one of the biggest cardio tennis programs in all the nation.

Through communicating with members, Taylor and present BeyondTheBaselines.com Vice President Brittany Sanders, took over a quiet cardio tennis program. Changing the headlines of the program and using writing and lines of communication, the two women built a program that has led to fifteen cardio courts each week.

“Cardio is not just about running a good clinic, it’s about knowing the personalities and levels of all the players to help make it succeed.”

Newman is a consummate professional: checking the court booking sheet at 10pm every night for the next day to avoid any surprises or pitfalls, picking up balls after each and every cardio class outside the fences, and mentoring her assistants on a daily basis both on the court and in terms of hospitality, off the court. Just as she would have been at The Post covering sports, Taylor is on duty twenty-four hours, always being out there ready to communicate, learn and grow.

The Washington Post lost a treasure to tennis. Here’s Taylor Newman on the Beyond The Baselines podcast.