The Sunset Hills Charity Mens and Womens Doubles was slated to begin tomorrow... but because a record 174 players signed up, the tournament committee had to play some match on Friday night (along with using a second venue on Saturday morning) 174 player is a 48 player increase over last year (which was also a record number of entrants). So for those of you that are keeping track.. between the Mixed Double Charity Tournament and this weekend's tournament that is a little over 290 players.
From someone that loves this game so much and from someone who loves living in West Georgia...... I am so excited about the direction that tennis is headed in West Georgia. I see it daily!
We went from a small little tennis community.... to a community whose USTA League Tennis has grown to be the 9th largest in the state, whose increase continue to grow season after season.... who has produced USTA Georgia State Champions and Finalist at the Adult, Combo and Mixed Levels. A community who can support multiple Junior and Adult tournaments throughout the year. A community whose Junior Team Tennis is about to explode in popularity. It is all very neat to see.... in fact, we are outgrowing our facilities. The courts are booked everywhere I go..... last night the High School Courts were packed.. tonight all the courts were booked at the College....... Lakeshore, well I am sure there are people standing in line to get on those courts as you read this.. it is just the way it is there.
Hopefully the rec. Departments will catch wind of this and start building us additional courts!
So now that I have said all that.. I just want to mention a little bit about the tournament this weekend. I am going to be blogging after each day of play. My camera broke.. so no pictures .....unless someone let's me borrow one :).
As you can imagine all the draws are loaded with talent.. levels are Mens and Womens 3.0-4.0 with Mens and Womens open divisions. The majority of players are from Carrollton and other towns in West Georgia, but there are players from LaGrange, and Newnan.. visiting and spending money in our town!
Here are the draws for each division:
Mens 3.0
Mens 3.5
Mens 4.0
Mens 4.5
Mens Open- White
Mens Open-Red
Womens 3.0
Womens 3.5
Womens 4.0
Womens Open
Until tomorrow, keep your eye on the ball and split step!
John
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