Definition of success…

Week of July 5th… San Luis Obispo, CA It’s been a great week of training here in SLO this past week. I have been getting in one or two practices a day, with drilling and practice matches, combined with a good lift, quickness and agility training, and conditioning drills. A special thanks to Hugh Bream [...]

Chico Futures Qualifying

June 19, 2010 Lost a tough match today in the first round of the qualifying, 4-6 6-4 6-4, to a very familiar foe. We grew up in the same town practicing together weekly, played on rival high school and college teams, and now in my first tournament back I face him again in the first [...]

Wildcard Tournament, Day 2

June 18, 2010 Lost my first match today in the semifinals of the wildcard tournament 8-2. Just could never really get it going out there. The 8-game pro set format is tricky because you must start off well; otherwise it is difficult to dig yourself out of a hole, which is exactly what happened today. [...]

Chico Wildcard Tournament, Day 1

June 17, 2010 Today was my first day back returning to competition, and what a first day it was! I played in the wildcard tournament for the Chico Futures; a draw of just over 32 players, 8-game pro sets all the way through, winner gets the wildcard (free spot) into the main draw of the [...]

Please allow me to introduce myself…

My name is Andy, and I just recently graduated college after playing four years of tennis at the NCAA Division I college level. Like most recent college grads, I kept facing the same daunting question from people over and over again, “So…what are you going to do with your life now that college is done?” [...]