Early on a cold February morning, we drove to Hudson to check out the Hudson Hot Air Affair. We found out after hauling ourselves over there that due to the wind in the upper atmosphere, they would not be launching the balloons today. It was a bummer but probably fine as it was too cold…

I went to pick up some weary international travelers from the airport sometime near the end of January. While waiting to get them, I used the opportunity to try and get some better pictures of planes. I will say these were much better than the last batch. I realize this isn’t airplane but I liked…

Singles Semifinal Saturday finished with Patrick Kypson (USA) taking on Antoine Ghibaudo (FRA). It was a good match with the American ultimately prevailing over the Frenchman by the score of 6-3 6-1. Since I wasn’t there for Championship Sunday (Spoiler Alert), I’ll give away the ending and say that Kypson beat Johannus Monday in the…

Singles Semifinals Saturday began with Johannus Monday (GBR) taking Mats Rosenkranz (GER). JoMo took the match 6-4 7-6. The good news is that there were a lot of pictures that I liked out of this set, the bad news is that I’ll be posting a lot of pictures out of this set. Let’s begin…. Monday…

Saturday in Sioux Falls was upon us! We had traveled, eaten at my favorite Chinese restaurant, made our plans for departure and were ready for some tennis action! Super Duper Saturday began with the Doubles Finals match of Juan Jose Bianchi (VEN) and Andrew Fenty (USA) taking on Rinky Hijikata (AUS) and Mac Kiger (USA).…

It had been a few years since I’d been to Sioux Falls, SD. The trip, overall, was fantastic. Along the way, I had time to take some non-tennis related pictures. Some were at the house of our relatives, who were kind enough to let us stay at their house, and some were at Falls Park.…

This was the last match of the day on Friday. Antoine Ghibaudo (FRA) beat Martin Damm (USA) in straight sets by a score of 7-6 6-4. This was a great match to watch, lots of good pictures. Hopefully. Ghibaudo stretches out to make the return. Ghibaudo serves. Damm with a serve of his own. Damm…

Rinky Hijikata (AUS) is a staple on main ATP Tour, he has won a Grand Slam in Doubles. He’s a pretty solid player. I’ll be honest, I’d never heard of Patrick Kypson (USA) before the match but he is a good player in his own right. Kypson defeated Hijikata in straight sets 6-4 6-4. Let’s…

I was excited to see this match begin and was also glad when it ended. I have seen Jordan Thompson play several matches on the main ATP Tour and was psyched that we were going to get to see him play. Thompson was apparently on the brink of not participating in the tournament due to…

This was the first match of the day. Joannus “Jo Mo” Monday (GBR) taking on Andres Martin (USA). Jo Mo is victorious in straight sets by the score of 6-3 6-3. Martin shows how we serve in the USA! Monday getting ready to serve. Swing…. and follow through. Some closeups of Martin A couple of…