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ALTA 2020 Executive Committee

34 ALTA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up 40

Tennis Getaways

EXTRAS 38

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56 LEAGUE NEWS

68 COURT CUISINE

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Men’s League

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Senior Mixed Doubles Mixer

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Senior Day Leagues

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Junior Leagues

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President’s Letter

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ALTA Calendars

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Heard Around Atlanta

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Tennis Headlines

62 The Role of Net Players in Doubles

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Good Question

HEALTH & FITNESS

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IMPROVING YOUR GAME 61

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Jensen Zone

Dips & Spreads

95 Classifieds About ALTA

The Spine is Everything

NUTRITION 66

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Top Five Nutrition Goals To Improve Your Tennis Performance In 2020

ON THE COVER The new Executive Committee is ready to serve. Learn more about the team, beginning on p. 26.

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Building Memories And Friendships

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his is such an exciting time for me. Who would

As I became more involved with ALTA, I developed such

have ever thought when we moved to Atlanta

great respect and admiration for the teams of volunteers

in 1994, originally from Michigan, by way of

and leaders who give their visions, suggestions, time, and

Oklahoma, that this ALTA organization would

expertise to this amazing organization. All these volunteers are

become such a huge part of our lives? Yes, “our” lives. ALTA

from different backgrounds, bringing differing contributions to

was the vehicle that allowed both my husband and me to

ALTA. Other cities have tried to mirror this ALTA volunteer

meet some of the best people who are now our lifelong

phenomenon; to my knowledge, ALTA is still a one-of-a-kind

friends. ALTA also was how our three children, at that time

organization, providing recreational tennis for all ages. What a

ranging from 8 to 14 years old, met the other kids in the

great way to enjoy the outdoors, get some exercise, meet your

neighborhood, and through ALTA tennis matches, met other

neighbors, share great experiences, develop extraordinary

kids in the Atlanta area. ALTA has truly been a blessing as a

friendships, and create wonderful memories!

social vehicle for our entire family.

Each president has goals, along with challenges. My goal

I always will remember my Tulsa friend telling me about our

for this year, as was the goal of my predecessors, is to grow

move. “My Atlanta friend says you have to play ALTA — it is

the ALTA membership and try to improve on some of the

the best way to meet friends!” I remember driving around with

challenges such as shorter distances to matches. I believe

the realtor and looking at all the people hanging around at the

one big step toward this goal would be to have more teams!

various subdivision tennis courts, even long after the matches

More players in different areas of the city means less travel to

were done! In fact, that is exactly how we found our first

matches!

neighborhood. We loved the neighborhood … all the “tennis

I am asking for your help. That new neighbor who just

people” who socialized and the friendliness they had toward

moved in, a work acquaintance, a gym acquaintance, a

newcomers. We just had to find the right home — but only in

school acquaintance … ask them to join a team! If every

that “tennis” neighborhood, and luckily, we did.

member brought just one person to join their team, we would

Soon, each one of us in our family was on various tennis

double the number of ALTA players and the number of teams.

teams. I became a captain for several teams, including a

You’ll help others build their own great memories and lifelong

team parent/manager for the kids’ teams. In becoming a

friendships.

scorekeeper for both the adult and junior leagues, and then

Sandy Depa, 2020 ALTA President

becoming a coordinator for several different leagues, I was amazed and so thankful for all the friendships that developed,

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2020 ALTA CALENDAR January 1 1 4 5 20

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All spring leagues – roster registration begins Office closed – New Year’s Day Senior Mixed – winter play begins Mixed Doubles – winter play begins Spring Mixers (women’s doubles and men’s doubles) – registration opens All spring leagues – roster registration ends

February

15 Senior Mixed – winter play ends 16 Mixed Doubles – winter play ends 17 Office closed – President’s Day 20 All spring leagues – schedules posted online 22 Senior Mixed – winter playoffs (rain date Feb. 23) 22 Mixed Doubles – winter playoffs (rain date Feb. 23) 22 Spring Mixers – (women’s doubles and men’s

doubles) - registration ends 23 Senior Mixed – winter playoffs (rain date first clear evening) 23 Mixed Doubles – winter playoffs (rain date Feb. 29) 29 Mixed Doubles – winter playoff and City Finals for AA

(rain date March 1) 29 Senior Mixed – winter City Finals (rain date Mar. 1)

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Spring Mixer – women’s doubles Junior Leagues – spring play begins Mixed Doubles – winter City Finals for A, B and C (rain date March 8) Spring Mixer – men’s doubles Run ‘N Roll – spring play begins Senior Day Women – spring play begins Senior Day Men – spring play begins Thursday Women – spring play begins

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Men – spring play begins Sunday Women – spring play begins All summer leagues – roster registration begins

April 13 14 18 21 21 22 23 25 25 26 27

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All summer leagues – roster registration ends Run ‘N Roll – spring play ends Junior Leagues – spring play ends Wheelchair – spring City Finals (rain date April 28) Senior Day Women – spring play ends Senior Day Men – spring play ends Thursday Women – spring play ends Men – spring play ends Junior Leagues – spring playoffs (rain date April 28) Sunday Women – spring play ends Senior Day Women – spring playoffs (rain date April 29) Thursday Women – spring playoffs (rain date April 30)

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Junior Leagues – spring City Finals (rain date May 3) Junior Leagues – spring playoffs (rain date May 5) Men – spring playoffs (rain date May 3) Sunday Women – spring playoffs (rain date May 3) Men – spring playoffs (rain date May 9) Sunday Women – spring playoffs (rain date May 9) Senior Day Women – spring playoffs (rain date May 6) Thursday Women – spring playoffs (rain date May 7) Senior Day Men – spring playoffs (rain date May 8) Thursday Women – spring City Finals for all levels (rain date May 14) Men – spring playoffs and City Finals for AA (rain date May 10) Sunday Women – spring City Finals for AA (rain date May 10) Junior Leagues – spring City Finals (rain date May 10)

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Sunday Women – spring playoffs (rain date May 12) Senior Day Women – spring City Finals (rain date May 18) Senior Day Men – spring City Finals (rain date May 20) All summer leagues – schedules posted online Men – spring City Finals for A, B, and C (rain date May 23) Sunday Women – spring City Finals for A, B, and C (rain date May 24) Office Closed – Memorial Day Run N’ Roll – play begins Senior Women – summer play begins Senior Men – summer play begins Mixed Doubles – summer play begins

June

1 All fall leagues – roster registration begins 17 Summer mixer (mixed doubles) registration opens 22 All fall leagues – roster registration ends

July

3 Office Closed – Independence Day 7 Run N’ Roll – play ends 9 Senior Women – summer play ends 10 Senior Men – summer play ends 11 Mixed Doubles – summer play ends 14 Run N’ Roll – City Finals (rain date July 21) 16 Senior Women – summer playoffs (rain date July 18) 17 All fall leagues – roster registration ends 18 Mixed Doubles – summer playoffs (rain date July 19) 18 Senior Women – summer playoffs (if needed)

(rain date day-to-day) 19 Mixed Doubles – summer playoffs (rain date July 25) 19 Senior Men – summer playoffs (if needed)

(rain date day-to-day) 23 Senior Women – summer playoffs (rain date July 25) 24 Senior Men – summer playoffs (rain date July 26) 25 Mixed Doubles – summer playoffs (rain date July 26

and finals for AA (rain date July 26) 26 Mixed Doubles – summer playoffs

(rain date day-to-day) 27 Junior Challenge Ladder – online registration begins 30 Summer mixer (mixed doubles) registration ends

August

1 Senior Women – City Finals (rain date August 8) 1 Mixed Doubles – City Finals for A, B, and C

(rain date August 2) 2 Senior Men – City Finals (rain date August 9) 9 Summer Mixer – Mixed Doubles 20 All fall leagues – schedules posted online 21 Junior Challenge Ladder – online registration ends 23 Junior challenge Ladder – member orientation and

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2020 ALTA CALENDAR BY LEAGUE SENIOR LEAGUES Jan. 4 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 29

Winter play begins for Senior Mixed Winter play ends for Senior Mixed Winter playoffs (rain date Feb 23) Winter playoffs (rain date-first clear evening) Winter playoffs and City Finals for AA (rain date Mar. 1)

MIXED DOUBLES Jan. 5 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 29 Mar. 7 Mar. 23 Apr. 13

Winter play begins Winter play ends Winter playoffs (rain date Feb. 23) Winter playoffs (rain date Feb. 29) Winter playoffs and finals for AA (rain date March 1) Winter finals A, B and C (rain date March 8) Summer roster registration begins Summer roster registration ends

MEN Jan. 1 Jan. 20 Feb. 20 Mar. 14 Apr. 25

Spring roster registration begins Spring roster registration ends Spring schedule posted online Spring play begins Spring play ends

THURSDAY WOMEN Jan. 1 Jan. 20 Feb. 20 Mar. 12 Apr. 23 Apr. 28 Apr. 30

Spring roster registration begins Spring roster registration ends Spring schedule posted online Spring play begins Spring play ends Spring playoffs (rain date April 30) Spring playoffs (rain date May 5)

WHEELCHAIR/RUN ‘N ROLL Mar. 10 Apr. 14 Apr. 21

SUNDAY WOMEN Jan. 1 Jan. 20 Feb. 20 Mar. 15 Apr. 26

Spring roster registration begins Spring roster registration ends Spring schedule posted online Spring play begins Spring play ends

Run ‘N Roll spring play begins Run ‘N Roll spring play ends Run “N Roll spring City Finals (rain date April 28)

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Serving Up Hope

ALTA Member Wins Trip of a Lifetime ALTA member Jamie Harlin always wanted to visit Paris, and fortunately for her, she recently had the trip of a lifetime to “the city of lights” on someone else’s dime.

While attending the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented by First Data this past July, Harlin visited the TennisOne tent and entered her name in a drawing for a trip for two to the ATP Rolex Paris Masters. She never believed she would actually win.

“I was completely shocked when I received the email from TennisOne,” Harlin said.

“It was the most amazing trip ever. …Seeing the Eiffel Tower in person was such a moving experience; one of my favorite moments was standing in front of it. I was in awe the whole time. Taking in the history of the most beautiful city in the world was just unbelievable.”

Harlin’s husband is a high school teacher and coach, so he wasn’t able to take the trip with her. His misfortune was Abby Brunelle’s gain. “Abby and I are traveling tennis buddies; we have been to numerous tournaments together — the Miami Open, the Laver Cup in Chicago, and we are going to Indian Wells in March of 2020, so naturally we were meant to go together,” Harlin said.

The pair, who both have been ALTA members for more than 20 years, spent five days sightseeing and eating their way through Paris (cheese, fruit, baguettes, and cappuccinos) before watching the semifinals and finals of the Paris Masters — just six rows from the court. “For me, the Eiffel Tower at night, Montmartre, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, a Seine River ride, the Ritz Paris, and of course, the tennis was icing on the cake — seeing Novak, Dimitrov, Mies, Mahut, and Khachanov,” said Brunelle.

Harlin and Brunelle say they won’t soon forget this trip, all courtesy of TennisOne. “Like Abby says, ‘you can’t win if you don’t play,’” Harlin said.

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Northside Hospital’s Tennis Against Breast Cancer event was another huge success this year. Nearly 1,000 women participated at tennis facilities throughout the Atlanta area during the three-week-long event, which was held in October. This fundraiser benefits the Northside Hospital Breast Care Program, which helps save lives by funding mammograms and transportation to under-insured women in our community. This was the first year that pickleball was offered. Everyone enjoyed the tennis drills, a luncheon, a fashion show, and a big raffle with great prizes.

Grab your friends, form your own team, and take part in this worthwhile cause next year.

TELL US! Send your stories, compliments, complaints and questions to altaeditor@altatennis.org.

ALTA Player Returns to Jeopardy It was the opportunity of a lifetime — not once, but twice. We told you about Alan Dunn in last year’s January issue as he became a five-time “Jeopardy” champion and earned more than $120,000 on the game show. It also earned him a spot in the “Jeopardy Tournament of Champions” this past summer.

This 60-year-old ALTA member from Johns Creek got the call in June from the contestant coordinator. “It was good news and bad news,” he says. “The good news was I’m in the tournament.

The bad news was my first round was against ‘Jeopardy James.’”

For those of you who don’t watch the show, Jeopardy James is James Holzhauer, who won more than $2.46 million during his prolific run in 2019.

Dunn was holding his own for the first few rounds of the game and managed to pull within $800 of Holzhauer, but then Holzhauer went on a major run, never looked back, and Dunn ended up losing. What he gained, however, is a tremendous group of friends who have this common bond. “We all share this uniqueness and have similar interests in obscure facts and knowledge of different subjects,” he said.

Dunn says his time on the show was a lot of fun, and that the

Alan Dunn, wearing the purple ribbon, shown here with “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek, who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Dunn and the other contestants wore the ribbons as part of the effort to fund research to end pancreatic cancer.

people are phenomenal. As a side note, Holzhauer won the Tournament of Champions, which aired in Atlanta in November. It was a tremendous rematch, as he fended off Emma Boettcher, a Chicago librarian. She remains the only contestant to ever beat him, as she ended his run 32-game winning streak last year.

Holzhauer’s career winnings on “Jeopardy” now total more than $2.7 million, the third most in the show’s history.

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Rafael Nadal Coming To Atlanta See the No. 1 ranked tennis player in an exhibition match on March 2.

In November of last year, Mexico hosted the largest tennis match in history with one of the greatest all-time players, Roger Federer. That exhibition match (also featuring Alexander Zverev) was played in front of a reported 42,517 spectators.

In February of this year, South Africa is slated to beat that record after selling more than 50,000 tickets in just 10 minutes for an exhibition featuring Federer and Rafael Nadal. Atlanta will soon be part of this exclusive circle of cities that are selling out stadiums to host the best tennis players in history.

The Premier Live Atlanta Challenge will offer a once-in-a-lifetime chance for local tennis fans to see World #1 Rafael Nadal and former World #3 Grigor Dimitrov at the Infinite Energy Arena on Mar. 2, 2020. The goal is to create the most extraordinary singlenight event in Atlanta’s famed tennis history, according to Premier Live’s Trevor Short and Remington Reynolds.

Eight years ago, Short and Reynolds partnered with Sir Richard Branson to create the Necker Cup, which many consider to be the best pro-am in the world. Nadal, who almost never plays in these types of events, chose Atlanta in large part because of his experience with the Necker Cup. He also appreciates Atlanta’s reputation for being the best and most philanthropic tennis city in America. Nadal’s charity, The Rafa Nadal Foundation, is at the center of almost everything he does, and a portion of the all proceeds from the Premier

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Live Atlanta Challenge will benefit his foundation as well as the National Tennis Foundation, created by Short and Reynolds.

“We want Rafa to feel our love and appreciation for him choosing Atlanta,” Short said. “He can go anywhere in the world [to host a charity event] and he chose Atlanta. It’s a huge deal.”

This unique event also will include a private, 100-person charity dinner on March 1 at Umi Japanese restaurant in Buckhead. Ticket holders for this exclusive experience will have the chance to meet Nadal and Dimitrov, to take photos and much more.

“If we were going to do something in Atlanta, we wanted it to be big. We wanted it to be special,” Short said.

Nadal had a busy 2019 season, winning two grand slam titles, clinching the No. 1 ranking, and helping Spain win Davis Cup. Premier Live considers this upcoming event a meaningful way to raise funds while celebrating the sport they love most, in the city they love most, with arguably one of the best players in history.

“Nadal and Dimitrov are incredibly dedicated athletes and humanitarians, and this is yet another example of their desire to do good,” said Short. Emceeing the evening will be the legendary father and coach of the Bryan brothers, Wayne Bryan. “Wayne and I have done more than 20 events together since 2008. He is the best,” Short added.

Those who have spent time with Short and Reynolds know they’ve mastered the meaning of “having a good time.”

Nadal has experienced that firsthand as well, making for an incredible partnership.

“This city has seen a lot of great tennis,” Short said. “We already have the BB&T Atlanta Open [Presented by First Data], and while [fans] certainly get to see some very good players, they’ve never seen the likes of Rafael Nadal. This exhibition becomes our gift to Atlanta’s tennis community.”

Tickets for the exhibition start at $75 and can be found at Premierlive.com.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a special performance from Yacht Rock Revue at 6:45 p.m. The tennis match is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m.

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A portion of the event proceeds will support Rafa Nadal Foundation and National Tennis Foundation.

HEARD AROUND ATLA NTA

ALTA Hosts Pickleball Clinic You asked and we listened: ALTA held its first pickleball clinic this past November at Windward Lake Club, and the turnout was excellent. Special thanks to Patsy Cash, Billy Craddock, Lindsay and Elaine Lancaster, Tony Moussakhani, and Lamar Scott who spent the day working with our ALTA members to learn this increasingly popular sport.

We couldn’t have completed the clinic without the support of Kelly Stewart at Windward Lake Club, along with our fabulous ALTA volunteers, Bob Kohmescher, Didi Chapdelaine, and Michelle Ruiz. Look for more information soon at altatennis.org for more pickleball clinics and social events.

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Atlanta’s First African American Park Marks Its Centennial T h rou g hout t he pa s t ye a r, t he Wa s h i n g t on P a r k C on s e r v a n c y celebrated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Washington Park and shared the park’s history with the many generations of local residents who have called the park their own. The group’s focus is to improve and uplift the quality of life for the entire neighborhood through advocacy efforts. Each month, the Conservancy invited residents and the wider community to join them for events and programs aimed at celebrating this historic landmark.

center with eight fully lit tennis courts and stadium seating. The tennis center, led by William Fulton, affectionately known as “Coach Wink,” offers a wide range of programs for tennis players of all ages and abilities, including youth, adults, and senior clinics. In 2019, there were eight ALTA teams that called the

park home, including Men, Sunday Women, Mixed, Senior Women, and Senior Mixed.

Washington Park also plays host each year to the Serve & Connect program, which brings together local police officers and the city’s youth for mentorship and education.

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Heman Perry, a successful black insurance executive, donated the park’s first acres on the west side of Atlanta in 1917. Construction began on the park two years later. According to the Conservancy, many of the homes and civic institutions in the Washington Park community were designed and built by black architects and contractors for the families relocating to the neighborhood. This was during a time when they otherwise had been denied professional licensure, and therefore denied commissions to work in other parts of Atlanta. By the middle of the 20th century, Washington Park was recognized as a strong and thriving neighborhood for the city’s black middle class.

Since 1932, the tennis courts in Washington Park have played a crucial role in bringing the community together.

“It’s important for people to understand that was the only place that black people [then] could legally play tennis in the city of Atlanta for a long time,” said CJ Jackson, chair of Conservancy. The park is home to a large, state-of-the-art tennis

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ALTA Foundation’s START Program Off to a Great Beginning The ALTA Foundation would like to thank all of you who came out to fall City Finals and made tremendous donations of racquets, balls, tennis bags, and other items needed to kick off the START (Support for Teaching Atlanta Recreational Tennis) program. This is the first year for START, which will help fund tennis programs in Title 1 schools. The foundation is

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continuing to work to expand the program to other schools, so look for more information in 2020.

If you’d like to make a donation, please do so by mailing to: The ALTA Foundation, ATTN: Foundation President, 300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 140, Roswell, GA 30076.

Berry College to Develop New Hotel Near Rome Tennis Center Berry College announced recently that it will develop a Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel on college-owned property next to the Rome Tennis Center. The school plans to open the facility by 2021.

The project is an investment from the college’s endowment. Berry Vice President for Finance, Brian Erb, said it aligns with college’s plan to find alternative revenue streams to support the college mission, provide opportunities for student employment, and provide an amenity for the community of Rome.

“Based upon our market analysis of room demand in Rome, plus the demand of tennis center and college events, there is a clear need for a hotel in this area,” said Berry President Steve Briggs in a press release. “And in keeping with Berry’s mission, there will be numerous job opportunities for students, from front desk and reception to the service areas.”

GPTA Annual Awards Announced On December 4, the Georgia Professional Tennis Association (GPTA) members gathered at the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame to honor the work of teaching professionals and tennis programs for 2019. Congratulations to all the award winners!

• George Amaya Award — Mike Robertson • Woody Hobitzell Award — Paul Bartholomoi • Community Outreach Award — Lamar Scott • Junior Professional of the Year — Alex Walker • Adult Professional of the Year — Terry Gratz • Independent Professional of the Year — Bryan Shepherd • Assistant Professional of the Year — Jose Galvez

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HAPPY 2020! OUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS TO YOU… SAVE THE DATES: JULY 25 - AUGUST 2, 2020

Happy New Year and here’s to a tennis-filled 2020!

It’s time to make those New Year’s resolutions and our team has a couple for the great tennis fans of Atlanta. The first resolution is to make our 2020 TRUIST ATLANTA OPEN the biggest and best to date. As a reminder, with the recent BB&T/ SunTrust merger, we will help introduce the new TRUIST bank name in the Atlanta community.

The second resolution is to celebrate our 10th anniversary of ATP World Tour tennis in Atlanta.

We have one of the most unique, if not the most unique location for an ATP event in the world with such a great partner in Atlantic Station that features breath-taking midtown skyline views, ample covered parking, restaurants, shops, our player hotel, and practice courts all on-site! We will continue our Sunday Showdown women’s exhibition that has sold out for three years in a row and continue to support college tennis with our “College Night,” giving a local college tennis player an opportunity to be our feature match in our Tuesday evening session and matchup against one of the ATP pros. Being our 10th anniversary, keep your eyes open for some special happenings.

We couldn’t do it without all the continued support of ALTA and its members. Year after year, tennis

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players are the backbone of the entire event. You helped make each session the place to be and be scene in Atlanta throughout the summer.

If you followed the progress of our 2019 singles champion, Alex de Minaur, he won three titles in 2019 and almost captured the 2019 ATP Next Gen Finals in Milan, finishing as runner-up. As he proved in Atlanta, he is one of the new stars in the game with many more ATP titles to come.

Once again in 2020, we are making a resolution to work closely with our partners like OrthoAtlanta.

OrthoAtlanta does a great job in making sure all our players in the singles, doubles and qualifying draws can perform to their peak potential in Atlanta. OrthoAtlanta isn’t just for the pros, but for ALTA players as well. If you or any of your ALTA teammates have a health issue or question, call OrthoAtlanta and get back on the court ASAP. Continued success to all my fellow ALTA members both on and off the tennis courts!

As always, please email me with any player re c ommendation or tour nament ideas at egonzalez@gfsportsholdings.com.

— Eddie Gonzalez TRUIST Atlanta Open Tournament Director egonzalez@gfsportsholdings.com

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FILA Launches Pickleball Collection FILA has entered the fast-growing pickleball category with the launch of an apparel collection and two shoe designs — the Volley Zone and Double Bounce. The shoes are for sale now, and the clothing will be available in the spring.

The Volley Zone incorporates many features of FILA’s popular Axilus 2 Energized, the brand’s lightweight, flexible performance tennis shoe. The Volley Zone features a herringbone rubber outsole for added traction and durability, pivot areas in the forefront of the shoe for added traction, and Energized midsole for extra cushioning.

The Double Bounce is FILA’s opening price-point court shoe, offering the same forefront circle pivot areas with a high-abrasion rubber outsole and mesh upper panels for breathability.

“We see an incredible opportunity in the pickleball marketplace to deliver apparel and footwear that is specifically designed to the needs of this sport,” said Mickey Rivera, director of sales for tennis & pickleball. “We know that pickleball players are amazingly passionate, and we wanted to create a line of products and a FILA Pickleball identity that reflect the uniqueness of the sport.”

Next spring, FILA will debut its first-ever pickleball apparel line, offering a Pickleball Racerback Tank and a Pickleball V-Neck tee for women in a variety of colors, as well as the Pickleball Scallop Hem HT Crew and the Pickleball Polo for men. A specialty Pickleball Bag featuring the FILA Pickleball logo also will be available in early 2020.

Har-Tru Announces Associate Moves Har-Tru, LLC has added former USTA National Coach Dustin Taylor to its staff and promoted two of its longtime associates, Tracy Lynch and Brandy Gentry. The moves support the company’s short- and long-term goals, particularly its expansion into the hardcourt coatings market.

Taylor oversaw a select group of top American men on the ATP tour, most notably Denis Kudla and Tim Smyczek. Prior to his role as a lead national coach, he was the associate head coach at the University of Virginia where the team won three consecutive NCAA Championships.

“Dustin is an incredible addition for Har-Tru and will greatly enhance our ability to serve the high-performance customer, such as universities and tennis academies,” said Pat Hanssen, Har-Tru’s president. “He understands their needs better than anyone I have ever met, and he is very driven to help others be successful.”

Meanwhile, Lynch has been promoted to VP of sales and marketing, and Gentry is now marketing manager. Lynch has been with Har-Tru for 21 years. Most recently, he served as director of sales. Last year, he led the launch of Har-Tru Sports Coatings, the first major product line launch for the company in the last 25 years.

Gentry is in her 13th year with Har-Tru, and most recently served as the company’s marketing coordinator. She led the design and build of Har-Tru’s online store and, as store manager, she has grown sales ten-fold in the last three years. “I am incredibly pleased for Tracy and Brandy,” said Hanssen. “They work extremely hard and have a track record of identifying and acting on ways to add value for customers, associates, business partners, and vendors.”

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Interested in Hybrid Stringing?

Ashaway Has You Covered For many years now, hybrid stringing — the practice of using one string for the mains and another for the crosses — has been popular among many types of players, including some of the very best. Hybrid stringing allows players to fine-tune their racquets to their particular style of play, much as baseball players design signature bats. Some tennis players want more spin, more power, better drops, or simply some relief from the impact of the modern game.

“Many players don’t like the impact of polyesters,” said Ashaway’s Steve Crandall, “and normal, everyday players just don’t get enough benefit from these strings to warrant the added cost. So more and more, they turn to more traditional multi-filament and synthetic gut strings, which offer a good combination of performance, economy and durability, or they start experimenting with hybrid stringing. Players of all stripes, including many of the players I saw at this year’s US Open, are using polyesters or aramids for stiffness and durability, but mixing them with a softer string for playability.”

Ashaway’s Crossfire string collection includes six different material and stringgauge combinations to suit even the most discerning player’s taste, the company says.

The earlier models — Crossfire II, 17, and 18 — utilize aramid (Kevlar) mains and synthetic gut crosses to provide varying degrees of toughness and durability while enhancing playability. Crossfire Plus combines a 1.25 mm (17 gauge) blend of braided aramid and PTFE fibers for the mains, and Synthetic Gut with an abrasion-resistant wear layer for the crosses. The result, reports Ashaway, is a tough, durable hybrid combination with a softer feel, superior resilience, and maximum ability to impart spin.

Crossfire Plus is designed for chronic string breakers and top-spin players looking for a hybrid string combination that plays better than a heavier gauge aramid, but wears just as well.

The most recent additions to the Crossfire hybrid line incorporate Ashaway’s 100-percent PEEK monofilament strings. Included are Crossfire ZX, which combines Ashaway’s 17 gauge braided aramid/PTFE Kevlar +Plus mains with MonoGut ZX Pro cross strings; and Crossfire ZX Tour, which includes Ashaway’s co-polymer string MonoGut Original mains with MonoGut ZX for the crosses.

Crossfire ZX is the lighter of the two hybrids, combining 1.25 mm Kevlar +Plus mains for durability and control with MonoGut ZX Pro crosses. For heavier hitters, there is Crossfire ZX Tour, which utilizes 1.27 mm MonoGut Original co-polymer monofilament strings in the mains for durability and enhanced spin with 1.27 mm MonoGut ZX for the cross strings.

“If you’re one of the many players who find no single string exactly meets their needs,” said Crandall, “hybrid stringing is for you. And there is no more complete line of hybrid strings than Ashaway’s Crossfire family.”

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TECH TALK Where can I find an ALTA scorecard to take to the match?

ALTA Documents: You can find blank scorecards in the ALTA Documents accessed from the Home Page or from Member Profile > My Resources > ALTA Documents > ALTA Match Scorecards. Because this is general access to scorecards, your team members will not be listed at the bottom on these scorecards.

My Active Teams: You can find blank scorecards with your team players listed at the bottom while in My Active Teams. Dashboard > Upcoming Matches > Click the printer icon OR Scorecards > Select the match > Click the printer icon OR Schedule & Lineup > Scorecard > Click the printer icon.

My Rosters: My Rosters > Schedule for the appropriate team > Click the match (2 vs 6 for example) > Click the printer icon for a blank ALTA scorecard with your team players listed at the bottom.

When in the actual scorecard through My Active Teams or My Rosters, player names may be entered and saved for when the match is complete.

If the desire is to print with player names listed on the scorecard, please use your browser to print the scorecard.

Why is my scorecard entry not complete even after I have saved it?

The ability to save a partial scorecard is new. You can enter match information and save it as often as necessary before the match is complete.

When the match has concluded and all information has been entered, please check the check box to submit the card for your opponent to review. This step is often missed!

—JOAN APPELBAUM ALTA IT MANAGER

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HEAD Penn Racquet Sports has promoted Sophia Bott to Grassroots Marketing Specialist. In the role, she will work more closely with coaches, sponsorships, and grassroots marketing efforts at a national level. In her previous role, she worked as the company’s western regional tech rep.

“Sophia’s dedication and professionalism representing HEAD Penn at multiple events has elevated our brands, and I know she’ll continue to do great things in her new position,” said Allison Barnett, brand manager, HEAD USA. Bott was a top-ranked junior player in both the Pacific Northwest and Southern California Sections. As a junior, she also competed at the national level. Bott also competed in Division 1 Collegiate Tennis. As a tech rep for HEAD Penn, she conducted hundreds of HEAD Experience events, worked with HEAD Ad Staff and retailers, and represented the company at events such as the BNP Paribas Open, USA Pickleball Nationals, and the USPTA World Conference.

ALTA'S 2020 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Ready To Serve COMPILED BY EMMY POWELL, NET NEWS EDITOR

Most of you know the ALTA organization is managed by hundreds of volunteers. What you might not know are the interesting stories behind the people who devote their time to making sure your experience on the tennis courts is a positive one. It all starts with the captains, coordinators, overall coordinators, and leads to the league vice presidents and top officers who oversee this vast network of volunteers. ALTA is an organization like no other in the country, and each year, officers are elected to manage league play. Meet this year’s Executive Committee.

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Sandy Depa became a part of ALTA in 1994 when a neighbor asked her to play on a team.

She firmly believes that building solid relationships within a neighborhood translates into a firm foundation within a larger community. “I enjoy meeting people of all walks of life,” she says. “ALTA enables these relationships, and I have met the greatest of friends.”

In addition to playing, Depa started her ALTA volunteer efforts in 2000, and she has served in nearly every role possible within the organization. Now, she will lead ALTA as the president in 2020. Her commitment and devotion to ALTA was recognized in 2017 when she was given the President’s Award.

Teamwork is a big part of Depa’s personal and professional life. She runs her own property management business and has a true support team of employees who help to keep the company going strong. Of course, the Michigan native’s close group of friends keep her going strong. “I so enjoy watching my people working together as a team. I only wish I had more free time for more tennis, my family, and my dogs,” she said.

With what little free time she has, Depa’s family is high on her priority list. Therefore, she gets as many of them as she can onto the tennis courts. Her husband, Tony, is an ALTA member, as are their three children, Katerina, Joey, and Michael. She is working on getting her son-in-law, Joe, and her daughters-in-law, Erika and Chelsea, onto the courts now. Additionally, Depa enjoys watching her grandchildren, Lexi and Nate, play tennis, and she can’t wait for her younger grandchildren, Maddie, Anthony, Nicholas, and Kinsey to play tennis.

The entire Depa family has dedicated a tremendous amount of time holding fundraisers to support CURE Childhood Cancer of Atlanta, in memory of Depa’s 3-year-old granddaughter, Melissa, who was diagnosed with AML leukemia. The goal is to finance research for a cure. Depa’s granddaughter, Lexi, (Melissa’s cousin) has taken the mission to heart and started the charity, Pedals of Courage. She formed the foundation so that kids who were undergoing cancer treatment could stay active and happy by riding bikes, scooters, and tricycles throughout hospital halls and at home. ALTA sure is lucky to have the Depa family as part of its community.

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Sandy Depa, President

Debbie Debbie Gaster First Vice President

Like many people who first move to Atlanta, Debbie Gaster began playing tennis as an adult when she relocated from St. Petersburg, Florida. She started out on a C7 team in 1993, but moved up the ranks and now competes on an A1 team out of Indian Hills Country Club. She has been on the same team there since 2001.

“I love that people of all ability levels can participate and play competitive matches,” she said. Gaster now also plays on Sunday Women and Senior League teams as well.

She began serving as a coordinator in the Junior Leagues in 2001, and served as the vice president of the Junior Leagues in 2013-2014. She also has been a coordinator in multiple leagues, including Mixed Doubles, Sunday Women and Thursday Women, and she just wrapped up her service as the 2019 Thursday Women’s League VP, following her role as an elected member on the ALTA Board of Directors for 2017-2018.

She has just taken up a new interest — playing bridge with friends from her tennis team. “We have a group of eight who take bridge lessons together. We are all finding it quite challenging and love that this is yet another thing our tennis friendships have introduced into our lives.” Gaster says her favorite place to visit is Italy, and she also enjoys cooking and traveling. She and her husband, Jeff, have two daughters, Katie and Allie.

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John Lowell Treasurer

He’s a volunteer at heart. ALTA is lucky to have a guy like John Lowell, stepping in as the ALTA Treasurer and the ALTA Foundation Treasurer for the next two years. He’s definitely a numbers guy, as he has worked as a consulting actuary for nearly 35 years. A northern New Jersey native, Lowell moved to Atlanta in 1988.

That’s when he started playing ALTA out of Mill Glen in Dunwoody. “I’ve rarely missed a season since then,” he says. “My

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favorite thing about ALTA is having the ability to play a competitive sport in a team environment, regardless of your skill level.”

Lowell has been a captain off and on since 1990, becoming a coordinator in 2015, and stepping into the role of overall coordinator for Mixed Doubles last year.

Beyond ALTA, Lowell has been active in charitable, community, and professional organizations for the last 30 years, having served on nearly 10 boards in volunteer roles. Most recently, he served as president of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries and currently represents the U.S. profession internationally.

Lowell and his wife, Lisa, live in Woodstock with their dog, Shelby.

Camille Puckett Secretary

Camille Puckett is no stranger to ALTA. In fact, she has been volunteering her time for nearly 30 years, having served as a vice president for the Senior Leagues, overall coordinator for Senior Leagues, and coordinator for Sunday Women, Senior Day, and Senior Mixed Leagues. Puckett was awarded the Coordinator of the Year for her work with the Sunday Women’s League in 2003, the first year the award was given. Now she has come full circle, having been the secretary for the Executive Committee in 2016-2017, and will take over that role again this year.

Puckett was raised in Savannah, Georgia and lived there until she left for college.

It was Savannah where she took her first tennis lesson. “I think most of the balls ended up on Highway 80,” she quipped.

Once she moved to Atlanta in 1968, she took up tennis again and took lessons from Jon Niemeyer who said that she needed to start a Business (Sunday) Women’s team, which she did and also volunteered as a coordinator. “I love the people of ALTA and being able to give back,” she said. Another way Puckett gives back is with Special Pops Tennis, where athletes with intellectual disabilities can play. Puckett coordinates Special Pops at Lifetime Tennis and has

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been involved with the program for the last 10 years. Each session prepares the athletes for the summer games at Emory (Georgia Special Olympics) and for the Special Pops Fall Classic held at Lifetime in the fall.

She is a firm believer in their motto: “Play tennis, make friends, live life.”

One of Puckett’s other volunteer roles has been with the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented by First Data, where she has served as a security team leader. She has been lucky enough to meet many of the players, chair umpires, and linesmen whom she always looks for when tennis matches are on TV. During this past year’s tournament, Puckett was able to see Andre Agassi and Grigor Dimitrov on the court.

One of their sparring partners turned out to be a player Puckett says is her favorite pro tennis star. Kiranpal (KP) Pannu.

He was the #1, Division 2, college player (Columbus College) in the country and was given a wildcard entry into the BB&T in 2018, which is where she met him.

Pannu has won various tournaments and is continuing to try to move up the ranks as a professional.

Puckett had a successful career as a registered interior designer and recently retired after working in the business for 51 years. She enjoys traveling and says one of the best trips she has taken was a river cruise from Budapest to Prague. She also enjoys spending her retirement as a volunteer and says you receive much more than you give.

Lamar Scott Men’s League Vice President

Lamar Scott has been dedicated and involved with the great game of tennis since he was a young kid. Growing up in Georgia and playing junior tennis in Tennessee, Scott served as the captain of his high school tennis team and was ranked as a junior player in Tennessee.

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and dedication to the sport, Scott was awarded the USTA Southern Region Tennis Professional of the Year (2017), the USTA Georgia Tennis Professional of the Year (2017), and was the recipient of the Professional Tennis Registry Volunteer of the Year (2017), which carries international recognition. Most recently, the Georgia Professional Tennis Association presented Scott with the 2019 GPTA Community Outreach Award.

Scott is a member of the Professional Football Ultimate Fan Association, and along with tennis, he enjoys travel, exercise, golf, and of course, the Atlanta Falcons!

Keri Beck Thursday Women’s League Vice President

Keri Beck is starting her first year as the Thursday Women’s League Vice President, responsible for overseeing nearly 800 teams. She has served the past two and a half years as an overall coordinator and has served the league as a coordinator since 2011.

Like so many others, Beck started tennis in her residential subdivision after moving to Atlanta from California in 1996. She started playing in the Sunday Women’s League while working full-time at Sprint in their Revenue Assurance group. She began playing on Thursdays in 1998, volunteering as team captain, co-captain, and as division scorekeeper while working her way up from low C beginner tennis to mid-A level.

She now plays at the B level on Senior Day Women and Thursday Women’s Leagues.

Beck loves the camaraderie of ALTA tennis and values the many close friendships she has formed through her time participating in the organization.

She developed a passion for the game from the beginning and has volunteered in several capacities with the Atlanta Tennis Classic through its many iterations into the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented by First Data. She enjoyed driving the players to match sites, and talking with players, umpires, and ATP staff personnel; but

she especially loved watching the stars of the game, including Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and the Mike and Bob Bryan in the intimate setting of the Atlanta venues.

Beck is a native Oklahoman; her husband, Joe, is from Ohio, and their son, Jordan, was born in Atlanta and played Junior ALTA tennis for many years. When she is not playing league tennis, she enjoys book club, volunteering at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House, and traveling with her family.

Chequetta Allen Sunday Women’s League Vice President

Chequetta Allen will begin her second year as the Sunday Women’s League vice president. Allen has been an ALTA volunteer since 2011. She started as a coordinator and has worked as an overall coordinator since 2015. “I became an ALTA volunteer because it allowed me to blend my two passions; community volunteerism and tennis,” she says.

Allen says she always has been a tennis fan, and both of her parents played when they were younger. “I got started playing tennis because I had a co-worker who played tennis and knew I was a fan. She thought I might enjoy playing as much as I enjoyed watching, and suggested I take some lessons,” she said. That same year, her mom asked her what she wanted for Christmas. “I said I wanted a tennis racquet so I could take tennis lessons,” Allen added. The next spring, I began taking lessons with Coan Tennis Association out of Coan Park in Atlanta. “It was under the direction of the association coaches that I learned all of the tennis basics and became introduced to playing recreational tennis,” she recalled. “I joined my first ALTA team playing out of Coan Park after approximately three month of tennis lessons, and I’ve been playing non-stop since then.” Allen currently plays on a mixed doubles team out of McGhee Tennis Center in Atlanta.

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Atlanta University and currently works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a human resources manager.

Scott also is a professional tennis instructor with Universal Tennis Academy (UTA) and is a certified instructor with the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). He has been a certified professional instructor through PTR since 2001, and also is a certified Elite Teaching Professional through the USPTA. He is a longtime member of the USTA and the Georgia Professional Tennis Association, and also holds professional certification through the Professional Pickleball Registry.

Giving back to the community is important to Scott, and he works through tennis to contribute to the community.

He served as the overall coordinator for the Men’s ALTA league and recently completed his first year as the ALTA Men’s VP. Scott was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Youth & Education Foundation (AYTEF) as the incoming Executive Vice President. He volunteers with AYTEF at Washington Park. He also lends a hand each year to the Georgia Special Olympics, the North America Special Olympics Tennis Championships, the PTR Wheelchair Championships, and the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented by First Data. Scott also helps organize local Toys for Tots campaigns during football season.

The NFL took notice of Scott’s community service and volunteer efforts.

In August 2017, he was chosen by the League to be featured in an episode of “Tackle My Ride,” a television show that salutes a deserving NFL fan, (in this case, an Atlanta Falcons fan), who symbolizes the spirit of giving back and helping others.

The show rewards loyal fans, who get their everyday vehicle customized into a team-inspired dream ride. You can watch the transformation of Scott’s vehicle on YouTube.

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Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Allen has lived in Atlanta since 1997.

She is a fleet management professional, so she assists with the procurement and management of company vehicles and equipment. When she is not busy working or playing tennis, she enjoys taking long cruise vacations and doing outdoor activities.

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Kim Dlugolenski Senior Day Leagues Vice President

Kim Dlugolenski’s introduction to ALTA is a great story. In the spring of 2002, her subdivision, Glencree, was forming a team. She went to lunch with a friend who was going to captain a team and was asked to play. “I hadn’t played tennis since middle school. Well, by the end of lunch, I had signed up for ALTA and stopped on the way home to buy a racquet,” she said. That season, Dlugolenski’s team went on to win the division at C7 and then took home the big plate in City Finals. Naturally, she was on the final court to clinch the title.

Growing up in Connecticut, Dlugolenski didn’t have much opportunity to play tennis and would only play in the summer on middle school tennis courts. A job transfer in the insurance industry brought her to Atlanta in 1991. She says ALTA made it possible to meet people and make new friends. Now she is known for her cookies in the tennis community and is often assigned to bring the dessert to her team’s matches.

Dlugolenski currently plays Sunday Women, Senior Mixed, and Senior Women out of Grand Cascades and is on a Senior Day Women’s team in Parsons Run — in addition to a mixed doubles team out of Aberdeen. She is continuing in year two as the Senior Day VP and brings past ALTA volunteer experience as a captain, cocaptain, and Senior Women’s coordinator.

Because of the outstanding job she did two years ago as a volunteer, she received the 2018 Senior Day League Coordinator of the Year award.

Cameron Roger Dennington Senior Leagues Vice President

Roger Dennington didn’t think tennis was that great when he was a kid. When he was about 10 years old, his mother and aunt took him and his cousins to a tennis court on a hot, muggy day in July — and they weren’t the best teachers. “All I know is that was a miserable time chasing balls, and I thought, ‘Tennis is not for me,’” Dennington recalled.

Thankfully, his opinion changed while he was in the Air Force. Dennington spent time playing hand ball and racquetball.

One day, all of those courts were full, but the tennis courts were empty. “So, some of the other Airmen and I gave it a shot,” he said. “Needless to say, it was more fun that day than with my mother and aunt.”

Dennington spent his post-military career in computer/electronics engineering, having worked for IBM, Hewlett Packard, General Electric, and McDonald Douglass, among others. He took to the courts again with some co-workers who were forming a tennis team and played ALTA for the first time in 1981, but it was a much higher level than he preferred at A3. He says it really wasn’t until 1986 that his official ALTA journey began. His new level was spot on at B1. This was back in the day when ALTA played three doubles matches and two singles matches. Dennington is especially proud of beating two Atlanta Braves players. “If you were a Braves fan in the 70’s, you would be familiar with Hank Aaron and Darrell Chaney, both of whom I beat in singles matches,” he said.

Playing on multiple teams each year until very recently, Dennington says he has been lucky enough to captain several City Champion teams in Mixed Doubles and the Men’s Leagues. Currently, he plays Senior Day Men A5 out of Rivermoore Park. He also has served as an ALTA coordinator, starting in 1990 for about 10 years. He resumed his volunteer role as a Senior League coordinator in 2013 and became that league’s Coordinator of the Year in 2015. Dennington says he

became a coordinator because he wanted to ensure ALTA members received as much enjoyment out of tennis as he has. “It’s hard to do in an organization this big, but almost every season, there is one captain or player that I’ve helped have a better season,” he said. Dennington added that it’s usually as simple as explaining rules to them that they didn’t know or misunderstood. “I get a chance to talk to them and tell them what a wonderful sport tennis is and remind them why we play ALTA. Tennis is fun, and you get to meet a lot of great people while doing it.”

When he’s not volunteering or playing tennis, Dennington is playing golf, a hobby he took up about a year ago. He and his wife, Joan, also are enjoying their time together at sea, as they have taken nearly 50 cruises since their retirement.

Cameron Turner Mixed Doubles League Vice President

Cameron Turner has dedicated her entire career to non-profit fundraising, having served the Atlanta community for the past 17 years. Currently, she works for the Atlanta Community Food Bank in fundraising and development. She has an impressive volunteer résumé; she is a commissioner for the City of Atlanta’s Commission for Women, a member of the Junior League of Atlanta, in addition to offering pro-bono fundraising consulting for emerging non-profits. Spending time with her family, and most importantly, her nieces, is her top priority, and she stays active at Buckhead Church, volunteering in several different ministries.

An Atlanta native, Turner started playing tennis when she was eight years old, as there were tennis courts across the street from her home. She spent most of her childhood on those courts. Currently, Turner plays A3 out of Vinings on the Chattahoochee. She is left-handed, but plays tennis right-handed, so she has a tough backhand. She has served as a coordinator for the Mixed Doubles League JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 NETNEWS

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for the past 12 years and will now take over as the vice president. ALTA is lucky to have someone like Turner who brings so much experience to the position.

“ALTA is important to me, and I wanted to volunteer to help continue to make it a great organization that serves its members to the best of its ability. In my 17 years of experience in non-profit development, customer service and volunteer stewardship should always be at the forefront of our work as we manage this organization.”

Rita Maloof Junior Leagues Vice President

2020 looks to be an exciting year for Rita Maloof. Not only is she starting her second year as the ALTA Junior Leagues VP, but she’ll be back on the tennis/pickleball courts with her new titanium composite knee!

“It was time to get that knee replaced,” Maloof said. “I was becoming better remembered on the court for hobbling around in my red-and-black knee brace, holding one or two balls in my left hand while I played, than for my tennis. Not a good thing.” Rita had surgery at the end of July and is ready for winter play. “It’s funny, while I missed the competition, I missed seeing my teammates and friends even more,” Maloof stated. “There’s even hope for my golf game now. All this time, I just thought I needed new clubs!”

The benefactor of Maloof’s down time in 2019 was the ALTA Junior Leagues.

Tennis used to be one of five or six major sports children played in Atlanta.

Now, the competitive options for sports participation at the recreational, club, school, tournament, and elite levels abound. Not running to the tennis courts every other day gave Maloof and her volunteers time to focus on suggestions and requests received from parents and pros, time to examine data trends, and the opportunity to formulate a set of rule changes that reflect the needs of today’s junior teams. “Age and age eligibility were 30

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at the top of our parents’ lists,” according to Maloof. “We are thrilled to be in a position to roll out a 15U age group for the 2020 season.”

Maloof has been an ALTA volunteer since the early 2000’s. She started as a Sunday Women scorekeeper — in the days when paper scorecards were mailed to her after every match. “After the fifth week of the season, my doorbell rang, and there was my mailman standing at the door with this armload of paper,” she recalled. “He was so curious; he had to stop and find out where it was all coming from!” Maloof is starting her 11th year with the ALTA Junior Leagues. “The kids are amazing!

They are so much more talented, athletic, and worldly than when we were coming up,” Maloof said. “Tennis gets them off the couch, out of the house, and helps teach sportsmanship, discipline, and communication skills.”

Maloof continues to give back because she believes the Junior Leagues volunteers, parents, and pros are special. It’s her way of saying thank you. “They are the backbone of our leagues. Without them, we wouldn’t exist,” Maloof said. “Unlike in the adult leagues, these players go to school, do homework, share time with siblings, and have to be driven to practices and matches.

It not something most of them can do on their own.”

In addition to playing tennis and volunteering for ALTA, Maloof is active in her neighborhood and community. Always on the go and with a new bounce in her step, Maloof is looking forward to 2020.

Brenda Maddaleni Junior Challenge Ladder Vice President

Brenda Maddaleni will step into the role of Junior Challenge Ladder Vice President, following her volunteer service as a ladder manager for the past four years. She juggles a lot these days, as she has three teenage boys, including one who played on junior ALTA teams and on the JCL for five seasons. “I enjoy being a part of the

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development of junior players, seeing them compete, learn, become good sports, and grow up,” she said.

ALTA has been a part of Maddaleni’s life for several years, as she started playing soon after she moved to Atlanta from Los Angeles in 1997. She began taking lessons at the YMCA in Buckhead and played on a C6 ALTA team that later won a championship.

Currently, she plays out of the Riverside Club and Sandy Springs Tennis Center. She says there is nothing better than the routine of a beautiful morning on a Thursday with the whole team together, enjoying good competition and a great lunch. “I love the history and tradition of the way ALTA works, and getting to City Finals is a great experience,” Maddaleni said.

It was her experience in the consulting and sales field that led her to Atlanta, as she specialized in revenue management and pricing. Initially, she thought she wanted to be a nurse, like her mother, but decided to focus on business when she was in college.

Maddaleni graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor’s in finance, and later received her master’s in accounting from American University. She is a licensed CPA, and currently works part-time at North Atlanta Tennis Academy and Joe A. Gayle and Associates.

One very interesting goal Maddaleni set for herself was to visit each continent by the time she was 30. “I missed the mark by a few years, but did visit all of them except Antarctica by the age of 35,” she said. “I would like to go back to each continent, go to the more obscure places, and spend more time in each place … and, of course, get to Antarctica.”

Bob Kohmescher Special Programs Vice President

Bob Kohmescher can easily describe the true meaning of ALTA. “It’s the camaraderie,” he says. “Each week, you meet two opponents who love tennis.

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because no one else wanted to do it. “I enjoyed serving as a captain, despite all of the frustrations,” he said. “I know what it’s like to make lineup mistakes. I know what it’s like to try to pair incompatible players.” He jokes, “I know how much fun it is to arrange rained out, make-up matches.” Kohmescher says he sees the role of a coordinator as one who ensures that rules are followed, but more importantly, supports the captains by helping them to avoid mistakes. “I try to help make sure they don’t lose points from matches played because of rule violations, such as sandbagging or player movement. I think my experience as a captain has helped me be a better coordinator,” he said, and it’s that experience that will serve him well as this year’s VP of Special Programs.

Michelle Ruiz Media Vice President

Meet the “Rum Cake Lady.” That is how Michelle Ruiz is affectionately known throughout the ALTA community, as she makes a variety of flavored rum cakes. She is starting her second year as the ALTA Media VP, after having been a coordinator and overall coordinator for Thursday Women, as well as a Mixed Doubles coordinator. Her role with the Executive Committee includes helping with the Net News magazine and coordinating several local events, including ALTA’s role in the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented by First Data.

Ruiz says she truly enjoys the people of ALTA. “I enjoy working with the team captains and/or my fellow coordinators,” she said. “It’s my small way to give back to the ALTA organization. I think the fact that ALTA is run almost entirely by volunteers is amazing. It’s a great way to meet people and a great way to have fun while exercising.”

Ruiz began playing at the age of 40 and has never looked back. “My neighbors in Kings Farm asked me to join a Thursday Women’s team. I was hooked,” Ruiz said.

She plays on several teams, including Mixed Doubles, Sunday Women, and

Senior Women.

Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in many locations, Ruiz moved around because her father was in the military. She came to Atlanta in 1972 when she was 11 years old. She says she has always wanted to travel as an adult and got the travel bug from moving so much as a child. She has been to the Galapagos Islands and India, and says her dream trip destinations are Australia and New Zealand.

She currently works from home for a small consulting firm. If she isn’t on the tennis court or volunteering, Ruiz enjoys nice dinners out, dancing with friends, and playing trivia and pickleball. She also enjoys spending time with their two children, Michael and Christina Barbara Ingram Appointed Member

Barbara Ingram was born and raised in Atlanta, but she didn’t play tennis growing up, despite ALTA’s prominence in her hometown. Instead, it was television that led her to the sport. “I always played sports in high school, then nothing for many years,” she says. “I always loved the majors on TV, so in my late 30s, I took lessons and loved it.”

She joined a team and ALTA’s volunteer ranks. “I became a coordinator in 1999 after my Sunday Women’s team, which I captained, won City Finals. I loved all my coordinators and wanted to be a part of what they did and help other captains,” Ingram said. Soon, she was coordinating in leagues year-round.

Ingram plays in multiple leagues out of several neighborhoods, and is known for “setting up a great-looking table, especially with holiday themes.” But, be warned, when on the court, she likes the net. “I love to poach and put away shots,” she says.

She’s also a runner and has finished 10 Peachtree Road Races and completed 40 races in 2019, mostly 5Ks. Being retired gives her time to volunteer with the Atlanta Track Club, too, serving as a crew chief for the club’s major races. Her efforts were

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improves your game.” In fact, Kohmescher believes you never stop improving your game. “Whether it’s the serve, service return, volleys, overheads, cross-court shots or doubles strategy, you can always get better. When you become content with any aspect of your game, your game remains the same.” Kohmescher has a great philosophy about the sport of tennis. “I have fun every time I get on the court.”

Kohmescher also has been able to share the fun with his family. He says even though he is a mid- to low-B-level player, he taught his wife, Carolyn, to play. At her peak, she won several ALTA City Finals championships at the AA level.

Kohmescher and his wife also taught their daughter to play. “Our daughter played with my wife on those AA teams. We taught two of our grandchildren to play.

They are ALTA City Finals champions.

One of my grandsons is a certified teaching pro.”

The family connection to tennis began in the summer of 1961 when Kohmescher graduated from eighth grade and picked up the sport with his younger brother. “We spent more time chasing balls than trying to score points,” he said. Kohmescher didn’t play much tennis after that until graduating from St. Louis University with both a degree in psychology and a master’s in experimental psychology. A native of Cincinnati, Kohmescher began work in St. Louis at a health department before joining the Centers for Disease Control in 1974. He relocated to the CDC headquarters here in Atlanta in 1985. “After nearly 38 years with the CDC, I retired in 2011,” he said.

Moving to Atlanta also marked the first time Kohmescher played league tennis.

Even though he is starting his second year as the VP of Special Programs, his commitment as an ALTA volunteer spans two decades. He has captained both men’s and mixed teams, been an ALTA coordinator and overall coordinator for several leagues, and has been awarded Coordinator of the Year in 2013 and 2015.

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recognized with the club’s Ambassador of the Year award in 2015.

While Ingram often is on the move, she still likes being a spectator, and ALTA provides her with some of the best oncourt action. “I love tennis and watching tennis. When coordinating, you get to watch great tennis at City Finals, and it is not stressful like when it is your own team,” she said. “You get to enjoy every great point, no matter who is making the shot.” She also enjoys nearly every point at the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented by First Data, as she has volunteered as an usher for the tournament since its inception in 2012. Ingram just completed two years as the Senior Leagues Vice President and is looking forward to her work as the 2020 President’s Appointee.

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Bill Price, 2019 President

Bill Price was ALTA’s president last year, and worked to grow the ALTA brand and spread the word throughout Atlanta as to why ALTA offers something for everyone.

Price began his ALTA adventure in 1992 when a new team formed in his neighborhood. He was hooked immediately, serving as captain or cocaptain almost every season until becoming a coordinator for the Mixed Doubles and the Men’s Leagues in 2009. In 2013, Price assumed the role of overall coordinator for Mixed Doubles and was elected vice president of the league in 2016, a position he held for two years before becoming first vice president. In addition to volunteering with ALTA, Price served three terms on the board of Camp Sunshine and a term as leader of GE Volunteers in Atlanta. He also has been president of Lei Lani Condo Association in Orange Beach, Alabama.

“I guess it’s just something in my blood. I like to get involved and help where I can,” he says.

Price is employed by Elavon, a division of U.S. Bank, where he is vice president of solution design and engineering. When not working or playing tennis, Price and his wife like to spend time in the North

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Georgia Mountains or relaxing at the beach. “ALTA is a very unique and special organization that has provided me with many great memories and wonderful friends,” he says. “It is more than just exercise or recreation; it becomes your social life, too. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to give my time to this great organization.”

Joyce Vance, 2018 President

Joyce Vance began her tennis tenure in the late 1980s after receiving free tennis lessons at Coan Park, through the Coan Park Tennis Association. Her connection to ALTA began in 1991, as she began playing in the Sunday Women’s League. Vance serves on the ALTA Executive Committee and will act as ALTA Board Chairman in 2021. Her vast volunteer efforts with ALTA, which span more than two decades, include serving as the 2018 President, 2017 first vice president, vice president of the Sunday Women’s League, and she has been a co-captain, captain, scorekeeper, coordinator, and overall coordinator. She received the ALTA 15-year Honorarium Award in 2017.

Although neither of her children play tennis, her grandson (Kevin Kindred, Jr.), a sophomore at North Carolina A&T University, did play in the Junior Challenge Ladder and Junior League with ALTA and USTA. Vance currently plays on teams out of Sugar Creek Tennis Center and Mainstreet Tennis Center. She, at times, finds herself wearing many hats. Along with her ALTA duties, Vance also volunteers by managing a tax site at Stonecrest Library during tax season. She also serves on various committees with Wilberforce University National Alumni Association. When time permits, Vance assists with tennis lessons for the Coan Park 10 and under tennis program. Though she juggles a lot and stays active throughout the volunteer world, Vance is looking forward to continuing her service with ALTA.

Candace Cole ALTA Foundation Rep

The work by Candace Cole as Treasurer of both ALTA and the ALTA Foundation has provided a big boost for the entire ALTA organization. Now, Cole will be turning all of her attention to the foundation. She is excited about the opportunity to concentrate her efforts as the ALTA Foundation Representative/ Secretary.

Her background is quite impressive.

Before serving as the treasurer, Cole worked as a corporate banker with Trust Company/SunTrust Bank, specializing in franchise and distribution finance. “I stopped working to have children, but I stayed active in our community, utilizing my financial background,” Cole said. Her volunteer résumé is equally as formidable as her finance career, as she helped start a new school for St. Catherine of Sienna Church. “Somehow, I worked myself into a job and became the school’s first Development Director,” she said. Cole also has served as the president of the Kennesaw Mountain Magnet Foundation, Awtrey Middle School Foundation, and several PTA’s. This year, she also will claim the top honor of USTA Georgia female captain of the year.

Her family includes sons Bobby, 22; Connor, 20; and Andrew, 15. Zoey, a King Charles Cavalier dog, completes the family.

Connor, who started playing ALTA tennis at age nine, has nine ALTA plates. She and her husband play on teams out of Legacy Park. She started the junior program at that park and helped the program grow to where it had at least one team at every age level for both boys and girls.

Cole says she truly enjoys the entire ALTA experience. “My favorite thing about ALTA is the friends I’ve made volunteering in various capacities. I’m still amazed that ALTA is the largest local tennis league in the world, yet has only five people working in the office who collaborate with an incredible group of outstanding volunteers.”

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2019 Annual Meeting

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2019 ALTA President Bill Price and 2019 ALTA Chairman of the Board Marla Michalewicz

COORDINATORS OF THE YEAR Many people play ALTA for the love of the sport. Often, they will discover the added benefit of new friendships that can last a lifetime. None of this would be possible without the volunteers; they are what make the ALTA world go ‘round. Each season, coordinators set up everything for league play. At the end of year, ALTA recognizes those who go above and beyond, and award them as Coordinators of the Year. The 2019 winners are:

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ach year, ALTA’s top leaders gather to recognize the organization’s vast network of volunteers and to elect new officers. This past November, ALTA Board Chairman Marla Michalewicz called the meeting to order and kicked things off by speaking on how highly regarded ALTA has become throughout the Atlanta community. She recognized the fine work of the ALTA Board of Directors and the ALTA Executive Committee who had many accomplishments in 2019.

Michalewicz commended and thanked ALTA Treasurer Candace Cole for the outstanding service she gave to the organization for the last two years. “Our financial house is in good order, and the board is committed to maintaining that position as we pursue goals in 2020 and beyond,” said Michalewicz. She also noted the new focus, brand awareness, and

Joan Appelbaum, Thursday Women When Joan Appelbaum starting volunteering with ALTA in 2001, she had no idea the role ALTA would play in her life. Now as an 18-year volunteer, Appelbaum has held nearly every position you could name. Those include coordinator in the Senior and Thursday Leagues, Thursday Women League VP in 2007-2008, 2009 First VP, 2010 ALTA President, and Chairman of the Board in 2013. As president, she was instrumental in the website update which led to her current staff position of ALTA IT Manager. This year, Appelbaum far exceeded

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any expectations, serving a vital role with the launch of the extremely robust ALTA website. “With the new ALTA website going live in July, I made it my goal to answer questions and concerns as quickly as possible,” she said. “I felt that communication would be the key to making the release successful.”

Jane Milton, the 2017-2018 Thursday Women’s League VP, says Appelbaum went above and beyond to get everyone through the learning curve. Debbie Gaster, who was the 2019 Thursday Women’s League VP and now steps into the role of First VP, agrees. Gaster says

marketing initiatives. “Our organization is continuing to develop programs and campaigns designed to grow the ALTA brand and grow our membership.”

It has been an incredibly busy year with the launch of the new ALTA website.

“Despite the number of challenges, we are continuing to identify performance problems and will work diligently to make all necessary improvements,” Michalewicz said.

Another key moment during the annual meeting was the recognition of the tremendous work of the ALTA Foundation, which supports several tennis programs throughout the Atlanta area. “Through your participation, we support programs designed to enrich the community and meet the needs of our youth and special athletes through tennis programs,” said Micha lew icz. The foundation

Appelbaum’s knowledge and assistance with the new site has been invaluable to all ALTA leagues, not just Thursday Women. “She has sent us weekly updates that we share with our teams and also helped explain many of the changes and how to navigate the new system,” says Gaster.

Always there with an answer/suggestion for any situation, Milton says Appelbaum handles all of her teams with compassion, and deals with any tough situation with calm and precise reasoning.

This is the second year that Appelbaum has been recognized for her commitment to ALTA.

She was awarded the 2018 Coordinator of the Year for her work with the Senior Leagues.

An Indiana native, when Appelbaum moved to Alpharetta (now Johns Creek) in 1995, she was a golfer and not a tennis player. Her first experience with ALTA was quite something.

She joined a team in the spring of 1996, played and won her first match at C8, while it was snowing. Now 23 years and many tennis lessons later, Appelbaum plays A-level in women’s tennis and B-level mixed doubles out of Seven Oaks.

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also administers the L. Keith Wood Scholarship program, which awarded 10 high school seniors a $2,500 scholarship.

“Keith was an amazing volunteer to ALTA as president and chairman, and we are so fortunate that through his generosity, his legacy continues,” Michalewicz continued.

F o l l o w i n g t h e F o u n d a t i o n ’s acknowledgement, the board spotlighted ALTA’s partnership with the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented by First Data, the ATP professional tournament held each July. ALTA members received discounts on ticket purchases, junior players were able to participate in clinics, and the AA3 Mixed Doubles City Finals took place on site. “ALTA continues to be a force in the tennis community and will continue to provide the same outstanding service to which our members and volunteers have become accustomed,” said Michalewicz.

that I can help captains navigate through their season,” Appelbaum said. “When you think you’ve heard it all, you get a new question or situation.” Busy and overwhelming don’t even begin to describe the year Appelbaum has had, and ALTA is pleased to give her this year’s Coordinator of the Year award.

Terri Astuto, Junior Leagues There is definitely one coordinator who will be thrilled when March rolls around, and Rafael Nadal comes to Atlanta, as he is Terry Astuto’s favorite player. Astuto has been around ALTA for about 30 years and

2019 President Bill Price also had an extremely busy year, spearheading ma rket i ng ef for t s , overa l l leag ue ma nagement, a nd g u id i ng t he organization. “In 2019, we had a total of 174,010 players on 9,392 rosters across all of the leagues that culminated in nearly 200 City Champions,” said Price. He also noted the continuing commitment by ALTA to the Wheelchair and Run ‘n’ Roll leagues, along with the Junior Challenge Ladder. ALTA stepped into the world of pickleball this past year and sponsored a table at the Atlanta Pickleball Open and hosted its first pickleball clinic with nearly 100 participants. “This is just another way we are reaching out to engage our members and tennis community,” Price continued. He took time to thank the hundreds of volunteers, members of the Executive Committee, the office staff, and

has played in Women’s, Mixed Doubles, Senior Women, and Senior Mixed Leagues. She and her husband, Jim, have played and captained several ALTA teams. All three of her kids played in the Junior League, and her daughter plays as a sub on her women’s team and partners with her husband in mixed doubles. Like many of us, Astuto loves the camaraderie, and many of her ALTA team members are her close friends. Her current B6 Sunday Women’s team plays out of Summerford.

Serving as a coordinator since 2005, Astuto also became an overall coordinator in 20112012. “I love the game

of tennis, and ALTA juniors is the perfect place for kids to learn the sport,” Astuto said.

“It’s a game you can play for a lifetime.” Junior League VP Rita Maloof agrees, and says that Astuto has been an amazing volunteer. “She is level-headed and fair, and always goes over and above with her team, which is not always easy when working with 18U boys,” says Maloof.

Astuto has spent her career as a teacher and is an Atlanta native, but she has lived in a number of places, as her father was in the military.

She spent part of her childhood in Germany, so she has traveled throughout Europe and

DIAMOND IN RACQUET (Executive Committee/Board of Directors, First Year) Chequetta Allen Kim Dlugolenski Rita Maloof Bob Kohmescher Jodi Rausch Michelle Ruiz Lamar Scott 25-YEAR HALL OF FAME Paul Giggi Richard Harlow Jerry Shockley Peggy Stabile ALTA Gold Pin (20 years of service) Kathleen Berthelette Barbara Ingram HONORARY MEMBERSHIP (15 years of service) Roger Dennington Anthony Depa

says Monte Carlo is the most exotic city she has visited. In addition to tennis, her other hobbies include gardening and reading.

Denise Kirby, Senior Day Leagues Denise Kirby has played with ALTA since 1998, and says ALTA fits her personality. “I like rules and tend to be a major rule follower because without them, the world would be in chaos,” she says. “While most people tend to stick to the rules, there are those who seem to do everything they can to win at all costs, and that makes for some interesting stories.” Kirby has plenty of stories to tell, as she

has been captaining or volunteering for ALTA for close to 20 years.

She has served as a scorekeeper, Senior Women’s League coordinator, and this year earned the 2019 Senior Day Women’s League Coordinator of the Year award. “At the last minute, Denise stepped in to fill a coordinator’s spot in the spring and then agreed to stay on for the fall,” said Kim Dlugolenski, Senior Day Leagues VP. “She is very responsive, lovely to work with, and wonderful to deal with on any questions that arise.”

Kirby played up until about three years ago when an Achilles injury put her on the sideline,

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his wife, Dawn, for all of their support and hard work over the past 12 months.

Each year, the ALTA president presents an award to someone who distinguishes his or herself in the ALTA organization or tennis community. “This year, I have the privilege to select someone who has done both,” said Price. This year’s Presidents Award went to Men’s League VP Lamar Scott, who is a long-time ALTA volunteer and the Men’s League VP. Scott is active with many of the ALTA Foundation activities, and spends countless hours teaching tennis to kids throughout the Atlanta community.

Diamond in Coin (Five years of Service) Beatrice Blankenship Alicia Farley John Lowell Gloria Pattillo Gold Coin (Two Years of Service) Melanie Kurn Dallas Otterlee Stephanie Ricker Alan Vankirk Ellen Young

but she still cheers for her team and volunteers.

“I stayed involved with ALTA because I love the sport and like to see it continue to thrive,” Kirby explained. Her husband, Allen, also plays ALTA, and both her son, Christopher, and daughter, Heather, were junior ALTA players.

Kirby says she has been fortunate enough to have a great job with AT&T (32 years and counting) and works from home, which was a blessing when her children were younger. When she isn’t volunteering or working, Kirby likes to travel. A few years ago, she was able to take an anniversary trip, which included an extended cruise to visit Spain, France, Italy, and Montenegro. “Venice and the Amalfi Coast were standouts from that trip,” she said.

Kirby says she is looking forward to her retirement years so that she can travel and volunteer in her community. “I volunteered for the Junior Special Olympics last year and absolutely loved it. The joy on the 36

faces of those kids made my day.”

Greg McAfee, Men’s League Whether it’s his Skyline chili from Cincinnati or his “Coney’s,” Greg McAfee knows how to treat his teammates right.

The Dayton, Ohio native moved here in 2005 and soon after began playing ALTA, as did his wife, Jessica. He captained teams for 10 years before becoming a Men’s League coordinator in 2016. He played tennis as a kid, but never got serious about it until he joined ALTA. “In 2006, my wife’s co-worker asked her to play, and I would go watch them practice,” McAfee said.

“Soon, I was playing on a men’s team and mixed doubles.” He started at C8 and managed to work his way up to A4, winning a few City Finals along the way. “I love that regardless of skill level, a neighborhood or community can play together,” he says, adding that he and Jessica have met a lot of their friends through

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ALTA. “It’s a great way to build community and learn a skill that you can have for the rest of your life.”

He says he became a coordinator because he enjoys helping other players understand the rules and loves watching the teams compete at City Finals.

McAfee helps to oversee about 32 teams as a coordinator. “Greg was chosen, not just because of his outstanding responsiveness to our members, but also for his willingness to always step in to assist,” says Lamar Scott, Men’s League Vice President.

“Whether it was agreeing to work at another facility during finals because we were short on people or whatever was needed on a particular day, Greg would make sure his captains were all squared away.”

It’s no surprise that McAfee has a customercentric approach; he is the owner of a life insurance agency and real estate team.

He also can be found doing home remodeling

Price closed his remarks, wishing 2020 ALTA President Sandy Depa and the rest of the EC a successful year. Depa stepped in to wrap up the night, defining the true meaning of ALTA. “Laughter, fun, exercise, friends for life. Throughout all of the leagues, we have wonderful volunteers, and you all make ALTA what it is,” she said. “These valuable friendships we have made are so important.” Depa went on to thank her family for all of their support, and thanked the office staff and all of her ALTA presidential predecessors who have offered such great guidance and friendship.

projects or anything that requires he work with tools. He also stays busy helping his wife raise three boys, Jake (11), Hudson (10), and Nicolas (4).

Bonny Robichaud, Sunday Women Bonny Robichaud has been lending a volunteer hand to ALTA for more than 20 years, and she has done it all. She has served as a coordinator for several leagues, including Senior Day, Senior Men, Senior Women, Mixed, and she has been an overall coordinator along with a league vice president.

“I really love to help people,” says Robichaud as she explains why she has dedicated so much of her life to volunteering with ALTA. Sunday Women’s League VP Chequetta Allen says Robichaud is always quick to reply to captains and her overall coordinator, and her communication is always straightforward, yet friendly, as she is compassionate toward the needs of

her captains. “Captains seem to appreciate her concern, and they have a good rapport with her. She manages the many responsibilities of being a coordinator, handling three different AA levels.” Allen also commended Robichaud for her reliability in the post-season. “During City Finals, there is normally one or two coordinators at each level, but she works three different levels, is always prepared and ahead of the game, and works tirelessly that day.”

Robichaud also has been a hard worker when it comes to her career, doing anything from being a nurse, a welder, a buyer, a CFO, and an office manager.

In fact, it was a vendor of hers who got her interested in tennis.

She started playing in Marietta, so Robichaud commuted for practices and matches from Lawrenceville. She plays at the Club of Edgewater, but spent years playing out of the GGC (Georgia Gwinnett College) Tennis facility and has played

2019 ALTA President Bill Price presented the President’s Award to Lamar Scott, who went above and beyond this year and served as the Men’s League Vice President.

at the C7, B1 and AA2 levels.

An Illinois native, Robichaud moved to Atlanta in 1972. Besides tennis, she enjoys running and reading, and she is spending her retirement years by helping to raise greatgrandkids.

Diane Royston, Senior Leagues Diane Royston has been a volunteer with ALTA for 10 years and has been a wonderful asset to the organization.

Barbara Ingram, who just finished her second year as the Senior Leagues VP, says she had the pleasure of working with Royston in the Sunday Women’s League as a coordinator and an overall coordinator, and ultimately asked her to volunteer with the Senior Leagues. “She graciously accepted and will experience her first season as an overall coordinator for the Senior Mixed League.

Her calm, logical demeanor and can-do attitude are the perfect combination for ALTA,”

Coordinators of the Year: Denise Kirby, Diane Royston, Terri Astuto, Greg McAfee, Joan Appelbaum, Bonny Robichaud, and Marty Schmidt.

says Ingram. Without Royston, Ingram believes her job would have been much more difficult, so she wanted to recognize her not only for her help this year but during the past 10 years. “Diane has a wonderful way of anticipating what I need handled before I even ask,” she says.

Like many others who come to Atlanta, Royston moved into a new neighborhood with courts in 1986. She says it was a great way to make long-lasting friendships and has been playing with the same group of ladies for about 20 years. She says they have several, good cooks on their team, but she believes her apple cake is a fan favorite.

Currently, Royston is playing on a B5 team out of Chadwick Club.

When she isn’t playing tennis or watching the grandchildren, Royston works as a customer service manager at Progress Container (six years), having spent the previous 25 years at Arrow Electronics in various positions,

including regional business operations manager. The Niagara Falls native also enjoys reading and knitting, and says if she had a dream trip destination, it would be a tour of the Far East.

Marty Schmidt, Mixed Doubles League Talk about a dog lover.

Schmidt has rescued five dogs — all with sneakerrelated names — and she won’t stop until she gets “Puma,” “Fila,” “Aetrex,” “Sketchers,” and “New Balance.”

When she’s not helping animals, Schmidt spends a lot of time volunteering for ALTA. Her goal is to be an ALTA coordinator for at least 20 years, and she is awfully close, having already received the 15-year pin for her service.

Her ALTA history began in 1987 when she moved to the River Glen subdivision, and a neighbor asked her to join the neighborhood Thursday Women’s team. “I told her I didn’t play tennis. She told me I would be now since

everybody in Atlanta plays ALTA,” Schmidt recalled. She played her first match two months later and says she was hooked. “I didn’t understand ad-in or ad-out or how to play a tie-break, but I knew I had the best time ever, and knew it was going to be a big part of my life,” she said.

Schmidt was right as she and her husband, Kurt, and their three children, Chelsea, Peter, and John, all joined ALTA. She recalls a funny story of how she was the team mom for a boys’ 10U team. She put both her 8-yearold son and 10-yearold son, not realizing 8-year-old kids were not allowed then. When she realized her mistake, Schmidt called the ALTA office to turn herself in.

“They appreciated my honestly so much, they asked me to be a junior coordinator,” she said.

“Without knowing what that meant, I said ‘yes,’ and have enjoyed it ever since.” She worked with the juniors for 10 years and then mixed doubles.

Schmidt also volunteers at the ALTA tent for the BB&T Atlanta Open Presented By First Data, and she helped out at the ALTA table during the national pickleball tournament at Windward Lake Club last spring.

“ALTA has given me many years of enjoyment on and off the courts, and it’s a great way of paying it back,” Schmidt said. “ALTA volunteers and staff are a group I look forward to seeing each season.”

She hasn’t played tennis since 2005, but says she gets to live vicariously through the teams for which she coordinates.

“Working with the captains is fun. Meeting the teams and captains at City Finals is the icing on the cake. ALTA has never let me forget how much they appreciate their volunteers.”

True appreciation for and a big congratulations to all of the 2019 ALTA Coordinators of the Year!

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Last Issue’s Trivia Contest Winner Is …

Congratulations! We drew our winner from a pool of readers who submitted correct answers, and Rhonda Kupka, Chateau Elan Women’s C1, won a a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses of her choice. Try your own luck with this issue’s contest and see if you can join the ranks of our previous trivia contest winners. Here is the original quiz and correct answers: 1. How many members are there on the ALTA Executive Committee, and who will be the 2020 ALTA President? 18 and Sandy Depa.

2. Who is listed at the top of the Junior Challenge Ladder mid-season for both the girls and the boys?

Leeza Kurtz and John Lasanajak 3. What two ALTA players won a National Championship while playing on the University of Georgia Club Tennis Team? Daelyn Turner & Autumn Clemons

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get away Jekyll Island Tennis Center Jekyll Island, Georgia jekyllisland.com | 912.635.3636

Just a short drive from metro Atlanta, but a world away in terms of scenery, wildlife, and relaxation potential, Jekyll Island is a perfect destination for fans of the outdoors and for tennis obsessives. During the summer months, visitors can float along Turtle Creek at the island’s popular Summer Waves Water Park or enjoy shopping and dining in Beach Village. Jekyll Island also is home to the renowned Georgia Sea Turtle Center, the state’s only rehabilitation hospital and education facility for sea turtles.

And throughout the year, the island hosts a number of signature events, from its award-winning Shrimp & Grits Festival to its array of activities during the Holly Jolly Jekyll season.

Jekyll Island offers a variety of accommodations, from resorts and hotels, including the beach-front Westin and the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort, to private rentals and the Jekyll Island Campground, all offering a selection of lodging specials and packages to meet every need.

The Jekyll Island Tennis Center, which features 13 Har-Tru clay courts, is the proud recipient of the 2018 USTA Outstanding Facility Award.

Tennis amenities: Nestled under shady live oaks draped with moss and surrounded by wild palmettos, the Jekyll Island Tennis Center is an inviting, public tennis facility featuring 13 Har-Tru clay courts. The Tennis Center, which includes a pro shop with tennis racquet stringing, racquet rental, ball machine rental, tennis equipment, and apparel, is the proud recipient of the 2018 USTA Outstanding Facility Award.

Alongside private lessons with the director of tennis, visitors can join in beginner, intermediate, multi-level and advanced clinics, for all skill-levels. Ladies can enjoy three-day weekend packages with competitive drills, instruction and play. Four-day workshops for USTA/ALTA league season prep are also available for everyone.

The Jekyll Island Tennis Center also is home to numerous USTA tournaments for adults and juniors, including the Banana Open Qualifier and Challenge Championship, Rosie Bruce Memorial Adult Championship, Southern Adult Clay Open East Championship and the Jr. May Day Championship. The Tennis Center also hosts summer camp in June and July for campers to hone their skills through fun games and challenging drills.

Off-court activities: Ranked by Money Magazine as the “top destination to go in 2019” in the United States, Jekyll Island offers visitors an array of activities to experience around the island.

In addition to the Tennis Center, visitors can enjoy a historic tram tour through the Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark District and wander the gallery of exhibits at the new Mosaic, Jekyll Island Museum. Guests can play a round of mini golf or work on their game at the Jekyll Island Golf Club, or discover the island’s more than 20 miles of bike paths and trails. Famous for Driftwood Beach, explorers love to climb on the fallen trees and take in its breathtaking views.

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get away WaterColor Florida (MatchPoint Resorts) Santa Rosa, Florida matchpointresorts.com | 850.400.3696 WaterColor tennis is conveniently located near the sparkling water and white sand beaches on the Gulf Coast of Florida. You can hear the waves as you play and then enjoy a nice walk through the stores and dining areas on your way to an afternoon on the beach. The resort offers the Daniel Nestor core formula for successful doubles that will take your game to the next level. Daily drills are provided, as well as cardio tennis, pickleball drills, ball machine practices, private and group lessons, and court reservations for open play.

WaterColor’s tennis getaways are designed for players and teams of any level, are fully customizable with low player-to-coach ratios.

Make memories with old and new friends in a breathtakingly scenic setting.

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The Racquet Club offers eight outdoor courts (Four Har-Tru clay courts, two Clay Tec, and two hard courts), two indoor hard courts, and four dedicated pickleball courts.

Big Canoe The Racquet Club at Big Canoe Big Canoe, Georgia bigcanoepoa.org | 706.268.3367 Located in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains, Big Canoe is just one hour north of Atlanta. Big Canoe amenities include tennis, golf, swimming, hiking, fishing, boating, bird watching, fitness center, and more. Dining options are available on property, as well as just outside the gates.

Tennis amenities: WaterColor features five, award-winning Har-Tru courts and programming, and two Pickleball courts.

Among those accolades, it was rated the best tennis facility on Fort Walton beach in 2017 and 2018, and voted a Top 20 best resort and best tennis vacation location in the nation by tennisresortsonline.com.

Daily adult clinics are offered to build and hone your tennis skills. There also are team challenges where your you can compete for the opportunity to call yourself the Ultimate WaterColor Champion. Your odds of winning go up greatly after attending and learning the Nestor Core fundamentals to successful doubles on a MatchPoint Resorts tennis vacation.

Tennis amenities: Surrounded by beautiful mountains and scenery, tennis is a yearround activity in Big Canoe. The Racquet Club offers eight outdoor courts (Four Har-Tru clay courts, two Clay Tec, and two hard courts), two indoor hard courts, and four dedicated pickleball courts. There is a full-service pro shop as well.

Led by Director of Tennis, Matt Motil, Big Canoe Tennis offers a variety of programs to suit all levels of play. Weekly round robins for both men and women are offered, as well as clinics, private, and group lessons.

Special tennis events are held throughout the year, including holiday socials, Flex Leagues, tournaments, and charity events. Visit to see why Big Canoe was awarded the 2017 Bliss Award for Tennis Community of the year.

Off-court activities: Set on a beautiful beach on the Emerald Coast, nearly every activity on 30A can be a family activity to create memories that will be treasured for years.

There are several amazing pools, including the beach club pool, biking and walking paths, hiking trails, paddle boards, kayaks, boathouse, outdoor concerts, movie nights, fishing excursions (deep sea and bay), and more.

Off-court activities: Relax on the lake with boat rentals and fishing, or explore Big Canoe’s 30 miles of hiking trails. You can get your exercise in at the Wellness Center, which offers boot camp, yoga and Tai Chi – or you can get a massage. The swim club and 27-hole golf club provide hours of fun away from the courts, while the Clubhouse offers a wonderful menu, Sunday Brunch and live music on Friday evenings.

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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort Hilton Head Island, South Carolina PalmettoDunes.com/tennispickleball | 877.567.6513 Tennis lovers are able to book their ultimate tennis vacation at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort and enjoy daily court time, lessons, clinics, and more at the award-winning Palmetto Dunes Tennis & Pickleball Center. In January, February, and March, temperatures are incredibly moderate at Palmetto Dunes, with highs in the 60s, so this time of year is perfect for a getaway.

Plus, Hilton Head Island is green year-round, making Palmetto Dunes an ideal off-season destination for tennis players of every skill level.

Tennis amenities: Palmetto Dunes offers 19 Har-Tru tennis courts, four of which are lighted for night play, and a beautifully well-stocked, 1,800-square-foot tennis pro shop — Hilton Head Island’s largest. The Palmetto Dunes Tennis and Pickleball Center has been named the island’s top tennis resort.

Palmetto Dunes hosts weekly clinics and drill sessions for youth and adults, as well as daily round robin tournaments. Seasonal events are available from March through October. There’s plenty to keep tennis enthusiasts busy. The resort also offers 24 pickleball courts, all of which are lighted for night play.

A Tennis Stay and Play package includes four days and three nights in a two-bedroom resort-view villa. After breakfast at the Palmetto Dunes General Store, enjoy two free hours of court time per day, per vacation rental unit, and a one-hour clinic, covering either the stroke of the day or a daily drill. The Extreme Tennis Vacation package includes an 8-day/7-night stay in a two-bedroom resort-view villa for four guests with three 1-hour, semi-private tennis lessons per player, two clinics per player and daily court time.

Off-court activities: In addition to tennis, visitors and guests may play one of the 2,000-acre resort’s three award-winning, championship golf courses, bike along the beach, kayak the 11-mile inland lagoon system, or explore Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina for a variety of dining, shops, entertainment, fishing charters, nature tours, water sports and more. As the island’s largest deep-water marina, it features a wide variety of charters, including nature cruises, dolphin tours, sport crabbing, and fishing.

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Palmetto Dunes hosts weekly clinics and drill sessions for youth and adults, as well as daily round robin tournaments.

Bear Lake Reserve

Bear Lake Reserve (MatchPoint Resorts) Tuckasegee, North Carolina matchpointresorts.com 214.744.3806 Play tennis among the clouds in this 2,700-acre community. Bear Lake Reserve is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains along the hidden gem Bear Creek Lake. It offers the Daniel Nestor core formula for successful doubles that will take your game to the next level. The tennis center provides drills, private and group lessons, and court reservations for open play.

Bear Lake’s tennis getaways are designed for players and teams of any level, and are fully customizable with low player-to-coach ratios.

Come make memories with old and new friends in a breathtakingly setting.

Tennis amenities: Bear Lake’s tennis courts and pro shop are located at the highest point on the

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property, with breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. MatchPoint offers luxury tennis experience trips. The on-court time was designed by Olympic Gold Medalist Daniel Nestor, who is one of a handful of professional players with more than 1,000 tour wins. He has been called one of the best doubles players in the history of tennis. Through an exclusive partnership with MatchPoint Resorts, he’s sharing the Nestor Core formula that made him a legend. Ready to play?

Off-court activities: Bear Lake has a Jack Nicklaus designed golf course, lakefront sandy beaches, paddle boards, kayaks, biking and hiking trails, waterfalls on-site (tours can be arranged with kayaks and hiking to the falls), private movie theater, teen center, fitness center, lakeside pools and hot tub, lakeside club for dining, and boat and jet ski rentals.

Bear Lake is the ultimate outdoor family destination. Everything is within walking or biking distance. Come play tennis and enjoy all of the outdoor activities available on-site.

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Looking for perfect, year-round tennis weather at a resort with world-class coaching and court facilities? If so, Puerto Rico could be the place for you to unwind. Let Convoy Communities’ Justin Yeo help plan your trip. Yeo is known to shape players in their own unique individual way, on and off the court, while still playing at the highest level. He recently has helped multiple teams win USTA National Championships, so if you’re looking to take your game to the next level, visit Puerto Rico.

Tennis amenities: Play on HarTru (clay) and hard courts in peaceful surroundings with access to picturesque beaches and spa facilities to aid in your relaxation and recovery. On court, Yeo’s programs focus on building your game to your strengths with competitive PR USTA team play, team-building activities, and more.

Off-court activities: Whatever your favorite off-court activities may be, Puerto Rico’s resorts can accommodate. Depending on your plan/package, you can take advantage of water parks, lush forests, beautiful beaches, worldclass snorkeling, kite surfing, scuba diving, fishing, premium golf courses, casino’s, cave tours, adventure tours, ziplines, hiking, rock climbing, and more. Contact Yeo to learn more.

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Ritz Carlton Puerto Rico Play on HarTru (clay) and hard courts in peaceful surroundings with access to picturesque beaches and spa facilities to aid in your relaxation and recovery.

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Callaway Resort & Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia callawaygardens.com | 877.276.8825

Experience the morning sun on a hike greeted by cheerful songbirds. Take a serene bike ride through blooming azaleas, cast a line into one of 13 lakes, or just sharpen up your tennis game in a picturesque, woodland setting. For those who like to be outdoors, there’s something for everyone at Callaway Resort & Gardens, which is commonly referred to as “Georgia’s Authentic Outdoor Escape,” because it offers four seasons of adventure and relaxation. For tennis players, the Callaway Resort & Gardens Tennis Facility was designed to connect you with the great outdoors, which is why it is embedded directly in a woodland

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forest. From the Har-Tru courts, to the AAA four-diamond lodging accommodations, it is the perfect, local tennis getaway.

Tennis amenities: Callaway’s Tennis Director, Jack DeAndrade, is a 35-year veteran USPTA Elite professional, and he is acknowledged to be one of Peter Burwash International’s most talented and popular instructors.

His energy and passion for tennis are evident in his coaching and the programs he manages. If your team plans a group visit, you can rest assured that you are in good hands with DeAndrade. On top of an energetic clinic or tournament set-up, he also will help plan fun themed events for you and your group.

The tennis facility features eight Har-Tru courts; two hard courts; a pro shop with stringing and re-

gripping services; private, semiprivate, and group lessons; and daily clinics and junior programs.

Off-court activities: Step into a world where butterflies alight on your shoulder. Where birds of prey steal your gaze. And the stress of your daily routine melts into a sea of vibrant azaleas. Where you

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stumble upon charming stone chapels. And listen to the chirps of woodland birds as you stroll past fragrant blossoms and pine trees.

Callaway Resort & Gardens brims as much with history as it does with flora and fauna, inviting you to explore, learn, and take in both a rich past and the wonders of nature at your own pace.

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Judging by its accolades, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort serves up the best tennis experience in all of Northwest Florida. Among its many awards is being named one of the Top 25 U.S. Tennis Resorts by Tennis Resorts Online and the #1 Rated Tennis Pro Shop.

Tennis-loving guests can experience the resort’s 12 world-class HydroGrid clay and three hard tennis courts on a complimentary basis. They also can receive instruction from USPTA and USPTR pros. Additionally, the resort features a highly-ranked Junior Tennis program and Round Robin tournaments for all skill levels.

Tennis amenities: In addition to the incredible tennis amenities mentioned above, Sandestin hosts year-round men’s and mixed-doubles round robin tournaments for all skill levels, a youth tennis quick start program, as well as USPTA & USPTR Pros Private Tennis Lessons, and Adult Tennis Group Clinics. Sandestin also hosts Ladies Team Challenge tournaments ranging from 3.0-4.5 level and two ladies’ combo tournaments a year as well, level 7.5 and an 8.5.

If you’re planning a trip, try the Tennis Dream Team Package, which includes group instruction, match play/round robins, room accommodations, unlimited drinks and court time, and prizes. The resort’s skilled professionals combine a unique tennis experience with a memorable Florida tennis vacation. Complimentary tennis is provided for the coordinator of a group of 12 or more. Bring 20 players and the tennis and room portion of your stay is free. Make sure to inquire early, as many weekends throughout the year will sell out.

Off-court activities: When staying at Sandestin, you will have access to complimentary perks and amenities, including the use of bicycles, boogie boards, kayaks, the fitness center, and a resort-wide tram service. Then there are all the spectacular activities that have made Sandestin so popular, including four celebrated championship golf courses, luxurious spa, dining options for every occasion, the Village of Baytowne Wharf where you will find shopping, ziplining, an arcade, and weekly events such as outdoor concerts and firework shows. And don’t forget the seven-mile strand of powdery white sand beaches.

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If you’re planning a trip, try the Tennis Dream Team Package, which includes group instruction, match play/round robins, room accommodations, unlimited drinks and court time, and prizes.

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Sea Island Resort

Sea Island, Georgia seaisland.com | 855.572.4975 An exceptional destination appealing to those who appreciate gracious service and heartfelt hospitality, Sea Island is home to four Forbes Five-Star experiences — The Cloister at Sea Island, The Lodge at Sea Island, The Spa at Sea Island, and the Georgian Room restaurant — and an extensive array of engaging nature adventures and recreational experiences. With a diverse range of experience and activities, Sea Island offers tremendous options for off-the-court as well as on. The availability of private lessons, custom clinics, and 16 Har-Tru courts combine to make Sea Island the perfect spot for a weekend getaway and a place to improve your game.

Tennis amenities: Clinics are offered daily for adults and Monday through Saturday for kids. Sea Island Resort hosts the 2020 Georgia State Adult Clay Court Championships on Feb. 29 and Mar. 1, 2020 at The Retreat Tennis Center. Additionally, weekend tennis packages include the Classic and Inn Tennis Package.

The Classic offers luxury accommodations at The Cloister, a one-hour clinic or drill session daily, one-hour private lesson with a Sea Island tennis professional daily (For two people, the lesson will be shared.), and two hours of court time daily. The Inn package consists of accommodations at The Inn; four hours of court time per player during your stay, which may include round robin play based upon availability; four hours of scheduled group clinics per player with an Elite Pro; and transportation to and from The Inn and The Cloister Tennis Center.

Off-court activities: Located on the southeastern coast of Georgia, Sea Island is a true paradise for active adults and families. The resort plays host to a 65,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, seven pools (one indoor), three championship golf courses, horseback riding on the beach, six-lane bowling alley and pub, salt marsh nature tours, fishing, boating, water sports, shooting school, five miles of private beach, and casual to Five-Star dining.

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Sea Island Resort hosts the 2020 Georgia State Adult Clay Court Championships on Feb. 29 and Mar. 1, 2020 at The Retreat Tennis Center.

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TOPS’L Beach and Racquet Resort is a tranquil resort located in Miramar Beach, in South Walton County, just 10 miles east of Destin, in Northwest Florida. As you arrive at this private, gated community, you will experience the serenity of being secluded from the more populated areas of this beach destination, while still being conveniently located to nearby shopping, dining and gulf-front attractions. Situated on 52 private acres, this full-service resort is

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Tennis amenities: TOPS’L Beach and Racquet Resort features 12 clay courts. Tennis Resorts Online consistently rates TOPS’L as one of the world’s Top 100 Tennis Resorts & Camps and a Best Value for the Dollar. The resort hosts regular round robins, women’s and men’s retreats, multiple USTA Jr. events, and offers private lessons for those who are interested in improving specific aspects of their game.

Off-court activities: Additional TOPS’L recreational opportunities include a state-of-the-art fitness center, massage therapy, racquetball, swimming pools, basketball court, miniature golf course, kayaks, paddle boarding and various fitness classes that are included in your membership or guest amenity package. The area also is home to more than a dozen championship golf courses.

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Volvo Car Open

Charleston, South Carolina volvocaropen.com 843.856.7900 The Volvo Car Open is the largest women’s tennis tournament in North America. Every April, Charleston welcomes 90,000 spectators and more than 100 worldclass athletes to participate in the excitement of the tournament. Its 2020 field features four of the top 10 players in the world, including 2019’s World No. 1 player & WTA Finals champion Ashleigh Barty, twotime Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, and 2018 Volvo Car Open winner Kiki Bertens. Also returning in 2020 is the tournament’s reigning champion, Madison Keys. Tennis lovers won’t want to miss what happens next at the 2020 Volvo Car Open, April 4-12, 2020. For tickets and package options, visit the Open’s website.

Tennis amenities: The tournament’s state-of-theart stadium not only serves as the home for one of the WTA’s premier tournaments, but it also provides residents of the greater Charleston area access to one of the finest tennis facilities in the Southeast. Resting on 32 acres are 20 championship tennis courts — 14 clay and six hard — with lighting for night play on all. The Open welcomes more than 90,000 spectators each year.

The tournament features a singles draw of 56 players, a qualifying draw of 32 players, and a doubles draw of 16 players.

Off-court activities: In addition to world-class tennis, the event hosts a wide variety of other activities throughout the weeklong tournament. In between matches, attendees can taste some of the unique Charleston cuisine offered at one of the many dining locations onsite, enjoy a drink and breeze with views from the rooftop bars, and shop in the tournament’s merchandise tent. The Volvo Car Open also is celebrating 20 years in Charleston in 2020 with new special events throughout the week.

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The tournament’s state-of-the-art stadium provides residents of the greater Charleston area access to one of the finest tennis facilities in the Southeast. Resting on 32 acres are 20 championship tennis courts — 14 clay and six hard — with lighting for night play on all.

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n every match, tennis doubles tactics plays a huge role in the overall success of a team. Every player should engage in smart doubles tennis tactics and strategy in order to be a winning team.

A wise and well-thought-out series of doubles tactics must be executed if a team wishes to progress to a higher level of play, but getting out of your comfort zone or normal style of play can be a bit challenging. Regardless of the league that you’ll be participating in for this approaching season, your team should consider forming an organized plan of attack to beat your opponents.

Combined with the appropriate doubles tactics and strategy, this approach could prove to be a huge “swing” in the success of your season.

For many doubles players, alternate formations are a bit of a mystery; however, with the proper approach, these strategies can vastly improve your doubles. One of the most effective doubles strategies is known as the Australian formation.

The next time your opponents are killing you with their crosscourt returns of serve, give this formation a try: The server and his/her partner (at net) line up on the same side of the court.

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This will not only give the receiver a different look, it also will take away his/her crosscourt return of serve. Additionally, if the server prefers to stay back and has a much stronger forehand or backhand, the Australian formation will allow the server to remain at the baseline and fire away.

As the server prepares to serve to either side, both teammates line up on the same side of the center line. A receiver who sees this set-up will realize quickly that a crosscourt shot may not be an option and will have to redirect the serve to hit the more awkward, down-the-line return.

After the server strikes the ball, the server’s partner can stay home, or break right or left (depending on which side the server is serving from) to poach the down-the-line return. The purpose of the poach is to end the point with a strong volley.

Keep in mind that the key to success with the Australian and other alternate formations is that you and your partner coordinate your movements prior to the start of the point. This will let the server know whether to stay home and cover the crosscourt return or cover a down-the-line return.

Give it a try, and step up your game this season!

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he fall Senior Mixed Doubles Mixer was held on November 3 at Bitsy Grant Tennis Center. If you didn’t attend, you missed a fun event to play with “seniors” from throughout the Atlanta area. We had 26 doubles pairs at the A, B, and C levels. They played a lot of tennis on that sunny Sunday afternoon. Each doubles team played three sets of eight games, no ad. In this fun event, we let the women decide whether to receive the no-ad point. They all agreed that was a great idea — they often felt that they were the stronger receiver!

The winners and runners up at each level received a gold or silver glass tennis ball. Our next mixers will be in the spring — both women’s and men’s. Look for an announcement about these next two mixers on the ALTA website and the ALTA Facebook page.

A Division Winners Taejin Kang and Esther Kang

B Division Winners Anthony Williams and Rita Williams

C Division Winners Ray Buday and Ilona Vaystikh

A Division Runners Up Jay Stancil and Georgette Wren

B Division Runners Up Heyward Wescott and Vicki Letbetter

C Division Runners Up Niki Irby and David Burnett (not pictured)

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he fall 2019 season reflected an increase in the number of teams for Senior Day Women. Therefore, ALTA added a new C3 level for Senior Day Women. Prior to fall 2019, Senior Day Women only had one level for C’s, which was C1.

This new level was met with positive feedback from the teams, captains and players, as they felt like they could have a more competitive season. So, if you are 55+ and play at the C level, consider forming a team with your friends for Senior Day Women.

The Senior Day Men’s Leagues also are going strong, but we always welcome growth and more teams.

Senior Day is a fun ALTA league that plays in the spring and fall. The women play at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, and the men play at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. The Senior Day Leagues only play three lines of doubles for each match. So, all you need are eight

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players to form a roster. Since there are only three lines, matches typically are over by 1 p.m., so the rest of the day is open. ALTA members may join a Senior Day team any time during the year of their 55th birthday.

The Senior Day League is a good way to meet new friends and to play within your own age group. The matches are fun and competitive. As the Senior Day Leagues continue to grow, that should mean less travel for the matches.

Registration for the spring begins on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 and ends on Monday, January 20. So spread the word and help grow our Senior Day Leagues. Introduce your friends to your team, or start a new team since this is the only league where you only need eight players to form a team. The only requirement is to be 55 years young or to be turning 55 in 2020.

Photos by Laura Barnard

BY KIM DLUGOLENSKI, SENIOR DAY LEAGUES VICE PRESIDENT

JUNIORS

JUNIORS Girls, Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Boys, Sat. 3:30 p.m.

Spring registration runs Jan. 1-20 Spring season runs Mar. 7 - Apr. 18

Major Changes to 2020 Junior League Play!

BY RITA MALOOF, JUNIOR LEAGUES VICE PRESIDENT

Photos by Laura Barnard

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e are thrilled to kick off the year with five, exciting initiatives for the ALTA Junior Leagues. You have asked, and we have listened. As Winston Churchill said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”

We are a long way from perfect, but there’s enough change going on in the ALTA Junior Leagues to put us on that path: 15U replaces 14U. This is a big one for us. The gap between 14U and 18U had become too large for many of our recreational teams. When one player “aged up,” the rest of the younger players got pulled up as well to keep the team intact. Too often, that first season experience was not a pleasant one. We had 11- and 12-year-old players watching their opponents drive up to the match, and that was a little intimidating. 15U gives us a more defined split between middle school and high school players.

Phase Two of this initiative, hopefully by Fall 2020, will change the format of play for 15U from an 8-game pro set to two adult sets with no ad scoring.

Age Eligibility moves to the front of the seasons. You asked that your players be able to continue playing with their friends for the duration of the school season. In the past, our cut-off dates were after the ALTA season ended, which meant you couldn’t play on a team if you had a birthday during the season or at times even after. We’ve moved the eligibility date to the beginning of the seasons, March 1 and September 1. Now, for example, if a player is 12 when the season starts and turns 13 in April, the player is still eligible for a 12U team for spring. In the fall, that same player, now 13, would move to a 15U team.

Players can move to any non-sandbagged position without penalty. Small rosters and player availability have made it challenging for some teams to field “legal” lineups every week. “Every-

one is gone and the only players I have available played 2d in their last match. Can I default 1s and play 2s instead?” This was a common request we received during the season. That answer is still no, but you can now play the available 2d player at 1s and receive credit for their games won. Sandbagging still will be enforced; you can’t play losing players/teams over winning players/teams.

Playoff position values have been updated. ALTA uses an algorithm to calculate a playoff value for each player at the end of the season. The Junior Leagues hierarchy from strongest to weakest has been 1s, 2s, 1d, 2d. Again, based on feedback we have received, you consider players interchangeable at 1s, 2s, and 1d and should be valued equally when playing those positions.

Those playing in the 2d lines typically are younger and less experienced, and should be valued differently. Beginning this spring, a win at 1s, 2s, or 1d will carry a value of 1; a loss at those same positions, 1.5. A win at 2d will be valued at 2, while the loss will reflect a value of 2.5. In the Junior Leagues, we will continue to look at the positions played during the season, plus the value to determine the legality of a playoff lineup.

18U levels receive additional definition. According to our managers handbook, high school players are required to play at the B level or above. In an effort to promote healthy competition, we are fine-tuning the 18U levels as follows: A1 – high school varsity players, tournament players; B1 – high school junior varsity/freshman players; C1 – recreational players, teams aging up.

Regardless of grouping, winning teams will move up.

2020 is a year of change for the ALTA Junior Leagues. We hope you are as excited with the new initiatives as we are. You can let us know if you think we got this right by sending your comments to juniorvp@altatennis.org. Good luck and Happy New Year!

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GOOD QUESTION

CHANGING A PUBLISHED LINEUP Last week, I had my lineup all set and published it via the website. Then at 1 p.m. on Saturday, I get a call from a parent saying their child couldn’t play, so I had to adjust at the last minute. I didn’t have time to go back into the website to change the published lineup. After the match, I entered the scores and then went back to change the lineup to who actually played, but the site would not let me. I am assuming that is because: Either the lineup feature gets locked out after the scores are entered; or you can’t change a published lineup after match time.

I guess no big deal either way, as I’m assuming the “Check Lineup” goes by the actual scorecard and not the lineup feature. Can you confirm my assumption?

Rita Maloof, Junior Leagues Vice President You are correct. After the scorecard has been entered, the published lineup cannot be changed. The system uses the scorecard for all the stats, including player names, wins and losses, etc. Changes in players before a line starts without updating the lineup checker are perfectly fine, provided you know the player is playing in a legal position.If you are ready to submit your scorecard (not just save it), you need to check the box ONLY when the match is complete, and you have successfully entered all scorecard information. Then hit ‘SAVE.’ Otherwise, it will not be forwarded for review.

WHEN TO CALL ‘OUT’ My partner was about to volley a shot from close to the baseline.

I saw that is was going long, so I yelled “out!” He let it go and it landed out, but our opponents claimed it was their point because I said “out” before the ball hit the ground. They said I couldn’t use that word because it is a distraction. Are they right?

Lamar Scott, Men’s League Vice President In this case, shouting “out” wouldn’t cost you, since the ball indeed landed out. When talking interferes with an opponent’s ability to play a ball, it is a hindrance.

You’re always at risk when you use the word “out” during a point if it’s not meant to be a call; better to just say “bounce it.”

However, had the ball landed in and your partner returned it, your opponents could have claimed the point. The Code, Item 12, says you lose the point if you make an out call and then reverse it (such as by continuing to play the ball). Item 34 further clarifies that talking between doubles partners when the ball is moving toward them

is allowed. Doubles players should not talk when the ball is moving toward their opponent’s court.

CHECK THE ALTA FAQ’S I am trying to find out the dates for league play in the spring 2020.

Could you tell me the dates of the matches and/or where I can find out on the ALTA site?

Chequetta Allen, Sunday Women’s League Vice President When you go to altatennis.org, you are on the home page.

There is a list of upcoming dates, and at the bottom of the list is a button marked “Go to Calendar.” If you click that button, then it will take you to a calendar, and you can scroll from month to month to find league dates for all leagues.

You also can click on the hamburger icon under the “sign out” button, and on the upper-right portion of the page > go to Players & Leagues > Scroll down to Adult Leagues or Junior Leagues, and click on

Learn More. When you click on an individual league (Men’s, Sunday Women, Junior Girls, etc.), you can scroll to the bottom of the page to get all league information, including all pertinent league dates.

MEMBER SEARCH Where do I find the level of a player?

Debbie Gaster, First Vice President Sign in at altatennis. org. Select “Member Portal.” Click on the hamburger icon beside the ALTA logo at the top left-hand part of the page. Scroll down to Members & Membership > Member Search. Enter the player’s ALTA number or the player’s name and click “search.” Click the “Play History” button, and the player’s play history with levels of play will populate the window.

Also, on the home page, you can scroll down to the bottom and under the heading of “Quick Links to Resources,” you will find the FAQs where several of your questions are answered.

DID YOU EVER WONDER ABOUT … ?

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. Submit your question, along with your name, league, team name and level to altaeditor@altatennis.org.

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JENSEN ZONE Luke Jensen

A Rock ‘n’ Roll Tennis Start To 2020

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his year is going to be fantastic with so many tennis events, including The Australian Open (Jan. 20 – Feb. 2, 2020), the Laver Cup, Davis Cup, and the fresh faces emerging on the tennis scene. Also, the 2020 farewell tour of the Bryan Bros will be bittersweet for me to watch because they approached the game the right way. Fun always was the number-one game plan when they competed, and boy did that work!

Speaking of doubles, adult leagues have really become the bedrock of the tennis energy. The club where I swing my racquet is the historic West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York. We have all kinds of leagues competing here throughout the year. In the wintertime, my junior program ends at 8 p.m. with the WSTC Rock Stars sweeping and lining the courts for the league players about to compete.

I marvel at the players who are so locked in and focused; it is like walking into a grand slam final. I always wish them luck, but most of the time they don’t hear me because of the pre-game music blasting in their headphones.

It’s also that time of year to pack up the “sticks” and hit the road for an awesome tennis destination. Get some sand in those tennis shoes and feel the sunshine. My heart always will be drawn to a place my brother, Murphy, and I called our tennis home for many years. The Sea Island Resort is just heaven on Earth for the perfect getaway. Many members of West Side Tennis Club have been flocking to the Vintage in Palm Springs, California during the Indian Wells Tour event and with the Boca Raton Resort in Boca Raton, Florida right behind with opportunities to go watch the Miami Open event.

The winning formula is to play some ten-

nis and then to “play” while watching some world-class tennis.

I will leave you with this tennis tip for the winter: The overhead is a extremely important shot when looking to close out a point around the net. It is one of the most critical shots, but one that most of us often ignore during practice sessions.

Having a great overhead is about eliminating the full swing like you would have in your service motion. Cut out the big wind up and simplify the motion by tak-

ing the racquet directly to your shoulder in trophy position. This helps with the quick timing and precision that goes into hitting a great overhead. If you see your opponent take a full swing at their overheads in the warmup, lob them! You will win tons of points!

Until next time … get your racquet strung!

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IMPROVING YOUR GA ME

The Role Of Net Players In Doubles

BY BO GARD, PTR, USPTA ELITE PROFESSIONAL, USPTA MISSISSIPPI PRESIDENT

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n this article, I’d like to talk about a few doubles issues that helped me and my students throughout our tennis careers. I often mention to them that most of the balls hit in tennis, whether it be singles or doubles, usually are going cross court. Why? Because it’s safer. The ball will cross over the lower part of the net and the court is four feet longer. Starting from that premise, studies show that in doubles, at the club level, 85 percent of all shots are hit cross court. Out of the 15 percent of the balls hit down the line, only 5 percent are actually made in. Thinking of it that way, it would be a no-brainer to poach more.

If you trust your volleys and if you like volleying, why not take advantage of those cross-court rallies? I’m a strong believer that the net player is critical in doubles by just getting in right position.

The role of the net player is to help his/ her partner win more points, sometimes without even hitting a ball. Good players always try to find a way to make the opponent “see” a different or an unusual formation on the other side of the net.

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player up and one back. That’s the norm.

I am not saying to reinvent the wheel, but the main goal should be to make your opponents hit shots with which they are not familiar. You can do that by creating a new court image in your opponent’s mind when they look on the other side of the net. When watching high-level players, I’ve noticed that net players start the poaching in the very beginning of the match. I usually see a big portion of the alley left open. Then, based on how the match develops, you’ll see them taking full control of the net. Another important point is the movement at the net and to know when to make the move to poach, fake, or just stay in place.

Now let’s look at the returner. Oftentimes, I see returners winning points by hitting great, accurate shots. Some succeed because they are just good players and some are just taking advantage of poor net opponents. Great returners see or feel when it’s a fake or not. They see the net player moving too early and by the time they hit, the net player is already back in his/her old spot. Sometimes the fake is done too late, after the return. So

when is the right time to do it?

First of all, if you are at the net, do the split step or the hop every time the ball is hit. So whether you hit the ball or not, do your readjustment step or split. The split must be done right before the opponent makes contact with the ball. Second, positioning plays an important role in getting in position to volley. If I am at the net, I will start getting closer and closer to the center service line. After talking to my partner (the server in this scenario), I either stay, go back, or switch. I like the ones where I just stay. It is important still to do the split-step even if you’re staying.

Remember, our main goal is to distract our opponent, plus that split-step helps with your reaction, and eventually leads to a better chance to steal the ball and poach. That way, we are basically forcing the returner to guess at all times. I like to use different positions; I always use them if my partner has a weaker serve, just to help him out in tough moments at 5-5, deuce, or ad out. I also force the returner to hit more down the line since that is not a shot that is used on a regular basis.

Some students have asked me, “When is poaching too much poaching?” My answer would be that as long as you are poaching and winning, keep doing what you are doing and don’t change. If you lose, maybe you should change things around a little bit, and that’s when I would try to disrupt my opponent. Also, keep in mind how the match flows from the beginning, remember all the patterns played, and see how the opponent responds to it. Good luck!

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HEALTH A ND FITNESS

The Spine Is Everything Minimize your risk with a few, simple lifestyle changes.

BY SHANE MANGRUM, MD, POLARIS SPINE & NEUROSURGERY CENTER

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Several common factors that can feed into the development of low back pain or injury include the following: • A lack of mobility in the ankles, hips, upper back or shoulders • Overuse or overtraining • Musculoskeletal imbalances or deficiencies • Technical faults • Equipment faults • Environmental issues such as court surface type or training conditions

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n tennis, as in life, it can be said that spin is everything. This fact is so central to the game that former #1 ranked player Samantha Stosur once said, “Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create power.”

Rotation helps to create power and topspin. But it also delivers stress to the musculoskeletal system. The impact of these stresses is seen in the high rates of injury reported amongst tennis players.

One study stated that nearly 75 percent of all elite athletes playing overhead sports reported experiencing back pain during the last 12 months. (See PLOS ONE 14(1): e0210429.)

The lower back, while a common place to experience pain symptoms, is rarely the source of dysfunction. Rather, the issue typically is related to abnormal motions or forces transmitted from other parts. These breakdowns in function elsewhere cause the lower back to do excessive work until it calls out for attention. Several common factors that can feed into the development of low back pain or injury include the following: • A lack of mobility in the ankles, hips, upper back or shoulders • Overuse or overtraining • Musculoskeletal imbalances or deficiencies • Technical faults • Equipment faults • Environmental issues such as court surface type or training conditions

Strategies to prevent tennis injuries can include giving adequate time and attention to warm-up and cool down phases; seeking out healthcare professionals trained to perform functional movement screens, this testing can help to identify areas of weakness or imbalance then sport and individual programs can be built to target your specific game and injury risk situation; building endurance and coordination in the essential stabilizing muscles of the back and core.

Speaking of spinning, as any tennis player worth their salt knows, body rotation is part of the game. Just think about your serve: Rotating your trunk and extending your spine to (hopefully!) produce a powerful serve requires a great deal of strength as well as flexibility. The hyperextension of the lower back can stress the three joints found at each level of the spine, as well as the lumbar discs.

Strain also is placed on the soft tissues — muscles, ligaments, and tendons.

The lower back, while a common place to experience pain symptoms, is rarely the source of dysfunction.

There also are the sudden forward and lateral movements as a player reaches to return the ball, and then stops or pivots to get into an ideal position. Here are some pointers to make sure that you stay in the game:

Core strength and flexibility:

Surface of play:

These should be an important focus of any fitness plan, but we often forget these “less sexy” components. Nevertheless, they play a key role in supporting and protecting your spinal column.

Softer tends to be better when it comes to your spine. Softer courts reduce the forces of the abrupt stops and starts inherent in our sport. While hard courts are usually easier to find, if you can find softer surfaces (“Har-Tru,” for example), use them!

Consider your serve: The topspin serve is far harder on your body than the slice. Approaching the ball from the side rather than from above avoids much of the hyperextension of the lower back, as well as the lumbar disc compression. Maybe you don’t make that change for every serve to every opponent, but think about incorporating it into your game to give your back a break!

All backhands are not created equal: Learning a one-handed backhand can help you avoid the more extreme rotational stress on your spine that comes from the two-handed backhand. Much of the power of the two-handed backhand comes from that rotation, but learn to use it strategically. You might still want to whip out your power two-handed backhand, but perhaps reserve that for break point!

Racket tension matters: The tension of your racket may be the last thing you would think about, when it comes to caring for your spine. However, the more flexible your racket, the more trunk rotation you need to create a powerful force when you swing.

Moreover, a racquet whose size isn’t appropriate for you may increase stress on your elbow, which can cause you to alter your swing and result in back pain from bad biomechanics. The goal is to get smarter about how we use our bodies, so we can keep doing what we love as long as we can!

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NUTRITION

Top Five Nutrition Goals To Improve Your Tennis Performance In 2020

BY PAGE LOVE, MS, RDN, CSSD, USPTA

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ew Year’s resolutions tend to have a short lifespan, typically because they aren’t realistic or specific. Wintertime or “off season” is a great time to work on basic sport nutrition training diet goals that can enhance your mixed-season tennis and spring-to-summer ALTA performance. Start with simple goals and be specific. Develop obtainable and realistic behavioral goals and use these basic sport nutrition guidelines to provide a priority list for your tennis training diet:

1. Improve your hydration in the winter months In the last issue of Net News, we reviewed cold-weather sport nutrition reminders.

A common sport nutrition error is to not hydrate fully during the colder months.

So, get a head start on one of the most common causes for poor performance — not to mention cause of heat illness in the summer months. Work on your off-court hydration this winter to prepare your body for spring and summer tennis. Aim for at least two liters off court for women and closer to three liters off court for men. These beverages can include water, milk, juice, smoothies, and decaffeinated coffee or tea. Don’t forget to hydrate well closer to practice/match time by slowly sipping on one liter of water for the last two to three hours before play time. And, don’t forget to check your urine color.

Lighter “lemonade” tints to urine are the standard for being well-hydrated.

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2. Get serious about prefueling for improved on court performance Many ALTA players rush to matches or practices without appropriate fueling, whether they’re playing after work or school, or on the way to a weekend match. A pre-tennis performance snack can determine how well your match or practice performance goes, which is vital in reaching a new performance peak.

Being consistent and timely, as well has choosing the right food, is critical. Enjoy a snack high in carbohydrates, especially a complex carbohydrate, such as a healthy granola bar, or energy bar, such as the new Kind Krunch granola bar, 30 minutes before match time for a healthy and quick pre-fueling choice.

3. Recovery snacks are essential for rebuilding muscle and allowing you to peak perform continuously day after day Post-workout snacks steady your hunger and help re-build muscle. Snacks higher in protein are key. Chocolate milk is an easy go-to; a popular brand to consider is Fairlife with lower sugar levels and higher protein, as well as being lactose free! You also can try sample packets of vegetarian protein powders like Vega One or Orgain, and add them to home-made recovery smoothies to benefit from a variety of food group nutrients such as anti-inflammatory fruits and vegetables and dairy or dairy alternatives, which will help you to meet your calcium and Vitamin D needs.

Overall aim is to get 15-25 grams of protein within 30-45 minutes after play.

4. Work on basic sport nutrition balance Try to make every meal complete with at least three of the major food groups that supply key macronutrients, particularly sources of both carbohydrate and protein. Having a healthy balance of a variety of foods throughout the day can help maintain energy and build muscle to help you keep your training goals. Enjoy a variety of dairy products, fruit, and veggies during meals and snacks; focus on having a protein, carbohydrate, and fat source at every meal. This simple concept can help you feel full of energy for your next practice or match. Simple examples of sport performance meals to consider are: • Overnite oats with yogurt and colorful fruit, or egg wraps/sandwiches with veggies for breakfast • Whole grain wraps with lean luncheon meat or tuna with lettuce and tomato, or a bowl meal that contains whole grains like brown rice, quinoa, or legumes over a bed of lettuce and raw veggies with a lean meat toppings such as grilled chicken or salmon for lunch • Lean grilled or roasted meats, including more fish options, loin cuts of red meat, or poultry choices combined with at least two colorful vegetables filling half of your plate and smaller portion of grains — and experiment with new choices in the New Year such as farro or lentil pastas.

5. Explore new sport foods in the New Year Explore new products such as sport beverages, electrolyte gels, chews, on-court snacks, and electrolyte tablets. Try different brands and flavors to see what helps your performance the most. Remember to try these out before practice vs for match play the first time. There may be an anxiety or nervous elements to match days that may throw off your gastro-intestinal tract, so knowing what works for your performance is key. Here are some examples of popular science-based products that you may want to experiment with this winter: • Body Armour — The new kid on the block for sport beverages that is more natural (based on natural fruit juices) but contains electrolytes. Also consider Liquid IV if you have had frequent muscle cramps. This is similar to Pedialyte and comes in handy sachets to add to .5-liter bottles to better meet your sodium losses.

• Gu or Clif Shot gels or chews — These can be used at change over, especially the second hour of play during long practices or matches, to help you better meet your electrolyte needs and help with energy boosts in an easily digestible form.

• Honey stinger waffles and Pro Bar bites are both higher carbohydrate, but portable energy options. They may be ideal when you are craving more and needing more than a sport beverage, chew, or gel when you are training for longer durations or at higher intensities.

• Nuun Electrolyte tablets — These are a great option for a lower carbohydrate, moderate electrolyte option for lower-temperature electrolyte needs on the court. These also are great for general use during day hydration to better meet your electrolyte needs.

Page Love is an avid ALTA participant and sport dietitian in private practice in the Atlanta area and also a consultant to both the WTA and ATP professional tennis tours. She is a member of the USTA Sport Science Committee. You can find her at nutrifitga.com.

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COURT CUISINE

Dips & Spreads When time is of the essence, but you still need an easy-to-prepare, sharable, and delicious snack for your culinary courtside contribution, try these dips and spreads recipes. Your fellow ALTA members swear by them. Regardless of the outcome of your matches, everyone still will feel like winners. Enjoy!

A Little Spice Is Nice Buffalo Chicken Dip Violeta Lugonja, Sweet Hits Sunday Women A5

2 (10 oz.) cans chunk chicken, drained

2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened

1 cup Ranch dressing

¾ cup pepper sauce (such as Frank’s Red Hot) 1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1 bunch celery, cleaned and cut into 4-inch pieces

1 (8 oz.) box chicken-flavored crackers Heat chicken and hot sauce in a skillet over medium heat, until heated through.

Stir in cream cheese and Ranch dressing.

Cook, stirring until well blended and warm.

Mix in half of the shredded cheese and transfer the mixture into a slow cooker.

Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top, cover and cook on low setting until hot.

Serve with celery sticks and crackers.

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As The Germans Say: Gut Schmecken!

Beer Cheese Pretzel Dip Kelly Sloan, Wild Timber Women’s B7

2 packages (8 oz.) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened

cup beer

1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix

2 cups Kraft shredded Cheddar cheese

1 bag Snyder’s pretzels

In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, beer and Ranch dressing mix until smooth.

Stir in Cheddar cheese. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Serve chilled with pretzels. Makes: 4 cups

A Sweet Spread Cookie Dough Hummus Michelle Minard, Heritage Crest Sunday Women B3

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can unsalted chickpeas tsp. vanilla extract cup + 2 Tbsp. peanut butter (or any other nut butter) cup honey cup mini chocolate chips Dash of salt

Drain and rinse chickpeas. Place chickpeas, vanilla, nut butter and honey into food processor and blend until completely smooth. Add chocolate chips after blending. Serve with fruit or graham crackers.

FROM THE VAULT Reprinted from ALTA: Its History, Humor & Hors D’Oeuvres by John Williams.

Hot Dang!

Hot South Of The Border Dip Submitted by Diane Parkerson, Mountain Park 1995 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 ½ lbs. ground beef

1 small onion

1 package taco seasoning, plus ½ cup water

1 jar Ortega Thick and Smooth sauce

1 can chopped green chilies

1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated

1 cup hot pepper cheese, grated Shredded lettuce Brown ground beef with onion. Add taco seasoning, water, sauce, and chopped chilies. Spread cream cheese in 9” X 13” pan. Top cheese with meat mixture. Add layer of lettuce and then cheeses. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with tortilla chips.

Can’t Go Wrong With Bacon BLT Dip Sharon Lowry, Brookfield Thursday Women C1

2 cups arugula, washed, drained and dried

2 Tbsp. chopped shallot

1 cup Greek yogurt

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup sour cream

¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp. freshly cracked black pepper

2 cups chopped tomato

5 slices crispy fried bacon, crumbled 3-5 grape or cherry tomatoes, quartered or sliced Place the arugula and shallot in a food processor and pulse until chopped. Dump into a medium mixing bowl. Add yogurt, mayonnaise, sour cream, salt and pepper.

Mix well. Gently stir in chopped tomatoes.

Cover and chill until ready to serve. Just before serving, stir in half the chopped bacon and use the other half for garnish. If desired, top with optional garnish of grape or cherry tomatoes.

The Secret’s In The Sauce Momma Moore’s Pimiento Cheese Barbara Moore, Georgetown Sunday Women B6

cup low-fat mayo

3 Tbsp. cream cheese, softened

2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce

2 tsp. apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice) 1 ½ tsp. dried mustard

1 Tbsp. hot sauce (Sriracha is a good choice)

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. ground black pepper

½ to 1 tsp. onion powder

8 oz. pimiento, diced

16 oz. Cheddar cheese or Colby, shredded Stir together all but pimiento and cheese until smooth. Fold pimiento and cheese into mixture. Cover and chill, although this is superb at room temp.! A teammate of mine adds store-bought broccoli slaw to give this a unique twist. Serve with our choice of crackers/chips or make finger sandwiches. Enjoy!

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The 17th Annual Net News

Photo Contest

Get ready, grab your camera or even your smartphone, and go!

This is your chance to show the world and your fellow netters how talented you are with a camera (or how lucky you were to be there when the unexpected happened). The 17th Annual Net News Photo Contest will showcase the best “frames” of ALTA players in the November/December 2020 issue. We’re looking for photos of solid play, unusual play or court scenes, and any notable photo relating to the game of tennis. The contest, sponsored by Head Penn Racquet Sports, will award one Best Overall Winner, plus winners in each of the categories. Category and overall winners will receive a variety of outstanding prizes from Head Penn’s collection of quality tennis gear.

So, get out your cameras and start taking pictures or pick out your favorite from that stack of stills sitting in your desk drawer.

You just might have a winner!

Jean Christian

ALL PHOTOS MUST RELATE TO TENNIS. Prizes courtesy of

Photography Contest Rules and Regulations

1. You must be a member of ALTA. 2. Photos must relate to tennis and/or tennis play.

3. All contest submissions must be postmarked by Sept. 16, 2020.

4. Decisions of the judges are final.

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THURSDAY WOMEN AA1

01

BITSY GRANT/SOFT PEACHTREE CITY T BITSY GRANT/HARD CHASTAIN GLASTONBERRY CAPITAL CITY SADDLE CREEK 2

AA2

01

PIEDMONT DRIVING BITSY GRANT/SOFT FAIR OAKS T C WINDWARD LAKE DRUID HILLS GRAND CASCADES CC OF THE SOUTH MARIETTA CC

AA3

01

02

03

83 70 50 46 40 26 20 65 62 62 60 45 42 40 20

CHEROKEE TOWN CL (RALEY) 77 BITSY GRANT/HARD 74 CAPITAL CITY 71 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (MONROE) 40 SOUTH FULTON TC 40 SUMMIT FAMILY YM 37 DUNWOODY NORTH 34 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 25 KENNWORTH T C 80 REDFIELD 62 BURNT HICKORY LA 54 THE HOMESTEAD 48 DUNWOODY CC 42 WYNGATE SOUTH 40 DELLINGER PARK 37 ROSWELL PARK 34 VICKERY (LINGERFELT) 82 RIVERMOORE PARK 68

THE FIELDS I 54 WILD TIMBER 51 KIMBALL FARMS 42 VICKERY (IMBORNONE) 40 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (DREHER) 34 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (CAMPBEL) 25

A1

01

02

03

04

HERON BAY GOLF A 68 DRUID HILLS 60 ANSLEY 57 SHARON LESTER TE 54 PIEDMONT DRIVING 51 PEACHTREE CITY T (WOOD) 42 PEACHTREE CITY T (CLICHE) 37 MCGHEE TENNIS CE 28 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 85 BROOKFIELD CC 62 LAKESIDE AT ANSL 62 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 60 BROOKSTONE 3 45 THE OVERLOOK @ M 34 WHITE COLUMNS G 25 CHEROKEE TENNIS 22 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 80 ATLANTA CC 62 CHASTAIN 54 CARL SANDERS YMC (SAXTON) 51 SIBLEY FOREST 51 TERRELL MILL T C 48 CARL SANDERS YMC (KERMAN) 28 CARL SANDERS YMC (BALTZ) 22 CHATEAU ELAN WIN 74 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 62 FOUR SEASONS 57 HIDDEN FALLS SUB 57 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 51 ST MARLO CC 37

05

06

MORNING VIEW RIVERMOORE PARK LAKE ASTORIA PARK BROOKE II CROOKED CREEK WILLS PARK CENTRAL PARK COU W P JONES PARK DEERLAKE ST IVES CC CC OF ROSWELL INDIAN HILLS CC (SANTIVAN) DUNWOODY CC (CLARK) INDIAN HILLS CC (LAROWAY) DUNWOODY CC (JOHNSON) HAMPTON WOODS OLDE TOWNE HORSESHOE BEND

A3

01

02

03

34 25 80 65 60 42 42 42 40 25 68 65 65 48 45 42 34 28

PEACHTREE CITY T (HAZELTO) 74 ANSLEY 62 RICHARD CRAIG PA 60 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 48 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (BRADFOR) 45 HUNTER PARK-CITY 40 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (DEMPERI) 34 PEACHTREE CITY T (JONES) 34 LAUREL BROOKE 80 BROOKSTONE CC 74 DEER RUN NORTH 54 NORTHAMPTON 54 POST OAK REC 42 EAGLE WATCH 42 CHASTAIN LAKES 28 BRADSHAW FARM 22 CAPITAL CITY 71 HANOVER WEST 68

04

05

06

BLACKBURN WINDY HILL ATHLE RIVERSIDE S&T SIBLEY FOREST MJCCA HAMPTON HALL/DEK WELLINGTON LAKE THE RIVER CLUB/G BOBBY BAILEY TC RIVERMIST/GWINNE W P JONES PARK ROCKDALE TENNIS FLOWERS CROSSING BRIGHT WATER FOWLER PARK (GORMLEY) CAMBRIDGE WOODLAND PARK FIELDSTONE LAUREL SPRINGS/F FOWLER PARK (WESTFALL) LAKE FOREST SUBD SHILOH FARMS NESBIT LAKES LITCHFIELD 100 TUXFORD OXFORD MILL BELLETERRE SPRING RIDGE EDENWILDE WHITE COLUMNS G

A5

65 60 34 34 34 31 71 65 62 51 48 40 34 22 91 57 54 51 48 45 34 17 82 62 62 51 42 37 31 28

01 SUMMERGROVE 62 PEACHTREE CITY T (GRAHAM) 57 VININGS ESTATES 57 SOUTH FULTON TC 51 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 45 PEACHTREE CITY T (KNIGHT) 42

AA1 Bitsy Grant/Soft Courts (Lee King, captain)

AA2

AA3 Cherokee TC (Kimberly Raley, captain)

A1

02

03

04

05

06

THE GEORGIAN 40 ANSLEY 40 EAST HAMPTON 74 THE WATERFORD 65 BRADSHAW FARM 62 TERRELL MILL T C 51 EAST COBB S&T 42 DELLINGER PARK 40 MARIETTA CC 34 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 28 SANDY SPRINGS TC 62 ELLARD COMMUNITY 60 DUNWOODY CC 54 VILLAGE MILL 48 CHASTAIN 45 INDIAN HILLS CC (BRAUNSTE) 45 BLACKBURN 45 INDIAN HILLS CC (RIDDLE) 37 THE FIELDS I 71 JONES BRIDGE 62 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 60 HILLBROOKE 54 CC OF THE SOUTH 40 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 40 SEVEN OAKS 40 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 31 GREATER ATLANTA 68 ROCKDALE TENNIS 68 DEKALB TENNIS CE 57 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 54 SPOUT SPRINGS TE 48 RHODES JORDAN PA 45 HAMILTON MILL I 31 HANARRY ESTATES 22 TRIPLE CROWN 74 BROOKFIELD CC 71 CROOKED CREEK 62 WOODMONT GOLF & 54

GLEN ABBEY II MILTON TENNIS CE WHITE COLUMNS G CC OF ROSWELL

54 48 28 5

A7

01

02

03

04

PEACHTREE CITY T 82 DRUID HILLS 68 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 54 ROCKDALE TENNIS 51 BLACKBURN (HOPKINS) 48 CARL SANDERS YMC 37 BLACKBURN (SEBASTIAN) 34 SUMMERGROVE 22 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 80 EAGLE WATCH 60 SADDLEBROOK FARM 57 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 54 HICKORY SPRINGS 40 BROOKSTONE 1 37 LEES CROSSING 37 BROOKSTONE CC 34 HARRISON T C (DALLAVALLE) 60 FOXHALL 60 ATLANTA CC 57 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 54 WINDSOR OAKS 48 EDGEMERE 42 HARRISON T C (PORTER) 42 SANDY SPRINGS TC 34 NEELY FARM 80 HEMBREE PARK 65 HORSESHOE BEND 65 WINDWARD LAKE (OSWALD) 60 RIVER GLEN/FUL 42 REDFIELD 42 WINDWARD LAKE (EDQUIST) 22 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR 20

THURSDAY WOMEN

Thursday Women • Men • Sunday Women • Junior Girls • Junior Boys • Senior Day Men • Senior Day Women • Wheelchair

Fair Oaks TC (Sue Besch, captain)

Indian Hills CC (Sherridan Santivanez, captain) JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 NETNEWS

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THURSDAY WOMEN A3 05

06

TPC @ SUGARLOAF 65 BOBBY BAILEY TC (HODGES) 60 BOBBY BAILEY TC (BULLARD) 57 CHATEAU ELAN SPO 51 CONNEMARA 48 APALACHEE FARMS 48 HUDLOW T C 37 ST MARLO CC 31 POLO GOLF & CC 68 ST IVES CC (BUTLER) 68 THREE CHIMNEYS F 62 LAUREL SPRINGS/F 48 ST IVES CC (MCCABE) 48 BRANDON HALL 40 SEVEN OAKS (KUHLKE) 31 SEVEN OAKS (LITT) 31

B1

01

74

Fowler Park (Tammy Gormley, captain)

WILD TIMBER CHATTAHOOCHEE RI TURTLE CREEK TRADITIONS OF BR HAMILTON MILL I RHODES JORDAN PA

68 68 54 51 45 42

02

03

04

OLDE ATLANTA CLU TPC @ SUGARLOAF CHEROKEE TOWN CL ANSLEY PEACHTREE CITY T BROOKWOOD HILLS BITSY GRANT/SOFT HILLCREST @ HOLL (HUNT) HILLCREST @ HOLL (SMITH) LAKE WINDSONG SU BUNTEN ROAD PARK FALLS OF AUTRY M DOUBLEGATE CAMBRIDGE SUGAR MILL ST MARLO CC PARSONS RUN OXFORD MILL ATHLETIC CLUB NE BERKELEY HILLS C CAPITAL CITY HIT ATLANTA SMOKE RISE COUNT BLACKBURN

37 31 74 62 62 60 45 40 34 20 62 57 57 57 54 51 45 14 68 60 57 51 51 48

A5

05

06

07

VERMACK 31 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 31 CAMDEN POINTE 74 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 62 EAST COBB S&T 60 CHEROKEE TENNIS 54 LEGACY PARK 45 GOVERNORS TOWNE 42 FAIRWAYS/CHEROKE 34 HARRISON T C 25 FALLS OF AUTRY M 68 CROOKED CREEK 62 CARMICHAEL FARMS 57 ALPHARETTA NORTH 54 THE MANOR GOLF & (MOWERY) 51 THE MANOR GOLF & (TRAINOR) 42 PARK BROOKE II 34 PROVIDENCE LAKE 25 DEVEREUX DOWNS 65 WEXFORD 60 LAKE CHARLES PLA 54 EAST HAMPTON 51 CHICKERING 51 ASHEBROOKE S&T 45

Jones Bridge (Rebecca McGlothlin, captain)

LITCHFIELD 100 MILL GLEN

B2

01

02

03

CARL SANDERS YMC SHARON LESTER TE PEACHTREE CITY T HANOVER WEST PIEDMONT DRIVING SUMMIT FAMILY YM ANSLEY LEAFMORE CREEK LOCH HIGHLAND BENTWATER CHEROKEE TENNIS DELLINGER PARK CHIMNEY LAKES PRINCETON MILL I BROWNS FARM CHESTNUT HILL SANDY SPRINGS TC CHASTAIN CAPITAL CITY HAMPTON FARMS

42 28 65 62 54 54 54 42 40 22 62 60 54 51 48 45 45 31 71 65 62 54

CAMDEN PLACE 48 INVERNESS 45 CHADDS WALK 28 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 22 04 HAVENSTONE 71 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 62 BUFORD CITY PARK 60 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 57 STERLING ON THE (MAELLAR) 40 STERLING ON THE (BAKER) 37 WHEATFIELDS 37 GGC TENNIS FACIL 34 05 VICKERY 71 SEVEN OAKS 65 CREEKSTONE ESTAT 54 CHATTAHOOCHEE RU 45 FIELDSTONE 42 RIVERMOORE PARK 42 WINDERMERE/FORSY 40 GRAND CASCADES 37 06 CRABAPPLE CHASE 60 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 54 HAMPTON HALL/FUL 51 CC OF THE SOUTH 51

A7

Neely Farm (Flora Stopher, captain)

B1

Athletic Club NE (Cindy McCoy, captain)

B2

Carl Sanders YMCA (Jean Bird, captain)

B3

Rivermoore Park (Lori Gravitt, captain)

NETNEWS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

GLEN ABBEY II KINGSLEY CCS - BARNWELL C ST IVES CC

B3

01

02

03

48 45 45 42

BRIDGEMILL TENNI 65 MARIETTA CC 65 THE ESTATES 62 CANONGATE AT MIR 54 HUNTER PARK-CITY 48 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 45 HARRISON T C 31 GOVERNORS TOWNE 25 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 74 BLACKBURN 65 SHARON LESTER TE 57 EAGLES LANDING 51 GLENLAKE I 51 ATLANTA CC 48 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 34 BITSY GRANT/HARD 17 LOST FORREST 74 WINDSOR OAKS 68

THURSDAY WOMEN

B4

Windward Lake (Elizabeth Keddy, captain)

LAUREL BROOKE HARRISON T C MOUNTAIN CREEK R PLANTATION PLACE SUMMERFORD WESTCHESTER S&T 04 ATLANTA ATHLETIC RIVERMOORE PARK BUFORD CITY PARK GGC TENNIS FACIL SHAKERAG PEACHTREE STATIO DUNCAN’S LAKE TE BROOKWOOD MANOR 05 CENTRAL PARK COU GLEN ABBEY I POLO GOLF & CC ALPHARETTA NORTH CROOKED CREEK FOWLER PARK CC OF THE SOUTH FIELDSTONE 06 MJCCA EAST ROSWELL PAR

54 48 42 40 40 31 74 71 57 51 51 45 31 17 68 62 60 51 48 40 37 31 71 65

CONCOURSE ATH CL CC OF ROSWELL CC OF THE SOUTH WYNTERHALL DUNMOOR S&T DUNWOODY CC

B4

01

02

BITSY GRANT/SOFT ANSLEY VININGS ESTATES RIVERSIDE S&T BLACKBURN DRUID HILLS SUMMERGROVE BRITTANY LAUREL SPRINGS/F ATLANTA ATHLETIC THE HIGHLANDS @ ST IVES CC THREE CHIMNEYS F RIVERBROOKE (DUL TPC @ SUGARLOAF THE RIVER CLUB/G

51 48 45 42 40 34 68 62 57 54 48 42 34 31 68 62 57 57 54 42 37 20

03 INDIAN HILLS CC HIGHLAND POINTE CAMERON GLEN JACKSON CREEK HOLLY SPRINGS EAST HAMPTON WOODBINE STATION MT PARAN CHURCH 04 REUNION TRADITIONS OF BR EVERGREEN LAKES BROOKWOOD MANOR ROCKDALE TENNIS FOUR SEASONS RHODES JORDAN PA CHADWICK CLUB 05 BRADSHAW FARM (CARR) RIVER GREEN BRADSHAW FARM (KEEFER) BRIDGEMILL TENNI BROOKFIELD CC DELLINGER PARK SEVEN HILLS WOODBRIDGE @ HAM

B5 68 65 65 62 48 37 34 17 62 60 54 51 48 48 45 28 60 60 54 54 51 45 45 28

06

07

WINDWARD LAKE (KEDDY) 71 KINGSLEY ESTATES 68 GLEN ABBEY I 57 CROOKED CREEK 54 WHITE COLUMNS G 51 WESTBROOK 45 WINDWARD LAKE (FRENCH) 28 BROOKSHADE 22 DUNWOODY CC (SCHNETZER) 71 BYRNWYCK S & T 65 NESBIT LAKES (VOSS) 51 DUNWOODY CC (CHATIGNY) 48 HARTRIDGE 45 MJCCA 42 BRISTOL OAKS 40 NESBIT LAKES (GARON) 34

B5

01

Seven Oaks (Jennifer Miller, captain)

SHARON LESTER TE 80 DRUID HILLS 68 PIEDMONT DRIVING 60 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (COWART) 54 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (DOHERTY) 54 CARL SANDERS YMC 42

WINDY HILL ATHLE PEACHTREE CITY T 02 SENTINEL LAKE NORTHAMPTON WOODBRIDGE @ HAM LOST MOUNTAIN TE SENTINEL WEST CHESTNUT SPRINGS BROOKSTONE CC CAMDEN POINTE 03 BLACKBURN CHASTAIN (KATZ) OLDE TOWNE CAPITAL CITY THE BRANCHES HUNTLEY HILLS CHASTAIN (BUCCELLATO) DUNWOODY CC 04 THE MANOR GOLF & (BOX) DANBURY PARK WOODBINE STATION EAGLE WATCH (YOUNGDALE) WELLESLEY @ TOWN MEADOW BROOK

22 17 71 57 57 54 42 40 40 37 68 54 51 51 51 48 40 34 77 71 57 51 45 45

05

06

07

THE MANOR GOLF & (KEITH) 28 EAGLE WATCH (FORTGANG) 22 BUFORD CITY PARK 74 SPOUT SPRINGS TE 68 TOWNSEND CREEK 60 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 57 HAMILTON MILL II 48 RICHLAND 37 HAMILTON MILL I 31 PRINCETON SQUARE 22 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 91 ROCKDALE TENNIS 62 SPALDING CORNERS 48 NORTH FORKE 48 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 45 THE FIELDS I 37 LESLIE BEACH 34 RIVER STATION 31 SEVEN OAKS 68 CREEKSTONE ESTAT (BRANDON) 65 EDINBURGH 60 CREEKSTONE ESTAT (FREDERI) 57 ABERDEEN 48 HILLBROOKE 45

B7

Capital City (Adrienne Cronan, captain)

B8

Dunwoody North (Sandra Hardy, captain)

C1

Deerlake (Vrinda Pitre, captain)

C2

Bitsy Grant/Hard Courts (Rebecca Presnell, captain)

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THURSDAY WOMEN C4

Post Oak Rec (Marcy Camp, captain)

GRAND CASCADES STANDARD CLUB

B7

25 25

01 VICKERY 68 WINDWARD LAKE 68 POLO GOLF & CC 60 BRIDLE RIDGE 57 TRIPLE CROWN 54 CROOKED CREEK 37 KINGSLEY ESTATES 31 FOWLER PARK 22 02 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 62 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 62 BARNES MILL 62 LAKESIDE AT ANSL 54 JEFFERSON TOWNSH 42 CHESTNUT GROVE 40 BROOKFIELD CC 37 LEGACY PARK 37 03 HORSESHOE BEND (TANAGHO) 74 FOXWORTH 60 CC OF ROSWELL 54 HORSESHOE BEND (BLACKBURN) 48 NEELY FARM 45 LIFETIME TENNIS 45 THE FIELDS III 40 DOUBLEGATE 31 04 PRINCETON LAKES 80 HAMPTON FARMS 57 EDGEMERE 54 DUNWOODY CC 48 SADDLE CREEK 2 48 HAMPTON LAKE/COB 45 OLDE TOWNE 40 DEVEREUX DOWNS 25 05 LANSDOWNE 76 MORNINGBROOKE 63 HOG MOUNTAIN SPO 63 RIVERSHYRE 53 HAMILTON MILL II 40 HIDDEN FALLS SUB 33 APALACHEE RIVER 20 06 EDINBURGH 65 OLDE ATLANTA CLU (HRDLICK) 62 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 54

C8 76

07

ST IVES CC 48 PRINCETON SQUARE 45 OLDE ATLANTA CLU (HUBBELL) 45 WINDERMERE/FORSY 40 STANDARD CLUB 37 CAPITAL CITY 74 DRUID HILLS 65 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (SUTHERL) 57 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (TUCKER) 54 RICHARD CRAIG PA 48 FOUR SEASONS 40 PIEDMONT DRIVING 40 WINDING VISTA 20

B8

01 PEACHTREE CITY T (DAVIS) 71 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 60 WATERS EDGE 57 HIT ATLANTA 51 PEACHTREE CITY T (SMITH) 45 HERON BAY GOLF A 45 SMOKE RISE COUNT 40 WOODS OF PARKVIE 28 02 KENNWORTH T C (COX) 68 MARIETTA CC 62 KENNWORTH T C (HUANG) 57 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 57 HUNTER PARK-CITY 54 DELLINGER PARK 42 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 40 HICKORY SPRINGS 17 03 DUNWOODY NORTH 71 BLACKBURN 68 KINGS COVE 62 SANDY SPRINGS TC 51 DUNWOODY CC 42 SIBLEY FOREST 37 THE BRANCHES 34 VILLAGE MILL 31 04 WEXFORD 62 CAMDEN PLACE 62 HARMONY ON THE L 60 WOODMONT GOLF & (SYLVEST) 60 WOODMONT GOLF & (SOUSA) 48 NORTHAMPTON 48 HIGHLAND RIDGE 34

C6

05

06

07

C1

01

02

03

Peachtree City TC (Melissa Orme, captain)

NETNEWS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

INDIAN HILLS CC 22 VILLAGE GROVE 71 MORNING VIEW (WHOLLEY) 57 MORNING VIEW (POOLE) 51 EDINBURGH 51 ROYAL LAKES GOLF 48 LAUREL SPRINGS/F 48 THE RIVER CLUB/G 42 VILLAGE AT DEATO 28 WHITE COLUMNS G (DUMOND) 80 THREE CHIMNEYS F 62 LAUREL SPRINGS/F 57 WHITE COLUMNS G (HIGHLAN) 51 THORNGATE 51 DEERLAKE 45 LAKE LAUREL 42 FOWLER PARK 8 SPALDING LAKE 71 SWEET BOTTOM PLT 60 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (HOPPER) 60 GLEN ABBEY II 54 DEERFIELD 51 OXFORD MILL 45 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (NADDRA) 34 SUGAR MILL 22 GLENLAKE I SHARON LESTER TE CHEROKEE TOWN CL DRUID HILLS PEACHTREE CITY T ROCKDALE TENNIS ANSLEY RICHARD CRAIG PA ATLANTA CC PENHURST INDEPENDENCE SQ RIVERSIDE S&T RIVER FOREST CHASTAIN EAST HAMPTON BALDWIN FARMS TOWNE LAKE HILLS CARL SANDERS YMC THE OVERLOOK @ M

80 65 60 42 40 40 37 34 77 60 51 51 51 42 37 28 68 65 62

The Ridge (Laura Kaufman, captain)

CANONGATE AT MIR 48 HARRISON T C 48 WEATHERSTONE 40 LAUREL PARK 40 FAIR OAKS T C 25 04 DEERLAKE 65 FLOWERS CROSSING 65 BARRINGTON 62 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 57 WINDERMERE/FORSY 48 MAGNOLIA TENNIS 48 LANSMOORE CLUB 34 CHATEAU ELAN SPO 17 05 PEACHTREE CORNER 65 MARTIN’S LANDING 62 KINGSLEY 57 CC OF THE SOUTH 54 ST MARLO CC 48 DOUBLEGATE 42 DUNWOODY CC (BORDENCA) 37 DUNWOODY CC (HARVEY) 31 06 FIELDSTONE 74 THE MANOR GOLF & 62 EDENWILDE 57 FOREST CREEK 51 MIDDLEBROOKE 45 ROSWELL PARK (WHIGHAM) 42 ROSWELL PARK (GADDIS) 40 WOODMONT GOLF & 25

C2

01

02

BRIDGEMILL TENNI 80 THE ARBORS 60 MARIETTA CC 54 HUNTER PARK-CITY 45 HARDAGE FARM 45 KENNWORTH T C 45 TRIBUTARY 42 BROOKSTONE CC 25 BITSY GRANT/HARD 77 ANSLEY 62 DEKALB TENNIS CE (HART) 60 DEKALB TENNIS CE (LIVINGS) 54 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 40 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (KOTKIN) 40 CHEROKEE TOWN CL (MILLS) 37

03

04

05

06

EAGLES LANDING DUNWOODY CC EAST HAMPTON CAPITAL CITY RIVER CHASE HAMPTON HALL/DEK HAMPTON WOODS SANDY SPRINGS TC WATERFORD GREEN HOG MOUNTAIN SPO PARSONS RUN THREE CHIMNEYS F WILD TIMBER SEVEN OAKS RHODES JORDAN PA THE RIVER CLUB/G FOUR SEASONS THE MANOR GOLF & WHITE COLUMNS G PARK BROOKE II WEXFORD MADISON KIMBALL FARMS HARRINGTON FALLS WOODMONT GOLF & FALLS OF AUTRY M HAYNES LANDING MEDLOCK BRIDGE - BERKELEY HILLS C DUNWOODY CC PEACHTREE STATIO CC OF ROSWELL (BRAVER) CC OF ROSWELL (CANNON)

C4

01

02

ST IVES CC CREEKSTONE ESTAT MOUNTAIN PARK NEELY FARM TPC @ SUGARLOAF CAMBRIDGE HEDGEROWS HAMILTON MILL II SANDY SPRINGS TC HORSESHOE BEND CHEROKEE TOWN CL

28 65 65 65 45 42 42 42 28 80 74 68 48 40 34 31 22 62 60 57 57 45 45 42 28 74 68 54 54 51 48 40 8 71 68 62 54 40 40 31 31 68 65 62

03

04

RIVERSIDE S&T INVERNESS INDIAN HILLS CC PIEDMONT DRIVING BRITTANY CROOKED CREEK WOODLAND PARK KENSINGTON FARMS PROVIDENCE LAKE HAMPTON HALL/FUL WHITE COLUMNS G THE HIGHLANDS @ THE MANOR GOLF & HARRISON T C (CHALK) POST OAK REC LAKE CHARLES PLA PRINCETON LAKES CHIMNEY SPRINGS WILDWOOD SPRINGS JEFFERSON TOWNSH HARRISON T C (HALE)

C6

01

02

03

EAGLE WATCH COVENTRY GREEN SADDLE RIDGE LAK WINDY HILL ATHLE HARRISON T C SEVEN HILLS SIBLEY FOREST WINDSOR OAKS THE CLUB @ EDGEW CHATTAHOOCHEE RI GREATER ATLANTA BAY CREEK PARK RIVERBROOKE (DUL EE ROBINSON PARK ATLANTA ATHLETIC SUMMIT CHASE THE RIDGE VILLAGE MILL WYNTERHALL CC OF THE SOUTH ATLANTA CC MJCCA HAMPTON FARMS

48 48 48 37 20 74 71 54 54 48 34 34 28 71 62 60 57 54 45 31 17 68 62 60 57 54 54 31 11 74 60 57 54 51 48 40 14 74 71 65 62 54 34 20

DEKALB TENNIS CE THE MANOR GOLF & SEVEN OAKS POLO GOLF & CC SHARON SPRINGS P CROOKED CREEK WINDWARD LAKE FIELDSTONE DEERLAKE

17 68 65 57 54 45 45 31 31

C8

01

PEACHTREE CITY TC REDFIELD DRUID HILLS CAPITAL CITY BITSY GRANT/SOFT HUNTCLIFF/FUL CONCOURSE ATH CL BROOKWOOD HILLS

91 68 60 57 37 34 31 20

02

03

LAKE FOREST SUBD 74 EDINBURGH 71 BARRETT DOWNS 60 EE ROBINSON PARK 51 LONGLAKE SWIM/TE 51 WINDERMERE/FORSY 40 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 25 HAMILTON MILL II 25 WHITE COLUMNS G 71

02

03

VICKERY ROCKDALE TENNIS TRADITIONS OF BR OLDE TOWNE CAPITAL CITY WOODLAND BROOKE/ WASHINGTON PARK LEES CROSSING SHARON LESTER TE INDIAN HILLS CC BUTLER CREEK PEACHTREE STATIO RIVER RIDGE @ BA SADDLE CREEK 2 RIVER GLEN/FUL HORSESHOE BEND HAMPTON HALL/FUL HIT ATLANTA BLACKBURN

04

INDIAN HILLS CC BROOKFIELD CC BROWNS FARM LOCH HIGHLAND MARIETTA CC BROOKSTONE CC HARRISON T C GLEN ABBEY I RIVER GLEN/FUL

71 71 60 45 37 22 20 85 82

LAUREL SPRINGS/F BRIGHT WATER OLDE ATLANTA CLU ST IVES CC WELLINGTON LAKE OXFORD MILL

62 51 42 37 28 8

DORSET CRABAPPLE CHASE EAGLE WATCH CHADDS RIDGE COPPER CREEK SHARON LESTER TE ATHLETIC CLUB NE BRIARCLIFF WOODS BLACKBURN HUDLOW T C ECHO RIDGE KINGSLEY DEKALB TENNIS CE LAKE FOREST SUBD WILD TIMBER LONGLAKE SWIM/TE WINDERMERE/FORSY SHARON SPRINGS P CROOKED CREEK CHATTAHOOCHEE RI EDGEBROOK FLOWERS CROSSING KNOLLWOOD LAKES GATES MILL SUBDI TPC @ SUGARLOAF FOUNTAIN GLEN EVERGREEN LAKES RIVERMIST/GWINNE TURTLE CREEK LEXINGTON WOODS LANSMOORE CLUB ST IVES CC JONES BRIDGE RIVERMOORE PARK MORNING VIEW OXFORD MILL

57 51 42 28 11 71 68 65 65 42 34 25 25 74 74 71 60 48 40 25 5 71 65 51 51 48 42 40 28 63 60 56 50 46 46 23

MEN

04

MEN AA1

01

CREEKSTONE ESTAT CROOKED CREEK BIRKDALE MT. VERNON WOODS SANDY SPRINGS TC HUDLOW T C LAUREL PARK

63 60 60 53 50 36 20

AA2

01

SANDY SPRINGS TC (RUBIN) 80 SANDY SPRINGS TC (SCALZIN) 63 HARRISON T C 56 EAGLE WATCH 53 BITSY GRANT/HARD 50 SANDY SPRINGS TC (SCHROTH) 36 TERRELL MILL T C 10

AA3

01

TPC @ SUGARLOAF HUDLOW T C SANDY SPRINGS TC CARL SANDERS YMC SUGAR CREEK LEAFMORE CREEK DUNWOODY CC DEKALB TENNIS CE

68 65 60 57 45 40 34 28

AA4

01

THORNHILL 68 VILLAGE MILL 62 BLACKBURN 60 SHARON LESTER TE 57 JAMES CREEK TENN 54 WESTCHESTER S&T 34 RIVERBROOKE (DUL 31 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 31

A1

01

02

HERON BAY GOLF A WINDY HILL ATHLE ANSLEY ELLARD COMMUNITY ST MARLO CC RICHLAND SANDY SPRINGS TC RHODES JORDAN PA BRIDGEMILL TENNI SEVEN HILLS WAF REC CHEROKEE TENNIS EDENWILDE LOST FORREST

77 71 60 57 57 48 17 11 68 68 65 51 48 42

FOWLER PARK WINDWARD LAKE

A3

01

02

ATLANTA ATHLETIC WHITE COLUMNS G DEERLAKE FALLS OF AUTRY M WINDWARD LAKE RIVERMOORE PARK WESTBROOK THREE CHIMNEYS F LESLIE BEACH EAST SPRING LAKE SANDY SPRINGS TC THE BRANCHES CC OF ROSWELL JACKSON CREEK CHASTAIN PEPPERTREE LAKE

A4

01

02

03

CANONGATE AT MIR DELLINGER PARK RIVERSIDE S&T BENTWATER WEATHERSTONE CAMDEN POINTE BROOKFIELD CC POST OAK REC MEDLOCK BRIDGE JONES BRIDGE HARRINGTON FALLS SANDY SPRINGS TC CONCOURSE ATH CL STERLING ON THE HAMILTON MILL II JAMES CREEK TENN SUGAR CREEK SANDY SPRINGS TC ROCKDALE TENNIS BITSY GRANT/HARD HIDDEN VALLEY PA DEKALB TENNIS CE FOUR SEASONS CHASTAIN

A5

01

37 17 65 60 54 51 51 48 42 25 82 62 60 48 48 45 37 14 80 68 65 60 54 31 28 11 88 62 60 60 42 34 31 20 88 71 54 45 42 37 34 25

WINDERMERE/FORSY 80 HUDLOW T C 63 DEERLAKE 43 WHEATFIELDS RESE 43 WYNBROOKE 36

A6

01

02

03

04

SUMMIT FAMILY YM CONCOURSE ATH CL FOUR SEASONS CREEL PARK VININGS ESTATES BITSY GRANT/HARD SOUTHLAND CC CHEROKEE TOWN CL W P JONES PARK CASTLEBROOKE TEN ROCK SPRINGS PAR CHADBOURNE CREEKSTONE ESTAT CHATTAHOOCHEE RU LAUREL SPRINGS/F ASHEBROOKE PRINCETON CORNER CHESTNUT HILL BROOKSHIRE HAMPTON GLEN CHASTAIN LAKES SEVEN HILLS MARIETTA CC ASHEBROOKE S&T MILL GLEN CC OF THE SOUTH HUDLOW T C RIVER RIDGE WYNTERHALL HEMBREE PARK LIFETIME TENNIS HUNTCLIFF/FUL

AA1 Mt. Vernon Woods (Jamie Dockter, captain) Order photos online at majestickphotography.com.

36 36 0 74 60 60 57 45 42 37 22 71 62 57 54 42 42 37 31 80 77 60 54 42 31 25 22 71 68 60 57 51 34 28 28 85 65 51 51 48 48 25 22 74 68 60 57 45 42 28 22

A7

01 CHARLTON FORGE CHASTAIN ENCLAVE BRIDGEMILL TENNI WINDY HILL ATHLE GLENBROOKE TOWNE LAKE HILLS BROOKSHIRE SEVEN HILLS 02 CHATEAU ELAN SPO BLACKSTOCK MILL REUNION SHAKERAG BROOK FOREST OLDE ATLANTA CLU WATERBURY COVE 03 BLACKBURN CLAYTON COUNTY T GLENLAKE I CHASTAIN ROCKDALE TENNIS SMOKE RISE COUNT BITSY GRANT/HARD TWIN LAKES 04 DUNWOODY CC SEVEN OAKS THE FIELDS I DOUBLEGATE POLO GOLF & CC INVERNESS FALLS OF AUTRY M WINDWARD LAKE

A8

01

02

03

LEGACY PARK DELLINGER PARK (TUREM) DELLINGER PARK (PRICE) WYNGATE SOUTH WESTOVER/COBB BROOKSTONE CC ARDEN TRACE THE BROADLANDS DUNWOODY PLACE MARTIN’S LANDING THE BRANCHES CRABAPPLE LAKE/P NESBIT LAKES DUNWOODY CC (ALMOND) NEW BEDFORD DUNWOODY CC (JOHNSON) CARMICHAEL FARMS EAST COBB S&T RICHMOND GLEN

82 65 54 48 40 37 31 28 66 66 66 60 33 33 23 60 60 57 51 45 45 42 37 68 60 51 48 45 45 42 34 80 71 65 45 42 37 34 22 74 74 57 51 48 37 31 25 74 71 62

04

05

06

07

B1

01

02

THE GEORGIAN 77 SWEETWATER T C 68 LAUREL PARK 68 ABBOTTS GLEN 65 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 40 HEDGEROSE 28 WOODSTOCK KNOLL 25 ECHO MILL II 25 HIDDEN FALLS SUB 77 FALLS OF BRASELT 65 BROOKWOOD MANOR 54 STONEBRIER AT SU (HARRING) 51 HAMILTON FIELDS 45 GRANDVIEW ESTATE 42 COOPERS POND 40

STONEBRIER AT SU (BAJWA) 22 03 CHIMNEY LAKES 77 JACKSON CREEK 65 EAST HAMPTON 57 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 51 OLDE TOWNE 48 BELMONT/MARIETTA 40 EDGEMERE 37 EAST SPRING LAKE 22 04 ST IVES CC 80 OLDE ATLANTA CLU 60 NORMAN DOWNES 60 AVINGTON SUBDIVI 60 GRAND CASCADES (BISHOP) 40 RIVER PLANTATION 40 GRAND CASCADES (BARR) 37 THREE CHIMNEYS F 22 05 PEACHTREE CORNER 68 FOXWORTH 68 GLEN ABBEY I 65 THE RIDGE 54 CC OF THE SOUTH 40 AVIARY (FULTON) 40 CC OF ROSWELL 34 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 28 06 DEKALB TENNIS CE (PEEPLES) 71 BITSY GRANT/HARD 68 VININGS ON THE C 57 SHARON LESTER TE 51 DRUID HILLS 48 ATHLETIC CLUB NE 40 BLACKBURN 31 DEKALB TENNIS CE (POLLOCK) 31 07 WOODLANDS 77 DEVEREUX DOWNS 74 FIELDSTONE 62 FOXHALL 57 THE MANOR GOLF & 54 LIBERTY SUBDIVIS 40 PROVIDENCE OAKS 20 RICHMOND GLEN 14

B2

01 SUMMERGROVE 73 DRUID HILLS 66 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (PHELTS) 60 CONCOURSE ATH CL 46 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (BENNETT) 43 WINDY HILL ATHLE 36 REGENCY PARK 23 02 SEVEN OAKS 77 TUXFORD 65 ABBOTTS RUN 65

AA2 Eagle Watch (David Jones, captain) JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 NETNEWS

77

MEN AA3 Hudlow TC (So Choe, captain)

03

04

05

78

KIMBALL FARMS 48 PARSONS RUN 42 SHILOH FARMS 37 MONTVALE SWIM & 31 STANDARD CLUB 31 BLACKBURN 80 PANGBORN 65 DUNWOODY NORTH 60 LEAFMORE CREEK 54 LESLIE BEACH (FLOR) 42 LESLIE BEACH (FIORESI) 40 SOUTHLAND CC 40 SUMMIT CHASE 17 SPALDING CORNERS 80 FONTAINEBLEAU 68 VILLAGE MILL 57 VERMACK 51 HORSESHOE BEND (SIMMONS) 45 MJCCA 40 SPRING RIDGE 31 HORSESHOE BEND (CRAWFORD) 25 NORTHAMPTON 88 CHESTNUT SPRINGS 60

06

07

LOST MOUNTAIN LA THE ARBORS SADDLEBROOK/COBB WINSHIP FARMS THE FALLS OF CHE CHESTNUT HILL INDIAN HILLS CC RIVERSIDE S&T OXFORD LAKES WEXFORD SADDLE CREEK 2 PLANTATION PLACE LOCH HIGHLAND TERRELL MILL T C POLO GOLF & CC GRAN FOREST TWIN CREEKS SIENNA SHARON SPRINGS P TRADITIONS OF BR LAKE ASTORIA HEDGEROWS

AA4 Blackburn (Christopher Maher, captain) 57 54 51 42 25 20 77 68 57 48 40 37 37 34 71 65 65 62 62 31 20 20

B3

01 SHARON LESTER TE (ALVAREZ) 94 MCGHEE TENNIS CE 62 SHARON LESTER TE (HODEN) 62 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 57 BROOKWOOD HILLS 34 EAGLES LANDING 34 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (HOWARD) 31 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (MACON) 22 02 TREMONT 77 CENTENNIAL LAKES 68 TERRELL MILL T C (VANGURI) 54 TERRELL MILL T C (KITCHEN) 42 DEER RUN WEST 42 PIEDMONT CHASE 40 WELLESLEY @ TOWN 40 PRINCETON MILL I 34 03 CHASTAIN 74 HUDLOW T C 68 OGLETHORPE 60 WYNTERHALL 54 WINDING VISTA 40 BLACKBURN (BARRON) 40

04

05

06

PEACHTREE STATIO BLACKBURN (MITCHELL) RIVER CHASE HEMBREE GROVE LAUREL BROOKE TALLY GREEN CHIMNEY SPRINGS CHARTWELL/FULTON JACKSON CREEK MOUNTAIN CREEK R THE PRESERVE NORTH FORKE MORNING VIEW WOODLAND BROOK THE RIVER CLUB/G BLACKSTONE ST MARLO CC HAMILTON MILL II SUGAR MILL PARK FOREST PINEWALK S&T SEVEN OAKS SILVER RIDGE

37 25 65 65 62 57 48 45 37 17 68 60 60 54 45 40 37 34 77 68 60 48 45

07

MEDLOCK BRIDGE - SWEET BOTTOM PLT FALLS OF AUTRY M AVONLEIGH SUBDIV WINDERMERE/FORSY WESTBROOK THORNGATE CROOKED CREEK THE GATES JAMES CREEK TENN (PATEL) JAMES CREEK TENN (RAO)

B4

01

02

Riverstone Park LANSDOWNE STERLING ON THE DEERLAKE LAUREL SPRINGS/F LAKEFIELD FOREST THE CLUB @ EDGEW HAMILTON MILL II CASTEEL HEIGHTS WEST HAMPTON

40 37 22 77 74 48 48 45 40 34 31 77 68 51 48 48 42 31 31 71 62

EAGLE WATCH THE FALLS OF CHE SWEET PINE CREEK CAMDEN POINTE BRADSHAW PARK RIVER GREEN 03 HILLBROOKE (TRIPODIS) LEEWARD WALK FOWLER PARK FIELDSTONE WINDWARD LAKE SHILOH FARMS WAF REC HILLBROOKE (JENKINS) 04 HEDGEROW BRISTOL OAKS WINDSOR OAKS CHATSWORTH BROOKFIELD CC LAKESIDE AT ANSL BRADSHAW FARM BROOKCLIFF 05 SHARON LESTER TE

A1

Windy Hill Athletic Club (Kenny Oxler, captain)

A3

Atlanta Athletic Club (David Clough, captain)

A4

Medlock Bridge – Groomsbridge Road (Kien Lam, captain)

A5

Windermere/Forsyth (Andrew Miller, captain)

NETNEWS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

57 54 51 45 37 20 71 71 62 54 37 37 34 31 85 80 54 51 42 37 34 14 71

MEN

A6

Summit Family YMCA (Gregg Jackson, captain)

DEKALB TENNIS CE SUGAR CREEK ROCKDALE TENNIS SUMMIT SMOKE WOODS OF PARKVIE BRIARCLIFF WOODS FOUR SEASONS 06 BLACKBURN HAMPTON FARMS INVERNESS CARL SANDERS YMC HUNTLEY HILLS SPALDING WOODS SPALDING GLEN HAMPTON WOODS 07 HUDLOW T C BERKELEY HILLS C SUGAR MILL BUNTEN ROAD PARK MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR W P JONES PARK FOXDALE THE RESE FALLS OF AUTRY M

68 60 54 42 42 34 25 88 62 57 51 45 37 31 25 71 65 60 48 42 40 37 34

B5

01

02

03

WATERS EDGE SOUTH FULTON TC HAMPTON HALL/DEK SHARON LESTER TE (MAI) NEWNAN CC PIEDMONT DRIVING SHARON LESTER TE (ERNST) WOODS OF PARKVIE CHADWICK CLUB FOREST PLANTATIO CHATTAHOOCHEE RE HAVENSTONE LANSMOORE CLUB WILDWOOD RICHLAND WISTERIA PLACE S LEES CROSSING WYNGATE NORTH STOCKTONS CHASE WALKERS RIDGE NO BURNT HICKORY RE HICKORY SPRINGS GREENS CROSSING

68 65 57 54 48 42 34 28 77 60 57 45 45 42 34 34 77 65 60 57 51 42 28

BROOKSTONE CC 04 CAMBRIDGE ST IVES CC CHATTAHOOCHEE RI SHAKERAG W P JONES PARK ABERDEEN CHAMPIONS RUN SUGAR MILL 05 WHITE COLUMNS G HARMONY ON THE L POST BROOK FARMS DRESSAGE MILTON TENNIS CE HAMPTON STATION ARBOR VIEW THE MANOR GOLF & 06 CHESTNUT CREEK WEXFORD OLDE TOWNE GEORGETOWN NORTHAMPTON MARTIN’S LANDING PLANTATION NORTH

A7 17 77 60 60 51 45 45 45 14 80 60 57 54 48 40 31 28 68 60 57 54 45 42 40

07

MABRY MANOR LONGLAKE SWIM/TE LAKE LAUREL RIVER RIDGE @ BA PARK GLENN GLASTONBERRY CREEKSTONE ESTAT HAMPTON HALL/FUL WINDWARD LAKE

B6

01

02

Charlton Forge (Steve Horvath, captain) 31 65 62 60 51 45 45 37 31

BROOKSTONE 3 85 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 74 WALKERS RIDGE 57 COUNTRY WALK 42 SENTINEL WEST 42 WOODBRIDGE @ HAM 34 SWEETWATER T C 34 THE GEORGIAN 28 CHIMNEY LAKES 77 CHADDS WALK 62 SANDY SPRINGS TC (ABAJIAN) 62 SIBLEY FOREST 51 SANDY SPRINGS TC (MARTIN) 42

03

04

05

OLDE TOWNE EDGEWATER COVE OLD PAPER MILL CAMERON GLEN BRIDGEMILL TENNI CHEROKEE TENNIS STOCKTONS MILL HARRISON T C HERITAGE CLUB ARBOR BRIDGE BUTLER CREEK DUNWOODY CC LOCKRIDGE FOREST HUNTCLIFF/FUL THE BRANCHES REDFIELD VERMACK WOODFIELD MILL GLEN TWIN LAKES BITSY GRANT/HARD SMOKE RISE COUNT CHASTAIN BRIGHT WATER

A8

Lake Forest Subdivision (David Douglas, captain)

B1

St Ives CC (Scott Hudgins, captain)

B2

Northampton (Kimo Trask, captain)

B3

Hudlow TC (Justin Brandt, captain)

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34 34 34 71 71 65 48 45 34 31 31 80 71 60 57 42 34 31 20 74 71 54 51 42

06

07

08

WATERS EDGE RIVER OAK S&R ATHLETIC CLUB NE NEELY FARM THE FIELDS I FOXDALE THE RESE PARK BROOKE II (KNOLL) DOUBLEGATE RIVERMONT @ COLO MEDLOCK BRIDGE - PARK BROOKE II (WILCOX) APALACHEE FARMS FALLS OF BRASELT CAMBRIDGE SEVEN OAKS STERLING ON THE TOWNSEND CREEK SPRINGMONTE PRINCETON SQUARE WHITE COLUMNS G THE RIDGE @ STON Castleberry Heig PARKSTONE WOODMONT GOLF &

40 34 31 71 65 57 51 45 42 34 31 82 77 62 51 51 34 22 17 77 74 71 65 45

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 NETNEWS

79

MEN B4

Hudlow TC (Gregory Doho, captain)

POTTERSTONE VICKERY BELLETERRE

B7

01 LEGACY PARK BRADSHAW FARM BENTWATER DELLINGER PARK TOWNE LAKE HILLS FAIR OAKS T C CREEKSIDE GOLF & CREEKSIDE OAKS 02 REUNION APALACHEE RIVER DANIEL PARK HOG MOUNTAIN SPO HAMPTON TRILOGY PARK GRANDVIEW THE EN VANNS TAVERN 03 HADFIELD CAMDEN PLACE ARTHURS VINEYARD

80

25 22 17 80 65 57 48 45 42 40 20 77 74 57 57 45 42 22 22 74 62 60

CHICKERING KINGS COVE HIGHLAND PARK/CO EAST HAMPTON HERITAGE @ ROSWE 04 RIVERWALK WELLINGTON CROOKED CREEK LAUREL SPRINGS/F GLENCREE POLO GOLF & CC MEDLOCK BRIDGE - BROOKWOOD LAKE 05 HANARRY WEST HUDLOW T C (CHO) RIVERMIST/GWINNE ROCKDALE TENNIS BROOKWOOD MANOR HUDLOW T C (DRILLING) POOLE CREEK FORE FLOWERS CROSSING 06 HIT ATLANTA BEN HILL PARK AVONDALE S & T

B5 54 48 37 34 25 71 60 57 57 57 34 31 31 74 71 62 51 45 45 31 17 82 57 54

07

TWIN LAKES 51 BITSY GRANT/HARD (MONROE) 51 BITSY GRANT/HARD (MEYER) 40 CARL SANDERS YMC 31 DEKALB TENNIS CE 31 DUNWOODY CC (GUST) 74 JONES BRIDGE 65 DUNMOOR S&T 62 AVOCET CLUB 60 NESBIT LAKES 51 FOX CREEK 37 THORN BERRY 31 DUNWOODY CC (ORR) 17

B8

01

02

WOODBRIDGE @ HAM 71 CANTERBURY 62 WOODBINE STATION 57 OAKLEIGH 57 BENTWATER 54 DELLINGER PARK 40 CHASTAIN LAKES 37 VININGS ESTATES 20 CONNEMARA 82

03

04

Chadwick Club (Mike Yurkosky, captain)

JEFFERSON STATIO HANARRY ESTATES THE CLUB @ EDGEW IVEY CHASE MORNINGBROOKE WHITE OAK PLACE FOUR SEASONS LIFETIME TENNIS (PERKINS) WILDWOOD SPRINGS EAST HAMPTON EDENWILDE GLEN ABBEY I DUNWOODY NORTH BRIDGEWATER SUBD LIFETIME TENNIS (STUART) SHILOH WOODS EDINBURGH FIELDSTONE MAPLE RIDGE S&T RIVER STATION TUXFORD ST IVES CC OXFORD MILL

68 54 54 51 40 40 8 77 68 62 62 48 37 34 5 85 85 65 45 42 28 25 20

C1

01

02

03

HIGHLAND POINTE GREAT SKY MOUNTAIN VIEW SUMMERCHASE/CHE KINGS FARM BROOKFIELD CC TOWNE LAKE HILLS FAIRWAYS/CHEROKE SUGAR CREEK ECHO RIDGE PERKERSON PARK (MAJOR) PERKERSON PARK (HEMME) WINDY HILL ATHLE (BRILL) HAMPTON HALL/DEK DEKALB TENNIS CE WINDY HILL ATHLE (HALL) HUNTER PARK-CITY LEGACY PARK BROOKSTONE 2 CHAPEL HILL MARIETTA CC GOVERNORS TOWNE BENTWATER

68 68 54 48 42 42 40 34 77 74 51 48 42 40 37 22 77 68 51 45 42 42 42

THE OVERLOOK @ M 04 CROOKED CREEK PARK BROOKE II LAKE CHARLES PLA HAYNES LANDING CLARY LAKES MARTIN’S LANDING POST OAK REC WEXFORD 05 SARATOGA PROVIDENCE/GWI MOUNTAIN PARK TPC @ SUGARLOAF WESTOVER/GWINNET STEEPLECHASE FLOWERS CROSSING HANARRY ESTATES 06 PENHURST WICKS CREEK HANOVER WOODS EAST COBB S&T INDIAN HILLS CC RIVERSIDE S&T SIBLEY FOREST

B6

The Ridge @ Stoney Point (Pat Chichester, captain)

B7

Apalachee River Club (Christopher Campbell, captain)

B8

Shiloh Woods (Naresh Kumar, captain)

C1

Crooked Creek (Lou Swanson, captain)

NETNEWS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

25 97 74 57 54 48 37 17 14 74 71 54 45 45 42 37 28 80 74 71 57 42 40 25

MEN

C2

07

08

Village Grove (Chris Kim, captain)

CHESTNUT SPRINGS BARRINGTON ESTAT EDGEBROOK THREE CHIMNEYS F MADISON GREEN SUMMERS WINDERMERE/FORSY BRIDLE RIDGE WILD TIMBER NORTH RIVER CROS DEERLAKE RIVERMOORE PARK DOUBLEGATE THE FIELDS III CAMBRIDGE ABBOTTS POND PEACHTREE STATIO

C2

01 BLACKBURN THE PARK @ VININ ANNEEWAKEE TRAIL DRUID HILLS BYRNWYCK S & T

8 74 62 57 54 51 45 28 25 62 57 54 54 51 45 42 31 82 68 54 54 51

02

03

04

SYKES PARK SHARON LESTER TE ROCKDALE TENNIS VILLAGE GROVE EE ROBINSON PARK ST MARLO CC POST BROOK FARMS WINDERMERE/FORSY HAMILTON MILL II RIVERSTONE PLANT VILLAGE AT DEATO MOUNTAIN CREEK R WINDSOR OAKS CHESTNUT HILL HICKORY SPRINGS BRIDGEMILL TENNI FALCON CREST WHITFIELD WOODMONT GOLF & ATLANTA ATHLETIC WATERS MILL GEORGETOWN PARSONS RUN THE MANOR GOLF &

C3 34 28 25 93 63 53 40 36 36 23 0 74 65 54 48 45 37 37 37 62 60 60 51 48

SPRING RIDGE HORSESHOE BEND WINDWARD LAKE

C3

01 GRAND CASCADES CHATTAHOOCHEE RU FLOWERS CROSSING STONEBRIER AT SU APALACHEE WOODS CEDAR CREEK S&R SUMMIT CHASE TRADITIONS OF BR 02 FONTAINEBLEAU HIT ATLANTA DUNWOODY CC KINGSLEY LIFETIME TENNIS CC OF THE SOUTH INVERNESS CC OF ROSWELL 03 JAMES CREEK TENN (RAJPOOT) WOODLAND PARK VICKERY

C4

Abbotts Cove (William Middleton, captain)

C8

The Branches (Todd Southerland, captain)

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42 42 31 71 62 60 48 45 42 37 28 74 60 57 57 51 40 34 25 74 68 68

28

04

FIELDSTONE 48 FOWLER PARK 48 Castleberry Heig 34 JAMES CREEK TENN (EZCURRA) CHATTAHOOCHEE RI BRADSHAW FARM DEER RUN WEST SEVEN HILLS PINETREE CC EAGLE WATCH DEVEREUX DOWNS JACKSON CREEK ECHO MILL II

C4

01

James Creek TC (Sanjay Rajpoot, captain)

KENSINGTON FARMS ABBOTTS COVE GLEN ABBEY I BRIDLE RIDGE CROOKED CREEK Wild Meadows FALLS OF AUTRY M ALPHARETTA NORTH

C6

28 80 74 65 60 45 31 25 17 74 68 68 57 48 40 28 14

02 LOCH HIGHLAND SENTINEL LAKE MILL GLEN INDIAN HILLS CC BRISTOL OAKS RIVER GREEN WEST SMYRNA S&T HOLLY SPRINGS 03 WHEATFIELDS BLACKBURN MIDDLETON COOPERS POND SARATOGA MAPLE RIDGE S&T LEAFMORE CREEK GREATER ATLANTA

C6

01

SEVEN OAKS CREEKSTONE ESTAT CROOKED CREEK OXFORD MILL THE RIVER CLUB/G STERLING ON THE

71 71 65 51 48 45 42 2 77 60 60 54 45 40 37 25 68 57 57 57 57 57

02

03

FIELDSTONE (YARNALL) 40 FIELDSTONE (CHAPPARAPU) 5 HANEY WALK 65 BENTLEY PARK SUB 62 WESTCHESTER S&T 60 WILDWOOD SPRINGS 51 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 51 OAK CREEK ESTATE 40 EDENWILDE 37 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 31 BENTWOOD 82 GLENLAKE I 65 BRITTANY 60 SPALDING CORNERS 54 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 45 LESLIE BEACH 40 PEACHTREE STATIO 40 SMOKE RISE COUNT 11

C8

01

WHITE COLUMNS G THE BRANCHES MARTIN’S LANDING MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR

65 62 62 57

Bentwood (Rajesh Shourie, captain)

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 NETNEWS

81

SUNDAY WOMEN

02

WEATHERSTONE HARRISON T C LEGACY PARK DRUID HILLS ROCK SPRINGS PAR EDINBURGH HAMILTON MILL I POLO GOLF & CC OLDE ATLANTA CLU SHAKERAG Copper Creek-For

03

LAKE FOREST SUBD Bellmoore Park TUXFORD WINDWARD LAKE MEDLOCK BRIDGE - PEACHTREE CORNER HUDLOW T C JONES BRIDGE RIVERCLIFF

25 86 86 60 60 33 16 6 0

SUNDAY WOMEN AA1

01

BITSY GRANT/SOFT SANDY SPRINGS TC CAMDEN PLACE CHASTAIN EE ROBINSON PARK DEKALB TENNIS CE LIFETIME TENNIS

AA2

01

FAIR OAKS T C DELLINGER PARK VICKERY CHASTAIN BLACKBURN CROOKED CREEK VILLAGE MILL

AA3

01

02

82

40 34 34 34 85 82 65 37 37 34 31

CLAYTON COUNTY T WINDY HILL ATHLE CHEROKEE TOWN CL DRUID HILLS BURNT HICKORY LA MCGHEE TENNIS CE PEACHTREE CITY T SHARON LESTER TE HARRISON T C SADDLE CREEK 2

100 76 70 36 30 26 10 70 70 66 50 33 33 26 91 80 51 42 40 37 34 22 85 71

ATLANTA ATHLETIC ROCK SPRINGS PAR RIVERBROOKE (DUL LAKESIDE AT ANSL THE FIELDS I SANDY SPRINGS TC

A1

01

02

03

HIT ATLANTA (COOK) ANSLEY WYNBROOKE BITSY GRANT/HARD HIT ATLANTA (GUERRERO) OGLETHORPE FOUR SEASONS EAGLES LANDING BRIDGEMILL TENNI THE OVERLOOK @ M SANDY SPRINGS TC CC OF ROSWELL KIMBALL FARMS OLDE TOWNE BROOKFIELD CC ROSWELL PARK WILD TIMBER VICKERY THE MANOR GOLF & LAKE ASTORIA GRANDVIEW THE GL

68 48 37 34 25 25 74 74 57 48 42 40 31 28 80 68 51 48 40 40 37 34 62 60 57 51 48

JONES BRIDGE LONGLAKE SWIM/TE FOWLER PARK

A2

01

02

03

48 37 34

LEGACY PARK 85 BROOKSHIRE 77 FAIR OAKS T C 54 MARIETTA CC 45 RIVERSIDE S&T 37 TERRELL MILL T C 37 BENTWATER 34 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 28 DUNWOODY CC 62 EAST HAMPTON 60 NORTHAMPTON 57 MILL GLEN 57 LAUREL BROOKE 54 LITCHFIELD 100 54 WINDWARD LAKE 34 GLASTONBERRY 20 ROCKDALE TENNIS 88 BRIARCLIFF WOODS 60 SUMMIT FAMILY YM 57 ANSLEY 48 TWIN LAKES 45 BURDETTE T C 37 CANONGATE AT MIR 37 GLENLAKE I 25

04

TPC @ SUGARLOAF MORNING VIEW RHODES JORDAN PA LAKE FOREST SUBD FOXDALE THE RESE OLDE SAVANNAH SQ WISTERIA PLACE S SHILOH FARMS

A3

74 62 60 57 54 42 28 20

01 ROCKDALE TENNIS 88 LAUREL SPRINGS/F 68 APALACHEE FARMS 60 W P JONES PARK 45 FALLS OF BRASELT 42 FLOWERS CROSSING 34 EVERGREEN ON APA 31 SARATOGA 28 02 HILLBROOKE 74 NESBIT LAKES 62 ST IVES CC 54 TUXFORD 51 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 48 FALLS OF AUTRY M 40 CROOKED CREEK 37 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 31 03 FONTAINEBLEAU 74 SANDY SPRINGS TC (NICHOLA) 60 SANDY SPRINGS TC (HOLLEY) 60

INDIAN HILLS CC 51 SANDY SPRINGS TC (HALPERN) 51 SPRING RIDGE 45 DEKALB TENNIS CE 31 SANDY SPRINGS TC (BRANDT) 25 04 HARRISON T C 71 LEES CROSSING 71 EAGLE WATCH 65 DEER RUN NORTH 54 TERRELL MILL T C 42 SADDLEBROOK/COBB 40 CHEROKEE TENNIS 31 WOODSTOCK KNOLL 22 05 FAIRFIELD 71 CLAYTON COUNTY T 65 MCGHEE TENNIS CE 62 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 48 Kiwanis Park 48 VININGS ON THE C 42 SHARON LESTER TE 37 TRIBUTARY 22

A5

01

CHASTAIN 85 CARL SANDERS YMC 62 SHARON LESTER TE 60 HANOVER WEST 48 BLACKBURN 40 HAMPTON HALL/DEK 40

AA1 Bitsy Grant/Soft Courts (Suzy Tan, captain)

AA2 Fair Oaks TC (Sonia Shen, captain)

AA3 Clayton County TC (Alice Billups, captain)

A1

NETNEWS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

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Wild Timber (Linda Kay Quinn, captain)

ANSLEY BITSY GRANT/HARD SUGAR CREEK (THOMAS) ATHLETIC CLUB NE LESLIE BEACH SUGAR CREEK (POOLE) GLENLAKE I DEKALB TENNIS CE SUGAR CREEK (NASH) MAINSTREET THE OVERLOOK @ M HILLCREST @ HOLL BROOKSTONE CC WEST HAMPTON TOLLESON PARK PINETREE CC SEVEN HILLS TREYMOORE SUBDIV BRADSHAW FARM PLANTATION NORTH CRABAPPLE LAKE/P INDIAN HILLS CC (LEBAN) HIGHLAND POINTE INDIAN HILLS CC (OBRIEN) TERRELL MILL T C CHEROKEE TENNIS BUFORD CITY PARK CHATTAHOOCHEE RI REUNION

31 31 80 71 68 51 51 42 31 2 77 62 57 51 51 40 40 20 74 68 60 54 48 45 25 22 80 57 51

SUNDAY WOMEN

A2

Brookshire (Angie Fiveash, captain)

THE RIVER CLUB/G 45 STERLING ON THE (ROY) 45 GGC TENNIS FACIL 45 RIVERMOORE PARK 42 STERLING ON THE (MOORE) 31 06 EDENWILDE 62 FIELDSTONE 54 ASHEBROOKE 54 ALPHARETTA NORTH 51 SHARON SPRINGS P 48 WOODMONT GOLF & 48 CASTLEBROOKE TEN 42 WESTBROOK 37 07 BRIDLE RIDGE 68 OXFORD MILL 60 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 60 SEVEN OAKS 45 W P JONES PARK 45 CC OF THE SOUTH 45 DEERLAKE 42 DULUTH RACQUET C 31 08 HANARRY ESTATES 68 VILLAGE MILL 65 PEACHTREE STATIO (JONES-S) 57 VERMACK 57

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PEACHTREE STATIO (SCHRETE) 48 LIFETIME TENNIS 42 HUNTLEY HILLS 40 DUNWOODY CC 14

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SHARON LESTER TE 91 BITSY GRANT/HARD 62 CHASTAIN 62 PEACHTREE CITY T (EVERT) 57 DRUID HILLS 48 GLENLAKE I 31 PEACHTREE CITY T (VANKIRK) 28 SUMMIT FAMILY YM 17 HICKORY SPRINGS 65 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 57 THE WATERFORD 54 BROOKSTONE CC 51 OLDE HERITAGE 51 CHASTAIN LAKES 45 WELLESLEY @ TOWN 40 CHESTNUT HILL 34 HORSESHOE BEND 65 WINDY HILL ATHLE 60 TALLY GREEN 60

A3 HUNTCLIFF/FUL CONCOURSE ATH CL INVERNESS BRITTANY MARTIN’S LANDING 04 FOXHALL WINDSOR OAKS INDEPENDENCE SQ WEXFORD WESTCHESTER S&T POST OAK REC WOODLANDS LAKESIDE AT ANSL 05 HUDLOW T C WATERBURY COVE CONNEMARA BROOKWOOD MANOR JEFFERSON STATIO BERKELEY HILLS C WATERS EDGE ROCKDALE TENNIS 06 BUFORD CITY PARK SHAKERAG CHATTAHOOCHEE RI SEVEN OAKS

Chastain (Suzanne Savarese, captain)

Belleterre (Beth McDonald, captain)

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57 48 45 40 22 65 62 57 51 42 42 40 37 80 65 62 54 48 31 28 28 62 60 60 51

07

FIELDSTONE EE ROBINSON PARK CHATTAHOOCHEE RU WINDSOR AT LANIE PARK BROOKE II HEMBREE GROVE POTTERSTONE LOCKRIDGE FOREST STEVENS CREEK CROOKED CREEK OXFORD MILL CC OF ROSWELL

A8

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02

Nesbit Lakes (Kathryn Bergquist, captain)

DEKALB TENNIS CE TERRELL MILL T C DRUID HILLS CARL SANDERS YMC BITSY GRANT/HARD ATHLETIC CLUB NE COCHISE SUMMERGROVE CARTERSVILLE COU MOUNTAIN VIEW EAST WORTHINGTON

51 45 37 31 80 60 51 51 48 45 42 20 65 60 57 54 51 42 37 31 77 68 62

CHADDS RIDGE 54 LEGACY PARK 40 FAIRWAYS/CHEROKE 37 WESTOVER/COBB 31 CASTEEL HEIGHTS 28 03 WEATHERSTONE 71 MOUNTAIN CREEK R 54 LOST FORREST 54 WESTCHESTER S&T 51 PRINCETON CORNER 48 CHIMNEY SPRINGS 45 HARRISON T C 40 OLDE TOWNE 34 04 WILDWOOD 71 FLOWERS CROSSING 62 RIVERBROOKE (DUL 60 ST MARLO CC 54 MOUNTAIN PARK 42 GRANDVIEW THE EN 40 RIVERSHYRE 40 GRANDVIEW ESTATE 28 05 GROVE PARK 74 HAMPTON 65 BELLETERRE 62 CAMBRIDGE 51

A7

Sharon Lester TC (Laura Steul, captain)

B1

Blackburn (Laura Moran, captain)

06

TUXFORD WINDWARD LAKE SHARON SPRINGS P WHITE COLUMNS G EAST ROSWELL PAR THE BRANCHES WYNTERHALL (SWENSEN) MJCCA WYNTERHALL (HAMILTON) HORSESHOE BEND HUNTCLIFF/FUL MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR

45 40 31 25 68 60 60 57 54 40 37 22

B1

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02

DEKALB TENNIS CE 65 VININGS ESTATES 60 PEACHTREE CITY T (DANIELL) 57 CHAPEL HILL 54 SUMMERGROVE 54 PEACHTREE CITY T (WARREN) 54 WASHINGTON PARK 28 GLENLAKE I 25 DELLINGER PARK 74 SPENCERS MILL 60 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 60

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Oglethorpe (Katie Yealy, captain)

BROOKSTONE 1 57 CHESTNUT HILL 48 KENNWORTH T C 42 HEDGEROSE 37 HARRISON T C 20 BLACKBURN 82 OGLETHORPE 60 SANDY SPRINGS TC (JENSEN) 60 KINGSLEY 60 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 54 SANDY SPRINGS TC (CHEVALI) 45 DEERFIELD 20 CONCOURSE ATH CL 17 PRINCETON LAKES 71 HIGHLAND PARK/CO 54 EAST ROSWELL PAR 54 FULLERS PARK 54 HAMPTON HALL/FUL 48 HAMPTON FARMS 40 CHESTNUT SPRINGS 40 RIVER GLEN/FUL 34 ST MARLO CC 65 WINDERMERE/FORSY 60 OLDE ATLANTA CLU (BURNS) 51 OLDE ATLANTA CLU (GASTLEY) 51

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08

LAUREL SPRINGS/F 51 GRAND CASCADES 51 ABERDEEN 34 VANNS TAVERN 34 MILTON TENNIS CE (KING CU) 77 BROOKSHADE 74 GOVERNOR’S PRESE 62 MILTON TENNIS CE (HILDEBR) 51 VICKERY CREST 45 WOODMONT GOLF & 37 CRABAPPLE CHASE 34 HARMONY ON THE L 17 MOUNTAIN PARK 82 TRADITIONS OF BR 77 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 51 BROOKWOOD MANOR 51 WOODS OF PARKVIE 48 LESLIE BEACH 45 SUMMIT CHASE 31 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 11 FALLS OF AUTRY M 71 BROOKWOOD LAKE 62 PARSONS RUN 57 SEVEN OAKS 54 DRESSAGE 45

B3 WINDWARD LAKE POLO GOLF & CC CAMBRIDGE

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03

45 42 20

TOWNE LAKE HILLS 82 DELLINGER PARK 57 CHEROKEE TENNIS 54 SEVEN HILLS 45 THE ARBORS 42 HIGHLAND POINTE 42 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 40 BROOKSTONE 3 34 SENTINEL LAKE 68 CRABAPPLE LAKE/P 68 KINGS COVE 68 BRISTOL OAKS 45 SANDY SPRINGS TC 42 REDFIELD 40 DUNWOODY CC 37 DEVEREUX DOWNS 28 WALKERS RIDGE 74 STEWARTS CREEK 62 KING VALLEY AT V 62 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (DOHERTY)

57

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05

06

Byrnwyck S&T (Kristen Hall, captain)

BITSY GRANT/SOFT (MEANS) 51 HUNTER PARK-CITY 48 SWEETWATER T C 37 MEADOWGROVE 5 OGLETHORPE 68 RIVER STATION 60 BERKELEY WALK 57 ECHO RIDGE 51 HIT ATLANTA 42 BLACKBURN 40 CC OF ROSWELL 40 TWIN LAKES 40 DRUID HILLS (MOODY) 85 CLAYTON COUNTY T 60 BROOKWOOD HILLS 60 DRUID HILLS (HAMAN) 60 ANSLEY 45 DEKALB TENNIS CE 31 SHARON LESTER TE 28 SOUTHLAND CC 28 W P JONES PARK 82 WILD TIMBER 65 ST IVES CC (CLARK) 57 MEDLOCK BRIDGE - 54

ST IVES CC (SCRUGGS) RICHLAND WESTOVER/GWINNET HIGHLANDS @ BRID 07 HAVENSTONE THE HERITAGE @ G HAMILTON MILL I ROCKDALE TENNIS GGC TENNIS FACIL WHEATFIELDS RIVERMIST/GWINNE FOUR SEASONS 08 THE MANOR GOLF & MONTVALE SWIM & CHADBOURNE LIBERTY SUBDIVIS LAKE LAUREL QUEENSBURY GLEN ABBEY I PINEWALK S&T

B3

01 THE GEORGIAN BROOKSTONE 3 DELLINGER PARK

54 42 31 11 74 62 57 48 40 40 40 37 77 51 51 51 45 45 40 37 85 60 51

02

03

04

WYNGATE SOUTH WESTPORT BARNES MILL ECHO MILL II KENNWORTH T C HARRISON T C CHADDS WALK CARMICHAEL FARMS HIGHLAND POINTE NORTHAMPTON CHIMNEY SPRINGS PROVIDENCE LAKE EAST SPRING LAKE WINDY HILL ATHLE PRINCETON MILL I BLACKBURN PIEDMONT DRIVING BRITTANY REGENCY OAKS NEI SEWELL PARK MONTCLAIR ESTATE BYRNWYCK S & T SANDY SPRINGS TC EAST HAMPTON MJCCA

B4

Jones Bridge (Heather Taylor, captain)

B5

Atlanta Athletic Club (Vanessa Brewster, captain)

B6

River Falls (Bethany Wirtanen, captain)

B7

Georgetown (Kimberly De Fino, captain)

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48 48 45 40 20 77 62 60 51 42 37 34 34 74 62 57 51 51 48 40 14 65 62 60 54

SUNDAY WOMEN

B8

05

06

07

Abbotts Pond (Michele Bissette, captain) JACKSON CREEK 51 ROSWELL PARK 37 MARTIN’S LANDING 34 DUNWOODY CC 34 PEACHTREE STATIO (MENDZEF) 62 LOCKRIDGE FOREST 60 HUDLOW T C 57 PEACHTREE STATIO (WOHLBAC) 51 ROCKDALE TENNIS 51 HIT ATLANTA 45 WINDING VISTA 40 BRIARCLIFF WOODS 31 TRADITIONS OF BR 74 RIVERMOORE PARK 62 CHATEAU ELAN SPO 54 HERITAGE CREST 54 PEACHTREE WOODS 54 VANDERBILT SUBDI 45 TRILOGY PARK 37 ROYAL LAKES GOLF 17 SPALDING CORNERS (POWELL) 77 SPALDING CORNERS (STOLTE) 68 CC OF ROSWELL 60 PARSONS RUN 45 W P JONES PARK 45

08

BRIDLEWOOD NEELY FARM ATLANTA ATHLETIC STONEHAVEN POINT THE HIGHLANDS @ PARKSTONE CREEKSTONE ESTAT LAKE ASTORIA DEERLAKE CENTRAL PARK COU WOODLAND PARK

B4

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02

SMOKE RISE COUNT DRUID HILLS OAKHURST PARK RICHARD CRAIG PA AVONDALE S & T LIFETIME TENNIS SUGAR CREEK EVERGREEN LAKES RIVERSTONE PLANT MORNING VIEW RIVER MIST/FORSY HAMILTON MILL I

42 34 25 62 62 60 51 48 45 37 31 77 65 60 57 45 34 34 25 71 62 57 51

C1 BUFORD CITY PARK LONGLAKE SWIM/TE THREE CHIMNEYS F FOREST PLANTATIO 03 TPC @ SUGARLOAF MAPLE RIDGE S&T BRIGHT WATER STEEPLECHASE CHADWICK CLUB (SCHMITZ) WINDSOR CREEK CHADWICK CLUB (EMCH) FLOWERS CROSSING 04 CROOKED CREEK (JOVE) HILLBROOKE SPRINGMONTE ALPHARETTA NORTH PINEWALK S&T POLO GOLF & CC SUGAR MILL CROOKED CREEK (ASHCOM) 05 OAKLEIGH CAMDEN POINTE COUNTRY WALK MT PARAN CHURCH LOST MOUNTAIN TE

48 40 34 34 74 74 62 57 45 40 22 22 77 65 60 54 42 37 34 28 71 65 60 54 51

Leafmore Creek (Melissa Mathews, captain)

RIVER GREEN THE WATERFORD BROOKSTONE CC 06 GEORGETOWN BLACKBURN (MARTIN) BLACKBURN (BARNETTE) CHASTAIN COCHISE DUNWOODY CC INDIAN HILLS CC FOXCROFT 07 BROOKFIELD CC SOUTHLANDS CHIMNEY LAKES NORTH FOREST WESTCHESTER S&T HARRISON T C WOODBINE STATION HEMBREE GROVE 08 JONES BRIDGE (TAYLOR) DUNMOOR S&T THORN BERRY KIMBALL FARMS SPRING RIDGE NESBIT LAKES

45 42 8 77 71 57 48 42 40 34 28 68 65 60 54 45 40 40 25 85 57 54 45 42 40

THE FIELDS I JONES BRIDGE (METZO)

B5

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02

03

40 34

BITSY GRANT/HARD 71 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 62 CREEKSIDE GOLF & 60 MCGHEE TENNIS CE 51 PEACHTREE CITY T 48 SHARON LESTER TE 42 HILLCREST @ HOLL 31 EAGLES LANDING 28 WOODBRIDGE @ HAM 65 LAUREL PARK 57 DELLINGER PARK 57 EAGLE WATCH 54 BRIDGEMILL TENNI (HANNA) 51 BRIDGEMILL TENNI (MCGRAW) 45 STILESBORO TRACE 42 LEGACY PARK 25 JACKSON CREEK 74 HERITAGE TRACE 68 SIBLEY FOREST 60 WATERFORD GREEN 54 PRINCETON LAKES 42

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05

06

C2

White Columns GC (Teri Johnson, captain)

C3

Kennworth TC (Lori Cooley, captain)

C4

Laurel Springs/Forsyth (Suzanne Sarkady, captain)

C6

River Glen/Fulton (Randi Downey, captain)

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HOLLY SPRINGS PROVIDENCE CORNE WINDY HILL ATHLE WHITE COLUMNS G LAUREL BROOKE LOCH HIGHLAND FOREST CREEK TREMONT GREAT SKY ARBOR VIEW BRADSHAW FARM SUWANEE STATION HIDDEN FALLS SUB WHITE OAK PLACE THE CLUB @ EDGEW HOG MOUNTAIN SPO LANSDOWNE BROOK FOREST Del Webb Chateau SANDY SPRINGS TC (BARR) SANDY SPRINGS TC (GILKEY) CC OF THE SOUTH HARTRIDGE HAYNES LANDING FONTAINEBLEAU

37 34 28 77 65 54 48 45 42 37 28 85 65 60 51 48 42 31 14 62 62 57 51 48 45

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Chimney Springs (Sara Dunnaway, captain)

PANGBORN 45 VILLAGE MILL 25 07 HAVENSTONE 71 HANARRY WEST 65 TPC @ SUGARLOAF 62 KNOLLWOOD LAKES 57 BERKELEY HILLS C 48 NORTH FORKE 40 WHEATFIELDS 31 SOUTHLAND CC 22 08 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (BREWSTE) 88 BRIDLE RIDGE 68 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (MORLAN) 57 SPRINGMONTE 54 TURNBERRY 42 STANDARD CLUB 37 AVIARY (FULTON) 25 NOTTING HILL 25

B6

01 MCGHEE TENNIS CE CARL SANDERS YMC CHASTAIN BURDETTE T C SHARON LESTER TE BITSY GRANT/SOFT NEWNAN CC TOLLESON PARK 02 SUMMERFORD EAST COBB S&T EAGLE WATCH HANOVER WOODS TERRELL MILL T C JOHNSONS LANDING NORTHAMPTON WICKS CREEK 03 LEGACY PARK BENTWATER (QUARTE) KENNWORTH T C ABBOTTS GLEN WINSHIP FARMS OAKWIND BUTLER CREEK BENTWATER (NOVIS) 04 WEXFORD DUNWOODY CC (DAVIS) DUNWOODY NORTH KINGSLEY DUNWOODY CC (KIRKLEY) PENHURST FOXHALL HAMPTON FARMS 05 RIVER FALLS PRINCETON SQUARE THE PRESERVE GGC TENNIS FACIL RIVER COLONY SOU HAMILTON MILL II FOUNTAIN GLEN TURTLE CREEK 06 HUNTLEY HILLS BLACKBURN (GAY) BLACKBURN (BARD) WATERS EDGE HANARRY ESTATES HAMPTON HALL/DEK DEKALB TENNIS CE (FISHER) DEKALB TENNIS CE (MAY) 07 WINDERMERE/FORSY CROOKED CREEK THORNGATE (LIPP) 86

71 71 65 54 42 42 28 22 74 68 62 48 45 40 37 22 60 60 60 57 45 45 42 28 74 62 57 54 45 42 37 25 77 74 54 51 42 37 34 28 74 57 54 54 51 42 37 28 68 57 57

FIELDSTONE THORNGATE (SIMS) PROVENCE THE MANOR GOLF & THE RIDGE @ STON 08 DOUBLEGATE DUNMOOR S&T AVOCET CLUB WAF REC SHAKERAG THE FIELDS III DUNWOODY NORTH WINDWARD LAKE

B7

57 42 42 40 34 65 65 54 51 48 40 37 37

01 DRUID HILLS (JOHNSON) 74 PEACHTREE CITY T 65 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 62 SOUTH FULTON TC (SCRUGGS) 51 TOLLESON PARK 45 VININGS ESTATES 34 SOUTH FULTON TC (GOINS) 34 DRUID HILLS (PEDERSON) 31 02 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 68 MIDDLEBROOKE 60 EDENWILDE 60 MOUNTAIN CREEK R 54 WILDWOOD SPRINGS (VONDERS) 48 CHEROKEE TENNIS 42 WILDWOOD SPRINGS (CHESTER) 40 HERITAGE @ ROSWE 25 03 GEORGETOWN 77 CC OF THE SOUTH 60 THE BRANCHES 60 CC OF ROSWELL 51 TUXFORD 51 VERMACK 40 HORSESHOE BEND 31 KINGSLEY 28 04 CANTERBURY 82 MARIETTA CC 62 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 48 PACES CLUB 48 THE BROADLANDS 48 TREYMOORE SUBDIV 42 WOODBRIDGE @ HAM 37 BROWNS FARM 28 05 WINDERMERE/FORSY 71 THE MANOR GOLF & 65 TWIN CREEKS 62 GREEN SUMMERS 54 ABERDEEN 45 WELLINGTON 40 SEVEN OAKS 34 OLDE ATLANTA CLU 25 06 MORNINGBROOKE 71 RUBY FOREST 62 MAGNOLIA TENNIS 60 FOREST PLANTATIO 60 SUGAR MILL 54 RIVERMOORE PARK 42 RIVERBROOKE (DUL 34 SUWANEE STATION 14 07 EMBRY HILLS 65 DEKALB TENNIS CE (TURNER) 57 GREAT OAKS LANDI 54 FOUR SEASONS 54 GLENLEAF CONDO 51 HALES TRACE 48 WHITE HAWK 34 DEKALB TENNIS CE (EAMES) 34

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B8

01 SHARON LESTER TE ANSLEY MEADOWBROOK GLEN SUGAR CREEK (BASKIN) SUGAR CREEK (BERNARD) BITSY GRANT/HARD TOLLESON PARK FAIRFIELD 02 CHANDLER POND HAMILTON MILL I WILD TIMBER LANSMOORE CLUB EDINBURGH MORNING VIEW RICHLAND ASCOT 03 GRAN RIVER ROCKDALE TENNIS HANARRY ESTATES LESLIE BEACH RIVER OAK S&R TWIN LAKES CHEROKEE WOODS E MOUNTAIN PARK 04 TUXFORD ABBOTTS POND SHAKERAG ABBOTTS COVE FALLS OF AUTRY M PARSONS RUN MEDLOCK BRIDGE - WOODFIELD 05 DEER RUN WEST HIGHLANDS AT HAM SUMMERCHASE/CHE HIGHLAND POINT SEVEN HILLS DEER RUN NORTH LOST MOUNTAIN TE PINETREE CC 06 THE BRANCHES INVERNESS (TEAT) HEMBREE PARK WEXFORD INVERNESS (GEBARA) SANDY SPRINGS TC MARTIN’S LANDING CHIMNEY SPRINGS 07 HIGHLAND COLONY ASHEBROOKE S&T CHESTNUT SPRINGS OAK CREEK ESTATE JEFFERSON TOWNSH NEWCASTLE FARM POST OAK REC HARRISON T C 08 FIELDSTONE SHILOH FARMS VICKERY WESTBROOK WOODMONT GOLF &

71 68 51 48 42 40 40 37 68 68 68 60 54 51 20 8 65 60 60 57 48 40 37 31 71 54 54 51 48 42 40 37 71 71 60 54 45 45 28 22 68 60 60 54 48 37 37 34 74 65 62 54 48 42 34 17 88 51 51 48 45 45 34 31 74 62 57 57 48

WINDERMERE/FORSY BARRETT DOWNS THE MANOR GOLF &

42 42 14

C1

01 LEAFMORE CREEK 97 GLENLAKE II 65 SHARON LESTER TE 57 BLACKBURN 51 ECHO RIDGE 42 RICHARD CRAIG PA 37 ANSLEY 25 AVONDALE S & T 22 02 WILDWOOD 80 MANCHESTER PARK 62 APALACHEE FARMS 57 FLOWERS CROSSING 51 SARATOGA 42 GRAND CASCADES 37 RHODES JORDAN PA 28 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 28 03 HIGHLAND PARK/FU 80 CAMBRIDGE 74 THREE CHIMNEYS F 60 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR (WHELAN) 51 DEERLAKE 45 MAYFAIR/ST CLAIR (ZAKSHEV) 37 NESBIT LAKES 37 FOWLER PARK 14 04 SWEETWATER T C 80 DELLINGER PARK 71 LAUREL PARK 62 ECHO MILL II 51 CANONGATE AT MIR 51 TRIBUTARY 34 CHAPEL HILL 28 SEVEN HILLS 20 05 HEDGEROW 77 HIGHLAND RIDGE 65 ARDEN LAKE 60 NORTH LANDING 48 CHESTNUT CREEK 45 ESTATES OF BROOK 37 CHESTNUT HILL 34 BRADSHAW FARM 31 06 INDEPENDENCE SQ 68 MILL GLEN 57 ARTHURS VINEYARD 57 CHASTAIN 54 ROSWELL PARK 51 SADDLE RIDGE LAK 40 CONCOURSE ATH CL 37 INDIAN HILLS CC 34

C2

01

02

SUMMIT FAMILY YM BENTLEY PARK SUB GOLDS GYM HUNTER PARK-CITY LOST MOUNTAIN TE THE GEORGIAN FAIR OAKS T C SEVEN HILLS CHEROKEE TENNIS WHITE COLUMNS G WESTMINSTER AT C WINDSOR OAKS CHADDS FORD JEFFERSON TOWNSH GRAND VERIDIAN SADDLE CREEK 2

68 62 54 51 48 48 42 22 77 74 65 57 40 37 34 14

03 BLACKBURN 74 BITSY GRANT/HARD (DUQUE) 60 PROVIDENCE/COBB 51 BYRNWYCK S & T 48 BITSY GRANT/HARD (SAMMONS) 48 RIVERSIDE S&T 45 TERRELL MILL T C (CAMPBEL) 40 TERRELL MILL T C (LEE) 31 04 SUGAR CREEK 77 RICHARD CRAIG PA 77 ROCKDALE TENNIS 60 DEKALB TENNIS CE 51 ATHLETIC CLUB NE 45 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 37 SUMMIT CHASE 31 EVERGREEN LAKES 20 05 NOTTING HILL 77 RIVERSTONE PLANT 68 CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 65 BUNTEN ROAD PARK 42 WHITE HAWK 42 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 40 CROOKED CREEK 34 LANIER SPRINGS 28 06 LIFETIME TENNIS 80 OXFORD MILL 65 CHARTWELL/FULTON 65 PEACHTREE STATIO 65 BERKELEY HILLS C 37 ST IVES CC 34 HORSESHOE BEND 31 JONES BRIDGE 20

C3

01 KENNWORTH T C 71 LAUREL PARK 65 HARRISON T C (ADDINGTON) 57 LEES CROSSING 57 WILLOW CREEK 48 THE GEORGIAN 42 HARRISON T C (WASSINK) 42 HIGHLAND POINTE 14 02 POLO GOLF & CC 80 FIELDSTONE 57 WHITE COLUMNS G 54 ROSWELL PARK 51 HUNTCLIFF/FUL 45 GOVERNOR’S PRESE 40 FOWLER PARK 37 HAMPTON 28 03 SIBLEY FOREST 74 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 57 ANNEEWAKEE TRAIL 54 SYKES PARK 48 BRITTANY 45 DEKALB TENNIS CE (ROAN) 40 DEKALB TENNIS CE (DESROSI) 40 BRIARCLIFF WOODS 40 04 WELLINGTON 74 FLOWERS CROSSING 68 CHURCHILL COMMON 65 SEVEN OAKS 51 STERLING ON THE 37 HUDLOW T C 37 HIT ATLANTA 37 PROVIDENCE/GWI 28

C4

01 BRIDGEWATER SUBD LAUREL SPRINGS/F REUNION

88 82 57

02

03

04

OLDE ATLANTA CLU CC OF ROSWELL LAKE LAUREL GREEN SUMMERS FLOWERS CROSSING HANEY WALK EAGLE WATCH LEGACY PARK HARMONY ON THE L STILESBORO TRACE CHEROKEE TENNIS GOVERNORS TOWNE RIVER PARK WINDING VISTA TWIN LAKES ROCKDALE TENNIS LESLIE BEACH GREATER ATLANTA HUDLOW T C WYNBROOKE SMOKE RISE CARL SANDERS YMC MEADOW BROOK BLACKBURN KINGS COVE DUNWOODY CC BROOKFIELD CC OLDE TOWNE TERRELL MILL T C

C6

48 40 37 25 20 74 68 57 54 45 42 28 28 77 65 60 57 48 40 25 25 77 60 57 57 51 48 42 5

01 DUNWOODY CC 80 OAKHURST PARK 68 CONCOURSE ATH CL 62 SMOKE RISE COUNT 45 DRUID HILLS 42 SUMMIT SMOKE 42 LIFETIME TENNIS 28 MJCCA 25 02 WELLINGTON 82 BRIDLE RIDGE 65 ASHEBROOKE 57 FIELDSTONE 54 POST BROOK FARMS 42 JAMES CREEK TENN 40 CHAMPIONS RUN 34 WILD TIMBER 22 03 RIVER GLEN/FUL 80 PROVIDENCE/GWI 65 JEFFERSON STATIO 57 PEACHTREE CORNER 54 ATLANTA ATHLETIC 45 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 42 PARSONS RUN 42 WELLINGTON 11 04 EDENWILDE 85 WILLOW POINT 68 CROOKED CREEK 57 TUXFORD 57 CHICKERING 54 DEVEREUX DOWNS 51 HERITAGE TRACE 20 WILDWOOD SPRINGS 5 05 CHADDS WALK 80 BROWNS FARM 71 THE RESERVE 62 KENNWORTH T C 45 FAIR OAKS T C 42 TOWNE LAKE HILLS 40 WEST SMYRNA S&T 40 LAUREL PARK 17

C8

RIVERMOORE PARK ST IVES CC STEEPLECHASE RIVERCLIFF CHATTAHOOCHEE RU ROCKDALE TENNIS RIVERWALK SMOKE RISE COUNT CHIMNEY SPRINGS THE BRANCHES WASHINGTON PARK KING VALLEY AT V CHIMNEY LAKES LEAFMORE CREEK BLACKBURN BITSY GRANT/HARD

71 65 60 57 48 40 37 20 85 65 45 42 42 42 37 34

03

04

Wild Meadows FIELDSTONE JAMES CREEK TENN WOODMONT GOLF & MEDLOCK BRIDGE - PARK FOREST WEXFORD CC OF ROSWELL ESTATES OF FERNW NORTHAMPTON WOODSTOCK KNOLL EAGLE WATCH BENTWATER RIVER GREEN KENNWORTH T C HIGHLAND POINT

82 65 57 57 54 48 20 14 68 62 62 57 57 48 22 20

JUNIOR GIRLS

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02

JUNIOR GIRLS 10 - C3

01

02

BUFORD CITY PARK EE ROBINSON PARK WELLINGTON EAST ROSWELL PAR FOX HOLLOW KENNWORTH T C CANONGATE AT MIR THE BRANCHES

10 - C5

01

02

03

04

DEKALB TENNIS CE GREATER ATLANTA DUNWOODY CC OXFORD MILL TPC @ SUGARLOAF THE RIVER CLUB/G ST IVES CC SEVEN OAKS BROOKFIELD CC SIBLEY FOREST INDIAN HILLS CC CHEROKEE TOWN CL POLO GOLF & CC WHITE COLUMNS G FIELDSTONE

97 72 48 25 88 74 46 21 87 64 54 50 84 63 61 30 75 72 50 50 86 71 49

THE MANOR GOLF &

43

12 - C1

01

02

POST OAK REC 87 CAPITAL CITY 79 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 53 SIBLEY FOREST 37 VETERANS PARK 93 FIELDSTONE (MENDELSSOHN) 84 WELLINGTON 59 FIELDSTONE (IKERD) 30

12 - C3

01

02

03

DUNWOODY CC BLACKBURN SMOKE RISE COUNT LEAFMORE CREEK THE RIVER CLUB/G EAST ROSWELL PAR THE MANOR GOLF & BENTWOOD ST IVES CC FIELDSTONE CROOKED CREEK EE ROBINSON PARK SEVEN HILLS

79 70 69 29 82 79 69 65 60 55 53 46 73

CANONGATE AT MIR LAUREL PARK BENTWATER

12 - C5

01

02

03

COVINGTON RIDGE BROOKFIELD CC POLO GOLF & CC HARRISON T C MILTON TENNIS CE WHITE COLUMNS G HIGHLAND POINTE FALLS OF AUTRY M BUFORD CITY PARK WILD TIMBER MEDLOCK BRIDGE - CC OF THE SOUTH BUNTEN ROAD PARK GLEN ABBEY I ATLANTA ATHLETIC ASHFORD CHASE GREATER ATLANTA BITSY GRANT/HARD PIEDMONT DRIVING THE BRANCHES LESLIE BEACH

72 57 40 93 71 71 66 61 49 20 90 80 77 75 67 45 45 22 88 81 72 57 51 43

GLENLAKE II

43

14 - B1

01

02

03

JONES BRIDGE 80 CHARTWELL/FULTON 77 BROOKFIELD CC 68 WELLINGTON 45 DEKALB TENNIS CE 81 PEACHTREE STATIO 81 SOUTHLAND CC 70 BLACKBURN 31 EE ROBINSON PARK 83 BUFORD CITY PARK 69 JAMES CREEK TENN 68 FIELDSTONE 48

14 - C1

01 POLO GOLF & CC CROOKED CREEK SEVEN HILLS HARRISON T C DUNWOODY CC MARIETTA CC FIELDSTONE 02 WELLINGTON CHATTAHOOCHEE RI

93 86 70 59 59 45 41 95 89

GLENLAKE II GREATER ATLANTA BENTWOOD DEERLAKE SMOKE RISE COUNT

14 - C3

01

02

03

BRIDGEMILL TENNI Veterans Park WHITE COLUMNS G HARRISON T C TPC @ SUGARLOAF ST IVES CC GLEN ABBEY I SEVEN OAKS SPALDING CORNERS LANIER SPRINGS ST MARLO CC CAPITAL CITY GEORGETOWN LEAFMORE CREEK CHEROKEE TOWN CL

14 - C4

01 LOST MOUNTAIN TE HARRISON T C

62 56 51 45 44 86 79 52 43 85 83 70 57 57 52 37 92 57 49 46 91 60

02

BENTWATER BROOKFIELD CC THE RIVER CLUB/G ATLANTA ATHLETIC BUNTEN ROAD PARK EE ROBINSON PARK LAUREL SPRINGS/F FLOWERS CROSSING GRAND CASCADES

18 - A1

01

SOUTHLAND CC WELLINGTON GREATER ATLANTA MILTON TENNIS CE GRAND CASCADES BROOKWOOD THE SU CAPITAL CITY

18 - B1

01

WILD TIMBER DUNWOODY CC MEDLOCK BRIDGE - VILLAGE MILL W P JONES PARK PEACHTREE STATIO

57 39 87 77 71 67 64 35 27 97 77 73 65 51 47 39 78 76 74 70 68 61

10 C3 Buford City Park (Nazia Ayodele, team manager)

10 C5 TPC @ Sugarloaf (Zahara Merchant, team manager)

12 C1 Veterans Park (Valerie Delgado, team manager)

12 C3 The River Club/Gwinnett (Maria McDonald, team manager)

12 C5 Falls of Autry Mill (Faye Rosenberg, team manager)

14 B1 Chartwell/Fulton (Petra Strickland, team manager)

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JUNIOR GIRLS

14 C1 Crooked Creek (Sujo Das, team manager)

14 C3 Bridgemill TC (Jason Whitecliffe, team manager)

18 A1 Southland CC (Patrick Turner, team manager)

18 B1 Serenade (Ana Mcwethy, team manager)

02

GREATER ATLANTA 45 MILL GLEN 43 SERENADE 94 EDGEMERE 71 COCHISE 56 HARRISON T C 40

02

HARRISON T C BROOKFIELD CC FOXDALE THE RESE DEKALB TENNIS CE ST IVES CC SUWANEE CREEK SW

14 C4 The River Club/Gwinnett (Richard Woyce, team manager)

18 C1 Foxdale the Reserve (Kalpana Vedula, team manager)

64 37 79 70 60 53

18 - C1

01 BENTWATER 93 LAUREL BROOKE 68

JUNIOR BOYS 10 - C3

01

EAST ROSWELL PAR EDINBURGH SEVEN OAKS THE MANOR GOLF & FIELDSTONE TPC @ SUGARLOAF DUNWOODY CC SHARON SPRINGS P

10 - C5

01 HEDGEROSE BROOKFIELD CC BENTWATER HARRISON T C

86 84 71 61 61 57 52 39 82 66 62 60

02

03

04

ST IVES CC EE ROBINSON PARK ST MARLO CC CC OF THE SOUTH ASHFORD CHASE CHEROKEE TOWN CL KINGSLEY GREATER ATLANTA GLEN ABBEY I POLO GOLF & CC WHITE COLUMNS G WOODMONT GOLF &

12 - C1

01 TPC @ SUGARLOAF

96 76 34 34 85 77 61 45 86 64 56 48 89

10 C3 East Roswell Park (Lorna Stribos, team manager) 88

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GREATER ATLANTA FIELDSTONE OXFORD MILL SEVEN OAKS VILLAGE MILL BLACKBURN PEACHTREE STATIO

12 - C3

01

CROOKED CREEK Silver Oak PRINCETON LAKES BROOKFIELD CC HIGHLANDS AT HAM WHITE COLUMNS G

84 75 72 68 63 52 41 91 87 78 75 44 44

02

03

FIELDSTONE SMOKE RISE COUNT LEAFMORE CREEK BUNTEN ROAD PARK ST IVES CC DEKALB TENNIS CE (MILTON) DEKALB TENNIS CE (SIBILSK) DUNWOODY CC EE ROBINSON PARK BUFORD CITY PARK EDINBURGH SHARON SPRINGS P WELLINGTON ST MARLO CC DEERLAKE

10 C5 St Ives CC (Stuart Marcus, team manager)

34 86 76 71 64 57 55 45 92 88 74 65 62 55 39

12 - C5

01

02

HARRISON T C (KAPLAN) BENTWATER BISHOP’S GREEN POST OAK REC THE BRANCHES HARRISON T C (BOXA) HARRISON T C (JOHNSON) LAUREL PARK FALLS OF AUTRY M HAMILTON MILL I BENTWOOD LAUREL SPRINGS/F EE ROBINSON PARK MEDLOCK BRIDGE -

89 83 76 69 58 56 46 44 86 72 70 68 58 50

03

04

ST MARLO CC DEKALB TENNIS CE MJCCA PIEDMONT DRIVING CHEROKEE TOWN CL THE MANOR GOLF & POLO GOLF & CC MILTON TENNIS CE Veterans Park

14 - B1

01

SHARON SPRINGS P FIELDSTONE TPC @ SUGARLOAF CC OF THE SOUTH

12 C1 Greater Atlanta Christian Schools (Heather Hawkins, team manager)

49 97 68 54 44 74 73 71 53 89 84 69 68

12 C5 The Manor Golf & CC (Vicki Boerema, team manager)

14 B1 Fieldstone (Micaela Brady, team manager)

14 C1 Dekalb TC (Joy Miraglia, team manager)

14 C3 Fieldstone (Christy Cullen, team manager)

14 C4 Brookstone CC (Elizabeth Lutkauskas, team manager)

CHAMPIONS RUN WELLINGTON BLACKBURN SIBLEY FOREST

14 - C1

01

02

EE ROBINSON PARK (KIM) POLO GOLF & CC CROOKED CREEK BENTWATER THE FIELDS I GLEN ABBEY I EE ROBINSON PARK (WANG) HORSESHOE BEND DEKALB TENNIS CE SOUTHLAND CC ROCKDALE TENNIS BENTWOOD

14 - C3

67 55 55 50 85 83 70 56 53 50 47 0 95 50 50 25

01 RIVERMIST/GWINNE 74 DEKALB TENNIS CE 73 ECHO RIDGE 66 GLENLAKE II 59 02 Silver Oak 93 NEW BEDFORD 83 GOVERNORS TOWNE 59 INDIAN HILLS CC 26 03 WELLINGTON 89 FIELDSTONE 87 SEVEN OAKS 75

EDINBURGH ST IVES CC KINGSLEY BUNTEN ROAD PARK GLEN ABBEY I

14 - C4

01

02

03

BROOKSTONE CC BROOKFIELD CC LEGACY PARK SEVEN HILLS HARRISON T C (POPESCU) HARRISON T C (BEARY) LAUREL PARK WOODBINE STATION NEELY FARM RINGS ON KING HAMILTON MILL I JONES BRIDGE GREATER ATLANTA GRAND CASCADES FLOWERS CROSSING DUNWOODY CC THE BRANCHES EAST ROSWELL PAR LESLIE BEACH PEACHTREE STATIO ASHFORD CHASE CAPITAL CITY

18 A1 WAF Rec (James Scott Fennell, team manager)

73 64 61 51 45 91 85 69 67 61 52 50 48 89 70 69 64 61 54 38 90 74 72 71 63 61 52

18 - A1

01

02

JACKSON CREEK DUNWOODY CC WYNTERHALL DEKALB TENNIS CE LAUREL SPRINGS/F (BROWN) WAF REC WINDERMERE/FORSY WELLINGTON GREATER ATLANTA MILTON TENNIS CE LAUREL SPRINGS/F (SHAW)

18 - B1

01 RIVERSHYRE BENTWOOD TPC @ SUGARLOAF EE ROBINSON PARK 02 OXFORD MILL VERMACK GLEN ABBEY I CC OF ROSWELL CC OF THE SOUTH CREEKSTONE ESTAT W P JONES PARK PEACHTREE STATIO

18 - C1

01 CROOKED CREEK WHITE COLUMNS G BENTWATER

70 68 66 63 85 84 68 67 56 54 29

02

ST IVES CC HARRISON T C (BADGER) OXFORD MILL HARRISON T C (HUGGINS) ROCKDALE TENNIS ECHO RIDGE SMOKE RISE COUNT MAGNOLIA TENNIS GREATER ATLANTA GLENLAKE II LEAFMORE CREEK

70 69 43 38 86 77 61 60 36 0 0

73 70 62 51 98 85 74 62 61 54 49 45 88 73 71

18 B1 Oxford Mill (Leigh Coyle, team manager)

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JUNIOR BOYS

12 C3 Crooked Creek (Kelly Depadro, team manager)

18 C1 Crooked Creek (Teresa Traylor, team manager) JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 NETNEWS

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SENIOR DAY MEN

SENIOR DAY MEN

AA1 Fowler Park (Eric Musgrove, captain)

A1

EE Robinson Park (Tom Denmark, captain)

A5

B1

Four Seasons (Charles Schultz, captain)

South Fulton TC (Anthony Osborn, captain)

AA1

01

FOWLER PARK HAMPTON WOODS BITSY GRANT/SOFT BRIDGEMILL TENNI SOUTHLAND CC BIRKDALE FOUR SEASONS PARK BROOKE II

A1

01

EE ROBINSON PARK HARRISON T C (MILLER) OLDE TOWNE RICHARD CRAIG PA ST IVES CC LAUREL PARK HARRISON T C (PURYEAR) CHADDS WALK

B5 90

85 80 66 52 47 33 23 9 95 80 71 57 33 23 23 14

A5

01

SOUTH FULTON TC WEST HAMPTON PEACHTREE STATIO WINDSONG PLANTAT OLDE TOWNE FOWLER PARK RIVERMOORE PARK SILVER RIDGE

B1

01

FOUR SEASONS BOBBY BAILEY TC DEERLAKE OXFORD MILL LESLIE BEACH POLO GOLF & CC ROCKDALE TENNIS HAMPTON HALL/FUL

85 57 57 52 52 42 33 19 90 76 57 52 47 33 23 19

02

B5

01 FOUR SEASONS CHATEAU ELAN WIN SEVEN OAKS WINDWARD LAKE WHITE HAWK WINDERMERE/FORSY WESTBROOK THE CLUB @ EDGEW 02 COCHISE

Four Seasons (Bobby Haralson, captain)

NETNEWS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

WOODBINE STATION (GLANTZ) BRIDGEMILL TENNI CHEROKEE TENNIS BLACKBURN DUNWOODY CC WOODBINE STATION (LUHR) WEATHERSTONE INDIAN HILLS CC

76 71 61 57 38 38 33 23 85 76 47 42 42 38 33 33 90

EAST ROSWELL PAR DUNWOODY NORTH NESBIT LAKES MARTIN’S LANDING CC OF ROSWELL JACKSON CREEK KINGSLEY

B7

01

02

ROSWELL PARK SPRING RIDGE MJCCA DEERLAKE OLDE TOWNE TWIN LAKES VICKERY SOLEIL AT LAURE (SHAFFER) SOLEIL AT LAURE (ROSE) PINETREE CC

B7

66 61 61 38 28 28 23 77 77 50 44 38 38 22 85 66 61

BRIDGEMILL TENNI MOUNTAIN CREEK R WALKERS RIDGE COVINGTON RIDGE CASTEEL HEIGHTS

C1

01

02

LESLIE BEACH ROCKDALE TENNIS THE FIELDS III LIFETIME TENNIS ST IVES CC WINDERMERE/FORSY BOBBY BAILEY TC CHIMNEY SPRINGS PEACHTREE STATIO SPALDING CORNERS CHADDS FORD KENSINGTON FARMS

57 38 33 28 28

CC OF ROSWELL HARRISON T C DUNWOODY CC

72 66 61 55 33 33 27 80 71 61 52 42

Soleil @ Laurel Canyon (Larry Shaffer, captain)

42 38 9

SENIOR DAY WOMEN

C1

Chimney Springs (Larry Bristow, captain)

SENIOR DAY WOMEN AA1

01

BITSY GRANT/SOFT (HERENDE) 88 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (HUBBARD) 72 HARRISON T C 61 FAIR OAKS T C 50 FOUR SEASONS 33 FOWLER PARK 33 CENTRAL PARK COU 11

AA3

01

DUNWOODY CC 76 ATLANTA CC 61 PEACHTREE CITY T (SCHMIDT) 61 SADDLE CREEK 2 61 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (BARTON) 52 PEACHTREE CITY T (BOONE) 38 EAST COBB S&T 28 BITSY GRANT/SOFT (MCLAUGH) 19

A1

01

02

OLDE TOWNE 76 SANDY SPRINGS TC 57 CHEROKEE TOWN CL 57 ROCKDALE TENNIS 52 ANSLEY 52 CENTRAL PARK COU 38 BOBBY BAILEY TC 38 CAPITAL CITY 28 CHEROKEE TENNIS (TRACY) 80 BROOKSTONE CC 61 JEFFERSON TOWNSH 61 SOLEIL AT LAURE 57 TERRELL MILL T C 42 CHEROKEE TENNIS (WALDRON) 42 LOST MOUNTAIN TE 28 BISHOP’S GREEN 23

A5

01

02

03

BRIDGEMILL TENNI DELLINGER PARK CANONGATE AT MIR LOST MOUNTAIN TE INDIAN HILLS CC THE GEORGIAN HARRISON T C FOWLER PARK HAMILTON MILL II ATLANTA ATHLETIC HUDLOW T C PARSONS RUN BUNTEN ROAD PARK RHODES JORDAN PA SANDY SPRINGS TC HUDLOW T C LESLIE BEACH CAPITAL CITY

77 61 50 44 44 38 33 77 55 55 55 44 38 22 83 61 61 55

04

MCGHEE TENNIS CE BLACKBURN ROCKDALE TENNIS PLANTATION NORTH HORSESHOE BEND SANDY SPRINGS TC OXFORD LAKES ALPHARETTA NORTH BROOKFIELD CC CC OF ROSWELL

A7

01

33 33 22 72 66 61 55 38 27 27

SUMMIT FAMILY YM 72 PEACHTREE CITY T (GRAHAM) 66 BITSY GRANT/SOFT 55 CAMERON GLEN 50 SUN CITY PEACHTR 44 SENTINEL LAKE 44 PEACHTREE CITY T (SEWELL) 16

02 HARRISON T C (SINDALL) PROVIDENCE LAKE HARRISON T C (KING) HARRISON T C (GARDNER) WOODMONT GOLF & CARTERSVILLE COU CHESTNUT HILL FAIRWAYS/CHEROKE 03 DOUBLEGATE LAUREL SPRINGS/F THORNHILL CC OF THE SOUTH SENTINEL ON THE HUDLOW T C CRABAPPLE CHASE 04 POLO GOLF & CC BOBBY BAILEY TC (WILKES) ROCK SPRINGS PAR FOWLER PARK

AA1 Bitsy Grant/Soft Courts (Valerie Herendeen, captain)

AA3 Atlanta CC (Judith West, captain)

A1

A5

Cherokee TC (Pam Tracy, captain)

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76 66 61 52 38 38 33 33 66 66 55 44 44 38 33 77 66 61 55

HIDDEN FALLS SUB 44 BOBBY BAILEY TC (MARTIN) 22 CENTRAL PARK COU 22

B1

01

02

KENNWORTH T C SOLEIL AT LAURE BRIDGEMILL TENNI HAMPTON WOODS MARIETTA CC BRADSHAW FARM DELLINGER PARK HARRISON T C LIFETIME TENNIS SUMMIT CHASE PARSONS RUN OLDE ATLANTA CLU RICHLAND BROOKWOOD MANOR

71 61 57 52 42 42 42 28 61 61 57 52 47 42

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SENIOR DAY WOMEN

A7

03

04

RIVERMIST/GWINNE ST IVES CC SUGAR CREEK SOUTH FULTON TC ANSLEY DRUID HILLS BITSY GRANT/SOFT ROCKDALE TENNIS VININGS ESTATES MAINSTREET FOWLER PARK SPALDING LAKE HEMBREE PARK ROSWELL PARK PEACHTREE PLTN W LIFETIME TENNIS OLDE TOWNE POLO GOLF & CC

B3

01

92

Polo Golf & CC (Helen Joyce, captain)

BRIGHT WATER GLENLAKE I HERON BAY GOLF A ROCKDALE TENNIS

38 38 66 66 61 52 52 52 38 9 71 66 57 57 57 33 28 28 76 57 52 52

02

03

04

BLACKBURN 47 PEACHTREE CITY T (KAIGLER) 38 PEACHTREE CITY T (MILLER) 38 FOUR SEASONS 38 HOLLY SPRINGS 71 HUNTER PARK-CITY (MARTIN) 71 CREEKSIDE OAKS 71 DELLINGER PARK 52 MOUNTAIN CREEK R 42 JEFFERSON TOWNSH 38 HUNTER PARK-CITY (HINTZ) 33 BROOKSTONE CC 19 THE RIVER CLUB/G 76 BOBBY BAILEY TC 66 WINDERMERE/FORSY 66 BUFORD CITY PARK 61 RHODES JORDAN PA 57 HOG MOUNTAIN SPO 33 HAMILTON MILL II 28 ROCK SPRINGS PAR 9 NESBIT LAKES 71 DUNWOODY CC (PARFITT) 66 WEXFORD 66 ROSWELL PARK 57

B1

SANDY SPRINGS TC 47 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (OLSEN) 42 DUNWOODY CC (PETERS) 38 ATLANTA ATHLETIC (STRICKL) 9

B5

01

02

03

HORSESHOE BEND 80 SANDY SPRINGS TC (DORSEY) 80 MARTIN’S LANDING 52 DUNWOODY CC 47 ROCKDALE TENNIS 47 BERKELEY HILLS C 38 SANDY SPRINGS TC (MOORE) 28 ANSLEY 23 KENNWORTH T C 85 MT PARAN CHURCH 80 GOVERNORS TOWNE 57 THE ARBORS 52 HIGHLANDS AT HAM 42 LAUREL PARK 38 BRIDGEMILL TENNI 23 FAIR OAKS T C 19 MORNING VIEW 85 VILLAGE AT DEATO 66

04

CHATTAHOOCHEE RI 57 Del Webb Chateau 47 Sierra Creek 42 FOWLER PARK (LAWRENCE) 42 FOWLER PARK (BUFFA) 33 THE CLUB @ EDGEW 23 VICKERY 80 HIGHLAND POINTE 66 SANDY SPRINGS TC (GIESECK) 57 SADDLE RIDGE LAK 52 SIBLEY FOREST 52 WHITE COLUMNS G 42 SANDY SPRINGS TC (WEISSER) 42 TERRELL MILL T C 4

B7

01

Sugar Creek (Lurline Newton, captain)

RICHARD CRAIG PA HIT ATLANTA (DILLARD) HIT ATLANTA (DEVINE) FOUR SEASONS SMOKE RISE COUNT ROCKDALE TENNIS RIVERMIST/GWINNE HUDLOW T C

85 47 47 47 42 42 42 42

02 MCGHEE TENNIS CE LOST MOUNTAIN TE HUNTER PARK-CITY OAK CREEK ESTATE TOWNE LAKE HILLS PINETREE CC MILFORD CHASE 03 DUNWOODY NORTH HORSESHOE BEND VILLAGE AT DEATO CC OF ROSWELL LIFETIME TENNIS FOWLER PARK HOG MOUNTAIN SPO BERKELEY HILLS C 04 MJCCA CHEROKEE TOWN CL CHADDS FORD CHIMNEY SPRINGS WILLOW POINT RIVERSIDE S&T OLDE TOWNE RIVER FOREST

B3

The River Club/Gwinnett (Lisa Stovall, captain)

B5

Vickery (Lynn Green, captain)

B7

Dunwoody North (Karen Dowdle, captain)

C1

Sandy Springs (Holly Lee, captain)

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77 66 50 44 44 33 33 76 61 57 52 42 42 33 33 71 71 57 52 47 38 38 23

C1

01

02

03

RIVER OAK S&R OLDE SAVANNAH SQ JONES BRIDGE CROOKED CREEK BAY CREEK PARK RHODES JORDAN PA RIVERCLIFF INDIAN HILLS CC CHATSWORTH SOLEIL AT LAURE LOCH HIGHLAND HARRISON T C (GRIGGS) HARRISON T C (PALMER) HOLLY SPRINGS SANDY SPRINGS TC MCGHEE TENNIS CE BITSY GRANT/SOFT BROOKE FARM DUNWOODY CC WEST SMYRNA S&T DRUID HILLS

77 72 61 55 38 33 11 66 61 55 50 50 33 33 66 61 50 50 44 38 38

C3

Bradshaw Farm (Marcia Jill Wolf, captain)

C3

01

02

BRADSHAW FARM BROOKFIELD CC KENSINGTON FARMS LOST MOUNTAIN TE SUMMIT CHASE SHARON SPRINGS P DEKALB TENNIS CE ROSWELL PARK

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