Greetings!
It was a very busy June for tennis in Memphis! For the first time ever, Memphis was host to the USTA League State Championships held over two weekends in June, with The Memphis Cup II squeezed in between. From exhibition matches, an address by Mayor Wharton, Memphis BBQ, and a player party on Beale Street, the MTA would like to thank ALL who helped make the State Championships a success!
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Memphis Brings Home State Titles | |
| Natalie Rauscher's 3.5 Team |
Memphis has 11 teams who won their divisions in the State Championships in June. These teams will advance to the Southern Sectional Championships in Mobile, AL.
2.5 Women - Melinda Liles Team
3.0 Women - Memphis Team
3.0 Men - Peter Schoenster Team
3.5 Women - Natalie Raucher Team
3.5 Sr. Women - Michael/Schultz Team
4.0 Sr. Women - Kathy Wells Team 4.0 Men - Mark Goodfellow Team
4.0 Sr. Men - Steve Williams Team
4.5 Women - Jenny Tancrell Team
4.5 Sr. Women - Bozicevich Team
4.5 Sr. Men - Gerber Team
5.0 Men - Kevin Essary Team
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State Tournament Player Party On Beale Street | |
Door Prizes Were a Hit!
Many thanks to Sherri Nischwitz, Sharon Dertien, and all of the volunteers for organizing the Player Party on Beale! And thanks to all the local teams who contributed "Gift Baskets" for door prizes. All of the baskets were very creative, but final bragging rights belong to the following Basket Donors, as voted #1 by the players each weekend:
3.5 Taylor/4.0 Vaughan Teams 3.0 Carty/Bush Team C.O.
of Windyke Franklin
To see all the photos on Facebook from the Beale Street Player Party for the June 24-26th weekend
click here. |
"The mark of a great sportsman is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are at their worst." Martina Navrotilova
Sincerely, Cathy Russell Editor, Talkin' Tennis |