Coach Sam's Christmas Camp 2006

Becca Adams

Sara Barge

William Snowden

Teddi Diblasi and Peepers

Brad Reed

Cade Sutherland

Cade Sutherland

Jill Moss

Boyd Rogers

Brad Reed / William Snowden

Brad Reed

Christmas Camp Photos

Here's a group photo of the Christmas Camp on the first day. There were over 20 campers for the entire week. Teddi Diblasi assisted with the camp and it was one our best camps ever...!

Here's the tradtional 'crazy camp photo'...!

Look for more photos the next few days...!

Wesley and Cameron

Wesley Stonestreet and Cameron Klement won the boys 16 doubles competition at The HPTA Gran Prix Doubles tournament this past wekend at Lee LeClear Tennis Center.

Ryan and Emily

Ryan Outterson and Emily Dellinger won the consolation division girls 14 and under doubles competition at the HPTA Gran Prix Doubles tournament held at Lee Leclear Tennis Center this past weekend.

Becca Adams and Jim Courier

Rebecca Adams gets some racquet control tips from Tennis Legend Jim Courier at the Kraft Foods Kids Day at the Stanford Cup held at River Oaks Country Club. Becca is 10 years old and comes from an avid tennis playing family. The trip to the Stanford Cup Kraft Kids Day was a special event for Columbia Lakes members and Coach Sam's junior program participants.

Jill Moss Plays Jim Courier

Jill Moss from Columbia Lakes Country Club gives Jim Courier a high five after a one game exhibition match against the former number one world ranked player. Jill is currently 0-1 lifetime against Courier, but is looking forward to a rematch next year...!

Wesley Stonestreet versus Courier and Larson

Wesley Stonestreet (white hat) from the Columbia Lakes Country Club junior program plays an exhibition game against Tennis Legends Jim Courier and Magnus Larson during Kraft Foods Kids Day at the Staford Cup held at River Oaks Country Club.

USPTA Tennis Across America Fun Night

The Annual Tennis Fun Night at Columbia Lakes Country Club was held Friday, May 19 and hosted by USPTA Pros Sam Chadwell and Jeff Davidson. The plan was to invite a friend who hadn't played in a long time or who had never played before at all. The event drew nearly 30 particpants from local and surrounding areas. The first half of the program was spent playing fun, large group games. Next the groups split up into doubles and mixed doubles matches. After a couple of rounds of match play the evening was completed with a delicious grilled hot dog dinner. Everyone had a great time...!

Babolat Team Player Profile:John Adams

John Adams is a sophomore at Angleton High School. He recently switched from the Wilson Tour 90 to the Babolat Storm. He plays an agressive game style and likes to work his way to the net to finish the point. Right now his agressive style has produced spotty results, but with consistent practice, hard work, and determination John will develope into a fine player. His serve is on the verge of becoming a major force and his ground strokes show great promise. An all court game style like John's takes a little more time to fine tune but this summer should be a big turning point for John.

Babolat Team Player Profile: Emily Dellinger

Emily Dellinger is just finishing her 7th grade year at Angleton Junior High. She started taking lessons this year and has made a remarkable leap of improvement in a very short amount of time. Her hard work and dedication paid off this spring as she and partner Ryan Outterson won the 7th grade girl's doubles title at the end of the school season district tournament. She has recently started using the Babolat Aero Pro and loves it.

Emily has good ground strokes and volleys but is always striving to improve them. She is working very hard to improve her serve and is planning to start playing more singles tournaments this summer. She has a great attitude and a good work ethic. You will be hearing a lot about Emily in the future because she is definitely one the next rising tennis stars from this area...!

Josh Sebesta is a sophomore (soon to be junior) at Angleton High School. His game is really starting to blossom. He was semi finalist at the Golfcrest Country Club Junior Gran Prix recently. Josh works part time at Columbia Lakes Country Club in the pro-shop and plans to log in lots of time on the practice courts this summer. I predict a big summer for Josh and a great high school season when he returns to school in the fall.

Oh Yes, Josh plays with the new Andy Roddick Pure Drive. We are proud to have Josh on the Columbia Lakes Country Club Babolat Travel Team..!

Chris Reese

Chris Reese won both the Singles and Doubles in the mens' 4.0 level competition last month at the Columbia Lakes Spring Open.

Mixed Doubles Winners

Mel Witt of Seabrook and Chuck Emmerich of Pearland recently won the Mixed 3.0 level competition at the Columbia Lakes Country Club Spring Open tournament held in March. Look for more photos and complete results in the next few days.

Babolat Team Player Profile: Jim Lansford

Jim Lansford is a sophomore at Alvin High School. He switched to the Babolat Pure Drive back in October, 2005. He plays right handed, is developing solid ground strokes, and can handle himself pretty well at the net, too. Jim takes private lessons from Coach Sam and particpates in weekend drills and programs. He has just started playing ZAT tournaments and is doing everything he can to be the best he can be. His hard work and dedication is inspiring. He is a solid performer. You'll be hearing a lot about Jim's tennis successes in the future!

Babolat Team Player Profile: Kathy Diblasi

Kathy DiBlasi is a member at Columbia Lakes Country Club and switched from her old Wilson racquet to the Babolat Aero Pro at the beginning of 2006. Including tournaments, ladies league, team tennis, singles league, lessons, and hitting with her husband Kathy plays 4 to 5 times a week. She plays right handed and has great volleys and punishing ground strokes. Tennis is a very important part of her life!

Spring Break Camp Photo Collection

Here's the Spring Break Camp Group Photo for March 13, 2006... We had four seasons of weather in one day. It started out warm and muggy, then drizzled rain, then the temperature dropped 25 degrees and a fierce north wind blew though, then it rained some more. After that it gradually dried out and the we finished with a beautiful, perfect afternoon... That's south Texas for you...!

Four Friends

Here's a great photo of one of my favorite groups. from left to right: Lucy Downey, Meg Cook, Michelle Anderson, and Carly Brabant. These girls have been taking a lesson together for going on two years now...!

Tennis Mom

Alice Purcell is an awesome home school mom. And she loves tennis. In fact, right now, she's the current Purcell Family Tennis Champion...!

Ryan Beene Lines it up...!

Ryan Beene strikes a two handed forhand while connor Copeland looks on in the background. Ryan is a regular participant in the Saturday morning and camp programs.

Coach Sam's Students Attend Pro Exhibition

Chase Sanders (far left), and Connor Copeland (far Right), attended the Pro Clinic and exhibition with Coach Wayne Bryan (front) and his sons Mike and Bob who are ranked number one in the world in doubles on the ATP Tour. The event took place Sunday, Dec 4 at River Oaks Country Club.