Senior Olympian Sissy Skinner Entrusts Physical Therapy Unlimited with Her Care

Sissy Skinner is no ordinary sixty-two year old woman. She is an incredible tennis player who is currently vying for a spot in the 2011 Senior National Tennis Tournament. While many seniors find exercise in gardening or golf, Sissy finds it on the tennis court.

She started her tennis career at the age of nine when her best friend’s father took the girls to a park to teach them to play. Since then, Sissy continued to play competitively for 35 years. At one point she and her doubles partner were ranked number one in Texas and were amongst the top ten in the nation. Sissy herself was ranked as high as second in Texas in singles play.

After many years of competitive play, Sissy transitioned into a coaching role. She coached at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas and later worked as a teaching pro at River Oaks Country Club in Houston. With her USPTA P1 status, Sissy was very well respected in the coaching community.

After a break from competing, Sissy took up tennis again. However, like many athletes who pushed their bodies to the limit through years of athletic endeavors, Sissy suffered through a knee surgery that forced her to put down her tennis racket. “I played and I kept playing until I couldn’t stand the pain anymore,” said Sissy. Her surgery and subsequent knee rehab has kept her from competing until now.

Sissy has been receiving therapy at Physical Therapy Unlimited off and on since last November. “Robert Rodriguez and his staff are a joy,” said Sissy. “I’m thrilled that he is so fabulous at his job. The PTU employees really care about me and they want to ensure that I get the proper treatment to get better. I will tell everyone I know that they must go to PTU for therapy.”

This week, Sissy is playing in a Senior Olympic Tennis tournament. She and her doubles partner are playing in the 60-64 age group and hope to finish in the top three teams so they can qualify for the Texas State Tournament in October of this year. “I just hope to be strong enough to have a shot at qualifying,” said Sissy. “It would be great to qualify for State and then go to the National Tournament in Houston in 2011.”