Dear readers,

Since my last article, I have left my position at Windemere Racquet and Swim Club and am now teaching at the University of Houston at Clear Lake. What a beautiful and quiet setting for tennis it is.

I started teaching at Windemere four years ago, at about the same time that I started writing for Tennis Server. Instead of my usual tennis tip, this month's column will serve up some area highlights during that period:

• Adam Stone at Clear Lake High School qualified for the Super Championship Division in the Boy's 16 Singles at San Antonio.

• Jennifer Jassawalla at Clear Lake High School was invited to play Excellence (the top players in the state in the Girl's 16 Division).

• Brent Massey of Brookside placed 1st Boy's Singles eighth grade district.

• Thomas Atwater of Space Center placed 2nd Boy's Singles eighth grade district.

• Charlie Jones of Seabrook placed 3rd Boy's Singles eighth grade district.

• Shawn Duffy of Clear Lake High School placed 1st in District 24-5A Boy's Singles.

• Ryan Plourde of Clear Creek High School placed 2nd in District 24-5A Boy's Singles.

• Robert Leewright/Todd Stallings of Clear Lake High School placed 1st in 24-5A Boy's Doubles.

• Nick Blocke/Juilian Wozniak of Clear Lake High School placed 2nd in 24-5A Boy's Doubles.

• Amanda Panneton/Karishma Turakhia of Clear Lake High School placed 1st in 24-5A Girl's Doubles.

• Jennifer Jassawalla of Clear Lake High School placed 1st in 24-5A Girl's Singles.

• Lauren Leftin of Clear Creek High School placed 2nd in 24-5A Girl's Singles.

I look forward to continuing to contribute tips to Tennis Server from the University of Houston.