Three years ago, Lucy Mouledous (pronounced Molly-do) all but dragged her two young sons on to a tennis court, to have someone to practice with. She is a four-time New Orleans women's champion. Son Alfred Jr. would have none of it, hustled back to his six-hours-a-day piano practicing, and became at 16 the youngest musician ever to solo with the New Orleans Symphony. But son Dick liked the game, soon learned all his mother's tricks, and a few besides.
Last week, 15-year-old Dick and his mother (who is 34) wished each other luck, then began play in the New Orleans Mid-Winter Open...
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