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Article: MILWAUKEE TENNIS CLASSIC Their grand slam; Brothers prepare for city's tennis classic
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2004
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Their grand slam
Brothers prepare for city's tennis classic
Glendale -- For all Aaron and Adam Schaechterle of Oconomowoc
knew, the players on the court could have been Andre Agassi and Pete
Sampras.
To them, the Milwaukee Auditorium was the same as center court at
Wimbledon. They grew up thinking the Milwaukee Tennis Classic was
just as big as any grand slam event.
"I remember if you played in the parent / child tournament, you
got tickets to the championship," said Aaron, twin brother to Adam
and a junior at the University of Iowa. "We saw players from Harvard,
Cal, Tennessee. We didn't know any better, but we thought that was
the big time. We thought that was the top level."
"I used to ...