GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
Thornhill 2021 Spring Senior Day Women A7 Captain: Jo-Ann Pamboris Players: Kathleen Brown, Pat Woods Nominated by Karen Eskew, Shiloh Farms I made the silliest of mistakes. As I started typing in the facility for my match in the Waze App, I selected the incorrect “Thorn: neighborhood. I arrived at the incorrect facility 15 minutes early and of course no one was there. Why? Because I was supposed to be at Thornhill, which was about 30 minutes away. Waze then had me arriving at the correct facility past the default time. But in the spirit of ALTA, they agreed to wait until I arrived. As a second-place team, they could have easily taken the point for my line 2 as well as line 3. As you know, the object is to play tennis, not to take points by default. Thanks to these players and the captain!
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Morning View 2021 Spring Thursday Women B7 Players: Sherri Brown, Lesley Poole Nominated by Katie Jones, Princeton Square Subdivision I am writing to nominate Sherri Brown and Lesley Poole from the Thursday Women’s Morning View Team. I captain the Princeton Square Women’s Team and we not only had to beat their team in the final match of the regular season to win the division, but again in the third round of the playoffs to advance to the City Finals. One of my opponents in both matches was Sherri, and I found her to be nothing but fair and courteous. In addition, she was so understanding of our overzealous behavior in winning and more than graceful in her loss. Furthermore, both she and Lesley reached out the day of the City Finals to wish me and my team good luck. As you know, you don’t always see this in tennis, so to me, Sherri and Lesley both exemplify the ideals of sportsmanship. I believe we could all take a lesson from these two ladies!
Laurel Park 2021 Spring Thursday Women B8 Captain: Patty Banko Players: Cindi Weber, Kristin Lee Nominated by Rosalind Rosenburg, Eagle Watch Tennis Academy I’d be remiss to not nominate Cindi and Kristin for the Good Sportsmanship Award. Whenever I think of the match in which they beat my partner and me, it’s impossible not to smile. They were cordial and respectful throughout both sets. Even when we began showing our frustration from missed opportunities, they were exceedingly kind and sportsmanlike in offering gentle words of encouragement. If one must lose a match, being defeated by such gracious and upbeat ladies is a wonderful way to lose.
Howell Farms 2021 Summer Mixed Doubles C7 Player(s): Kate Valor Nominated by: Anonymous Kate is young (24) and a relatively new player, but a lifelong competitive athlete. During the match, my partner hit a first serve wide and after her partner called the ball out, Kate said it was our point. We all looked at her a bit astonished because the serve was clearly out. She said the ball had grazed her body. None of us had seen it or heard it, but she insisted the ball had touched her. Kate exhibited great sportsmanship throughout the match, was always polite and friendly, and made good line calls. She exhibited the behaviors we would like to see in a new player to a team.
CONTACT US To nominate a player or a team for a sportsmanship award, download our form, and email your coordinator or league vice president. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 NETNEWS
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