Posted by Howard Richman on July 02 2008 at 07:59:37:
An article by Dan Stefano in today´s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review focuses on Brandon Anandon shown in the above accompanying photo. Here is a selection:
Saxonburg´s Brandon Anandan didn´t bring his best game to the first round the Men´s Futures of Pittsburgh tennis tournament. On the positive side, he didn´t bring his John McEnroe impression, either. Anandan, who lost the 2007 WPIAL Class AA singles final on an unsportsmanlike conduct call after an angry blowup, was beaten in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, by No. 8 seed Tigran Martirosyan of Armenia on Tuesday at the Mt. Lebanon Tennis Center. But aside from a handful of curses -- largely directed at his own play -- the wild card entrant never came close to a repeat of the tantrum that held him out of the 2007 state championships.Howard"I´ve changed since then," he said. "I haven´t really had any trouble with referees in any tournaments. I learned my lesson."
A recent graduate of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, Anandan said he has learned to control his temper better....