April DPTA

Sebene played in her third DPTA last week. She has gotten so much better. Two months ago, I couldn't watch her play tennis because she looked like she was chasing after butterflies. It was hard to watch that after being used to watching Elijah's fast-paced matches.

I was really impressed with Sebene. She had strategy, technique, and endurance. She won her first match 8-0, her second 8-2, her third 8-2, her fourth 8-6, and then she lost in the finals 6-8. During the semi-finals, I noticed she was running out of steam. During the 30 minute break before the finals match, I pumped her up with a Starbucks caramel frap and some cookies. It just wasn't enough sugar. Next time, I know now to feed her a little bit more sugar!

Sebene, I am really proud of you!

My brother, Elijah

Sebene wrote this for an assignment about the person that had the greatest impact on her life. She was so sweet to write about her brother.

My brother, Elijah, has greatly affected my life because he was the one who taught me to play tennis. We have our ups and downs, but overall he’s a great tennis player and coach. First off, my brother takes lessons from one of the best coaches in Texas. He is basically passing down the information to me. My brother is a great tennis coach partially because of his coach, but he was the one who taught me to swing a racket.

He is the best tennis coach ever. Although he is mean sometimes, he is still a great coach. Everyone says I have great technique, almost flawless. It’s mostly my brother, but I have to give some credit to Brookhaven Country Club, which is where I go to train. When we do fitness at Brookhaven and sometimes at home, he pushes me over my limit and then it becomes my new limit because I know I can go over my limit.

My brother, Elijah, has greatly affected my life more than just tennis. He has kept me from eating junk food all day. Without him I would probably be obese. I am very thankful for my brother, Elijah. I also have another brother, Jeremiah, but he has not affected my life like my older brother, Elijah. We still have a lot of junk food in the house but I am not eating most of it like I usually do. Instead, my brother, Jeremiah, eats them all.