Take The Alameda exit. Travel north on The Alameda. The Alameda will become El Camino Real. The main entrance to Santa Clara University will be on the left-hand side of the road

List of Boys Varsity Team Players

Players		Physical check-up

Nick	??
Sean	??
Femi	Ashaoly
Albert	Bui
Alex	Chaboya
Saihanaa	Collins
Orlando	Contreras
Matt	Coop
Alexander	Dean
Francis	Estrada
Hanson	Fuh
Ben	Ho
Caleb	Holden
Mitchell	Lampe
Jian-Yang	Liu
Richard	Ma
Marsten	Macy
Daniel	Manning
Alexander	Martin
Aaron	Melgar
Andrew	Moore
Kuni	Natsuki
Andrew	Pham
Jimmy	Shen
Kartar	Singh
Randy	Tran
Richard	Vo
Andreas	Zimmermann

List of Girls playing together

Nadine Abousalem

Pauline Baraan

Janelle Blain

Alice Bui

Christine Bui

Ivana Bui

Mi Bui

Autumn Chang

Linda Chen

Manisha Chibber

Michelle Coleman

Amanda Cord

Aubrie Crusco

Monica Deleon

Phiphi Dinh

Bacai Dong

Jade Gasper

Mei Han

Anna Harris

Megan Hart

Evy Ho

Julee Ho

Suki Ho

Alyssa Hoang

Stephanie Huynh

Taylor Kinsey

Amy Le

Jenny Lee

Mariam Mostamandy

Ashlee Narvaiz

Christine Nguyen

Jenny Nguyen

Quincy Nguyen

Tiffany Nguyen

Duri Paek (pronounce like “two ri”)

Roshni Patel (co-Captain)

Shivani Patel

Nancy Pham

Ashley Phan

Angelica Ramirez (pronounce like “on Hel E KA”)

Danielle Robertson

Alisha Roswall

Arian Vecta Sampaga

Ayana Simmons

Josephine Snider (co-Captain)

Hannah Stephens

Arla Taboada

Stephanie Tan

Kathleen Tang

Ha Tran

Uyen Tran

Linda Truong

Hillary Wagner

Jia Min Wang

Lindsey Wong

Lovi Warayah

Amelia Yeh

Samera Zaidi

Katja Zimmermann

Plus Any New players

Contacts:

coach : Yasuo Fukui fukui@slac.stanford.edu , or fukuisensei@hotmail.com

Cell: (408) 679-7273

assistant

coaches: Greg Robertson cell 425-2295 gregr7@yahoo.com

Tom Manning cell 425-6691

co-captains:

co-managers:

Booster Club

Contact parent: ????

Why? How come? (in a random order. More questions will appear here.)

You are what you ask questions on. Your question tells what you are interested in.

-16) Why do we need the natural pronation of the wrist in the service and in the top spin ground strokes?

-15) Why do we need swinging elbows(back to forward) in the service motion?

-14) Why is it safe to hit cross-court (rather than down-the-line)ground strokes?

-13) Why is it the fact that we can not remember every details of how we use

muscles and joints?

-12) Why is it difficult to FEEL that you use the whole body in hitting a tennis ball?

(You are in between two balls in playing tennis. One is a tennis ball and another

is the Earth.)

-11) Why does everybody play differently in tennis?

-10) Why is it important to have as many options as possible in your shot selection?

-9) Why is it said that a bad net player is stronger than a good baseliner?

-8) Why is the single handed backhand more difficult than the double handed one?

-7) Why do people care about the colors of tennis rackets/strings/grips?

-6) Why is it extremely boring to watch Andy Roddick’s match?

-5) What is CONSISTENCY in tennis?

-4) Why is it difficult to “feel” the consistency which should be mostly appreciated?

-3) How do you know your weakness and strong points?

-2) How do you find the weakness and strong points of an opponent?

-1) Why is it the best not to use the arm (use only as bones and joints) at all?

0) Why is the boundary of the bright side and dark side of the moon tilted, when the moon is no in the full moon? (You see the moon in the tennis courts.)

1) 12 tennis ball problem (A challenging Math logic quiz. Time limit is 1 year.)

(A tennis player needs logical thinking skill.)

2) Why is it not easy to know your potential in tennis?

3) Why can’t we see/feel ourselves in hitting balls as much as we see/feel others hitting balls?

4) Why are there tennis coaches while there are no coaches for walking?

5) Why is hitting a tennis ball the same as hitting a ball in the baseball game?

6) Why is there difference in forehand shots and backhand shots?

7) Why does the sponge ball(Speed ball) give a bigger sweet spot?

8) Why is the grip(how you grip a racket) decides everything in hitting?

9) Why do you play tennis?

10) Why do you want to win a tennis match?

11) Why do we learn more from lost matches?

12) Why does anybody play tennis differently?

13) Why does playing tennis games show your mentality?

14) Why is it said that playing tennis needs the brain?

15) Why is the “feeling” a ball is most important in hitting it?

16) Why is it the best to grip a racket the loosest?

17) Why is it hard to relax in the pressure situation in a match?

18) Why are lost matches more important to improve your tennis?

19) Why is it that the tennis physics/mechanics theory does not help?

20) Why is it hard to play tie-breakers?

21) Why can a tennis ball roll on the tennis court?

22) Why is it important to practice shots under pressure?

23) Why do we use the tennis strings in a tennis racket?

24) Why do you usually have the main(longer) strings broken?

25) Why is a tennis racket(9-12 ounce) heavier than a tennis ball(2 ounce) by a factor 5-6?

26) Why is it the key for a good shot to plant a back foot solidly on the ground?

27) Why do people say that you need swing a racket with legs?

28) Why do you need hit up a tennis ball in service and overhead?

29) Why can the quality of your second serves show your tennis skill level?

30) Why is it difficult to realize the (in)consistency of any tennis skill with statistics?

31) Why can a tennis ball roll on a tennis court? Tennis ball can not roll inside a space shuttle in the orbit.

32) Why is the maximum speed of the first serve decided only by the height of a player?

(3 mph/(inch difference) for women’s pro tennis players.)

Please send me more questions, your comments, and answers. Thank you.

Announcements:

0) We’ll have a MANDATORY Parent/Athlete/coaches Meeting

at 7:00 pm on Jan. 26^th(Thurs) at the Theater. Please mark your calendar.

We need all parents’ attendance to discuss on forming a parent’s communication network to support the tennis team through the Athletic Booster Club. Uniform and budget issues will be discussed in the meeting. Please make the best effort to make the meeting.

1) The boys tennis team needs NEW players. If you know anybody who wants to play and practice tennis, please take him/her to the tennis court. Girls are welcome to practice with boys.

We’ll play BVAL Mt Hamilton Division (6 schools, Independence, Leland, Leigh, Piedmont Hills, Santa Teresa, and Yerba Buena, total 10 season matches) which season begins in the beginning of January 2006. The first match will be on Tuesday, March 14^th. The last season match will be on Thursday, April 13^th.

The Spring 2006 season has started on Jan. 3^rd(Tues). We’ll have MANDATORY

weekday practice on/after Jan. 18^th(Wed) after the final week and the semester break. Participation in the practice is up to you before/during the final week.

Practice hours:

Monday 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Tues, Wed 2:30 – 4:30 pm

Thurs, Fri 3:30 - 5:30 pm (or darkness)

2) There’s NO CUT on tennis skills in joining the Team, but you need commit yourself in participating the weekday practice sessions in the season. Anybody who can walk can join the team. To join the Varsity Tennis Team, you need get the so-called eligibility(A and B ),

A) ASB Activity Application form, with

a. Physical Check-up signed by your Physician(you can attach),

b. Medical Insurance coverage information, and

c. Emergency contact phone number, and your parent’s signature.

B) The latest GPA must be 2.0 or above.

Your physical check-up must be effective till the end of May 2006, which means that your latest physical check up must be done after June 2005.

3) We have

Tentative Boys Singles/Doubles Ladder based on the best 2 of 3 sets matches.

Please take a look at NEW Tennis Ladder Singles/Doubles. Please keep challenging to improve your tennis in close matches.

4) If you want to join the 24 Hour Fitness Varsity Program for Boys and Girls, please let me know. FREE use of 24 Hour Fitness at Santa Teresa at 2:30-4:30 pm(Mon-Fri), 1-5 pm (Sat-Sun) http://www.24hourfitness.com/html/teamsports/varsity/ for Santa Teresa HS tennis team players.

5) We bought a spring tension stringing machine (Eagnas Combo 900 Le) with a stand in the tennis storage container, and I’ll teach players how to string your own tennis rackets. Free stringing by yourself if you bring in your string, $3 for the standard string(Wilson Synthetic Gut Extreme 16),

$7 for Wilson Sensation 16(Multi-fiber string). So you can string your racket by yourself anytime.

Please find your tennis racket’s “Stringing Pattern” at:

http://www.tennis4all.com/info/racquets/stringing/index.shtml .

For how to string a tennis racket, please see “Getting ready for stringing” and what follows at:

http://www.sptennis.com/stringer.asp#FL . How to interpret the string pattern information is also given there.

6) We need parent volunteers who can actively join the Booster Club. Parents are encouraged to attend the monthly 1 hour meeting at 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month.

7) Could you send me a “Hey, coach” e-mail at fukuisensei@hotmail.com so that we can make

e-mail lists of the players and parents at Santa Teresa? If you know of any schoolmates who are

interested in playing tennis, please bring them in to the tennis court.

8) Our tennis team have had getting support of people at Kona Kai Swim and Racquet Club http://www.konakaiclub.com/

where I have a membership. Club members donate newly used tennis balls daily. So far used wind screens, 4 good tennis rackets were donated by the members of the club. Santa Teresa tennis team is one of only a few HS tennis teams which can enjoy using only non-flat (or hard) tennis balls.

Sequential Pictures

Challenge Match Results

Singles/Doubles matches

Un-Official Tennis Ladder Singles

Boys Singles Ladder

One Point improvement

1. Kuni Natsuki get 3 speeds in ground strokes

2. Alex Martin improve the first and second serves

3. Alex volleys and overheads

4. Francis Estrada more spin(net clearance) in backhand strokes

5-0. Orlando Contreras practice slice serves

5-1. Richard Vo practice slice serves, hit deep volley shots

5-2. Nick ?? topspin in ground strokes.

5-3. Sean ?? accelerate through the ball in hitting.

5-4. Marsten Macy swing through in the ground strokes

5-5. Richard Ma consistency everywhere.

5-6. Andrew Pham smooth swings, net game

5-7. Aalon Melgar stay in balance in hitting balls

5-8. Jimmy Shen move a striking point towards the net

5-9. Mitchell Lampe more knee bends/shoulder turns

5-10 Daniel Manning practice serves, top spin forhand

5-11 Saihanaa Collins hit backhands square

5-12 Albert Bui swing a racket with legs and a hip

5-13 Matt Coop

5-14 Ben Ho

5-15 Hanson Fuh

Rules: Among 5^th ranked players: Play HALF-DISGONAL-COURT singles with ONE 8 game pro-set with regular scoring, and a 12 point tie-breaker at 8 games all. Any player can challenge any other 5^th ranked players.

Challenging 1-4 th players: best 2 of 3 regular sets with full singles court.

Doubles Ladder (tentative)

1. Richard Vo Orlando Contreras

2. Nick ?? Sean ??

3. Marsten Macy Richard Ma

4. Aaron Melgar Andrew Pham

5. Albert Bui Saihanaa Collins

Rules: best 2 of 3 regular sets.

Player Team Match Records

League Match Results

League Match Schedule (Season starts on Jan. 3, 2006)

BVAL Mt Hamilton Division, 6 schools

Independence, Leland, Leigh, Piedmont Hills, Santa Teresa, Yerba Buena

Match Starts at 3:15 pm

Tuesday, March 7
Piedmont Hills @ Leigh

Thursday, March 9
Leigh @ Yerba Buena

Tuesday, March 14
Leland @ Leigh
Yerba Buena @ Independence
Piedmont Hills @ Santa Teresa

Thursday, March 16
Leigh @ Independence
Piedmont Hills @ Leland
Santa Teresa @ Yerba Buena

Tuesday, March 21
Yerba Buena @ Piedmont Hills
Santa Teresa @ Leigh
Independence @ Leland

Thursday, March 23
Leigh @ Piedmont Hills
Leland @ Yerba Buena
Independence @ Santa Teresa

Tuesday, March 28
Yerba Buena @ Leigh
Piedmont Hills @ Independence
Santa Teresa @ Leland

Thursday, March 30
Independence @ Yerba Buena
Santa Teresa @ Piedmont Hills
Leigh @ Leland

Tuesday, April 4
Independence @ Leigh
Leland @ Piedmont Hills
Yerba Buena @Santa Teresa

Thursday, April 6
Piedmont Hills @ Yerba Buena
Leigh @ Santa Teresa
Leland @ Independence

Tuesday, April 11
Santa Teresa @ Independence
Yerba Buena @ Leland

Thursday, April 13
Independence @ Piedmont Hills
Leland @ Santa Teresa

Monday, April 24
Division Playoffs if necessary

April 26,27,28
League Team Finals

League Match Results

Tennis Camps/Group Lessons

If you are interested in taking tennis lessons in Summer Camps or Group/Private lessons, please find any opening in the following:

1) Almaden Swim and Racquet Club http://www.asrc.org/

2) Kona Kai Swim and Racquet Club http://www.konakaiclub.com/

I have membership of this club. 2 good tennis pros are there.

3) Courtside Club http://www.courtsideclub.com/

The largest tennis club in the area.

4) College Tennis Programs

Stanford http://gostanford.collegesports.com/marketplace/events/tennis-camp.html

Santa Clara http://santaclarabroncos.collegesports.com/genrel/082101aah.html

5) Los Gatos Tennis Academy at Los Gatos High School tennis courts

http://www.lgta.net

Tennis Links

Tips:

“Turbo Tennis” by Ron Weite

http://www.tennisserver.com/turbo/turbo.html

“Tennis Anyone” by John Mills

http://www.tennisserver.com/Mills-tip/Mills-tip.html

“USPATA(Pro Tennis Association) Lesson ONLINE, Tips”

http://www.uspta.com/index.cfm/MenuItemID/1277.htm

Tennis Coach

http://www.thetenniscoach.com.au/tips.html

tennis.com

http://www.tennis.com/instruction/home.sps?itype=1480

tennisone.com http://www.tennisone.com/ for super-slow videos

Stretching: http://www.tennisserver.com/turbo/turbo_98_12.html

Strings/Stringing http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Features/String/StringReference.html

Player Records

Points to improve for more enjoyment

Any tennis player enjoys more with more skills and hence more options to hit balls. With more options to choose, you can develop mental department of the tennis which gives you more fun.

I’ll post more comments are on team players. Please remember that in tennis, it takes at least a few months to get used to any minor technical changes, only changes in mental department can be instantaneous if a player can recognize/analyze the reality, which may often takes months and years.

College Tennis 2006

List of Girls playing together

Contacts:

Why? How come? (in a random order. More questions will appear here.)

Announcements:

A) ASB Activity Application form, with

a. Physical Check-up signed by your Physician(you can attach),

b. Medical Insurance coverage information, and

c. Emergency contact phone number, and your parent’s signature.

Sequential Pictures

Challenge Match Results

Un-Official Tennis Ladder Singles

Boys Singles Ladder

One Point improvement

Doubles Ladder (tentative)

Player Team Match Records

League Match Results

League Match Schedule (Season starts on Jan. 3, 2006)

BVAL Mt Hamilton Division, 6 schools

League Match Results

Tennis Camps/Group Lessons

Tennis Links

Player Records

Points to improve for more enjoyment