Goodbye to New York

September 11th is now a day for perspective, and as I prepare to return home Monday evening, I'm reminded that the frenzied week of tennis I've just experienced isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

Because of rain on Tuesday, the doubles finals were pushed back a day, and I had to change my flight back home from Sunday to Monday to be able to be at the match. I owe Marcia Frost a huge thank you for offering me her spare room and a ride to the airport for this last minute change. She's promised to let us reciprocate in Kalamazoo, an event she's hasn't yet attended. I know I'm not the only one who was changing reservations. I think Austin Krajicek had to rebook five or six times because he and Jarmere Jenkins just kept on winning in doubles.

This article from Nate Schnugg's hometown newspaper was put together by writers who weren't there, but since I didn't see the entire match myself, due to interviewing commitments, I'm not throwing any stones.

I've got quite a few stories to write, revise, etc. so I won't be able to give a lot of time to searching for junior stories to link to, but I think I've provided plenty of content to chew on during this past week in New York.