Four former TLC staff members (and dear friends of mine) are teaming up to help provide access to TLC for players and families who would…

She wailed like a wounded animal. Her eyes darted from place to place looking for some sort of refuge from her pain. There was no…

People are strewn all over the courts, lying face up, or standing stock still.  It is as quiet as a graveyard.  But it might be…

TLC summer is in full swing.  It is everything we hoped for.  Except…   We have not seen the sun in five days. We have…

He was a snot nosed little kid when I first met him.  Ok, maybe not snot nosed, but he was not tall.  As a 15…

I had the privilege of going on the road to meet TLC adult campers recently. One trip was heart wrenching.  Trudi Roesch, longtime adult and…

Twenty years ago today, March 29, 5:30 PM, Steve Wilkinson’s birthday, the future of Tennis and Life Camps was in question. A mile wide tornado,…

Last weekend, our daughter swam in her college conference swim championships. She was seeded anywhere from 7th to 10th in her individual events, and had…

This is a love story. The end of December, Boy and Betty Toy and I met at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis.  We sat…

The Fridinger family – a longtime TLC family – has been named the National USTA Family of the Year. And they don’t want anyone to…