Laura Knaupp stands ready to return a serve in this photo. Laura plays in the home school tennis league held in Nassau Bay on Friday mornings at 10 AM. 

Will Waible plays in the Nassau Bay Home School Friday Morning drill and tennis league. He has the most colorful hair of all the Friday morning participants...! 

Matthew Knaupp plays in my Friday morning Home School program at Nassau Bay. He has improved a lot this year. His serve has become one of his best shots. (when it goes in...!) 

Rebecca Adams is the official Ball Girl at Columbia Lakes Country Club...! She always helps keep the courts tidy during her big brother's tennis lessons. It won't be too long before she starts in her own class. Then we'll see if John Henry will pick up balls for her. Yeah, Right...! 

Ryan Beene displays great concentration as he lines up to hit a forehand groundstroke. Connor Copeland looks on in the background. These photos were taken during Coach Sam's Spring Break Camp. 

Here's Ryan Sebesta of Angleton at a recent Monday afternoon drill at Columbia Lakes Country Club. Ryan has shown tremendous improvement the last few weeks...! 

Austin Christianson of Angleton High School completes a forehand groundstroke in this photo. He attended both days of Coach Sam's Columbia Lakes Spreak Tennis Camp. 

Here's Austin at full extension on his serve. Uh-0hhh.... Did the Mac-Cam detect a foot fault...? It looks like his left foot has just rolled over the line...! 

Here's a great photo of Austin in the middle of his serve. You can clearly see the pronation in his wrist on this spin serve. 

Austin is just completing his serve in this photo. Notice his good balance on the follow through...! 

Conner Christiansen is finishing a forehand here. He's working on trying to use his left hand more. Conner has great footwork and is showing a nice semi-open stance in this photo. 

Jill Moss is following through on a forehand in this photo. We're working on shortening her backswing so she'll have time and room to coorect that follow through up and over her shoulder... Her forehand is one of her best shots...! 

Ryan Sebesta of Angleton prepares for a serve. Don't worry, we're working on that grip...! 

Ryan Beene hits a forehand groundstroke during Coach Sam's Spring break camp this past week. 

Connor Copeland is my stepson. He lives in Tennessee with his dad and has been visiting for spring break. He plays on his tennis team at school. Connor attended two days of tennis camp while he was down this week and his backhand and serve improved trremendously...! I think Connor will surprize some of his team mates back at school next week with his new one hamded topspin backhand...! Connor heads back home today. We'll see him again this summer...! 

Sara Barge Qualified for Champ play lasy month and has already earned some wins in her new division. More about Sara tomorrow...! 

Although the Monday Spring Break camp was rained out, A beautiful rainbow appeared late in the afternoon as my 5 PM class was ending...! 

This is Connor Copeland from Germantown (Memphis), Tennessee. He's got a great forehand, but it was his backhand that improved the most this week during Spring Break Camp at Columbia Lakes Country Club. 

Here's a photo of tennis camp with 14 particpants on Tuesday, March 9, The Wednesday Camp was even larger, with 22 particpants...! The Columbia Lakes tennis program continues to grow...! 

Cameron Klement from West Columbia Junior High is concentrating on getting his first serve in during a challenge match at the Columbia Lakes Junior High Tennis Fun day. 

Cameron Klement from West Columbia Junior High follows through with a serve which is one of his best shots. 

John Henry Adams from Angleton Junior High is recovering from just finishing a serve. 

Chris Taylor of West Columbia Junior high waits for a return of serve. 

Garrett King of Sweeny Junior High prepares for a high forehand in this photo. 

Garrett King stops for a photo opportunity during a ball collection at the Junior High Tennis Fun Day held at Columbia Lakes last weekend.