You couldn't meet a nicer young man on the planet! I had the privilege of photographing rising tennis star
Ryan Young the other day. His speed and accuracy amazed me. But his easy going personality and grounded faith are what really impressed me. It was just a year ago this week that Ryan was heading off to China to kick off his pro career. He was a stand-out player at Clemson and joined with Nathan Thompson to form the best doubles team in the
ACC. He also played in an exhibition match at the
Family Circle Cup as a warm up to stars Andy
Roddick and the #1 doubles team in the world, Bob & Mike Bryan. I was glad to be able to catch up with Ryan while he was home visiting his family for the holidays.
Ryan's Mom, Toni, is the head pro at the Maybank Tennis Center where I played on the Men's USTA 4.5 team before getting sidelined with an injury last year. Prior to that I played on Jeff's 4.0 Team...Jeff is Ryan's Dad. Ryan's sister, Kristen (not pictured) is also an avid club player. So tennis vibes are obviously in the family's blood...as are honor, commitment, integrity, patience, excellence, and many other personality traits that make it easy for me to see why this young man is going places!
2 comments:
Shooting tennis is always fun, especially when you know the player. That’s a cool shot – the lighting makes it. He has a lot of people rooting for him to make it as a Pro, and I hope he does.
Hey Mr. Smith,
Just wanted to thank you so much for coming out today and spending some time with my family and I. We had so much fun...
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