Revisiting Tennis On Campus
Rumor has it that I am not a big fan of the USTA’s Tennis on Campus program. In fact, I eventually came to believe thatRead More
Changing Minds, Changing Times
Last weekend I attended the 2023 USTA Texas Annual Meeting. Excluding the times I wandered through the conference ballroom looking for my Mom when IRead More
2 responsesRevisiting The Match: Althea Gibson
The much anticipated new book, Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson by Ashley Brown, was released on February 7. I was unableRead More
Sniped by a Serve
When I was working my way through the “Player Loses Point” section of the ITF Rules of Tennis way back in May of 2020, IRead More
2 responsesThe I Heart Footwork Drill
This is a contrived but fun little footwork pattern drill in honor of Valentine’s Day. It is a series of short sprints that replicate theRead More
Tennis News: February 13, 2023
A weekly roundup of curated news from the tennis world that you might have missed. Wimbledon and the French Open To Allow Coaching. Wimbledon andRead More
Trying Times at Tri-Level
The Tri-Level Sectionals Championships last month were impacted by drizzly weather that made the courts unplayable for the better part of Saturday. That is hardlyRead More
3 responsesAn Ode to Tri-Level Team Competition
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of competing at the Texas Tri-Level Section Championship with a bunch of my friends on aRead More
Harsh Consequences: Team Defaults at Texas League Sectionals
Shortly after my 28-year hiatus from tennis ended, my very first USTA League team advanced to 9.0 Mixed Sectionals. Not coincidently, I have already toldRead More
Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe
Many tennis fans regard Althea Gibson as the first great black American Tennis Player. However, long before Gibson broke the color barrier in that sport,Read More