1. Among them are daily updates from the pro tours, weekly rankings, instructional tips and more chat areas. 2. As a rookie on the pro tour, wins five tournaments in a row, nine in all. 3. A fourth-year medical student from Australia, Smith had once been a good enough tennis player to earn a spot on the pro tour. 4. But those expectations soured on the pro tour. 5. Doubles gets distant-second billing on the pro tours, but it is wildly popular at clubs and in leagues. 6. Fifteen years ago, Teltscher lived the Cinderella story that fuels the hope of every player living on the fringe of the pro tour. 7. He has said he thinks of himself more as Asian than black, but he acknowledges earlier black golfers for opening the pro tour to him. 8. He is one of the top amateurs in the world and has dreams of making a name for himself on the pro tour. 9. He admits, too, that the fun can vanish when the decision is make to enter the cutthroat ranks of the pro tour. 10. He is a sophomore at a school that, more often than not, sees its top players bolt early for the pro tour. |