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Ihope all of you had the opportunity to read the August 3rd edition of TennisTribe.com, in which writer Hanson Walsh wondered why audiences at professional tournaments around the world dissipate during doubles matches — everywhere except Atlanta that is. He posed the question, “What exactly is Atlanta’s secret doubles ingredient?”
Our first pickleball social/clinic this spring was to test the waters. It was such a huge success that other facilities expressed enthusiasm for hosting ALTA pickleball events. Following our pilot program at three facilities, we held our second successful social/clinic in August at five facilities around the Atlanta area. Now, many of you are asking for an ALTA pickleball league, and we hear you clearly. I really think we are on to something great. Our love of doubles has put ALTA on the map, and we can do the same with our love of pickleball. Let’s grow to be the number-one city for pickleball, too! Make no mistake, the commitment to growing our tennis membership will continue, but pickleball is here and is not going away. There are so many outlets for both racquet sports across the Atlanta area. As we have proven before, we can do anything when we work together.
The robust turn-out for doubles in Atlanta? A secret? Not to our 60,000-plus members. We know the answer, “He’s talking about us!” Atlanta is the number-one city in the world for doubles tennis, and it’s because of 50+ years of ALTA. Way to go! At this year’s Atlanta Open, we watched some great singles matches, but were also able to experience great doubles action from the likes of Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock, Nicolas Mahut, and Chris Eubanks, just to name a few. Indeed. We love watching doubles, because it’s fast, exciting, and requires a great deal of strategy, finesse, and teamwork. For us, strategy and teamwork extend way beyond the lines on the courts. A prime example is ALTA’s longtime relationship with the Atlanta Open. Our staff works tirelessly with Atlanta Open Tournament Director Eddie Gonzalez and his crew on every detail.Thanks to them, we were able to offer discounted tickets to the tournament for our ALTA members. Our AA3 Mixed Doubles City Finals were played on two of the main courts. How’s that for a thrill? Getting to play on the same courts where the pros compete and experiencing what it’s like to have ball boys/girls helping out during the match put a new spin on perspective. We were able to offer hundreds of tickets to the players and parents of our Junior League and Junior Challenge Ladder members. The Atlanta Open has had a designated ALTA day/ night for years, and this year, I was honored to be on the court for the coin toss before the exhibition between Coco Gauff and Sofia Kenin. You may have noticed that during that week we not only highlighted the tournament and tried to be a great partner/ sponsor, but we spent additional time to help showcase the uniqueness of ALTA and why our league is so special in Atlanta. One way we did that was by providing an interactive experience for members and visitors at out ALTA booth. The ALTA booth serves as a focal point for members at the Atlanta Open. It’s a fun gathering place to connect with and celebrate our members. It’s also where we welcomed seven new members this year and reinstated five others! Throughout the tournament, we distributed free raffle tickets for prizes, everything from a John Isner autographed ball to coveted ALTA merchandise. It all ran smoothly because of our cultivated and coordinated small army of volunteers and our wonderful ALTA office staff. All of this would not be possible without our dedicated volunteers. Kudos to each one of you for all the hours spent organizing, managing, and working the booth. You ensured everyone had a great time, and you made it look so easy! Thank you.The volunteers remain the backbone of our organization and who better to continue to help us seek ways to expand our ALTA membership while retaining the members we already have. They help spread the word on all the benefits of being an ALTA member and serve as our ambassadors to communicate the innovative ways we are helping our organization evolve. One such opportunity to expand membership is through pickleball. This sport is a game changer. It keeps us on our toes where speed and strategy are concerned. As I’ve mentioned before, we are taking baby steps to determine if adding pickleball is a viable option for our organization and membership. The biggest key to the puzzle is figuring out how to integrate this opportunity within our current structure for possible league play.
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10 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 2022 ALTA CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 5 Office Closed – Labor Day 6 Senior Day Women – Fall play begins Wheelchair – Fall play begins 7 Senior Day Men – Fall play begins 8 Thursday Women – Fall play begins 10 Junior Leagues – Fall play begins Men – Fall play begins 11 Sunday Women – Fall play begins 20 All Winter Leagues – Roster registration begins OCTOBER 11 Wheelchair – Fall play ends 15 All Winter Leagues – Roster registration ends 18 Senior Day Women – Fall play ends Wheelchair – City Finals (rain date 10/25) 19 Senior Day Men – Fall play ends 20 Thursday Women – Fall play ends 22 Junior Leagues – Fall play ends Men – Fall play ends 23 Sunday Women – Fall play ends 24 Senior Day Women – Fall playoffs (rain date 10/26) 25 Thursday Women – Fall playoffs (rain date 10/27) OCTOBER 2022 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER31 2022 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 9 Senior Day Men – Fall City Finals (rain date 11/16) 12 Junior Leagues – Fall City Finals (rain date 11/13) Men – Fall City Finals A, B and C levels (rain date 11/19) 13 Sunday Women – Fall City Finals A, B and C levels (rain date 11/20) 17 ALTA Annual Meeting 24 Office Closed – Thanksgiving holiday 25 Office Closed – Thanksgiving holiday DECEMBER 1 All Winter 2023 Leagues – Winter schedules go online; team add-ons begin 4 Junior Challenge Ladder – Ladder closes 23 Office Closed – Christmas holiday 26 Office Closed – Christmas holiday Dates are subject to change. 26 Senior Day Men – Fall playoffs (rain date 10/28) 27 Thursday Women – Fall playoffs and AA City Finals (rain date 11/2) 29 Junior Leagues – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/1) Men – Fall playoffs (rain date 10/30) Sunday Women – Fall playoffs (rain date 10/30) 30 Men – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/5) Sunday Women – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/6) 31 Senior Day Women – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/2) and Fall City Finals AA1, AA3 and C1 levels (rain date 11/7) NOVEMBER 1 Thursday Women – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/2) 2 Senior Day Men – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/4) 3 Thursday Women – Fall City Finals A, B and C levels (rain date 11/ 11) 5 Junior Leagues – Fall City Finals (rain date 11/6) Junior Leagues – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/8) 5 Men – Fall playoffs and AA City Finals (rain date 11/6) Sunday Women – Fall City Finals AA levels (rain date 11/6) 6 Sunday Women – Fall playoffs (rain date 11/8) 7 Senior Day Women – Fall City Finals (rain date 11/14)
Sep. 10 Fall play begins Oct. 22 Fall play ends Oct. 29 Fall playoffs (rain date 11/1) Nov. 5 Fall City Finals, levels tbd (rain date 11/6) and fall playoffs (rain date 11/8) Nov.12 Fall City Finals (rain date 11/13)
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THURSDAY WOMEN Sep. 8 Fall play begins Oct. 20 Fall play ends Oct. 25 Fall playoffs (rain date 10/27) Oct. 27 Fall playoffs and AA City Finals (rain date 11/2) Nov. 1 Fall playoffs (rain date 11/2) Nov. 3 Fall City Finals A, B and C levels (rain date 11/11)
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Sep. 11 Fall play begins Oct. 23 Fall play ends Oct. 29 Fall playoffs (rain date 10/30) Oct. 30 Fall playoffs (rain date 11/6) Nov. 5 Fall AA City Finals (rain date 11/6) Nov. 6 Fall playoffs (rain date 11/8) Nov.13 Fall City Finals A, B and C levels (rain date 11/20)
Sept. 20 Winter roster registration begins Oct. 15 Winter roster registration ends
WHEELCHAIR RUN/ROLL Sep. 6 Wheelchair fall play begins Oct. 11 Wheelchair fall play ends Oct. 18 Wheelchair City Finals (rain date 10/25)
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Sep. 6 Fall play begins Oct. 18 Fall play ends Oct. 24 Fall playoffs (rain date 10/26) Oct. 31 Fall playoffs (rain date 11/2) and City Finals AA1, AA3 & C1 (rain date 11/7) Nov. 7 Fall City Finals (rain date 11/14)
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Oct. 29 Fall playoffs (rain date 10/30) Oct. 30 Fall playoffs (rain date 11/5) Nov. 5 Fall playoffs and AA City Finals (rain date 11/6) Nov.12 Fall City Finals A, B and C levels (rain date 11/19)
Dec. 4 Ladder closes MEN Sep. 10 Fall play begins Oct. 22 Fall play ends
Sept. 20 Winter roster registration begins for Senior Mixed Oct. 15 Winter roster registration ends for Senior Mixed MIXED DOUBLES
14 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 HEARD AROUND ATLANTA REPORTED BY EMMY POWELL, CORY SEKINE-PETTITE AND JOHN HANNA Special Pops Fall Classic is Here Again Make plans to join us September 23-25 at Life Time Athletic and Tennis in Peachtree Corners for the 17th Annual Special Pops Fall Classic. The ALTA Foundation is the primary sponsor of this great event, which will feature more than 125 athletes and 300 Tournamentvolunteers.play begins Friday, Septem ber 23 at 12:00 p.m. and will conclude on Sunday, September 25 at 1:00 p.m. The age range is generally 12 to 70 for athletes. Volunteers of all ages, with the minimum age being 8, are welcome. The tourna ment helps bring community awareness of adaptive tennis with the help of traditional tennis players who lend their support as Forvolunteers.more information or to volunteer, email serve@specialpopstennis.org. “Play Tennis; Make Friends: Live Life.” A New quality of court lighting Built & Serviced out of AlphArettA, GA LED SportS Lighting Manufacturing 678-867-9200 sales@hilumzusa.com
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a. Team Name (remember that creativity counts)
Mizuno Tennis will contact the winning teams by October 15 to obtain shoe sizes and arrange a time to personally bring you your new shoes. Send in your entries today!
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b. Identify your ALTA League (Mixed Doubles or Senior Women)
Mizuno Tennis is once again going to offer a pair of new tennis shoes to two lucky ALTA team winners. To help teams from Mixed Doubles and Senior Women celebrate the season, each playoff-qualifying team that enters a unique team name will be eligible to win a new pair of the 2022 Wave Exceed Tour 5 AC Shoes. So, get your creative juices flowing. The marketing team at Mizuno will award the shoes to whichever playoff team has the best team name.
c. Captain’s name, email, and phone number
The contest registration opens September 1 and will close September 30. If your Mixed Doubles or Senior Women’s team qualified for the playoffs, enter your team by following the instructions below (one entry per team only):
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ALTA Says Goodbye to Longtime Volunteer
It’s with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of longtime ALTA player and volunteer, Donna Schneidewind Gilli. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Gilli moved to Atlanta and gradu ated from Westminster High School. She be gan her college education at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Gilli spent her junior year in college abroad in Geneva, Switzerland where she met her future husband, Marcel Gilli. After graduating, she enrolled in a master’s program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and started her teaching career at GeorgiaFollowingTech.her wedding in April of 1981, she and her husband moved to Switzerland, where they resided until 1985. During that time, Gilli worked for various international companies as a telex operator and a secretarial assistant, and she taught English as a second language at Webster University. In December of 1985, the family moved to Atlanta when her husband accepted a position in a fellowship program at Children’s Egleston Hospital. During the next 20 years, Gilli was the absolute best mother to her five children. She engaged herself with heart and soul in her children’s activities and became quite an expert in various sports, in particular tennis and swimming. She be came an avid fan of tennis herself, trying to improve her game with the help of many coaches and friends. In addition, she volun teered for nearly 20 years as a team captain, coor dinator, and served as the Junior Challenge Ladder Vice President for ALTA. Her volunteer efforts earned her manyDuringaccolades.thelast 15 years, Gilli kept her fit while being a spin in structor at various locations in Atlanta. She also became a teacher for the “Silver Sneaker” program and rarely had a day without a workout. Gilli will surely be missed by her family and all the other ALTA volunteers with whom she worked.
In its 16th year of camp, Pace Academy’s “Keeping Pace” summer program was facing a dilemma. The population target for the five-and-a-half-week camp, which includes children from partner neigh borhoods qualifying for free or reduced lunch, was diminishing. Was COVID to blame? No, not this time. The unex pected villain was gentrification of the Vine City area. As completion of the Belt Line neared, housing prices soared, and inner-city residents were priced out of the market and forced to find afford able housing elsewhere. No families…no kids…no campers? Time to pivot. Community engagement isn't just a catch phrase at Pace Academy, it’s a way of life. While some might have given thought to closing the program, Keep ing Pace found a new program partner: LaAmistad, an organization that seeks to prepare Latino students and their fami lies for success through academic and life enrichment programs. It’s been serving Atlanta families for over 20 years.
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Ted Ward is the associate director of the Isdell Center for Global Leadership, one of many successful programs at Pace Academy. Ward says Keeping Pace will continue to be offered as a Pace program on campus, with LaAmistad oversee ing morning academic enrichment. Pace staff and volunteers manage and imple ment recreational programs, including tennis.Sixty Latino participants became Pace Scholars this summer. Each child received 45 minutes of tennis instruc tion, four days per week during camp. Ward said, “With ALTA’s continued support and funding from the ALTA Foundation, tennis has become a vital component of the enrichment offerings to the scholars. We are excited to foster a love of the game in our summer group of campers.”
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As a captain, I started getting emails when my players submit/update their availability. Is this new? Yes, this is a new feature to send these emails to captains, co-captains, managers and comanagers. If these emails are not desired, captains can turn them off in Leader Preferences.
Why can’t I enter my post-season availability after my captain has entered our roster for the new season? Until leveling is completed, it is not known how many teams will be at each level to determine the number of playoff rounds for that level flight. By waiting for the schedules to be released, ALTA can then display the correct postseason information.
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I like to keep my match scorecards in a binder for the season but noticed that the week number is not on the printed version.
Members have asked for this update, so you should now see the week number included on your printed scorecards.
The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and Tennis-Point have signed a multi-year agreement making Ten nis-Point the “Official Apparel and Footwear Partner of the PTR.” Ten nis-Point will provide PTR members access to the largest online selection of tennis apparel and footwear to meet their individual needs at member-ex clusive“Tennis-Pointpricing. is known globally for their expansive selection of footwear and apparel from the top brands in tennis,” said Dan San torum, PTR president/ CEO, “We are thrilled to be partnering with such a success ful company providing this new ben efit to support the professional image of our PTR Certified Coaches through an easy-to-use ordering portal.”
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ALTA is making some slight changes to two of its vice president positions. This information is listed in the EC/BOD Note book under the By-Laws, Article IX. (Page 56). The modifications which are being proposed are as follows:
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9.5 The Vice President of Special Pro grams shall coordinate and supervise the Wheelchair and Run/Roll Leagues. 9.12. The Vice President of Events and Tournaments shall coordinate and super vise each member tournament sponsored by ALTA; shall coordinate ALTA’s imple mentation and operations involvement with local, non-ALTA tournaments (e.g. Atlanta Open); shall assist the Director of Marketing, as needed, with the publica tion of Net News. These changes will be voted on during the ALTA annual meeting on November 17 at the Metropolitan Club.
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A graduate of Georgia Southern University, Ray started playing pickleball in 2018, traveling and playing tournaments shortly thereafter. In 2019, with partner Lew Halski, he won his first pickleball tournament at the Colorado Pickleball Open. Since this inaugural win, he has collected over a dozen tour nament medals in the 4.5, 5.0, and Open Pro divisions. He is currently ranked #7 in singles in the Mid-Atlantic Region and has a global ranking of #136 in men’s doubles.
The Sea Pines Resort Racquet Club has appointed Hilton Head native Mick Ray as Teaching Pickleball Pro.
For The Sea Pines Resort, Ray will teach daily lessons, facil itate beginner and advanced clinics, and conduct daily round robins for all levels at the Sea Pines Racquet Club.
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Grants to Provide Access and Opportunity to National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Network Students
FILA announced recently that Imelda So to-Garcia and Vander Woody have been named the inaugural winners of the Spir it of Tennis Scholarships in support of the USTA Foundation. Both students are participants in the Foundation’s National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Net work, which features nearly 300 non-profit youth development organizations that of fer free or low-cost tennis and education programming to under-resourced youth nationwide.TheSpirit of Tennis Scholarships were created earlier this year by FILA and the USTA Foundation to provide access and opportunity to students through the NJTL Network and are named in honor of two individuals who helped FILA establish its roots in tennis: former President of FILA North America Jonathan G. Epstein and longtime Global Tennis Marketing Exec utive Martin Mulligan Sr., who has been with the company since 1974. Imelda Soto-Garcia received the Jon athan G. Epstein FILA Spirit of Tennis Grant for her efforts and success both on and off the tennis court. Throughout her four years of high school, Imelda was a four-year varsity athlete on both the tennis and swim teams. During her time with the NJTL of Trenton program, she served as a volunteer coach for younger players, and became a mentor while leaving a lasting impact on the players and the program.
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Off the court, Imelda was named to the Academic Honor Roll all four years, main taining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Imelda plans to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology this fall, where she will major in Theengineering.Martin Mulligan Sr. FILA Spirit of Tennis Grant was awarded to Vander Woody, who plans to attend Xavier Uni versity in the fall. During his five years at the Metropolitan Tennis and Education Group, an NJTL chapter supported by the USTA Foundation, Vander coached and educated younger players, and because of this opportunity he broke through his comfort zone, used his passion and knowl edge in tennis to give back to the sport, and became a mentor to the players. Each scholarship recipient will receive $15,000 over the course of four years to cover costs of tuition, school-based ex penses, and educational materials. The Foundation will award the Spirit of Tennis Scholarships annually through 2026 with FILA’s support of this program. FILA also has pledged an additional $15,000 per year through 2026 to support the USTA Foun dation through a dedicated Player Grant and additional product offerings for NJTL programs. These funds will support indi viduals in the USTA Foundation’s Excel lence Program through tennis education, tournament entry fees, and FILA product. It will provide opportunities for youth to pursue their passion for the sport of tennis, who may not otherwise have the financial means to advance in the sport.
FILA Introduces All-New Speedserve Energized Performance Tennis Shoe
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FILA has launched a new Speedserve Energized, a performance tennis shoe being touted by top tennis ath letes as one of the most responsive, agile and comfortable tennis shoes on the market. This new style builds on the brand’s successful Axilus 2 Ener gized performance tennis shoe, with a heightened focus on structural ele ments to make a new silhouette that is more responsive and form-fitting than itsAmongpredecessors.thetechnical upgrades to the design are Energized Rubber cushioning at the forefoot and heel, and enhanced herringbone traction elements on the outsole aimed to aid in responsiveness and abrasion resistance on multiple court surfaces. Structured midsole support and a midfoot TPU stabilizer ensure maximum performance for extended periods of time. The shoe also features a molded, breathable sockliner and slip-on construction for a seamless fit right out of the box, a feature tested and developed with feedback from numerous FILAsponsored athletes, including American Ann Li, recent Libéma Open champion Ekaterina Alexandrova, former World No. 2 Tommy Haas and Soonwoo Kwon. “I’ve been loving the new shoe,” said Li. “It’s always a balance adjusting to how a new shoe fits, and most impor tantly getting a feel for it on-court to ensure it has the level of comfort and flexibility to allow me to perform my best. FILA has really focused on the fit of the new shoe and I am excited to con tinue wearing them throughout the 2022 season.”Players have been testing the shoe for more than two years, with specifications and adjustments made throughout the process based on athlete feedback. “We continue to work closely with athletes in the development of new footwear con cepts as we evolve with the footwear in dustry,” said Mark Eggert, SVP of Foot wear Design and Advanced Concepts at FILA North America. “We are thrilled to launch this new performance tennis shoe. It strikes a great balance between high-performance and style, which is what the FILA brand is all about. We plan to further build out the line with additional styles at new price points in coming seasons.”
The shoe is now available exclusively at select tennis apparel and footwear providers nationwide, including Ten nis Warehouse, Tennis Express, Tennis Point, Tennis Plaza, and via the manu facturer’s website at FILA.com.
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The 2022 singles final featured two of the brightest young stars in the game. Atlanta tennis fans know Alex de Minaur - he was our 2019 singles champion, but you also quickly got to know up and coming young American Jenson Brooksby. Both players had a great week with Alex coming out on top in the finals to a packed stadium!
It was Coco x 2 this year as our annual “Sunday Showdown delivered by UPS” featured the rising star taking on another Atlanta product in Taylor Townsend. Heading into 2022, we heard so many positive comments about bringing women’s stars to our men’s event, so we decided to do it for ALTA Night, a Monday night match as well. Coco stayed around to take on former Australian Open champ and young American Sofia Kenin.
24 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 A good or thopedist gets you back in the game. A great one gives you back YOUR LIFE. Official Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Provide r o f t h e Truist Atlanta O p e n Or thoAtlanta.com | 770.953.6929 A big thank you to ALTA members! Wow! What a great 2022 Atlanta Open! We made history with record ticket sales, retail store sales, and food and beverage sales. So, I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to my fellow ALTA members for helping make the tournament an unbelievable success. It was great seeing so many ALTA players throughout the entire week.
Speaking of Australian Open champs...it was great to have the 2022 Australian Open doubles champs, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, in Atlanta and winning our doubles crown! Our ATP doubles field had eight (8) Grand Slam doubles title winners in the drawour strongest doubles field ever! We couldn’t do what we do each year without great partners like ALTA, Atlantic Station, UPS, Coca-Cola, NCR, Cadillac, USTA, Corona Premier, Kim Crawford, Ketel One, Dunlop, and many others. We were proud to once again crown the ALTA AA-3 Champions on our ATP tournament courts during the tournament. What a thrill for the players and the competition was high level! We suspect that you enjoyed the new shaded box seats, air-conditioned VIP seating options, and misting stations. Our venue had plenty of room to roam and enjoy the music stage area, expanded relaxation areas, and new food options this year. Make sure you save the dates for 2023 and those dates are July 22 – July 30, once again at Atlantic Station.Thanks again to ORTHO ATLANTA sports medicine specialists for helping keep our ATP players healthy and on the court! Ortho had their “Daily Tip” in the Daily Draw each day, providing helpful medical tips for all of us. If you or your ALTA teammates have a health issue or question, let Ortho Atlanta help you get back on court ASAP.Lastly, THANK YOU again for a great 2022 Atlanta Open and good luck this fall in your ALTA leagues! — Eddie Gonzalez Atlanta Open Tournament gonzalez@atlantaopentennis.comDirector WINS
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Carney is a USPTA Elite Professional, Pro1 rating Tennis Canada, and is a USRSA Master Racquet Technician. Among the new programming offered is Fit To Hit Cardio, kids tennis drills, private lessons, and group lessons. For more information, visit thebeachclub. spectrumresorts.com.
The Beach Club Resort & Spa in Gulf Shores, Alabama recently announced new tennis programming under newly hired Tennis Pro Joey Carney. Carney is the former Head Professional for Club Med Resorts and Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne, Florida. He trained at The John Newcombe Tennis Academy and has created success ful tennis programs all over the world.
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TENNIS HEADLINES The Beach Club Hires New Tennis Pro, Turquoise Place Gets New Courts
Courts resurfaced at Turquoise Place Meanwhile at Spectrum’s other Al abama resort, the tennis courts at Tur quoise Place (in Orange Beach) have just been resurfaced to a beautiful tur quoise color. The courts also have re ceived blended lines for pickleball play.
As Net News stated recently in our “Weekend Get aways” feature, Tur quoise Place’s luxury amenities include hot tubs and grills on every balcony, a winding lazy river, six pools, an onsite poolside bar and grill, pool-side cabanas, activities for the kids, and condos starting at 3,200 square feet. Two regulation-size tennis courts are located just outside the indoor pool area on the fourth-floor amenity level of the east tower. Turquoise glass provides a stunning backdrop for the lighted courts. From the advanced players look ing to show off their skills to beginners eager to try a new sport, these courts are available to all guests. Learn more at turquoiseplace.spectrumresorts.com.
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Attendees were able to spend private time with Agassi and Graf at a reception, as well as multiple hours on court with them at the Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex at the University of Neva da, Las Vegas (UNLV). The Andre Agassi Founda tion for Education has long supported the athletic program at UNLV.
The weekend featured dinners at Bardot Bras serie in the Aria Resort & Casino, and Michael Mina’s flagship restaurant at the Bellagio. Agassi helped co-found the Mina Group in 2002 alongside critically acclaimed chef, Michael Mina. Mina has opened more than 45 restaurants around the world.
“PIVOT is honored to work with legends such as Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf to develop and ex ecute unforgettable tennis experiences. This will continue to be an active fixture of our business services moving forward,” says Ben Shapiro, CEO and founder of PIVOT.
“I was really happy with the Las Vegas event with Andre and Steffi and how unique the experience was for all our guests. Andre and Steffi were amaz ing with everyone,” said Elliot Bloom, VP of the Tennis division at PIVOT.
PIVOT Agency, a San Francisco-based sports mar keting firm, welcomed people from around the world to Las Vegas for a weekend in April of tennis and luxury, all in conjunction with two tennis leg ends, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Between the two of them, Agassi and Graf hold 30 Grand Slams plus two Olympic gold medals.
For more information about the event, visit pivot-agency.com.
PIVOT’s next event will be the weekend of Sep tember 29 to October 2 in Napa, California with another duo of tennis legends, Bob and Mike Bry an, better known as the Bryan Brothers. “I’m really looking forward to our Napa Valley Tennis and Wine Experience with the Bryan Brothers in the fall. Like Vegas, this will offer our guests the unique opportunity to not only hang out with but play ten nis with the doubles legends,” says Bloom.
PIVOT Agency Hosts Las Vegas Event with Agassi and Graf
28 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 TENNIS HEADLINES Enjoy the beauty of the north Georgia mountains and Big Canoe for your next get away with your tennis and pickleball crew! We will put together the ultimate tennis and/or pickleball get away to get you ready for the season, enjoy your spring break, and spend some quality time on the courts! Big Canoe Racquet Club 706-268-3367 Geoff ghedges@bigcanoe.orgRacquetHedgesClubDirector
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Sigrún Brings Apparel and Fun to Tennis Event at Standard Club
Athletes will tell you that if they are feeling and looking good, they will play well. And about 50 attend ees at the Sigrún “Dou ble Bagel Tennis Club” pop-up event in July in Alpharetta were getting a look at how Sigrún tennis apparel can make you feel, look and play well. With tennis dignitar ies, such as ATP coach Phil Farmer, top ATP doubles player Nate Lammons, and former and current college players Andrei Duar te, Eddy Tymes and Ellie Wright on hand to play and give instruction, tennis players received a treat. Sigrún, a new premium American ten nis brand providing modern, more sus tainable performance tennis apparel and accessories made by tennis players, dis played its Summer 2022 collection, a new resort-inspired men’s performance tennis collection in lightweight technical fabrics. Since its launch, the brand has been fo cused on growing and improving the sport in the U.S., launching its pro spon sorship program in May 2022 with three American athletes playing on the ATP doubles tour. Sigrún also supports local players and coaches through its Pro Team and Affiliate programs, as well as local organizations, clubs, leagues, and tour naments. Through its apparel and mar keting, Sigrún aims to continue to make the sport a home for players regardless of ability while providing encouragement to all players to improve and work on their “Wegames.created this brand to bring some thing new and fresh to the sport, some thing different than the traditional main stream brands that allows you to represent tennis in a unique way,” says David Caylor, the brand’s founder. “Ten nis is experiencing sig nificant growth in the U.S., with 4 million more players in 2021 according to the USTA, and we hope to contin ue to support this mo mentum by helping to build the sport’s culture and fashion and sup porting its local players and rúnisTheorganizations.”SigrúnnamebasedontheSig(pronounced“sigroon”), Valkyrie a god-like warrior origi nating in Norse mythology whose name is the combination of the words for “secret” and “victory.” The Valkyrie is an icon that represents the brand’s spirit — the ability as players to choose your own path and the belief that you are responsible for your actions and victories. This event was dubbed, “The Double Bagel Tennis Club.” Caylor explains: “The Dou ble Bagel Tennis Club" was our first event celebrating both our summer collection and Atlanta tennis as we went into the Atlanta Open. Atlanta is a huge tennis market and as an American tennis brand with a personal connection to the city, we couldn’t think of a better place to have this event. Hopefully we brought togeth er people in the tennis community for a fun afternoon of social but competitive tennis that gave people an experience that was different and unique from the normal weekend club match.”
Attendees were given a swag bag that in cluded a Sigrún t-shirt and other gifts from sponsors. While on court, players participated in drills and Fast Four sets. All while receiving world-class instruc tion from the pros and college athletes. Get more info at sigruntennis.com.
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The AA3 Mixed Doubles City Finals battled it out on the Family Zone and Grandstand courts. Camden Place took the title, but Terrell Mill (Line 2 player Christopher Antonio shown here) put up a tough fight.
ALTA President Lamar Scott welcomes Sofia Kenin and Coco Gauff to the second women’s exhibition match on ALTA night.
Luke Jensen was on hand for great motivation and tennis drills while he pumped up the ALTA Junior Challenge Ladder players on the practice courts.
The court is christened. ALTA President Lamar Scott, USTA Georgia President Mark Botsch, USTA Atlanta President Cindy Presto, and Atlanta Open Tournament Director Eddie Gonzalez kicked off the tournament with some great action on the stadium court.
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Former Atlanta Open Champion Alex de Minaur wins his second title here over Jenson Brooksby. The Australian defeated Brooksby 6-3, 6-3. De Minaur won the crown previously in 2019.
It was another great tournament for the Atlanta Open this year! In addition to the ATP Tour pros, there were great exhibition matches, ALTA Foundation scholarship presentations, ALTA AA3 Mixed Doubles City Finals, and more. Presented here is a photo recap of the event. For a full report, see “Tourney Talk” on page 24.
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off against each other. 2022 Australian Open Doubles champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokinakkis were the big winners, defeating Jason Kubler/ John Peers, 7-6, 7-5. This was the second time this year an ATP doubles final featured all Australian players. This is the first all-Aussie doubles final since 2000 in Hamburg. It’s also the first Aussie singles and doubles sweep on the ATP Tour since 2014 in Bogota when Bernard Tomic won the singles title, while Sam Groth and Chris Guccione captured the doubles crown.
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2022 ALTA President Lamar Scott and 2022 First Vice President Linda Shepherd were on hand throughout the week and presided over the coin toss for the afternoon and evening sessions on ALTA Day.
ALTA Day was the perfect backdrop for the 2022 scholarship winners who were recognized on the stadium court. The ALTA Foundation awards eight, $2,500 college scholarships each year.
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Pictured L-R: Sydney Winters, Katherine Scott, Andrew Pietkiewicz, Jackson Gammon, Preston Diller, Cooper Davis, and Jacob Callahan. (Not pictured: Lauren Khou.)
Among the highlights of tournament week are the great giveaways and promotions at the ALTA tent. Thank you to all the terrific volunteers and coordinators who work countless hours making it all happen. Pictured here are ALTA’s Bryan Shepherd, Didi Chapdelaine, Karen Carroll, Barbara Ingram, and Joan Marcinko.
Alex de Minaur was more than impressive the entire tournament, capturing his second Atlanta Open title. Thank you to all our volunteer ALTA captains who participated in this year’s Captain’s Package. Their hard work paid off at the end of the tournament when they were able to get some professional coaching from former French Open doubles champion Luke Jensen along with ATP pro and Atlanta native Hunter Reese.
34 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 Prizes courtesy of THE 19TH ANNUAL NET NEWS Photo Contest ONLINE DIGITAL PHOTO SUBMISSIONS ONLY! NEW! Contest Rules and Regulations 1. You must be a member of ALTA. 2. Photos must relate to tennis and/or tennis play. 3. Do not use filters on photos. 4. Do not send screenshots. 5. Do not take photos of printed photos. 6. All contest submissions must be received ONLINE by 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 16, 2022. 7. Decisions of the judges are final. 8. Limit three entries per ALTA member. 9. Do not resubmit photos from a previous year. 10. Each photo entry must include a completed ONLINE entry form. 11. Judges reserve the right to title photos if no title is provided and to change the category into which a photo has been entered. 12. Photos not taken by the entrant must be accompanied by a release form signed by the photographer. ALTA and Net News are not responsible for any copyright violations. 13. Judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry that does not meet the above rules and regula tions. 14. All winning photos will be featured in the annual November/December edition of Net News 15. Questions may be addressed to production@ knowatlanta.com. NEW! Photography Specifications 1. Photos must be provided in a high resolution format. (300dpi at a minimum of 5" x 7") This means your photo will be a file that is between 1.5MB and 3MB in size! 2. When uploading images from your phone, always choose the "Actual Size" option. 3. Low resolution, non-reproducible images will not be considered for the photo contest. ENTRY CATEGORIES: HUMOR | ACTION | COURTSIDE | CHILDREN | PETS | STILL LIFE DEADLINE IS SEPT. 16TH! Upload original digital photos through the Net News website at netnewsmag.com/photo_contest All photos must relate to tennis • All entries due September 16, 2022
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2. What is the name of the organization that helps prepare Latino students and their families through academic and life enrichment programs in Atlanta?
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2. What is the name of the ALTA member who is being inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame and where will that take place? Lee King and the Atlanta Open tournament
1. This year’s Atlanta Open featured one of the strongest player fields ever at this ATP event. Who won the singles title and which pair captured the doubles crown? What do these three players have in common besides being on the ATP tour?
Last Issue’s Trivia Contest Winner Is …
September/October Trivia Contest
Entry deadline: Monday, October 10.
To enter the contest, correctly answer the following three questions, in addition to submitting a new favorite courtside recipe, and mail it to New South Publishing, Attn: Cory Sekine-Pettite, 9040 Roswell Road, Suite 210, Atlanta, GA 30350. Answers and recipes may also be submitted online at netnewsmag.com. Hint: The answers can be found in this issue.
1. What is the registration deadline for the fall adult leagues and what is the deadline date for the juniors to enter their fall registration? July 20 and July 29
3. Which ALTA senior was lucky enough to play doubles with Venus Williams?
3. Who wrote the story about the issue of inclement weather during league matches and what is her title? Thursday Women’s League Vice President Karen Sullivan
Please submit a favorite courtside recipe along with this entry to be eligible.
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JAKE CALLAHAN College Attending: University of Georgia Major: Biomedical Engineering Graduate of: Dunwoody High School ALTA Home Facility: Vermack Swim & Tennis Do you hope to study abroad? If so, where would you like to go and why? Yes. I would like to go to South America or Europe to experience other cultures and make connections. What talent do you have that most people don’t know about? I can juggle. Who is your favorite professional tennis player and why? Roger Federer. He’s the G.O.A.T. and is always classy. Do you live by any piece of advice or motto? Control what you can control and don’t worry about what you can’t. If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would It be? Pizza!
38 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 BY RITA MALOOF, ALTA FOUNDATION PRESIDENT T he ALTA Foundation is excited to intro duce you to your 2022 L. Keith Wood Scholarship program recipients. Since the inception of the scholarship program six years ago, the foundation has awarded more than $120,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have participated in the ALTA junior programs. This year, a panel of six judges reviewed and scored applications received from more than 50 amazing, well-de serving applicants. Selection criteria was based on a balance of tennis play, scholastic achieve ment, community service, and essay responses. All recipients displayed a passion for the game of tennis and provided outstanding representation of the at-large community of ALTA.
W hile we wish we could award a scholar ship to all applicants, these eight well-rounded individuals rose to the top and will receive a $2,500 scholarship toward their post-secondary education expenses. Please join us in congratulating our 2022 scholarship winners and their families.
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PRESTON DILLER College Attending: Auburn University
Who’s your favorite professional tennis player and why? J.J. Wolf. I’m an Ohio State fan and he was really good for them. Do you live by any piece of advice or motto? “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” –Master Oogway, “Kung Fu Panda”
COOPER DAVIS College Attending: Ohio University Major: Sports Management Graduate of: Centennial High School
ALTA Home Facility: Hartridge
ALTA Home Facility: Governors Towne Club Do you hope to study abroad? If so, where would you like to go? Why? I’m planning to travel the world as an officer in the Navy after graduation.
Do you have a favorite holiday? My favorite holiday is the 4th of July. It’s my birthday. What talent do you have that most people don’t know about? I can spin a basketball on my finger and alternate fingers, too. If you could pick a superpower, what would it be and why? I’d be able to find anything. I lose my keys a lot, so this power would be super convenient.
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What talent do you have that most people don’t know about? I can sleep anywhere and through anything. What’s the last TV show you binge-watched? “The Boys,” Season 3 Other than tennis, what is your favorite sport or activity? I love watching the Braves and/or hanging out with my friends. What movie or song title best describes your life?
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Major: Aerospace Engineering Graduate of: Allatoona High School
ANDREW PIETKIEWICZ College Attending: Georgia Institute of Technology Major: Chemical Engineering Graduate of: Chamblee High School
Do you live by any piece of advice or motto? “Mind over Matter”
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A genie grants you three wishes. What are they?
Who is your favorite professional tennis player and why? Reilly Opelka is my favorite player because he is tall. I’m not and I’m jealous.
Other than tennis, what is your favorite sport or activity? Playing the piano. Do you live by any piece of advice or motto?
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
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1. The ability to fly.
2. The ability to eat whatever I want without consequences.
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Yes. After studying it for eight years, I am nearly fluent in German. What talent do you have that most people don’t know about? I am a human GPS. If I drive somewhere once, I automatically can memorize the directions. What motivates you to work hard? Working hard gives me the purpose and fulfillment I crave. I know hard work will help me reach my ambitious goals.
If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Pad Thai
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ALTA Home Facility: Brittany Club
What’s the best vacation you ever had?
I have two! I really enjoyed Shanghai as well as a memorable cruise to Cozumel with a giant group of family and friends. Do you have a nickname? Actually, the opposite; people tend to call me Lauren Khou, instead of just Lauren.
3. An unreturnable serve. What talent do you have that most people don’t know about? My fingers are double jointed and I can bend them in weird ways.
JACKSON GAMMON College Attending: Georgia Institute of Technology Major: Computer Science Graduate of: North Paulding High School
What was the first thing you said you wanted to be when you grew up? A veterinarian. If you could pick a superpower, what would it be and why? I think it would be super cool to be able to read minds. I’d win at poker with my friends every time!
Do you live by any piece of advice or motto? You only live once.
LAUREN KHOU College Attending: University of Chicago Major: Economics Graduate of: Chattahoochee High School
ALTA Home Facility: Dunwoody Country Club
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KATHERINE SCOTT College Attending: Texas Christian University Nursing Graduate of: Wesleyan School
Other than tennis, what is your favorite sport or activity? I love to play pickleball. What movie or song title best describes your life? Dream you live by any piece of advice or motto? I always to try to “Live in the moment!”
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SYDNEY WINTERS College Attending: University of Georgia Major: International Business and Finance Graduate of: Lambert High School
A genie grants you three wishes. What are they? A happy life. A good career. Love everywhere. What was the last TV show you binge-watched? “Grey’s Anatomy”
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Do you hope to study abroad? If so, where would you go and why? I would love to study abroad. I’m minoring in Spanish and want to visit countries in either South America or Europe…like Spain. I want to experience life outside the U.S!
Do you have a favorite holiday? St. Patrick’s Day is my favorite because I was born in March. What talent do you have that most people don’t know about? I like to crochet clothes! Do you live by any piece of advice or motto? “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” –Ricky Bobby, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would that be? S’mores!
ALTA Home Facility: Three Chimneys Farm
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Mary JacoppoAshley Mary Ashley Jacoppo graduated from Walton High School where she was a four-year starter and captain of the back-toback state champion girl’s tennis team. She began playing tennis when she was four years old and played three seasons on Junior ALTA teams. “I was very thankful that my teams went to five-out-offive City Finals and won four City Championships,” saysSheJacoppo.metone of her best friends by playing on an ALTA team and played on the ALTA JCL for two years. “It was a great ex perience to play and meet new friends,” she says. Jacoppo says young players should have fun and par ticipate in tournaments, which provide a wonderful way to make friends. She will attend the University of Georgia and major in economics.
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Lauren Khou Lauren Khou began her tennis journey when she was five. Starting with Junior ALTA, Khou played many seasons and later competed on the JCL. She credits friends and her parents for having a great influence on her. “My parents’ immense and constant support enabled me to continue to play such a demanding sport at a high level,” she says, adding that tennis has so much to offer. “Tennis is so rewarding and offers so many life lessons while allowing you to meet and build hasKhourelationships.”notedthattennishelpedherlearndetermination,discipline,cooperation,andintegrity.SheplanstoplaytennisfortheUniversityofChicagoandenjoyhercollegeyears.
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Ayden Mamaghani spent 10 years playing ALTA and managed to pick up two City Championships. He says his parents were a great influence on him along with Jeff Grosli mond, his coach at Sandy Springs Tennis Center. Mamaghani offers log ical advice for younger players: “Focus on the fundamentals. Eventually it will all fall into place,” heMamaghanisays. believes tennis has given him a great benefit of true friendships, but it also has taught him com mitment, endurance, and discipline. He will be attending the honors college at the University of Georgia and hopes to play competitive club tennis.
John Lasanajak John Lasanajak was greatly influenced by his father and picked up a racquet when he was just four years old. He even tually played with Junior ALTA and then joined the more competitive JCL which helped his training for tournaments.
Andrew Munn Andrew Munn trained at Sandy Springs Tennis Center, starting at age eight, and played at Mill Glen and Vermack. He spent 13 years playing competitively and working hard. He says his coaches had a big impact on him and that tennis taught him how to have a good mental attitude.
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“Sometimes you have to have a mindset that enables you to overcome a tough opponent,” he says. Munn believes that it’s important for young players to stick with it and keep practicing. He plans to continue play ing ALTA and intramurals when he heads to college at Georgia Tech.
“The round robins and events added to the fun even more,” says Lasanajak. He also played on a AA1 Men’s team and picked up the big plate. “I enjoyed it very much as it was more about the exciting doubles action and making such great new friends.” Lasanajak says his family, and in particular his father (who was his longtime coach), helped him throughout his entire tennis journey. He says he is looking forward to playing tennis at Emory University when he heads to college this fall.
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Kennedy Talbert Kennedy Talbert might be a bit star struck, and why wouldn’t she? She has been fortunate enough to meet many of her tennis idols, including Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens, and Coco Gauff. She even had the honor of play ing doubles with Venus Williams. Talbert believes Naomi Osaka also has been a big influence. “She is not only a champion tennis player, but also an entrepreneur and is raising awareness for causes she believes in, such as mental health,” Talbert says. She would advise younger players to spend time off the court, learn ing how to stay calm and focused during matches.
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M ixed Doubles has completed the summer season. We’ve survived with generally great tennis weath er, more players than we have had in the league at any time since 2018, and some great competition. With COVID still a concern, but protocols falling much more back into the realm of common sense as compared to hard-andfast rules, I’ve noticed more camaraderie — more players sticking around to watch their teammates and even mingling with their opponents. This is part of what makes ALTA a great tennis league. Playoffs culminated with City Finals. If you’ve played in City Finals before or been on a team that has, you know it’s a great event. Teams make a day of it. Both players and specta tors usually arrive at the courts before 9 a.m. to work on their food and beverage tables, often decorating them in ways that I personally could not imagine doing. If you’ve not been to a City Finals, you should consider attending. One of the highlights of the year is that one flight (AA3 this summer) gets to play its City Finals on “Semifinal Saturday” at the Atlanta Open. That’s right; some of the best players that the Atlanta area has to offer play their City Finals on the same courts that the ATP pros use as they face off for more than $700,000 in prize money. You want a great way to spend your day? Buy a ticket for the Saturday sessions, but come early to watch some great tennis played in ALTA City Finals while you are there. If you can’t make it to Atlantic Station for those City Finals next summer, consider one of the other venues. If you go to Sandy Springs for the other AA events, you might see former Grand Slam doubles champions, players who made a living playing tennis, and a lot of current and former Division 1 college players. You’ll also have the opportunity to see some of our 16- and 17-year-old juniors who are playing as adults under ALTA’s new (and now permanent) program that allows qualified junior players to play AA.
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Speaking of volunteers, ALTA remains a largely volun teer-run organization. That’s right! While I can’t say enough about our group of six paid employees, the rest of the work is done by volunteers. Just like you, they started out as ALTA players, but over time developed a passion for ALTA and have taken the opportunity to give back. In the case of Mixed Dou bles, that’s 20 coordinators supporting four overall coordina tors. And a few of them have been at it for more than 40 years.
BY JOHN LOWELL, MIXED DOUBLES VICE PRESIDENT
Now is a great time to plan for winter Mixed Doubles. See you then!
If you’d rather see a level of tennis closer to what you play, we have City Finals at every level contested in ALTA where players still compete for the coveted dinner plate, city champion bag tag, and the pride of winning. Don’t feel badly though for the team that doesn’t leave as a winner. They go home with their salad plates, great experiences, and great memories. Trust me: I won a few salad plates before I ever got to go home with the full-sized one.
ALTA remains perhaps the best sports value in town. For only $30 per year, adult league players get access to four sea sons of great tennis per year, many competing in two or more of those leagues each season. In Mixed Doubles, we have play at 26 different levels — there is definitely a level for everyone.
Celebrating City Finals
Even the best players in ALTA don’t win all their matches while the newest players have a place to compete against other new players. If you can’t find a team in your area, go the “Find Players and Teams” section of our website (altatennis.org). If you’re still having trouble, ask a friend, a neighbor, or one of ALTA’s wonderful volunteers to see if they might be able to help.
Who Are You Calling Seniors?
SENIORS
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M any of us feel a bit of a shock when we are first re ferred to as “senior citizens,” but ALTA tennis looks at this title as something with which to promote and have fun! ALTA allows members who are 45+ the opportunity to step away from the 20-something “hard bellies” on the court and step into a more relaxed match with others of a certain age. We’ve wrapped up another sizzling season of Senior Men’s and Women’s tennis, and yes it was HOT! Many thanks to all the teams who worked together to get matches in despite the heat. High temperatures are something we deal with every year in the Atlanta area, and ALTA does understand the toll it can take on players. We strongly encourage playing a third set tie break in lieu of a full third set so players can get off the courts quicker. We allow matches to be played early. We allow players to wait an hour if the temperature is above 95, and fortunately, since we play in the evenings, the temps are almost always within range as the sun goes down. Now that the summer City Finals have been played and the champions have been celebrated, it’s time to look ahead. What can help you fill the winter months — after the holidays are gone, and spring isn’t quite here? Tennis, of course! The ALTA Senior Mixed league will be here before you know it. Registra tion begins September 20 and ends October 15. Play begins in early January, with City Finals taking place in March. The Senior Mixed league is a bit different from other ALTA leagues. You only need 10 players (5 men and 5 women) to turn in a roster. Each week’s match is played on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. and consists of one line of men’s doubles, one line of women’s doubles, and two lines of mixed doubles. This format is much-loved by those who have played it, as it allows team mates to play the kind of tennis they enjoy most. This league offers all levels of play — from AA to C. ALTA would love to see the Senior Mixed league grow, so talk to your 45+ friends NOW and get a roster together for the 2023 season. It’s a great way to keep the dust off your racquet before spring!
BY GINA CLANCE, SENIOR LEAGUES VICE PRESIDENT SENIORS
Winter season runs Jan. 7 – Feb. 18
Winter registration is Sept. 20 – Oct. 15
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LTA prides itself on the longstanding tradition of good sportsmanship during all aspects of league play. We love hearing from our members who take the time to share stories of their opponents going the extra mile on and off the court. ALTA rewards these acts of kindness with sports manship awards. Here are a few of the stories of our sportsman ship winners from previous ALTA seasons.
BY LINDA SHEPHERD, ALTA FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
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Highlands at Hamilton Township Senior Mixed B7 Captain: Craig Page Nominated by Barbara Stahura, captain of Smoke Rise Country Club I want to give a thank you to Craig Page. He was very kind as the host of our playoff match. In addition, he went above and beyond when one of our team members left their tennis bag at the match. Craig reached out to me to identify the owner and met me in Tucker to drop off the bag. He said he was out this way a lot, and he could save my teammate the drive back to Kennesaw! These are crazy, and at times, contentious days, but Craig restored our faith in the potential for kindness.
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Captain: Roberto Bazzani Player: Hope Jensen Nominated by Shelly Wilson, captain at Rockdale Tennis Center We were having a hard time putting together a lineup for our match against Sandy Springs Tennis Center. I was going to have to default three lines. We were short players for the week. Hope, as co-captain, went above and beyond to help us arrange the matches so we would not have to default lines. Not only was Hope so helpful, but the entire team was willing to adjust for us to complete the matches. Hope stepped up to manage the team while the captain was not available. What adds such great sportsmanship to this situation is they were in first place, just one point ahead of us. I wish more teams could demonstrate this outstanding sportsmanship.
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the other lines. The match was sporting, friendly, and easy to play against. All in all, Oxford Mill is an example of how ALTA should work, and David is the epitome of the right ALTA team captain.
Captain: Meredyth Johnson Nominated by: Pat Kinder, captain of Country Walk Since it has been so hot, both teams agreed to start the match es at 8 a.m., an hour earlier than scheduled. We could provide three courts. Both teams were notified of the new start times. Wyngate South showed up on time ready to play. Unfortunately, our line 3 missed the information of the new start times. They could not be at the courts by the 8:20 default time. Instead of taking the automatic default for line 3, and the forfeits at lines 4 and 5, as they were entitled to, their team agreed to wait on the players to arrive and play the matches. Not only was this extremely generous on their part, but it should also be known they were in first place going into the match. Meredyth Johnson and the rest of the Wyngate South team exhibited great sports manship on and off the court!
Captain: David Nesselroad Nominated by: Aurobindo Sundaram, captain of Cambridge I would like to nominate David Nesselroad, captain of Oxford Mill. Preparing our lineup for our match with Oxford Mill, we had limited availability. David knew this. Instead of taking the points, he tried his best to schedule some lines early. We played one line early, and he worked with us on all
The summer Run/Roll season finale came to an end in late July after our typical hot temperatures and late afternoon showers. We had the end-of-season activities lasting into the evening.Ourfall season began with registration on August 1-19.
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However, if you find you’d like to join, please get in touch with us and we’ll put you on the right track. Fall Wheelchair season begins September 6 and ends October 11 with possible City Finals on October 18 (rain date Oct. 25). This season puts two wheelchair players against another pair of similar skills in matches each week at Hudlow Tennis Center.
WHEELCHAIR
BY LYNN LEE, SPECIAL PROGRAMS VICE PRESIDENT
Big T he ALTA Wheelchair and Run/Roll leagues have been full of fun, adjustments, and plans for the coming year. Look for some changes in the 2023 calendar and league information soon.
WHEELCHAIR RUN/ROLL
Fall season runs Sept. 6 – Oct. 11
Michael Johnston and Mark LaRotonda, B-Division Doubles winners at the 2022 Music City Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.
ALTA was well represented at the 2022 Music City Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee this past June. Several of our ALTA players competed in a regional weekend tournament with players from all over the Southeast. In the A Division, we had David Williams, Rob Popelka, and Samir Jusupovic with Williams losing to the #1 player in the country in the semifinals. Three of the four finalists in the B Doubles Division also were from our ALTA leagues, and one also was a finalist in B Singles. Shout outs to B Division Dou bles Winners Mark LaRotonda (Johns Creek) and his partner Michael Johnston (Augusta), and finalists Ricardo Castaneda (Tucker) and Jennifer Speer (Marietta). Castaneda also was the finalist in the B Singles.
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MAKING LINE CALLS
DID YOU EVER WONDER ABOUT … ?
We recently played a team where one of our opponents foot faulted on every single serve. We politely mentioned it to her. She continued to foot fault throughout the entire match. Since there is no penalty for foot faults, I guess she figured she had nothing to lose. Is there any thing we could do when an oppo nent continues to foot fault during a match?
MAJOR INFRACTIONS What is a forfeit? Gina Clance, Senior Mixed League Vice President A forfeit is the automatic loss of any point(s) for a violation of any of the ALTA rules. Some examples that are seen frequently include playing an ineligible player, a movement violation, or a “sandbagging” violation. Any points won below the line deemed to be an infraction will be taken as well. (For example, if an ineligible player plays at line 2, and that team wins lines 3, 4 and 5, those three points will be rewarded to the opposing Theteam.)players involved in the infraction do not get credit for the match played and tracking their play will go back to the last time they played legally. If points are taken below the infraction, those players do get credit for the match played.
Tammi Copelli, Junior Leagues Vice President According to Friend at Court, page 8, #13: If the ball in play touches a per manent fixture after it has hit the correct court, the player who hit the ball wins the point, But if the ball in play touches a permanent fixture before it hits the court, the player who hit the ball loses the point.
GOOD QUESTION
If you’ve ever had a situation occur in a match where no one on the court knew the rule that applied, send your inquiry to Good Question. ALTA officials answer questions in each issue of Net News and yours could be chosen next. Submit your question, along with your name, league, team name and level to altaeditor@ altatennis.org.
BALL OUT OF PLAY?
FOOT FAULTS
Susan Levin, Sunday Women’s League Vice President If you see a foot fault, you can certainly explain to the server the rule found in USTA Friend of Court, page 10, #18, Foot Fault: During the service motion, the server shall not: a. Change position by walking or running, although slight movements of the feet are permitted; or b. Touch the baseline or the court with either foot; or c. Touch the area outside the imaginary extension of the sideline with either foot; or d. Touch the imaginary extension of the center mark with either foot. If the server breaks this rule, it is a “Foot Fault.” Because these are not officiated matches, a warning is all you can give your opponent.
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A player was receiving from the deuce side and returned a serve that kicked way left. His return hit the light post, was diverted, and landed in the court. The opponents said that because the ball hit the light post before it hit the ground in the court, it was their point. Were they correct?
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I recently played in a doubles match where my oppo nents made two questionable calls. In both cases, the two players “thought” the ball was out. After discussing, they decided to call the ball out. Both my partner and I thought the first ball was in. Know ing it is their call, what is the rule of etiquette in this case?
Mitch Falkin, Men’s League Vice President Written in The Code, which is a summary of procedures and unwritten rules that custom and tradition dictate all players should follow: Making Calls, opponent gets benefit of doubt. When a match is played without officials, the players are responsible for making decisions, particularly for line calls. When players make a call, any doubt must be resolved in favor of the opponent.
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his year has been unpredictable, to say the least. Let’s recap: No vak Djokovic was deported from Australia and couldn’t defend his title, while Rafael Nadal — recovering from COVID — won his 21st major to make him the GOAT (by the numbers). Then the French Open rolls around and Nadal gets revenge on Djokovic from the 2021 defeat and pulled down major number 22! Let’s cross the English Channel to Wimbledon where Djokovic won his 21st major, pulling away from Roger Federer who remains at 20 major wins. This is going to be a real race to career exhaustion with Federer aiming to come back at full strength in 2023. I did love the emerging talent of Nick Kyrgios shin ing through at Wimbledon. I’m a huge fan of the “K Man.” At Wimbledon he showed some of the greatest tennis tactics and shot making in the game. I love that he does his “Nick thang” and isn’t going to go along with the establishment. I’ve watched him over his career spend a great deal of time with kids and fans at events. Nick is a kid at heart and he plays by his own rules. He makes the game fun and extremely insightful to watch.On the WTA side, a new major champion was crowned at Wimbledon. Elena Rybakina brought her power game for two weeks and came through as champion. In my last column, I wrote about my work with WTA player Colleen “CoCo” Vanderweghe. It has been such a wonderful experience. We put in some really good work and solid results over the eight weeks leading up to and through the French Open and Wimbledon. To be honest, it was tough on the players that the ATP/WTA Tours stripped points from Wimbledon, but the event is the biggest in the tennis universe, so players play no matter what. Our approach for the eight weeks was to constantly improve on offense. CoCo is coming off various injuries, so fine-tun ing her offense with various drills that produce winners from anywhere on the court was our focus. Wimbledon was the last event of this European schedule and she’s peaking at the right time. Going from red clay to grass was an easy tran sition for her timing and power. CoCo had to qualify and ended up playing the #17 seed in the main draw on court #11, a field court with loads of distractions be cause the fans are so close to the action. Doing all the scouting on the #17 seed revealed another power player with a huge serve and powerful ground strokes. I knew it was going to be a firefight of two players looking to rip the ball at every opportunity.Everything CoCo had been working on was ready to go on game day. She had a wonderful warm up on the Wimbledon practice courts. In the fitness room, there was an energetic mix of players, some just finishing matches and others doing vari ous warmup exercises. Serena Williams, Djokovic, Simona Halep and others were all in the gym about to go on. The un derlying intensity was palpable. Come match-time, CoCo knew she had to serve huge and rip returns. The #17 seed plays in streaks and gets nervous. I advised her to take control of the points early and keep her opponent on the run. Charting matches allows me to really dig into the analytics to gain a raw per spective on where a match is won (or lost). Winners and aces were being fired over and over. CoCo had eight aces with one double-fault. The #17 seed hit 12 aces with five double-faults. There were many big shots and screaming winners. CoCo had nine break point opportunities but converted zero! She faced only one break point at 6-7(2), 5-5 and lost it. That #17 seed was Elena Rybakina who ended up winning Wimbledon. It was such an extraordinary experience being part of such a high-level match that un fortunately was on the wrong end of a championship run. Now, it’s up to me to take the lessons learned from everything CoCo is doing and work to improve fu ture results. The driving force behind all success is learning from everything!
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BY ZWELO KHUPE, OWNER, PRECISION TENNIS; TENNIS PROFESSIONAL AT KENNWORTH TENNIS CENTER There are many ways to improve your game from one level to another. Generally, it is easier to improve from a pure beginner lev el to the next one (i.e., intermediate level), but it is much more difficult at advanced levels (say, high-perfor mance or collegiate level).
FITNESS LEVEL FOOTWORK
For beginners, the following can be significant: Get a certified coach, not a friend who claims to be an ex pert because he or she is better than you at tennis. Such “experts” can have you develop bad habits that may be hard to eliminate once you find a real tennis coach. There is a cost for gaining expert advice or a skill. Invest in real tennis equipment. First, running shoes are not tennis shoes. Running shoes are built for forward movement, not lat eral movement. When playing ten nis, you may need to move laterally, and you need shoes that can support such movement. Second, buy a real racquet made of graphite, not a bigbox store version made from alu minum. Proper equipment matters. Allow the experts or your preferred tennis store to help find the right shoes and racquet for you.
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Six Steps To Becoming A High-Performance Player
Now, let’s explore a few ways one can learn to move from a lower-level player to a high-performance player: You can improve your fitness level by running just two miles, three times a week. Do wind sprints. For juniors, I prefer to stay away from weights unless a trained professional is working with a junior player on a fitness regimen. Pushups and wind sprints are examples of strengthening methods that do not require weights. Movement is key to improving your game, especially for highperformance level players. I work with a player that went from one level to maybe two levels up because we improved his movement significantly. Agility ladder, movement drills, and increased fitness levels are ways to improve one’s movement.
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Hometown (City/ State): GeorgiaMarietta, How did you get involved in teaching tennis? I was a college tennis player and am naturally a teacher. Diehard fan of what sports team? Tottenham Hotspurs Best part of your game? All-around game. Dream doubles match would be me and… my brother, Mkhululi Khupe. When I’m not teaching tennis, I’m… Playing soccer or golf. My favorite tennis memory is: Collegiate conference match against Armstrong State University. My favorite professional player is: Ivan Lendl #1 reason why I enjoy teaching & coaching tennis: Seeing players develop from beginner levels to highperformance level. It’s the biggest thrill for me by far. What important tennis message do you want to promote? We as teachers must make the tennis court a playground. Children like the playground, so make the court, along with balls, racquets, and other teaching tools into a playground of sorts.
As an athlete, you can employ some or all of the above steps to gain an edge over your opponents. You will be rewarded for you efforts.
There is a cost for gaining expert advice or a skill. Invest in real tennis equipment.
There is proper equipment and stuff people get by with. Invest in proper racquets, shoes, and strings. Tennis equipment can be expensive at times; I realize. When I was a junior, my racquet was my most prized possession. I knew it needed to last me for years.
Eliminating some food groups from your diet (gluten, sugary foods) can go a long way in getting your body to perform at a higher level. Consult a nutritionist for juniors as they may still be growing. Hydrating days before competition is key, as is staying away from drinks that can cause dehydration such as sodas and tea and
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Outworksuch. your competition. Be willing to do more than your peers. Successful athletes (Tiger Woods comes to mind) are people who practice more than their competition. It will always give you an edge. One of the most underrated ways to improve in life, sports, or any field really. Undisciplined players are less likely to achieve their potential. In tennis, disciplined players tend to pay attention to details. They are much easier to teach, as they are more attentive and are more open minded to new ideas. And they are less likely to make excuses; they take ownership to failures.
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BY STEPHEN HUSS, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, HUSS 75 76 TENNIS AT CROOKED CREEK I hear players at all levels say something like, “I held my serves, but my partner lost theirs three times.” smile internally as believe a good partner takes some responsibility for their partner’s games by helping out and having an impact at the net. the middle to get down the line, so cover more
So, here’s a pro tip on when to poach or ‘squeeze/pinch’
About Stephen: Stephen Huss is from Melbourne, Australia. He was an All American in singles and doubles at Auburn University and is a former National Women’s coach. He has coached Sofia Kenin, Jennifer Brady, and Caroline Dolehide.
Huss is a former assistant coach at Virginia Tech (men’s tennis) where the team earned a #12 national ranking. He also is the 2005 Wimbledon Men’s Doubles Champion. Huss has competed in 37 grand slams, won 4 ATP titles, 17 Challenger Titles, and 8 Future Titles.
Stephen runs his Elite Tennis Program, Stephen Huss 75 76 Tennis out of Crooked Creek. More info: sceneytennis.net/stephenhuss-75-76-tennis.
“Stretching on cold tissue” may be more detrimental and likely does not reduce injury risk.
3. Static stretching after playing is more appropriate to lengthen tissue when it is warm. 4. Maintaining strength is a key part of injury prevention and treatment.
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hat warmup do you do before a league match? If you are like most tennis players, you probably run out on court, stretch your legs, and then ask your teammate how their week has been while you begin hitting. As a sports and tennis med icine physician who has researched and treated injuries extensively for more than 20 years, that warmup is likely not working! One of the biggest challenges in fielding a full lineup is availability due to injury; so, what can we do about this? Most high-level junior, college, and professional tennis players do a dedicated warmup and cool-down program to reduce injury risk, but we found that in researching adult league players (who may be more vulnerable to injury), most do not perform a standard warmup or cool down.
2. Dynamic warmup (gradual lengthening exercises recreating your tennis movement patterns) is your focus to reduce injury risk before you play.
In a cross-sectional study we conducted with more than 500 adult recreational league players in 2003, 52.9 percent of tennis players with an average age of 46.9 years experienced injury in the last year (*Jayanthi et al., 2005) with the elbow and shoulder being the most common locations. Most adult injuries tend to be muscle or tendon such as rotator cuff, tennis elbow (elbow tendinopathy), tennis leg (calf muscle), hamstring injuries, and Achilles tendon (among other) injuries that may actually be preventable. Based on several tennis studies we have done, more than half of adult league tennis players have reported an injury in the last year that has kept them from playing. That means as an adult league tennis player, you have a greater than 50-percent chance of not playing due to injury this year!
Do The Tennis 10+ Warmup/Cool Down
BY NEERU JAYANTHI, MD, DIRECTOR EMORY TENNIS MEDICINE; TONY TRAN, ATC, EMORY TENNIS MEDICINE; LUCY AVANT, NYU (PRE-MED) TENNIS PLAYER, EMORY TENNIS MEDICINE INTERN; AND MICHELLE MULLINS, MD, ROTHMAN INSTITUTE, ORLANDO, FLORIDA W
1. Static stretching is not recommended before you play.
DON’T FORGET SOME BASIC RULES WITH DOING WARMUPS AND COOL DOWN
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The USTA recognizes that dynamic warmup and flexibility and strength train ing is an essential element of any pre-ac tivity and post-activity routine, but no standardized, tennis-specific program had been researched previously. To our knowl edge, the Tennis 10+ is the first researched and evidence-based warmup/cool-down program for adult tennis players. Over the 9-month study period of 350 adult ten nis players, this warmup and cool down was associated with lower rates of injury and reduced severity of injury (fewer days missed) in adult tennis players who were compliant with the program versus those with low compliance. In fact, the players who were more compliant participated in more hours per week of tennis! The aver age age of players was around 46 years old from all levels of play, and many reported a prior injury. We recommend you perform our Tennis 10+ warmup before and cool down after every practice and match to stay fit on court and in your lineup!
The Tennis 10+ (https://bit.ly/3oTd4t2) is a tennis-specific warmup/cool-down program created and researched by the Emory Tennis Medicine team to reduce injury and optimize performance on court for competitive adult (and high-level) ten nis players. The Tennis 10+ was developed using an evidence-based approach, which accounts for known tennis-related injury patterns and best injury prevention exer cises. Tennis 10+ has two, main compo nents: the dynamic warmup prior to play and cool down after play. The protocol consists of 10 exercises in total, which take approximately 10 minutes to perform; 6 minutes of “dynamic warmup” prior to play and a 4-minute “cool down” after play.
EXERCISES YOU CAN PERFORM ALONG THE WIDTH OF THE COURT Total Body Warmup • Jogging with arm circles & side shuffle with arm swings (1 min.) • Extend the leg: walking toe touches “Frankenstein” (1 min.) • Knee tucks with calf raise (1 min.) • Lunges with rotation forward lunge & side lunge with rotation (1 min.) • Internal & external rotation, shoulder (1 min.) • Shadow swings 5 each FH/BH & 10 service motion (1 min.) Repetitions: 5 forehands and backhands; 10 serves Short court progression suggested TENS Cool Down • Triplanar core stability (1 min.) Repetitions: 10 leaning back, right, left, and twisting • Eccentric wrist flexion & extension (1 min.) • Knee back: Standing quadricep stretch (1 min.) • Standing calf stretch on wall/fence & hamstring sliders (1 min.) *Jayanthi, NA, Sallay PI, Hunker P, Przyblski M, “Skill-Level Related Injuries in Recreational Competition Tennis Players, Medicine and Science in Tennis: Vol. 10(1): 12-15, 2005.
The plus portion of Tennis 10+ contains additional exercises for chronic or recent injury to the common regions of the body that may be prescribed by your healthcare provider. With the aim of increasing com pliance, the protocol is straightforward, requires minimal time, and can be per formed on court with or without a resis tance band and minimal or no equipment.
To our knowledge, the Tennis 10+ is the first researched and evidencebasedprogramwarmup/cool-downforadulttennisplayers.
Internal Hip Rotation
The limitations in the ankle can have profound impact on other segments of the body higher up (i.e., knee, hip, lower back and even the shoulder). This is an area of the body that is important to maintain adequate flexibility to help in movement, but also valuable in helping to limit lower leg problems. As someone ages, we know that calf injuries are a major area of risk and ankle mobility can play a role in this.
I f you have played tennis over the summer or watched any of the great professional tennis in Atlanta and around the country, you would have noticed the need for great flexibility. We talk a lot about getting strong for tennis, having great tennis-specific endurance, good power and moving quickly on court. Unfortunately, many times flex ibility and mobility does not get the same attention in most players’ training program.
BY MARK KOVACS, PHD, CTPS, MTPS, CEO, KOVACS INSTITUTE; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TENNIS PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATION
This is a common limitation in tennis players due to how we all move on court. It is the need to get low and the need to stop abruptly and change di rection hundreds of times per match. As a result, this puts more strain on other aspects of your body to have to work harder. Many areas around the hip, such as the lower back, glutes, hamstrings and even potentially upper arm can take on more load in different ranges of motion and can have resultant issues such as pain or potential injury.
Thoracic Rotation
Ankle Dorsiflexion
This is one of the most com mon adaptations that occur with many years of serving and hitting forehands. It is when the ability to internally rotate the shoulder becomes restricted. Some of this can be a positive adaptation to help protect the area, but once the difference between the dominant and non-dominant shoulder is more than 10 percent, we get concerned, as your biomechanics change and is linked with front shoulder related pain and potentially worse.
Get Flexible For Tennis
This is an area that becomes a major limitation for many tennis players — especially as we age. This is valuable to work on daily to improve and will not only help with the ability to rotate for ground strokes, but also plays a big role in serving (especially stage 3: the loading stage).
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Internal RotationShoulder
Many of you are aware that Novak Djokovic stretches for many hours every day. He spends a large percentage of his day on the floor stretching. This is like many of the top tennis players in the world. Although you may not have hours each day to stretch, you can still work on certain areas of your body that will help your tennis and overall wellness. Over the two decades that we studied tennis players, we also evaluated thousands of tennis athletes from a flexibility perspective. We know a spe cific profile that tennis athletes have and how it adapts over many years of training and competition. If you work with a physical trainer, tennis performance specialist or physical therapist, ask that person to evaluate the following areas and make sure you are on a tennis-specific training program to help limit potential problems. Below are some of the common flexibility limitations that we see with most tennis athletes: Although you may not have hours each day to stretch, you can still work on certain areas of your body that will help your tennis and overall wellness.
Now, you may be wondering, how does this relate to my athletic performance? Well, eating foods your gut also needs for fuels — for example, fibrous carbohydrates known as “prebiotics” — can increase your overall energy as well as to help you recover after a workout!Prebiotic foods typically are high-fiber and act as fuel for human microflora. Some examples include whole grains, beans, legumes, bananas, watermelon, pears, raspberries, leeks, onions, garlic, chicory, soybeans, and artichokes. Prebiotic foods tend to act like fertilizers, stimulating the growth of healthy gut bacteria. These short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) can be made from carbohy drates and prebiotic fiber. SCFAs play a huge role in muscle recov ery and energy levels for exercise. Healthy gut microbes increase the production of SCFA, which are also fuels for tennis play in longer matches. SCFAs produce essential nutrients for your gut that can result in maintaining and building muscle, which means more strength and power for your tennis game. When we play tennis, our muscles build up lactic acid, which causes pain in our muscles and soreness later. A healthy gut bacteria called Veillonella atypica helps reduce lactate by changing it into SCFA and thus improving your training capacity and increasing time to exhaustion in those three-set matches!
NUTRITION FIBROUS CARBOHYDRATES KNOWN AS “PREBIOTICS” — CAN INCREASE YOUR OVERALL ENERGY TO HELP YOU RECOVER AFTER A WORKOUT.
F ocusing on your gut health has many benefits. Your gut microbiome breaks down food into nutrients that your body can use while also housing good bacteria. Thus, your brain and gut health are connected. If you have an unhealthy balance of gut microbiome, your brain can get confused. A healthy gut can communicate with the brain through its nerves and hormones; this helps you maintain your health and general well-being.Alackof beneficial bacteria in your gut can cause inflamma tion throughout the body. To keep your gut happy and healthy and to better manage stress, practice healthy, adequate eating.
62 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 BY PAGE LOVE, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, USPTA; AND ANSLEY SMITH, PURDUE NUTRITION STUDENT
Research also shows that those who prefer to have a diet con sisting of plant-based and anti-inflammatory foods and lean meats, are improving their gut microbes. Training also increases the production of butyrate (an SCFA), which improves the health of the gut as an energy source for the cells of the gut lining; it also plays a role in combatting inflammation and preventing illness. By feeding your gut good microbes with fiber-rich foods, your body will gain energy, reduce inflammation, and supply your muscles with necessary oxygen. Whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds are great options. When consider
Why is Gut Health Important for Your Tennis Game?
Ansley Smith is an undergraduate student at Purdue University pursuing her bachelor’s in Nutrition and Dietetics. She also enjoys rec reational tennis and has a special interest in gut health and nutrition. She looks forward to becoming a dietitian in the future working with this specialty area.
Overall, focusing on a diet that is high in prebiotics, probiotics, and anti-inflammatory foods can assist in improving your energy and strength, which means your best tennis. Sport dietitians recommend a “foods first” approach for enhancing performance. Here is an example that is high in all these great gut health nutrients:
Breakfast: Yogurt parfait (yogurt, granola, fresh fruit, nuts), overnight oats (oatmeal, chia/flax seeds, milk/water, fruit)
Lunch: Bowl meal (brown rice/quinoa, veggies/ kimchi, beef/chicken/pork/tempeh, beans)
Recovery drinks: Keifer and milk Dinner: Stir fry (brown rice/noodles, edamame, garlic, veggies, beef/chicken/pork/tofu)
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NETNEWS 63 ing the training, diet, and performance of tennis players, the gut microbiota is greatly increased with training. Tennis is considered a moderately intense activ ity. Research on this type of exercise has shown that it improves circulation, bowel motility, and immune function. Other ways that tennis players can keep that gut healthy is by consuming probiotic foods, which have cultivated naturally occurring healthy bacterial growth. They benefit our bodies by assisting in diges tion and bowel function, inhibiting un healthy bacterial growth, and improving the health of the immune system. Exam ples include cultured dairy, such as yogurt and some milks; and pickled foods such as sauerkraut, cucumbers, or beets. Also, fermented foods, such as miso, tempeh or tofu, and kombucha tea, can provide your daily dose of probiotics. Probiotic foods help increase the good bacteria culture in your gut … and remember, a healthy gut leads to healthy muscles, and that can mean better Additionally,tennis!ifyou are a tennis player who has “gut issues,” such as constipa tion or bloating, or even the occasional digestion problem, consuming probiotics in their natural form may be inadequate. Because a high percentage of our overall immune system health lies in the gas trointestinal tract, maintaining this gut health occurs through the synergistic in teractions of all the bacteria in the gut. Taking a probiotic supplement can help to improve the strength of the gut flora, which also means improving your im mune system and ultimately your overall health!When choosing a probiotic supple ment, there are many great choices out there, but look for those that contain both live and active bacterial cultures with a high number of colony units. According to the Cleveland Clinic, “choose a probi otic with at least 1 billion colony forming units and containing the genus Lactoba cillus, Bifidobacterium, or Saccharomyces boulardii.”
Kombucha Pre-tennis snacks: Nuts, seeds, dried fruit, fruit, veggies, edamame, yogurt, whole grain crackers
Page Love is an avid ALTA participant and sport dietitian/nutrition advisor for the WTA and ATP professional tours. She has served on the USTA sport science committee for 25 years and has a private practice in Sandy Springs. You can reach her at nutrifitga.com.
PROBIOTICS,PREBIOTICS, FOODSANTI-INFLAMMATORYAND
64 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 COURT CUISINE Healthy snack 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Energy Bites Paula Kelly, The Fields Thursday Women AA3 cup creamy peanut butter ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup old fashioned oats ½ cup ground flax seeds 2 Tbsp. honey Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir to combine. Place in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes so they are easier to roll. Roll into 12 bites and store in the fridge for up to a week. Quick Bites Just like your reflexes on the court, sometimes your snacks need to be quick as well. The following recipes are delicious, easy to prepare, and offer a nice boost of energy between meals or before a match. Timeless combo Prosciutto Peach Bites Lisa Gravlee, Brookwood Manor Thursday Women B7 4 medium peaches, cut into wedges 1 oz. prosciutto, cut into strips 1 cup fresh mozzarella balls Small(optional)handful fresh basil leaves Balsamic vinegar or reduction Thread peach wedges, prosciutto, moz zarella (if using), and fresh basil leaves onto small appetizer skewers, alternating between each. Line on a plate and drizzle with balsamic vinegar or reduction. Serve. Endless possibilities Party Mix
1 10-oz. package oyster crackers
¾ cup vegetable oil
1 1-oz. packet of Ranch salad 2dressingTbsp.dried weed
6 cups corn and rice cereal
dill
Jimmy Stewart, Woods of Parkview Men
Senior
Combine Ranch dressing mix and dill weed in a large bowl. Add cereal, oyster crackers and pretzels; tossing well. Drizzle oil over mixture, stirring to combine. Place mixture in a large paper bag and let stand for 2 hours; shaking occasionally. Store in airtight container.
B7
1 6.5-oz. package small pretzels
1 ½ cups unsweetened shredded coconut
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 lb. ground chicken, beef or turkey 1 Tbsp. minced ginger
1 Tbsp. tamari 1 Tbsp. sweet chili sauce 2 green onions, finely chopped 1 Tbsp. cornflower 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. pepper oil spray ¼ cup sweet chili sauce to serve In a large bowl, mix together all the ingre dients until well combined; minus the extra chili sauce. Roll 2 teaspoons of mixture into balls and place on a tray — spray with oil. Heat up a non-stick skillet and add meatballs in 2 batches. Cook turning often for about 5-6 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Serve on toothpicks along with sweet chili sauce for dipping.
Elena Vasilescu, Chastain Sunday Women AA3 1 cup almond butter (or preferred nut butter)
Dana Bryan, Fowler Park Senior Day Women B9 8 oz. Swiss cheese, grated 1 8-oz. tub pineapple cream cheese 1 package (4-6 oz.) dried cranberries 1 box Triskets (or cracker of your choice) Mix all ingredients together (except for crackers) in a bowl. Place in pie dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve warm with Triskets.
Touchless Meatball Bites
4 Tbsp. raw honey
1-2 scoops Chocolate Primal Fuel or protein powder of choice
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Elizabeth Wesson, The Club at Edgewater Thursday Women B8
Pinch of salt Add all ingredients to a food processor (except for the chocolate chips). Let ingre dients mix until dried figs are completely broken down and incorporated. Then add chocolate chips. Shape mixture into bitesized balls. Place in refrigerator to help harden. Consume! Keep leftovers in the fridge to avoid spoilage. Yes, please! Cranberry + Cream Cheese Spread for Triskets
FROM THE VAULT
Reprinted from ALTA: Its History, Humor & Hors D’Oeuvres by John Williams Savory goodness Artichoke Spread Submitted by Barbara Bass, WCT, 1994 1 14 oz. can artichoke hearts (drained and chopped) 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup parmesan cheese Garlic powder to taste Mix all ingredients (can use a food pro cessor). Put in casserole dish. Bake for 20 minutes at °350 degrees. Serve with crackers.
¼ cup flaxseed meal
Double Chocolate Energy Bites
8-10 dried black figs, stems removed ½ cup milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips
Double the pleasure
Full of flavor
Mixed Doubles • Senior Women • Senior Men Photos by Matthew Helton | majestickphotography.com WINNER • FINALIST STANDINGS SUMMER 2022 DOUBLESMIXEDMIXED DOUBLES SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NETNEWS 67 AA1 01 LIFE TIME ATHLET 80 CREEKSTONE ESTAT 68 SUGAR CREEK 57 SANDY SPRINGS TC (YE) 57 CROOKED CREEK 54 MT. VERNON WOODS 40 TERRELL MILL T C 31 SANDY SPRINGS TC (EDENS) 11 AA2 01 SMOKE RISE COUNT 86 LAUREL PARK 70 HUDLOW T C 53 RIVERBROOKE (DUL 50 EAST ROSWELL PAR 40 SANDY SPRINGS TC 26 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 23 AA3 01 CAMDEN PLACE 90 TERRELL MILL T C 60 DEER RUN WEST 50 CHEROKEE TENNIS 43 FOWLER PARK 40 WINDERMERE/FORSY 33 SADDLE CREEK 2 26 02 MCGHEE TENNIS CE 80 DEKALB TENNIS CE (TOOLEY) 74 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 60 SANDY SPRINGS TC 51 VERMACK 48 SUGAR CREEK 45 EE ROBINSON PARK 20 DEKALB TENNIS CE (TEN LOH) 20 A1 01 BLACKBURN (BRIDGERS) 71 WYNBROOKE 71 ROCKDALE TENNIS 60 BITSY GRANT/HARD 54 SUGAR CREEK 45 BLACKBURN (ASBURY) 42 VILLAGE MILL 34 GEORGETOWN 20 02 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 71 SIBLEY FOREST 68 SEVEN HILLS 65 TOLLESON PARK 48 MILTON TENNIS CE 40 CHEROKEE TENNIS 40 PARK BROOKE II 37 SADDLE CREEK 2 11 A2 01 KIMBALL FARMS 77 LAUREL BROOKE 77 THE BRANCHES 65 TERRELL MILL T C 45 DUNWOODY CC 45 DELLINGER PARK 37 EDENWILDE 34 PINETREE CC 17 02 CLAYTON COUNTY T 77 GLENLAKE I 65 OAKHURST PARK 60 LIFE TIME ATHLET 54 HUDLOW T C 48 BRIARCLIFF WOODS 34 BITSY GRANT/HARD 31 TRIBUTARY 28 03 JONES BRIDGE 77 HAMILTON MILL II 68 HANOVER PLACE 68 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 51 CC OF THE SOUTH 42 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 31 GLASTONBERRY 31 BOBBY BAILEY TC 28 A3 01 WHITE COLUMNS G 74 W P JONES PARK 62 RIVERMOORE PARK 60 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 54 LAKE FOREST SUBD 45 ST IVES CC 40 FOXDALE THE RESE 37 THE FIELDS I 25 02 LEGACY PARK 85 KINGS COVE 80 BROOKFIELD CC 57 BURNT HICKORY LA 42 THE PARK @ LATIM 42 CHEROKEE TENNIS 31 PRINCETON CORNER 28 NORTHAMPTON 28 03 SHARON LESTER TE 65 SUGAR CREEK 62 CARL SANDERS YMC 60 CC OF ROSWELL 57 DEKALB TENNIS CE 48 BITSY GRANT/HARD 42 PEACHTREE PLTN W 31 PEACHTREE STATIO 31 A4 01 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 77 CANONGATE AT MIR 62 EAGLE WATCH 62 TERRELL MILL T C (MAENZA) 51 PIEDMONT CHASE 48 TERRELL MILL T C (THURMAN) 42 MARIETTA CC 28 ARDEN TRACE 25 02 SUWANEE STATION 68 WATERBURY COVE 62 CREEKSTONE ESTAT 57 CENTRAL PARK COU 54 MORNING VIEW 48 FOUR SEASONS 45 VICKERY 37 WINDERMERE/FORSY 20 03 SANDY SPRINGS TC 68 RIVERSIDE S&T 65 BLACKBURN 65 DEKALB TENNIS CE 62 PANGBORN 54 GLENBROOKE 42 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 37 HUNTLEY HILLS 2 04 MILL GLEN 80 OXFORD MILL 80 ST IVES CC 51 DUNWOODY CC 48 LIFE TIME ATHLET 42 CHADBOURNE 40 HORSESHOE BEND 31 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 25 A5 01 JAMES CREEK TENN 74 BRANDON HALL 71 MILL CREEK HIGH 57 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 51 PARKSTONE 40 CHATEAU ELAN SPO 40 CASTLEBROOKE TEN 34 LAUREL SPRINGS/F 31 02 EAST HAMPTON 74 RIVER GLEN/FUL 68 OLDE TOWNE (MCCUNE) 57 DUNWOODY CC 51 CHASTAIN 40 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 40 OLDE TOWNE (HIGUERA) 34 ROSWELL PARK 34 03 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 74 SADDLE CREEK 2 65 FIELDSTONE 65 THE FALLS OF CHE 51 SEVEN OAKS 45 WOODLANDS 34 WYNGATE SOUTH 31 WEXFORD 31 04 VININGS ON THE C 71 PIEDMONT DRIVING 71 ROCKDALE TENNIS (MAYFIEL) 68 ANSLEY 51 DEKALB TENNIS CE 51 ROCKDALE TENNIS (THOMAS) 45 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 28 REGENCY PARK 11 A6 01 HAMILTON CROSSIN 94 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 74 BROOKSTONE 1 62 HARRISON T C 45 LEES CROSSING 42 HIGHLAND POINTE 37 SADDLEBROOK/COBB 34 KINGS FARM 5 02 CHATEAU ELAN WIN 77 HALES TRACE 54 FLOWERS CROSSING 51 RICHARD CRAIG PA 51 TWIN LAKES 48 JONES BRIDGE 48 FOUR SEASONS 48 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 20 03 SIBLEY FOREST 74 HILLCREST @ HOLL 57 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (FORDE) 57 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (MCCLATC)45 MEADOWGROVE 42 SWEETWATER T C 42 SHARON LESTER TE 40 VININGS ESTATES 40 04 WESTBROOK 71 POLO GOLF & CC 71 SANDY SPRINGS TC 65 FOXWORTH 42 ELLARD COMMUNITY 42 NESBIT LAKES 42 HAMPTON 37 RIVER RIDGE @ BA 25 A7 01 SANDY SPRINGS TC 68 NEW BEDFORD 65 INVERNESS 65 CHESTNUT SPRINGS 45 TALLY GREEN 45 PRINCETON MILL I 37 THE BRANCHES 34 LEES CROSSING 34 02 CHESTNUT GROVE 82 CHADDS RIDGE 57 EAGLE WATCH (MORIARITY) 54 EAGLE WATCH (BERWALD) 48 CARTERSVILLE COU 48 CANTERBURY 40 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 40 POST OAK REC 28 03 SOUTH FULTON TC 73 ANSLEY 60 SUMMERGROVE 50 DEKALB TENNIS CE 46 DRUID HILLS 43 ATHLETIC CLUB NE 40 COCHISE 36 04 SANDY SPRINGS TC 77 ROCKDALE TENNIS (WILSON) 71 A1 Blackburn (Tyler Bridgers, captain) AA2 Smoke Rise Country Club (Arthur Wood, captain) AA3 Camden Place (Kirk Leverone, captain) AA1 Life Time Athletic and Tennis (Kimberly Raley, captain)
68 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 DOUBLESMIXED ROCKDALE TENNIS (ELLIOTT) 57 GEORGETOWN 54 HUDLOW T C 51 LESLIE BEACH 48 SOUTHLAND CC 22 BLACKBURN 17 05 JAMES CREEK TENN 77 STERLING ON THE 57 GRAND CASCADES 54 SPOUT SPRINGS TE 48 OLDE ATLANTA CLU 45 RIVERWALK 37 WINDERMERE/FORSY 37 CENTRAL PARK COU 34 06 BRECKENRIDGE/FC 73 CAMBRIDGE 70 WELLINGTON 53 THE CLUB AT SPAL 53 MONTVALE SWIM & 46 CRABAPPLE CHASE 40 MARTIN’S LANDING 13 PINEWALK S&T 0 A8 01 BROOKSHIRE 63 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 63 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 63 MARIETTA CC 60 CASTEEL HEIGHTS 46 DELLINGER PARK 33 RIVER GREEN 20 02 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 77 CHASTAIN 65 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (MEYER) 62 BLACKBURN (FOJAS) 45 BLACKBURN (MOORE) 45 SOUTH FULTON TC 42 ECHO RIDGE 40 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (MARTIN)20 03 LAUREL BROOKE 60 CENTRAL PARK COU 60 OXFORD LAKES 60 KINGSLEY ESTATES 54 PARK BROOKE II 51 CARMICHAEL FARMS 42 FIELDSTONE 40 HOLLYBERRY 31 04 ST MARLO CC (SHETTY) 65 DOUBLEGATE 62 DEERLAKE 54 PARSONS RUN 51 THREE CHIMNEYS F 45 ST MARLO CC (PATEL) 42 JONES BRIDGE 42 CC OF THE SOUTH 34 05 HUDLOW T C 65 HORSESHOE BEND 65 WYNTERHALL 60 CC OF ROSWELL 51 CONCOURSE ATH CL 45 INDIAN HILLS CC (UNDERWOO) 42 INDIAN HILLS CC (MCCONNEL) 37 INDIAN HILLS CC (MASON) 31 06 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 80 MOUNTAIN PARK 68 CHATTAHOOCHEE RU 62 DOMINION WALK 51 BROOKWOOD MANOR 45 WILD TIMBER 37 SMOKE RISE COUNT 34 THE PRESERVE 20 B1 01 HARMONY ON THE L 71 JACKSON CREEK 60 HERITAGE TRACE 60 ESTATES OF FERNW 60 RIVERSIDE 54 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 51 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 42 EAST HAMPTON 0 02 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 65 CREEKSIDE GOLF & 62 SOUTH FULTON TC 62 CHESTNUT HILL 57 CHASTAIN 51 LEGACY PARK 37 LAUREL PARK 34 MCGHEE TENNIS CE 28 03 SANDY SPRINGS TC 68 HEMBREE GROVE 68 GLEN ABBEY I 54 SPRING RIDGE 48 MJCCA 48 EAST ROSWELL PAR 45 FALLS OF AUTRY M 34 VILLAGE MILL 31 04 BITSY GRANT/HARD (BONNOT) 74 DEKALB TENNIS CE (DESROSI) 68 BITSY GRANT/HARD (STAATS) 65 SUGAR CREEK 60 BLACKBURN 48 BRITTANY 40 DEKALB TENNIS CE (JOHNSON)34 PIEDMONT DRIVING 8 05 HAMILTON MILL II 71 APALACHEE FARMS 57 HOG MOUNTAIN SPO 54 LANIER SPRINGS 48 GATES MILL SUBDI 45 MORNINGBROOKE 45 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 40 TRADITIONS OF BR 37 06 ST IVES CC 80 CAMBRIDGE 71 SUMMIT SMOKE 60 JONES BRIDGE 54 CONNEMARA 51 BERKELEY HILLS C 37 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 34 OXFORD MILL 11 07 STEVENS CREEK 85 STONEHAVEN POINT 68 SEVEN OAKS 60 CREEKSTONE ESTAT 45 CROOKED CREEK 42 LAUREL SPRINGS/F 40 PARKSTONE 34 NOTTING HILL 22 B2 01 WINDY HILL ATHLE (SMITH) 77 ATHLETIC CLUB NE 71 PEACHTREE CITY T 54 HERITAGE @ VININ 48 BITSY GRANT/HARD 45 CHASTAIN 45 HANOVER WEST 40 WINDY HILL ATHLE (BRILL) 17 02 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 74 THE GEORGIAN 62 A6 Sibley Forest (Premkishan Shetty, captain) A7 Breckenridge/FC (Jun Ueda, captain) A4 Waterbury Cove (Mike Inderrieden, captain) A5 James Creek Tennis Center (Nishank Nagalla, captain) A2 Jones Bridge (Erin Glynn, captain) A3 Kings Cove (Michael Schroth, captain)
Order photos online at majestickphotography.com. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NETNEWS 69 DOUBLESMIXED A8 Central Park Courts (Danielle Long, captain) B1 St Ives CC (Ron Bertasi, captain) CAMDEN POINTE 57 EAGLE WATCH 48 TREMONT 48 PINETREE CC 45 OLDE HERITAGE 34 BRADSHAW FARM 28 03 BLACKBURN (SEAMAN) 68 CC OF ROSWELL (MATZICK) 57 BLACKBURN (SKILLAS) 57 REDFIELD 54 STUDDIFORD S&T 42 CC OF ROSWELL (COX) 40 HEMBREE PARK 40 WEXFORD 40 04 EAST HAMPTON 65 PENHURST 62 CHADDS WALK 62 WINDSOR OAKS 51 LOCH HIGHLAND 48 HAMPTON WOODS 48 HARRISON T C 42 OLDE TOWNE 17 05 WATERS EDGE 65 WILDWOOD 65 TURTLE CREEK 57 RUBY FOREST 48 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 45 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 45 HAVENSTONE 45 CHATTAHOOCHEE RE 25 06 RIVERMONT @ COLO 62 DEERLAKE 62 PEACHTREE STATIO (SHEFFIE) 57 WAF REC 54 KIMBALL FARMS 54 SEVEN OAKS 51 PEACHTREE STATIO (RABMAN) 48 GLASTONBERRY 8 07 DRESSAGE 65 THORNGATE 60 FOX CREEK/FOR 54 THE MANOR GOLF & 54 THREE CHIMNEYS F 48 PLANTATION @ BRO 45 PROVENCE 45 LONGLAKE SWIM/TE 25 B3 01 SHARON LESTER TE 77 EAGLES LANDING 68 DRUID HILLS 54 RICHARD CRAIG PA 45 WINDING VISTA 40 SUGAR CREEK 40 LESLIE BEACH 37 DEKALB TENNIS CE 37 02 EDINBURGH 77 BRIDLEWOOD 68 ST MARLO CC 65 VILLAGE GROVE 45 GRAND CASCADES 40 LAKEFIELD FOREST 37 WINDERMERE/FORSY 34 OLDE ATLANTA CLU 31 03 REUNION 80 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 68 SARATOGA 60 SOUTHLAND CC 54 CHATEAU ELAN WIN 40 WILDWOOD 40 KNOLLWOOD LAKES 31 EASTMONT COVE 25 04 SPRINGMONTE 65 PARSONS RUN 57 THE RIDGE @ STON 57 POLO GOLF & CC 57 CROOKED CREEK (JOVE) 54 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - (GEORGE) 48 CROOKED CREEK (KORN) 31 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - (YEE) 28 05 DELLINGER PARK 77 HUNTER PARK-CITY 57 SEVEN HILLS 57 ECHO MILL II 54 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 45 HERITAGE CLUB 42 BROOKSTONE CC (RUDDELL) 42 BROOKSTONE CC (GARRISON) 22 06 HARRISON T C 85 CHASTAIN 62 LOST FORREST 57 SIBLEY FOREST 48 MEADOW BROOK 40 NEW KENT 37 RIVERSIDE S&T 37 HIGHLAND POINTE 31 07 LEGACY PARK (EMERY) 71 EAGLE WATCH 62 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 54 WELLESLEY @ TOWN 54 CHEROKEE TENNIS 54 WYNGATE NORTH 42 LEGACY PARK (SLYMAN) 34 LEGACY PARK (SIMINGTON) 25 08 HEMBREE PARK 82 DUNWOODY CC (DUFFY) 68 TUXFORD (KILBRIDE) 65 PROVIDENCE OAKS 62 DUNWOODY CC (DAVIS) 60 TUXFORD (DOERNBERG) 28 BLACKBURN 20 NESBIT LAKES 11 B4 01 THE OVERLOOK @ M 68 HICKORY SPRINGS 68 HANOVER WOODS 68 LEGACY AT THE RI 65 VININGS ESTATES 34 BROOKSTONE 3 34 ST. CHARLES SQUA 31 THE GEORGIAN 28 02 HEDGEROW 68 CRABAPPLE LAKE/P 62 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 60 CHIMNEY LAKES 57 ARTHURS VINEYARD 57 BROOKFIELD CC 40 WEXFORD 28 COPPER CREEK 25 03 OAKHURST PARK 68 AVONDALE S & T 60 GLENLAKE I 60 BITSY GRANT/HARD 60 MCGHEE TENNIS CE (SPEAR) 51 PEACHTREE CITY T 45 MCGHEE TENNIS CE (BAIN) 28 SUGAR CREEK 25 04 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR 74 LIFE TIME ATHLET 68 THE BRANCHES 65 RIVER GLEN/FUL 48 HAMPTON HALL/FUL 42 B5 Ashford Chase (Kathryn Zlotnick, captain)B4 Leafmore Creek (Melissa Mathews, captain) B3 Harrison TC (Mike Rose, captain)B2 Blackburn (Angela Seaman, captain)
70 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 DOUBLESMIXED HUNTCLIFF/FUL 37 THE FIELDS II 34 DUNWOODY CC 28 05 TRADITIONS OF BR 71 HIGHLANDS @ BRID 65 HAMILTON FIELDS 65 BAKERS FARM 62 PRINCETON SQUARE 42 HIDDEN FALLS SUB 40 HEDGEROWS 37 RIVER FALLS 0 06 AVIARY (FULTON) 74 ABERDEEN (MATTHEWS) 62 RIVERMOORE PARK 62 AVOCET CLUB 54 W P JONES PARK 48 ABERDEEN (BROWN) 42 SUGAR MILL 31 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 22 07 LEAFMORE CREEK 82 BLACKBURN 71 TWIN LAKES (MARSCHALK) 57 DEKALB TENNIS CE 51 FOUR SEASONS 45 BRIARCLIFF WOODS 42 ROCKDALE TENNIS 31 TWIN LAKES (MACRAE) 17 08 LIBERTY SUBDIVIS 68 WOODMONT GOLF & 60 WAF REC 60 LAKE LAUREL 57 POLO GOLF & CC 54 POTTERSTONE 54 WELLINGTON 28 DRESSAGE 17 B5 01 SUGAR CREEK 80 LESLIE BEACH 68 HAMPTON HALL/DEK 60 TWIN LAKES 54 WOODS OF PARKVIE 37 RICHARD CRAIG PA 37 CHASTAIN 34 BITSY GRANT/HARD 28 02 SUMMIT CHASE (IVANIER) 70 FALLS OF BRASELT 66 DANIEL PARK 60 STERLING ON THE 60 LANSDOWNE 33 TRILOGY PARK 33 SUMMIT CHASE (LOGGINS) 26 CHADWICK CLUB 0 03 LOCKRIDGE FOREST 77 ASHFORD CHASE 77 DUNWOODY NORTH 57 PEACHTREE CORNER 57 PEACHTREE STATIO 45 MILL GLEN 37 CC OF THE SOUTH 34 HORSESHOE BEND 14 04 BUNTEN ROAD PARK 74 WINDERMERE PARK 68 ST IVES CC (LARK) 54 DOUBLEGATE 54 ST IVES CC (LITTLE) 51 BERKELEY WALK 37 CANTERBURY WOODS 34 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 25 05 WYNGATE SOUTH 68 COUNTRY WALK 65 CHESTNUT HILL 60 BENTWATER 54 SWEETWATER T C 48 STILESBORO TRACE 42 PACES CLUB 37 LEGACY PARK 22 06 EAST HAMPTON 80 EDGEWATER COVE 65 CHIMNEY LAKES 57 CAMDEN PLACE 51 SIBLEY FOREST 42 PRINCETON LAKES 42 TERRELL MILL T C 31 NORTH FOREST 28 07 WOODLANDS (KIRSCHNER) 71 EAGLE WATCH 65 WESTCHESTER S&T 62 BROOKFIELD CC 62 NORTHAMPTON 45 FOXHALL 42 WOODLANDS (PUGSLEY) 25 WOODSTOCK KNOLL 22 08 BETHELVIEW DOWNS 68 WHITE COLUMNS G 68 GLEN ABBEY I 62 BELLETERRE 54 WESTBROOK 48 WINDWARD LAKE 40 SEVEN OAKS 34 PLANTATION @ BRO 22 B6 01 BARRINGTON 85 TRADITIONS OF BR 68 RIVERMOORE PARK 60 VILLAGE GROVE 51 OLDE ATLANTA CLU 48 STERLING ON THE 31 BRIGHT WATER 28 MORNING VIEW 25 02 FOWLER PARK 68 FIELDSTONE 62 TURNBERRY 57 LAKE ASTORIA 51 SEVEN OAKS 48 VANNS TAVERN 45 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 34 GREEN SUMMERS 31 03 SUGAR MILL 77 HANARRY WEST 57 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 54 THE FIELDS I 54 ST IVES CC 42 OXFORD MILL 40 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 40 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 34 04 HUDLOW T C 74 VERMACK 71 CC OF ROSWELL 65 INVERNESS 54 ROSWELL PARK 42 SANDY SPRINGS TC 42 BYRNWYCK S & T 37 LIFE TIME ATHLET 11 05 MCGHEE TENNIS CE 80 PANGBORN 68 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (WHEELER) 62 HAMPTON HALL/DEK 51 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (NELSON) 37 BITSY GRANT/HARD 34 WASHINGTON PARK 34 WINDY HILL ATHLE 31 06 CHATSWORTH 68 C2 Chateau Elan Sports Club (Howard Young, captain) C3 Concord Farms (Mike Jones, captain) B8 Greater Atlanta Christian Schools (Lauren Hollier, captain) C1 Dekalb Tennis Center (Anne Turner, captain) B6 McGhee Tennis Center (Joshua Kapstein, captain) B7 Winship Farms (Peter Lynch, captain)
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NETNEWS 71 DOUBLESMIXED C4 Wellington Lake (Amanda Fabian, captain) C5 Saratoga (Douglas Shockley, captain) MOUNTAIN CREEK R 60 ARBOR BRIDGE 60 WICKS CREEK 60 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 51 EAGLE WATCH 37 CHARLTON FORGE 37 LAUREL PARK 25 07 CENTENNIAL LAKES 80 BENTWATER 68 HICKORY SPRINGS 62 OAKLEIGH 54 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 48 DELLINGER PARK 37 SWEET PINE CREEK 28 SEVEN HILLS 20 08 FOREST CREEK 74 CROOKED CREEK 60 WHITE COLUMNS G 60 NEWCASTLE FARM 54 GREAT SKY 42 MIDDLEBROOKE 42 GOVERNOR’S PRESE 40 LAKES OF ENNISKE 25 B7 01 OAKWIND 62 SENTINEL WEST 60 WOODBRIDGE @ HAM 60 TRIBUTARY 54 ECHO MILL I 51 BROWNS FARM 51 MARIETTA CC 37 CHAPEL HILL 22 02 WILDWOOD SPRINGS 85 WINSHIP FARMS 80 FAIRWAYS/CHEROKE 54 WOODBINE STATION 54 CHEROKEE TENNIS 48 WOODMONT GOLF & 40 LITCHFIELD 100 25 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 11 03 CARL SANDERS YMC 82 SYKES PARK 74 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 65 PROVIDENCE CORNE 48 CONCOURSE ATH CL 37 RIVERSIDE S&T 34 FRANKIE ALLEN 25 VININGS ESTATES 25 04 ROSWELL STATION 71 HAYNES LANDING 62 KINGSLEY 60 BRECKENRIDGE/FC 54 MARTIN’S LANDING 42 HERITAGE @ ROSWE 42 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 42 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 20 05 AVONLEA CROSSING 74 EDINBURGH 62 LIFE TIME ATHLET 51 ROCKDALE TENNIS 45 GGC TENNIS FACIL 45 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 42 GREAT OAKS LANDI 40 RICHLAND 37 06 CREEKSTONE ESTAT 74 NORTHERN OAKS SU 68 WILD MEADOWS 60 WOODLAND PARK 54 WINDERMERE/FORSY (HUNT) 45 FIELDSTONE 34 WINDERMERE/FORSY (LEFRANC) 34 BOBBY BAILEY TC 28 07 SHARON SPRINGS P 80 EDINBURGH 71 MONTVALE SWIM & 60 SUGAR MILL 51 THE FIELDS I 48 RIVER STATION 45 KIMBALL BRIDGE C 31 THE PADDOCKS 11 B8 01 DEKALB TENNIS CE 77 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 68 RIVER OAK S&R 62 LESLIE BEACH 60 SUGAR CREEK (TRENT) 48 WINDING VISTA 34 SUGAR CREEK (BERNARD) 28 SYKES PARK 17 02 WATERTON 77 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 68 APALACHEE RIVER 68 HAMILTON MILL I 57 WHEATFIELDS 51 STERLING ON THE 42 RIVER COLONY SOU 28 TURTLE CREEK VIL 5 03 GREATER ATLANTA 88 NEELY FARM 54 JONES BRIDGE 54 THE CLUB AT SPAL 48 GLEN ABBEY I 48 HUDLOW T C 45 FALLS OF AUTRY M 31 MJCCA 28 04 WILD TIMBER 71 RIVERBROOKE (DUL 60 THORNGATE 60 LAKE FOREST SUBD 57 BRIDLE RIDGE 54 CAMBRIDGE 48 THE HIGHLANDS @ 31 FOWLER PARK 17 05 CANONGATE AT MIR 77 BUTLER CREEK 71 CASTEEL HEIGHTS 65 GOVERNORS TOWNE 57 LORINGS SQUARE 51 THE RESERVE 42 LEES CROSSING 20 DELLINGER PARK 14 06 POST OAK REC 80 KINGS COVE 60 TERRELL MILL T C 60 CHESTNUT CREEK 51 CHICKERING 48 WINDSOR OAKS 37 WYNTERHALL 37 STOCKTONS MILL 25 07 CHASTAIN LAKES 71 ARBOR VIEW 68 BRADSHAW FARM (LESLIE) 65 WOODMONT GOLF & 57 DEER RUN WEST 45 HARMONY ON THE L 40 BRADSHAW FARM (CATES) 37 EAGLE WATCH 14 C1 01 DEKALB TENNIS CE 74 WHITE OAK PLACE 57 MIDDLETON 57 IVEY CHASE 54 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 54 FLOWERS CROSSING 42 ROCKDALE TENNIS 37 BERKELEY HILLS C 22 02 DOUBLEGATE 88 BRIDGEWATER SUBD 48 MARTIN’S LANDING 48 PARSONS RUN 48 CC OF ROSWELL 45 PEACHTREE CORNER 45 ST IVES CC 40 PEACHTREE STATIO 34 03 SHAKERAG 68 CAMBRIDGE 62 FIELDSTONE 62 WELLINGTON 62 STANDARD CLUB 57 RIVERMOORE PARK 48 POST BROOK FARMS 25 VICKERY 8 04 CHASTAIN 74 KINGSLEY 65 DUNWOODY CC (GROCER) 65 CARL SANDERS YMC 65 DEKALB TENNIS CE 40 THE BRANCHES 40 DUNWOODY CC (DILL) 34 MILL GLEN 14 05 SUMMERCHASE/CHE 71 SENTINEL LAKE 65 BROWNS FARM 65 BROOKSTONE 3 51 PIEDMONT CHASE 45 BUTLER CREEK 40 FAIR OAKS T C 34 MARIETTA CC 25 06 KENSINGTON FARMS 80 MILTON RACKET CL 65 ESTATES OF FERNW 57 CHEROKEE TENNIS 51 BROOKFIELD CC 48 HARRISON T C 31 WEXFORD 31 LITCHFIELD 100 25 C2 01 THE RESERVE 77 SEVEN HILLS 65 KING VALLEY AT V 60 PARK AT CEDARCRE 51 DELLINGER PARK 48 SUMMIT FAMILY YM 37 HOLLY SPRINGS 37 SADDLE RIDGE LAK 22 02 CHATEAU ELAN SPO 85 STILLWATER 80 JAMES CREEK TENN 51 ROCK SPRINGS PAR (KANG) 48 RIVERSTONE PLANT 45 FLOWERS CROSSING 37 ROCK SPRINGS PAR (LEE) 34 PROVIDENCE/GWI 17 03 BROOKFIELD CC 71 SANDY SPRINGS TC 68 ESTATES OF BROOK 65 TOWNE MILL 65 WILDWOOD SPRINGS (GALUZZI) 42 WILDWOOD SPRINGS (VONDERS) 42 WOODLANDS 25 MILLSTONE AT LIT 17 04 SMOKE RISE COUNT 71 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR 54 DOUBLEGATE 51 HUNTLEY HILLS 48 HORSESHOE BEND 45 NESBIT LAKES 45 LIFE TIME ATHLET 45 ST IVES CC 37 C3 01 KENNWORTH T C 68 MEADOWGROVE 65 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 60 NORTHAMPTON 54 WEST SMYRNA S&T 51 THE GEORGIAN 42 CHESTNUT SPRINGS 37 BENTLEY PARK SUB 20 02 HAMPTON 85 CONCORD FARMS (JONES) 77 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 60 SPOUT SPRINGS TE 57 CONCORD FARMS (AKSELSEN) 48 TRADITIONS OF BR 31 OLDE ATLANTA CLU 28 PARKSTONE 11 03 RICHARD CRAIG PA 85 GEORGETOWN 65 HORSESHOE BEND 57 WOODFIELD 54 HALES TRACE 51 SANDY SPRINGS TC 40 WILDWOOD 28 ROCKDALE TENNIS 17 04 ROSWELL PARK 68 POLO GOLF & CC 68 ABBOTTS COVE 68 THE MANOR GOLF & 62 GRAND CASCADES 42 SHAKERAG 37 WINDWARD LAKE 34 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 17 C4 01 WELLINGTON LAKE 85 DEKALB TENNIS CE 77 TUXFORD 60 LEAFMORE CREEK 54 DUNWOODY CC 40 SPRING RIDGE 34 WHITE HAWK 28 SUMMIT CHASE 20 02 WHITE COLUMNS G 68 FALCON CREST 57 CHESTNUT HILL 57 NORTH LANDING 54 BENTWATER 48 TRADITIONS 45 BRADSHAW FARM 42 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 25 03 WEATHERSTONE 80 HIGHLAND RIDGE 68 BRITTANY (SHULMAN) 65 OAK CREEK ESTATE 62 CHASTAIN 40 BRITTANY (WONG MARK) 31 C6 Park Forest (Michelle Valdez, captain) C7 W P Jones Park (Theresa Sipe, captain)
72 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 DOUBLESMIXED AA1 Dellinger Park (Margaret Ellington, captain) AA3 Vickery (Heather Robinson, captain) INDIAN HILLS CC 31 HAMILTON TOWNSHI 20 C5 01 ECHO MILL II 80 RIVER GREEN 71 HIGHLAND POINTE 57 CHESTNUT GROVE 57 LEGACY PARK 45 CHICKERING 37 SANCTUARY 25 HARMONY ON THE L 25 02 THREE CHIMNEYS F 82 BLACKBURN 65 LAKE LAUREL 60 CCS - BARNWELL C 57 CC OF THE SOUTH 48 LONGLAKE SWIM/TE 42 BRIDLE RIDGE 22 RIVERSIDE S&T 20 03 SARATOGA 77 HAMILTON MILL II 71 WASHINGTON PARK 62 FLOWERS CROSSING 48 HAMILTON MILL I 48 HUDLOW T C 34 CHEROKEE WOODS E 28 GLENLAKE I 28 C6 01 SHARON LESTER TE 80 MOUNTAIN PARK 71 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 60 RICHARD CRAIG PA 51 BITSY GRANT/HARD 51 DUNWOODY CC 42 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 34 PEACHTREE CORNER 8 02 PARK FOREST 88 WILD TIMBER 74 STERLING ON THE 65 CROOKED CREEK 57 THE FIELDS I 57 RICHLAND 22 CAMBRIDGE 20 CHATSWORTH @ FOR 14 03 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 71 RIVER GREEN 65 MILL GLEN 62 CHEROKEE TENNIS (HAVERLA) 57 HOWELL FARMS 40 ROSWELL PARK 40 CHEROKEE TENNIS (PARKER) 34 REDFIELD 28 C7 01 BELHAVEN 71 PEACHTREE STATIO 65 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 57 BROOKSTONE CC 54 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 48 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 42 CC OF ROSWELL 31 WILDWOOD SPRINGS 28 02 W P JONES PARK 77 NOTTING HILL 74 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 62 EE ROBINSON PARK 48 HILLBROOKE 42 BRAMBLETT GROVE 40 BRISCOE PARK 31 SEVEN OAKS 22 SENIOR WOMEN AA1 01 DELLINGER PARK 79 FAIR OAKS T C 54 PEACHTREE CITY T 41 LAKESIDE AT ANSL 25 AA3 01 W P JONES PARK 85 VICKERY 75 VILLAGE MILL 67 SADDLE CREEK 2 53 RIVERMOORE PARK 50 THE FIELDS III 28 INDIAN HILLS CC 21 SIBLEY FOREST 17 A1 01 ROSWELL PARK (HOPE) 66 LAUREL BROOKE 62 BOGAN’S BRIDGE C 58 KIMBALL FARMS 45 ROSWELL PARK (CURRIVAN) 45 FIELDSTONE 37 HILLBROOKE 33 02 SENTINEL LAKE 75 SUGAR CREEK 75 VERMACK 58 ROCKDALE TENNIS 54 FONTAINEBLEAU 41 TERRELL MILL T C 33 TRIBUTARY 0 03 BURNT HICKORY LA 83 PINETREE CC 70 TREMONT 66 LEES CROSSING 50 CHEROKEE TENNIS 37 DELLINGER PARK 25 EAGLE WATCH 12 A3 01 BROOKSTONE CC 87 MARIETTA CC 58 SUMMERGROVE 37 CHASTAIN LAKES 16 02 MILL CREEK HIGH 89 FOUR SEASONS 60 W P JONES PARK 57 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI (WINSKI) 50 PLANTATION @ BRO 46 PRINCETON SQUARE 42 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI (HABEGGE) 39 ST IVES CC 14 03 FOWLER PARK 71 SANDY SPRINGS TC 67 HORSESHOE BEND 57 WOODMONT GOLF & 53 SEVEN OAKS 46 DUNMOOR S&T 39 BROOKFIELD CC 35 WYNGATE SOUTH 28 A5 01 JEFFERSON TOWNSH 67 INDIAN HILLS CC 60 VERMACK 57 TERRELL MILL T C (THURMAN) 57 CAMDEN PLACE 50 CC OF ROSWELL 42 HAMPTON HALL/FUL 39 TERRELL MILL T C (HUDSON) 25 02 WINDSOR OAKS 75 CHEROKEE TENNIS 67 EAGLE WATCH 60 WOODSTOCK KNOLL 46 CAMDEN POINTE 46 DELLINGER PARK 39 SWEETWATER T C 39 THE WATERFORD 17 03 CHATEAU ELAN SPO 78 THE GATES 67 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 60 DOUBLEGATE 50 CROOKED CREEK 46 VILLAGE GROVE 39 CENTRAL PARK COU 35 WINDWARD LAKE 21 04 WINDSOR CREEK 75 PEACHTREE STATIO 62 FLOWERS CROSSING 37 FLOWERS CROSSING 25 05 RICHARD CRAIG PA 87 HUDLOW T C 58 TWIN LAKES 37 BURDETT T C 16 A7 01 CANONGATE AT MIR 75 LEGACY PARK 57 ASHEBROOKE S&T 57 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 53 TERRELL MILL T C 50 VININGS ESTATES 46 BENTWATER 39 LEES CROSSING 21 02 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 85 INVERNESS 64 HEMBREE GROVE 57 WESTCHESTER S&T 50 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 50 WEXFORD 42 WYNTERHALL 35 DEVEREUX DOWNS 14 03 BRIDGEMILL TENNI (DAVIDSO) 67 THE FALLS OF CHE 64 BRIDGEMILL TENNI (CROSS) 57 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 57 CARMICHAEL FARMS 50 LAKESIDE AT ANSL 35 EAST COBB S&T 35 BROOKFIELD CC 32 04 STEVENS CREEK 82 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 67 GRAND CASCADES 60 ST MARLO CC 50 FOWLER PARK 46 POLO GOLF & CC 46 OXFORD MILL 28 WINDERMERE/FORSY 17 05 WILDWOOD 67 MOUNTAIN PARK 64 BROOKWOOD HILLS 60 ROCKDALE TENNIS 50 BERKELEY HILLS C 50 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 46 BROOKWOOD MANOR 35 FAIRFIELD 25 06 TRADITIONS OF BR 71 TURTLE CREEK 71 EE ROBINSON PARK 57 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 50 RIVERWALK 46 RICHLAND 42 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 35 BOBBY BAILEY TC 25 A9 01 SUGAR CREEK 85 ECHO RIDGE 75 GLENBROOKE 64 WOODS OF PARKVIE 46 DUNWOODY CC 39 RIVERSIDE S&T 39 BRITTANY 32 CANOE CLUB 17 02 SUMMIT CHASE 75 STERLING ON THE (CORREA) 67 TWIN CREEKS 57 BOBBY BAILEY TC 53 STERLING ON THE (KERUL) 42 MORNING VIEW 39 BUNTEN ROAD PARK 39 GRANDVIEW ESTATE 25 03 KINGSLEY ESTATES 75 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 71 DELLINGER PARK 71 GOVERNORS TOWNE 42 THE MANOR GOLF & 42 CHESTNUT HILL 39 LOCH HIGHLAND 35 CHICKERING 21 04 SEVEN OAKS (MCCABE) 75 SEVEN OAKS (WHITE) 67 CASTLEBROOKE TEN 60 POLO GOLF & CC 57 CAMBRIDGE 50 WINDWARD LAKE 32 WINDERMERE/FORSY 28 ST IVES CC 28 B1 01 WILD TIMBER 70 EE ROBINSON PARK 62 HIDDEN FALLS SUB 58 TRADITIONS OF BR 54 HAVENSTONE 45 HIGHLANDS @ BRID 41 PEACHTREE WOODS 16 02 THE MANOR GOLF & 75 BELLETERRE 66 THORNGATE 54 CREEKSTONE ESTAT 54 WINDWARD LAKE 37 SHAKERAG 33 WAF REC 29 03 EAST ROSWELL PAR 70 NESBIT LAKES 66 RIVER STATION 54 PINEWALK S&T 50 CC OF THE SOUTH 45 NEELY FARM 41 PARSONS RUN 20 04 ECHO MILL II 83 BURNT HICKORY RE 66 BROOKSTONE CC 58 EAGLE WATCH 41 FAIR OAKS T C 37 BENTWATER 37 PINETREE CC 25 05 SUGAR CREEK 79 GLENLAKE I 75 BRITTANY 50 CONCOURSE ATH CL 41 HUDLOW T C 41 ANSLEY 37 CARL SANDERS YMC 25 06 ARBOR VIEW 75 LOST FORREST 66 HIGHLAND POINTE 54 FOXHALL 54 PLANTATION NORTH 41 CRABAPPLE CHASE 29 WEXFORD 29 B3 01 UNION CROSSING 91 SIBLEY FOREST 70 DEER LICK PARK 54 CREEKSIDE GOLF & 45 LAUREL PARK 37 THE GEORGIAN 29 BROOKSTONE 3 20 02 FIELDSTONE (BRADY) 78 FIELDSTONE (MCALPINE) 78 MONTVALE SWIM & 71 STONEHAVEN POINT 46 FOWLER PARK 39 BRIDLE RIDGE 35 CENTRAL PARK COU 32 SPRINGMONTE 17 03 JACKSON CREEK 78 EAGLE WATCH 78 CHADDS WALK 60 MIDDLEBROOKE 53 HARMONY ON THE L 39 HARRISON T C 35 WELLESLEY @ TOWN 28 NORTH FOREST 21 04 CC OF THE SOUTH 67 GLEN ABBEY I 64 MARTIN’S LANDING 60 PARK GLENN 57 HORSESHOE BEND 57 STUDDIFORD S&T 50 THE CLUB AT SPAL 35 CROOKED CREEK 7 05 CLAYTON COUNTY T 79 WATERS EDGE 70 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 58 MAINSTREET 54 BRIGHT WATER 50 LEAFMORE CREEK 37 SUMMIT CHASE 0 06 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 82 GREAT OAKS LANDI 71 KNOLLWOOD LAKES 60 TURTLE CREEK 57 FOUR SEASONS 39 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 35 WESTOVER/GWINNET 32 THE PRESERVE 17 07 DEERLAKE 79 CHADWICK CLUB (SCHMITZ) 62 EDINBURGH 58 CHADWICK CLUB (TROUTMAN) 41
Order photos online at majestickphotography.com. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NETNEWS 73 WOMENSENIOR BRIDLEWOOD 41 LANSDOWNE 37 RIVERMOORE PARK 29 B5 01 LOCKRIDGE FOREST 82 KINGSLEY 67 RICHARD CRAIG PA (DAMERA) 67 WASHINGTON PARK 53 TWIN LAKES 50 FONTAINEBLEAU 28 WATERS EDGE 28 RICHARD CRAIG PA (TILLEY) 21 02 WHITE OAK PLACE 75 MAPLE RIDGE S&T 67 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 64 CHATTAHOOCHEE RU 57 RUBY FOREST 39 APALACHEE RIVER 35 DUNCAN’S LAKE TE 32 CHATEAU ELAN SPO 28 03 DUNMOOR S&T 89 WELLINGTON 71 LIBERTY SUBDIVIS 67 CAMBRIDGE 53 HAYNES LANDING 42 PARSONS RUN 42 DEERLAKE 21 ST IVES CC 7 04 MARIETTA CC 82 BENTWATER 75 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 46 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 42 SWEETWATER T C 39 DELLINGER PARK 39 CARTERSVILLE COU 39 LAUREL PARK 35 05 CHESTNUT GROVE 78 NORTHAMPTON 75 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 57 TREMONT 53 PRINCETON WEST 46 CHESTNUT SPRINGS 35 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 28 PIEDMONT CHASE 25 06 WOODLANDS 85 TRIPLE CROWN 71 MILTON TENNIS CE 60 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR 57 PLANTATION PLACE 50 BROOKFIELD CC 32 MJCCA 28 GREAT SKY 14 B7 01 LOST MOUNTAIN TE (BEADLES) 82 TERRELL MILL T C (LITTLEF) 71 LEGACY PARK 64 TERRELL MILL T C (LEE) 57 SEVEN HILLS 50 ECHO MILL I 35 LOST MOUNTAIN TE (HURST) 21 HUNTER PARK-CITY 17 02 WESTCHESTER S&T 75 WINDSOR OAKS 67 DEER RUN WEST 64 HOLLY SPRINGS 53 HIGHLAND RIDGE 42 EAGLE WATCH 42 WICKS CREEK 28 HARRISON T C 25 03 DUNWOODY NORTH (SNOW) 71 PEACHTREE PLTN W 64 DUNWOODY NORTH (CAVANAGH) 60 CC OF ROSWELL 53 VERMACK 46 RIVERSIDE S&T 42 SANDY SPRINGS TC 39 KINGSLEY 21 04 BARRINGTON 70 DANIEL PARK 62 SHAKERAG 54 ABERDEEN 50 PRINCETON SQUARE 41 WINDERMERE/FORSY 37 LANIER SPRINGS 33 CHATEAU ELAN WIN 0 05 ROCKDALE TENNIS (WILLIAM) 78 THE FIELDS III 78 ROCKDALE TENNIS (NORTON) 75 HANARRY WEST 50 LIFE TIME ATHLET 46 WELLINGTON LAKE 39 HUDLOW T C 25 NORTH FORKE 7 06 THREE CHIMNEYS F 71 WELLINGTON 64 WOODMONT GOLF & (WALLIN) 64 WILDWOOD SPRINGS 64 WINDWARD LAKE 42 WOODMONT GOLF & (SOPHIE) 39 THE MANOR GOLF & 28 CARMICHAEL FARMS 25 B9 01 HAMILTON COMMONS 78 HORSESHOE BEND 78 SUGAR CREEK 50 MOUNTAIN CREEK R 46 WINDING VISTA 46 BRITTANY 42 BRISTOL OAKS 39 CHARTWELL/FULTON 17 02 GGC TENNIS FACIL 60 MAGNOLIA TENNIS 57 HALES TRACE 57 GRAND CASCADES 53 NOTTING HILL 53 HAMILTON MILL II 53 HANARRY ESTATES 46 DOUBLEGATE 17 03 INDEPENDENCE SQ 82 HARRISON T C 75 BROOKSTONE CC 60 MADISON WOODS 57 JEFFERSON TOWNSH 42 FAIR OAKS T C 35 RIVER GREEN 32 STOCKTONS CHASE 14 C1 01 BROWNS FARM 83 CANONGATE AT MIR 62 CHESTNUT HILL 50 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 4 02 WHITE HAWK 83 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 62 RHODES JORDAN PA 29 FLOWERS CROSSING 25 03 KENSINGTON FARMS 78 SEVEN OAKS 64 CROOKED CREEK 64 SADDLE RIDGE LAK 50 POST OAK REC 46 A7 Stevens Creek (Angela Gaddy, captain)A5 Richard Craig Park (Kimberly Funte, captain) A3 Fowler Park (Kimberlie Ensley, captain)A1 Laurel Brooke (Julie Lindsay, captain) A9 Kingsley Estates (Mona Davidson, captain) B1 Sugar Creek (Janelle Blasingame, captain)
74 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 CHATSWORTH 39 SADDLE CREEK 2 28 HARRISON T C 28 04 SMOKE RISE COUNT 62 RICHARD CRAIG PA 62 FLOWERS CROSSING 37 RIVER OAK S&R 37 C3 01 BRIDLE RIDGE 70 ASHEBROOKE 70 BRIDGEWATER SUBD 66 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 62 HARMONY ON THE L 33 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 25 HORSESHOE BEND 20 02 BERKELEY HILLS C 75 CHEROKEE WOODS E 62 SUGAR CREEK 37 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 25 03 HARRISON T C 83 STILESBORO TRACE 62 KENNWORTH T C 62 BRADSHAW FARM 54 LAUREL PARK 33 HOLLY SPRINGS 29 EAGLE WATCH 25 04 WHITE HAWK 79 BAY CREEK PARK 62 CHURCHILL COMMON 58 TRADITIONS OF BR 0 C1 Kensington Farms (Vaden Creamer, captain) C3 Harrison T C (Beverly Sentell, captain) B7 Wellington (Gayle Bryan, captain) B9 Horseshoe Bend (Mary Jo Godbold, captain) B3 Fieldstone (Micaela Brady, captain) B5 Dunmoor S&T (Rachel Sanford, captain) WOMENSENIOR
Order photos online at majestickphotography.com. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NETNEWS 75 A3 Jackson Creek (Art Garrison, captain) A5 Heritage Farms (Michael Mattix, captain) AA1 St Ives CC (Creig Matthieson, captain) A1 Twin Lakes (David McClintock, captain) MENSENIORSENIOR MEN AA1 01 FOWLER PARK 75 ST IVES CC 70 WINDERMERE/FORSY 62 SUGAR CREEK 45 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 37 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 33 BIRKDALE 25 A1 01 TWIN LAKES 70 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 66 FALLS OF AUTRY M 41 LAUREL PARK 20 A3 01 JACKSON CREEK 62 FOUR SEASONS 50 THREE CHIMNEYS F 45 WINDWARD LAKE 41 A5 01 HERITAGE FARMS 87 THE OVERLOOK @ M 66 SEVEN HILLS 25 CARMICHAEL FARMS 20 02 FOUR SEASONS 75 FALLS OF AUTRY M 70 BROOK FOREST 29 PRINCETON CORNER 25 A7 01 WESTCHESTER S&T 75 FIELDSTONE 66 BROOKWOOD LAKE 54 RICHLAND 50 SHILOH FARMS 50 LONGLAKE SWIM/TE 41 LAKE FOREST SUBD 12 A9 01 WAF REC 58 WHEATFIELDS RESE 50 CHADWICK CLUB 50 GRAND CASCADES 41 02 HEDGEROSE 66 ARDEN TRACE 58 RICHARD CRAIG PA 58 TREMONT 16 B1 01 HAMILTON CROSSIN 75 COPPER CREEK 70 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 50 THE FALLS OF CHE 50 MARIETTA CC 45 DELLINGER PARK 25 WESTOVER/COBB 25 02 TRADITIONS OF BR 78 DOUBLEGATE 71 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 57 VILLAGE GROVE 50 GATES MILL SUBDI 50 BAKERS FARM 50 BERKELEY HILLS C 21 HIDDEN FALLS SUB 21 03 EAST HAMPTON 79 GLEN ABBEY I 66 FOXWORTH 54 OXFORD MILL 45 RIVER STATION 45 FOXHALL 33 RIVER RIDGE @ BA 25 04 MANCHESTER PARK 79 AVIARY (FULTON) 62 PARSONS RUN 58 MONTVALE SWIM & 45 WESTBROOK 37 FIELDSTONE 37 DEERLAKE 29 B3 01 THE BROADLANDS 67 EAGLE WATCH 67 DELLINGER PARK 60 OAKLEIGH 57 BRIDGEMILL TENNI (REEVES) 50 WALKERS RIDGE 35 DEER RUN WEST 32 BRIDGEMILL TENNI (KASPER) 28 02 HAVENSTONE 85 GRAN FOREST 64 SUMMIT CHASE 50 HANARRY WEST 46 RIVERMOORE PARK 46 CREEKSTONE ESTAT 42 WOODLAND BROOK 35 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 28 03 EDGEWATER COVE 75 ARBOR BRIDGE 64 CHIMNEY SPRINGS (PELT) 60 NORTHAMPTON 50 WEXFORD 42 CHIMNEY SPRINGS (BALLARD) 42 GREAT SKY 35 PLANTATION PLACE 28 04 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR 67 EDENWILDE 64 KINGSLEY 60 PARK FOREST 60 THE RIDGE 57 BELLETERRE 35 GLASTONBERRY 35 HILLBROOKE 17 B5 01 HICKORY SPRINGS 78 RIVER GREEN 71 WALKERS RIDGE NO 71 CHESTNUT HILL (MUSICK) 50 SWEET PINE CREEK 39 A9 Arden Trace (Timothy Sides, captain)A7 Fieldstone (Peter Goldberger, captain)
76 NETNEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 B5 River Green (Jay Barr, captain) B1 Hamilton Crossing Park (Ricky Wilson, captain) B7 Brookfield CC (Christian Caspersen, captain) B3 Mayfair/St. Clair (Kevin Rodgers, captain) MENSENIOR CHESTNUT HILL (SARRIS) 39 HERITAGE CLUB 28 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 21 02 HARMONY ON THE L 71 TERRELL MILL T C 64 BROOKCLIFF 60 WOODLANDS 60 OXFORD LAKES 50 WINDSOR OAKS 39 CHATSWORTH 35 CHIMNEY LAKES 17 03 THE CLUB AT SPAL 67 ST IVES CC 64 SILVER RIDGE 57 CROOKED CREEK 53 HAMPTON HALL/FUL 50 MARTIN’S LANDING 46 NESBIT LAKES 32 JONES BRIDGE 28 04 JAMES CREEK TENN 78 SEVEN OAKS 71 THREE CHIMNEYS F 53 ABERDEEN 53 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 50 RIVERWALK 46 LAUREL SPRINGS/F 39 RIVERSTONE PLANT 7 05 WATERS EDGE 75 DANIEL PARK 67 EVERGREEN LAKES 53 HAMILTON MILL II 53 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 39 STERLING ON THE 39 RIVER OAK S&R 35 NORTH FORKE 35 B7 01 BURNT HICKORY RE 87 HICKORY SPRINGS 45 WOODBRIDGE @ HAM 33 CREEKSIDE GOLF & 33 02 DUNWOODY NORTH (FALLS) 82 DUNWOODY NORTH (COLE) 78 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 57 CARRIAGE PARK 50 JACKSON CREEK 39 CCS - BARNWELL C 39 VERMACK 28 CAMDEN PLACE 25 03 BROOKFIELD CC 75 POST OAK REC 71 HIGHLAND PARK/CO 60 THE FALLS OF CHE 57 HIGHLAND POINTE 46 CHADDS WALK 35 STOCKTONS CHASE 35 WICKS CREEK 17 04 WOODMONT GOLF & 95 SHILOH FARMS 45 MILTON TENNIS CE 33 GREEN SUMMERS 25 05 AVONLEA CROSSING 75 TURTLE CREEK 71 APALACHEE RIVER 53 FOUR SEASONS 46 BROOKWOOD MANOR 42 MAPLE RIDGE S&T 42 WOODS OF PARKVIE 35 WISTERIA PLACE S 32 06 CAMBRIDGE 78 DUNMOOR S&T 64 PARK BROOKE II 64 GRAND CASCADES 60 WELLINGTON 35 DEERLAKE 35 SHAKERAG 32 GLENCREE 28 B9 01 PLANTATION NORTH 89 HARRISON T C 78 WOODFIELD 53 KINGSLEY 53 SPRING RIDGE 42 WILDWOOD SPRINGS 35 SADDLE CREEK 2 25 RIVER GREEN 17 02 PERKERSON PARK 75 HARRISON T C 64 CASTEEL HEIGHTS 60 INDEPENDENCE SQ 57 WINDY HILL ATHLE 53 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 42 SEVEN HILLS 25 VININGS ESTATES 21 03 FLOWERS CROSSING 89 SEVEN OAKS 71 CONNEMARA 50 WINDERMERE/FORSY 46 GREAT OAKS LANDI 42 SARATOGA 39 ST MARLO CC 35 CHADWICK CLUB 25 C1 01 ROCKDALE TENNIS 62 TRADITIONS OF BR 58 EE ROBINSON PARK 58 WESTOVER/GWINNET 54 HAMILTON MILL I 50 RICHLAND 41 SUMMIT CHASE 25 02 WESTCHESTER S&T 75 DEER RUN NORTH 60 EAST HAMPTON 60 MOUNTAIN CREEK R 57 CHADDS FORD 42 BRISTOL OAKS 39 BROOKSTONE CC 39 PROVIDENCE OAKS 21 03 BARRINGTON 71 THE MANOR GOLF & 67 CAMBRIDGE 60 OXFORD MILL 50 DOUBLEGATE 50 LAKEFIELD FOREST 46 WINDWARD LAKE 32 PARSONS RUN 14 C3 01 KENSINGTON FARMS 91 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR 58 WEXFORD 33 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 16 02 FLOWERS CROSSING 62 COOPERS POND 58 HANARRY ESTATES 54 PEACHTREE CORNER 25 C1 Cambridge (Rick Matarrese, captain)B9 Harrison T C (Mike Rose, captain)
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