July 14, 2005

From left, sisters Naseem, 15, Shabnam, 13, and Maryam Eslami, 12, are making their mark in local tennis.

Three Iranian sisters relish opportunity to perfect their game
By Jerry Magee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
July 12, 2005

Were they in their father's homeland, Maryam, Shabnam and Naseem Eslami would not be playing tennis. He is a native of Iran, where mixed doubles is not part of the culture. Neither is women's singles. Or women's sports of any sort.

Where they are, the sisters would seem to have a future in tennis. During the recent La Jolla Championships, Naseem, 15, won the girls 18s; Shabnam, 13, captured the girls 14s; and Maryam, 12, was a finalist in the girls 12s.

Their successes served to affirm that their parents, Ali, a naturalized American citizen, and his wife, Lynnette, acted wisely when about three months ago they chose to relocate to this area from Connecticut as a means of furthering their daughters' careers in tennis >>> Full text

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