Eighth-grade sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie reunite at the U.S. Open tennis championships where they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a top Russian player.
At the Academy, a sports training facility/boarding school for teenaged athletes, sixteen-year-old Maya finds it hard to focus on tennis when gossip, a modeling gig, and renewed feelings for her ex-boyfriend get in the way.
Presents over fifty patterns of play in singles tennis including a description of backcourt, midcourt, net play, and defensive patterns as well as over sixty companion drills for practice.
Provides instruction in basic strokes, continental and western styles of play, singles play, doubles tactics, special drills, and how to achieve on-court success.
