Tennis
BY DAN HOLLANDER

Tennis is an excellent sport for active people, and Camp Timberlane is benefited by having a very good program in this field. Beginners find it very easy to learn the basics of the sport at camp, with the help of teachers Steve Lebau and Tom Easthouse. This Timberlife reporter talked to Steve about the program.

TIMBERLIFE: How long have you been teaching Tennis?
LEBAU: I’ve been teaching for four years, and have had a lot of experience with kids.
TIMBERLIFE: Tell me about the history of Tennis at Timberlane?
LEBAU: Before myself, there were only two tennis courts. The other two courts were put in in 1965. Some of my predecessors were Terry Golden, Andy Mintz, and Steve Burke.
TIMBERLIFE: What is your approach to teaching tennis?
LEBAU: First, I like to start out with ground strokes, then forehand and backhand strokes. Next we work on our serves. This is about the time the student can start playing games, and we try to encourage them to play as many as possible.
TIMBERLIFE: How many people in camp take tennis?
LEBAU: About forty-five to fifty boys took tennis last session. This was about one third of the whole camp.
TIMBERLIFE: Tell me about the different tournaments at camp.
LEBAU: There is usually one tournament with a different camp each session. Last session we had one with Camp Kawaga. We won the intermediate division title and lost the junior title. Recently, we had our own in-camp tourney. Kevin Palans emerged as the best in the senior division, beating Mike Wilson 8-5. In the Intermediate bout, David Goldstein and Tony Elman fought it out, and Elman came out victorious, with a score of 6-3.
TIMBERLIFE: What else is planned for the Tennis program?
LEBAU: Well, Mark tells me that all four courts will be resurfaced next year and I’m sure that that will greatly benefit our program.

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