The day after America changed, David Ball huddles with the rest of the BYU men’s tennis team on an outdoor court in Provo. An email has arrived from the athletic department, announcing that their season has been canceled. But Ball, a senior, isn’t ready to leave the court where he spent four years chasing his dreams, wondering if it’s time to let them go.
It was nice to practice outside, now that the weather is finally nice enough. Ball leans against a thigh-high chain-link fence, 5-foot-11 and the lightest member of the team. He’s been playing tennis since he was 4, like his two older brothers.