In this clip from Episode 1 of the CoVA Tennis Brews & Crew Podcast, Coach JR talks about how growing up in the Virginia Beach Filipino community and being raised by a Navy Dad and avid tennis player brothers, shaped his tennis playing and coaching life. If you'd like to support the CoVA Tennis channel more, please remember to like, comment & subscribe, or leave a Super Thanks! We appreciate you!

In this first episode of the Behind the Baseline, Brews & Crew Podcast After Show, you meet my two daughters as they tell you about themselves, their tennis history and their love & memories for our Podcast co-host, Uncle James. Timestamps 0:00 - Pre-Pod Warmup 0:17 Introduction 1:02 Meeting My Daughter's Raina and Hannah 1:45 JR Sharing Thoughts On Family Tennis History 3:07 Raina Sharing Stories About Uncle James 6:30 Hannah Story Time 7:15 The Girls Challenge Uncle James to Tennis 8:12 The Cool Down

Welcome to Episode 1 of our brand new CoVA Tennis Brews & Crew Podcast featuring James & JR. In this episode we introduce ourselves as friends, players and now podcast hosts. We reveal our fly new podcast set and give a run down of our tennis backgrounds and gear, including James' reveal of his switch from his beloved Yonex VCORE 98 tennis racket and Volkl Cyclone strings. Cheers & enjoy our fresh take at everything tennis! If you have any questions, comments, or would like to join us (virtually or physically, in these Virginia Beach streets!) let us know in the comments, on social media, or email. We'd love to hear from and/or see you! Podcast Time Stamps 0:00 The Warm Up : Welcome to the CoVA Tennis Brews & Crew Podcast 1:18 Introducing the Hosts : James & JR 6:33 How Did We Meet? 13:49 What Are Our Tennis Backgrounds? 24:57 What Tennis Equipment Do We Use (Racquets, Strings & Shoes)? 35:15 James New Racket & Strings Reveal! 41:58 Rally Time! Supporter Q&A Segment 45:05 Cool Down & Cheers!