Kevin is the Captain of the American team participating in the US/Japan Goodwill Games in the anime. He appears in Japan weeks before the tournament to settle a rival feud that began with his father, George Smith, and Ryoma's father, Echizen Nanjirou.<br /> <br /> Kevin first challenges members of tennis teams in the Tokyo area as he searches for Ryoma (who was attending the Junior Invitational Camp). Kevin plays a highly destructive form of tennis and injures other players, most notably Akutsu Jin of Yamabuki.<br /><br />