PRESIDENT’S LETTER
What a Summer ALTA Season it has Been!
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020 has been an unprecedented year for everyone
I think about what I have personally learned from this
and everything, including tennis and ALTA. I would
summer season, such as the importance of tennis, and
first like to thank all the summer season ALTA
the social, physical, and emotional support given to me.
captains for their extra work and understanding,
The enjoyment of each match played, the camaraderie,
as we all worked through the oddities and issues that arose
the niceties as we clicked racquets, all while following the
throughout the season. Thank you captains for your patience
six-foot social distancing requirements, made for a great
and the positive attitudes displayed. ALTA appreciates your
tennis experience. I enjoyed hearing how glad so many
acceptance and compliance with the temporary COVID-19
ALTA members were that ALTA had allowed the season to
guidelines implemented. We received numerous thank you
happen, many stating the “mental relief” that tennis provided
messages for allowing the summer season to happen, even
them. Many players loved the mandatory third set 10-point
though it was not a “normal ALTA season.” I know for many,
tiebreaker implemented to lessen the off-court waiting time,
including myself, a scheduled ALTA match day gave us a
especially in this summer heat! Players even voiced the
break from the monotony as we all traverse through this
“relief” of not providing a full food spread at matches (even
COVID-19 experience! Thank you to all of our captains and
though never having been a match requirement); however,
members for your support and positive thoughts!
many teams did furnish pre-packaged individual snacks and
None of this could happen without our ALTA coordinators,
beverages.
overalls, and league vice presidents, so I want to say thank
Heading into the fall 2020 ALTA season with all the same
them for their additional time, thought processes, positive
COVID-19 guidelines in place, I wish all our members, team
support, input, and involvement needed to work through
captains, ALTA volunteers, and our wonderful ALTA office
all the unique and unexpected issues and situations that
staff another amazing season of ALTA tennis. Let our passion
evolved daily throughout the 2020 summer ALTA season.
for the game of tennis, our positive thoughts and support,
Our ALTA office staff has been golden with their knowledge
our friendships, and our empathy for what we are ALL going
and ability to be flexible, as we worked through unusual,
through currently, guide us into making sportsmanlike
“un-programmed” oddities. Thank you to all of the ALTA
decisions and solutions for any unique and strange situations
volunteers, office staff, and our members for enabling our
that may arise at a match during the fall season. We’re all in
2020 summer City Finals to be held at 53 separate facility
this together.
home courts throughout the Atlanta ALTA area. Due to the delay of the ALTA summer season, be sure to look for the
Sandy Depa, 2020 ALTA President
2020 summer City Finals results and any pictures submitted
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