TAP - World Championships

This event is MAGICAL

Stand Up Adaptive Tennis

I cannot tell you the incredible impact this event has on everyone involved.  There are no words that can describe the dedication and HEART each of these incredible athletes have for our GREAT GAME!
Played in Houston Texas at the Galleria - LifeTime Tennis

December 8th-10th, 2017

Check out the action...

Players came from all over the world to compete

Filemon Armas - Mexico and Yashuro Takahara - Japan

Antonio Solano - Mexico

Felipe Arevalo - Chile

Mike Marsh - USA

Daniel Scrivano - USA

Francisco Cardoso and Antonio Solano - both from Mexico

USA PLAYERS

Daniel Scrivano, Rachel Johansen, Jeff Bourns, David Valenti, and our

2017 Champion Matt Bulow

Not pictured: Eric Schmeltekopf, Mike Marsh, Richard Herskovitz, Sandra Giorgetta and Jeff Clark

Matt and Finalist Fredric Garciaz from France

Tournament Leaders...

Our fearless leader Cindy Benzon (my Sis from another Mother), Behind Cindy in the white warm up is Jeff Bourns - Committee Member and a big part of the leadership, Chair of the TX Adaptive Committee and a great mentor Henry Cox and the creator of the event Enzo Amadei!

A VERY BIG part of the success for this event came from the INCREDIBLE DONATION of time that our Texas Officials donated... they include:

Harrison Foster, Tomoko King, Janel Woerner, Beatrice Hummel, Ronnie Flores, April Hadley, Buffy Powell, John Mullins, Linda Bratton, Elio Coqueo, Jason Harrington and special help in recruiting Officials  from Nancy Vivero and Ginny James.  

ITS BEEN A WHILE!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!  Lots to be thankful for...

WOW! How time flys... we haven't been blogged in a while...  

So - just to remind you this blog is dedicated to CATFISHING!

(and I throw in some family pictures and on the side there's a little Tennis Officiating info too!)

This picture is the best explaination of why I love to go catfishing!

Lets get it started by showing off the latest catches: 

This is Wil Chandler (my son-in law) Holding an 8.11oz Blue.

Tony Davidson, my brother from another, holding 20lb Blue

This here is yours truly - the guys let me hold this 30lb Blue

After I told Tony about our 'catch and release' policy on the 15+ pounder's he gave me a few - "Are you SERIOUS!" comments - and then finally gave in ... here is Tony releasing both Cats... 

Any now for the BEST catches of the day... 

We are all so blessed in MANY ways - I have to say... there's NOTHING better than this:

This is my grandson Owen teaching "Kpa" a few shaving tricks...!

     

This is Owens sister the beautiful Addelyn - BaBa and Kpa forgot her swim suit - so she wore BaBa's!!!!!  

This is our grandson Wilder and his incredible sister Harper!  Since the last time we chatted (in 2014!!!!) my daughter Alex and Wil add Wilder to the family!  Harper is reading to her brother!   

This is Harpy with Roxy -   Roxy has adopted our family and we couldn't be happier! 

Here is Owen with my Dad (a serious aFISHionado of Grandkids and fishing).  Fun times at Addelyn's Thanksgiving Day school lunch!

Harry (our youngest!) turned 21 yesterday!  YEP - thats a PECAN PIE he wanted for the occasion... we celebrated with Mark and Traci.

INCREDIBLE young man.  Very proud!