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Father's Day, 2013
This year, my dad wanted to go on a picnic for Father's Day. Jennifer, Katie, and I picked up the food, and then we met my parents at the park. …
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The Cat and the Tree
The Incredible Mr. Limpet let us know right away that he loved our Christmas tree. He loved to knock any ornament off of it that he could reach, he l…
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Happy Valentine's Day
Katie didn't do a whole lot for Valentine's Day this year, but she was very excited when I returned home from work with a heart-shaped balloo…
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A Small Distraction
One night, we were leaving to meet my mom and her dogs for their walk. Usually Katie can't wait to get started to find them, but on this night, s…
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Visiting a City Park
My mom and sister had eye appointments last weekend, so Katie and I decided to go into the city with them. While they went to the doctor, we went to …
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Mulan's Lunar New Year Celebration
We headed back to Disney California Adventure Park that afternoon because we had missed Mulan's Lunar New Year Celebration the day before, and we…
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Koz Interviews Boys' 18 Clay-Court Champ Clayton::Tennis Week
Koz Interviews Boys' 18 Clay-Court Champ Clayton:: Tennis Week--Well, actually, several of us interviewed Alex Clayton, not just the Koz, but he …
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SMASH Column, U.S. Open Junior Championships Edition
My online SMASH column was posted this evening, and this morning, my article on the boys' junior doubles final was published on The Tennis Recrui…
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State has faults in amateur development:: Arizona Republic
State has faults in amateur development~~~It's long been a mystery to me why the Southwest section isn't more of a factor in junior tennis. …
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Defending Champion Becker Out in Round of 16
©Colette Lewis 2005----College Station TX--Old Dominion's Izak van der Merwe chalked up yet another big win Friday, as he used a powerful serve a…
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Top Seed McVitty Upset in Girls Spring Nationals Third Round
Top Seed McVitty Upset in Girls Spring Nationals Third Round ~~~©Colette Lewis 2006Mobile--Kristy McVitty came to Mobile hoping for her second straig…
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Young Breezes, Rain Arrives
©Colette Lewis 2006--Flushing MeadowsThe rain held off long enough on Tuesday to allow the completion of the first round of singles in the US Open ju…
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Boyajian Wins Boys 16s Singles Championship; Britton and Buchanan Take Doubles Title
©Colette Lewis 2006Palm Springs, CA--Second seed Brennan Boyajian's 6-4, 6-2 win over top seed Ryan Thacher in the 16s USTA Easter Bowl Champions…
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SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > High Schools -- Tennis player well-rounded, grounded
SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > High Schools -- Tennis player well-rounded, grounded-- Greg Hirshman wasn't one of the players I expected t…
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Juniors take the plunge to play professionally - The Daily Illini - Sports
Juniors take the plunge to play professionally - The Daily Illini - Sports This story, from a powerhouse of collegiate tennis, the University of Ill…
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Eight Most Intriguing Questions in Junior Tennis for 2005
©Colette Lewis 2005 Can Donald Young continue his improvement? After a largely disappointing summer that saw Young lose in the round of 32 at Ka…
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Moorestown's Sell finds success coaching tennis
Moorestown's Sell finds success coaching tennis I'm delighted to share this profile of one of the USTA's best and brightest, Mike Sell. …
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A Long Day/Night at the Zoo
The first day is always very long, with matches beginning at 8 a.m., two rounds of doubles and then the professional exhibition/opening ceremonies in…
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Young Guns Serve it Up; Sunday Mail
Blogger has been down all evening, so I'm quickly going to post this link to a contrarian story about the state of Australian tennis. Fascinatin…
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York tennis player honored by Hall::Monterey County Herald
Monterey County Herald | 09/15/2005 | York tennis player honored by Hall~~~It's the dog days of tennis right now, and very little to link to, but…
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