Huff Chose Education from page 15
and graduating." he said. "When 1
, was younger I didn't concentrate on
winning a tournament and going
pro. 1 concentrated on improving. 1
. never really thought about turning
' pro. 1 always had education in
mind."
Huff may have been thinking
about a college degree, but befitting
a person reared in a household
stressing education and tennis ? in
that order ? he plotted a post-col- ;
lege tenuis strategy.
"The best thing 1 ever did was
skip my senior year of high school
(at Mount Tabor) and come here."
said Huff, a speech communication
- and History major with a 3.4 grade- ~
point-average. "When 1 graduate I'll
be 20 years old and-still young
enough to join the pro tennis circuit.
That was a good move.''
Some tennis players are
hashed up at 20, but Huff, who hUs
a calm, confident, optimistic aura^
,? about him, doesn't see it that way.
I "I'm going to try to get in qual
ifying tournaments and play on the
satellite tour," he said. "I'm going
to try and g^t my points up and get
some exposure in those events. And
1 may go to Europe next summer
and play in some tournaments over
there. I think that would be good r
I expe^ience.,,
Huff tasted a morsel of life on
the pro circuit by playing in last
year's Flow Invitational. Some of
the wide-eyed amazement of that
event ? things like not showing
identification and not paying for
food and drinks ? has^'worn off.
Creating a comfort level that Huff
hopes \jfill allow him to reap more
f?om this year's tournament.
"Last year it was strange walk
ing onto the court at the/Flow." he
recalled of Court 2 at
Leighton Stadium where
he plays his college
matches. "In college
matches/ T usually deter
mine which side of the
court 1 want to start on
when 1 walk on the court.
But ''"hen 1 came out last
year at the Flow, all I
saw were faces packed i^
the stands and the stadi
um looked so much
bigger. ? . 1
"There 'were a lot of
people there to support
me because I'm from
-here," he said. "That is
different from college
- matches where the fans
suport the local player,
but not the visitor. You
can hit a great shot in a
college match and not
hear a thing if you are
the visitor, but at last
year's Flow, I hit an ace
and the crowd'went wild.
It was disorienting. I
think I can deal with it
better than last year
because of the
experience."
Not only did Huff learn to deal
with the ancillary aspects of the
game at the 1993 Flow, but he got'
to practice with each player in the
tournament, including several pros.
JTo'him, that and the advice he
received from people such as
Patrick McEnroe, were the greatest
rewards. He hopes[for replay this
year. ' . : ?
"I'm going to warm up with as
many players as possible this year."
he said. "Last year. Bryan Shelton
spent two hours working with me
Quentin Huff's backhand is one weapon he
will use in the Flow Motors Invitational.
and I go 1 a lot of advice from other
players. You can't put a price tag on
that kind of advice." J
If a professional tennis career is
not in the cards after graduation, the
education path that Huff chose as as
a youngster is an option to fall back
' on.
"I've been thinking about law
I school or graduate school." he said,
adding that his interest ib law hasi
been aroused by tl\e O.J. Simpson
ca*e. "The Simpson trial is excit
ing." he said with a sparkle in his
eve. ? ? . \
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Mt. Tabor JV Sports Sign Up to Begin
Starling dates for Mount Tabor
High School junior varsity fall
sports are listed below: .
Soccer - August 1 at 8 a.m.
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Volleyball - August 1 at 3 p.m.
Cross Country - August 1 at 6
p.m.
Football - August 4 at 5 p.m.
Athletes should report to the
school at the appointed time and
have a completed physical form.
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