Update from Memphis....Michelle Larcher de Brito lost in the 2nd round to Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4,6-2. Sam Warburg beat Max "The Beast" Miryni in the qualies. He lost in the 2nd round of the qualies to Jessie Witten. However, as a Lucky Loser, he filled in as a replacement for James Blake, who withdrew because of an injured knee. Sam then lost a close one to Donald Young. Mark Knowles is into the semifinals and playing today.

TheProfessional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards during the 2008 PTR International Tennis Symposium held on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Highlighting a long list of honorees were new PTR Master Professionals, Shinichi Suzuki of Chiba, Japan and Fernando Velasco of Austin, Texas and PTR Professional of the Year, Wayne Bryan, Camarillo, California. Well deserved of course. If I had a vote, I'd throw it in for coach.... Coach Bryan's hard work and tireless energy is what it takes. BJK and Coach Wayne are the leaders of the troops on the ground for more (and better) tennis in the US. I don't think that there are 2 people I've met that do more for the game than those two. That is the cold hard truth! :) All the rest of us just benefit from their passion for the game....I told Coach that his WTT title might have been the clinching vote. :)

Regions Morgan Keegan Championships

Michelle Larcher de Brito, the Caps 15 year old player, won her first round at Memphis. She will be playing her a 2nd round match against Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday. Sam Warburg plays Donald Young in the first round of the same tournament. He'll play early afternoon and you can check the results at http://www.rmkchampionships.com. Mark Knowles will be playing on Wednesday as the #1 seed with his partner Mahesh Bhupati also in Memphis.I'm sure all of them are having a good time in Memphis with recollections of great times last year. We are cheering for all of them from afar.

Welcome

Come join local tennis fans for the opportunity to watch world class professionals competing in an exciting and action packed co-ed format. The Capitals season will take place between July 3rd and the 27th at Allstate Stadium located at Westfield Galleria at Roseville.