Ask Bill Grannen of Anderson Township why he competes in tennis tournaments, and he'll give you two reasons: Jason and Derek.

        “I've had so much fun playing with my two sons,” Bill Grannen, 43, said. “The competition — it's just brought us closer together. We have a good time doing it.”

        Bill will play with Jason today through Sunday in the C.James Meakin Cincinnati Father/Son Championship at the Airport Playfield Tennis Facility.

        Today's matches start at 6 p.m. Sixteen teams are registered. On the line is a berth to the national tournament.

        Also at the venue Thursday through Saturday is the second annual Cincinnati Recreation Commission Mother/Daughter Championship. Six teams are registered.

        The Grannen duo of Bill and Jason won the local father-son tournament in 1999 and often play in national father-son events.

        They've played in six previous Cincinnati father-son tournaments.

        Jason said in April they placed sixth overall in a national father-son indoor tournament in New Jersey.

        “I don't live at home and don't always have time to do things with my parents,” Jason, 24, said. “This is nice, because it's the one thing I can do with my dad.”

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