This time of year evokes memories of local tourney By Rick Meyers This time of year gets me, and a lot of other people, to thinking of what used to be.
Anytime people recall the list of pros that came through our doors, they just shake their heads.
Andre Agassi came to Abilene, Texas, three times. I handed Michael Chang his first paycheck when he was 15 years old in his first professional tournament. A year and a half later he won the French Open. Jim Courier, MaliVai Washington, Ken Flach, Robert Seguso, Tim Gullikson, Brian Gottfried, Tim Mayotte, Harold Solomon, Andres Gomez and Patrick McEnroe are just a few of the players local fans got to watch in person. It's a real shame that the tournament lost its title sponsor and couldn't secure someone else.