At a tournament in Austin, Tommy coaches two of his players: Carl Hershey, German boy, and Heather. Carl is grieving the death of a loved one while Heather struggles with boyfriend issues.
Coach Bob suspects Tommy is training for an Open-level tournament, which the latter denies as his upcoming ATP tournament date is the same weekend as Liberty Cup.
Darren attempts to reconcile his friendship with Tommy, with the latter continuing to distance himself as a result of their past falling out.
Tommy and his mother further discuss his plans for the upcoming Fall Semester, still unable to reach any final decisions together.
As Tommy needs money to fund lodging and travel fees for his upcoming ATP tournament, he proposes private coaching lessons to his players. Reluctant at first, they agree to book at least one lesson with him.