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2010 Championship Year March ESL Ratings
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The WGTA is looking for a Paulding County representative. If you are interested e-mail Michael Coleman at michael@sunsethillstennis.com .
FAIRFIELD MENS 7.5 WINS USTA GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! Advances to USTA Southern Sectionals.....
Fairfield 7.5 State Champions captained by Jerry Farmer: Doug Martin, Eric Howard, Josh Masters, Michael Clayton, Jerry Farmer, Brian Golgart, Bill Hutson, David Lee. Not Pictured: Mark Olsen, David Kopp, Randy Garrett, Wallace Smith
The USTA Combo State Championships concluded Sunday in Peachtree City for levels 7.5, 8.5 and Senior 6.5. WGTA was well represented with The Fairfield Mens 7.5 taking home the top prize. The team, captained by Jerry Farmer, finished second in their division in pool play getting into the playoffs as the top second place team. In the playoffs, both team matches came down to the deciding third match with both matches being decided in a 3rd set tiebreaker (10-8)..... so call them the cardiac kids from West Georgia! Next stop for the 7.5 tean is the Southern Sectional Championships in Mobile, Al.
Recapping the action in Peachtree City
Mens 7.5-Jerry Farmer Standings Playoff
Womens 7.5-Christy Talley Standings
Womens 8.5-Emily Roberts Standings
Senior Mens 6.5-Gus Milian Standings
Senior Womens 6.5- Ruth Milian Standings
Congratulations to all the WGTA Champions that competed in Dalton and Peachtree City!
Congratulations WGTA Combo Teams Advancing to the Southern Section Combo Doubles Championships, Jan. 23-26 in Mobile Al.
Womens 5.0-Dillard
Mens 6.5-Hilts
Mens 7.5-Farmer
Mens 9.5-John Crenshaw
GOOD LUCK! |
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WEST GEORGIA MEN'S 6.5
WINS USTA GEORGIA COMBO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
6.5 State Champion Team Members: Bryan Howard, Stephen Spruell, Marty Sitton, David Campbell, JT Cene, Chris Cene, Bill Weston, Johnney Hilts. Not Pictured, Joey Huckeba, Matt Huckeba, and Ryan Scroggin.
A great weekend in Dalton for WGTA Combo State teams!
Mens 5.5 State Runner Ups: TJ Freeman, Daemon Whittenburg, Herb Forrister, Grant Reed, Brad Zimmerman, Chris Robinson. Not Pictured: Jim Baeumel and Jason Newman
The USTA Georgia Combo Doubles State Championship (5.5, 6.5 and Senior 7.5) concluded on Sunday in Dalton, Ga with WGTA having its most successful state tournament ever!
The CHS- Johnney Hilts Fall 2007/2008 team won the 6.5 State Championship defeating Columbus 3-0 in the finals. The CHS team reached the finals by winning their division with wins over Cherokee County, Rome, Macon and Athens. They will advance to represent Georgia in the Southern Sectional Championships to be held January 23-26 in Mobile, Alabama.
The CHS-TJ Freeman team finished as State Runner-ups in the Mens 5.5 division. They lost to Atlanta 2-1 in the final match. Fairfield-Sean Osowski finished the Mens 5.5 as the 3rd place team in the state. Final Mens 5.5 Standings.
The Lakeshore-Patricia Swint 6.5 team won their division before losing in the playoffs 2-1 to the eventual State Champion team from Athens.
The Lakeshore-Dillard Womens 5.5 team finished in second place in their division. narrowly missing the championship match.
The Mill Pond-Diane Martin Senior Womens 7.5 team finished 4th in their division.
In addition to the CHS-Johnney Hilts team, two WGTA teams have been awarded direct entry into the Southern Section Championships in Mobile, Al. January 23-26. Lakeshore-Dillard Womens 5.0 and West Georgia Mens 9.5-John Crenshaw. |
CONGRATULATIONS SUMMER ADULT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Play concluded in September for the WGTA Adult League Summer Season. Congratulations to the teams below for winning their divisions and advancing on to play in the USTA Georgia Adult League State Championship.
May 22 - 24 USTA League Tennis Adult State Championships (2.0 - 3.0 M&W) - Augusta
Womens 2.5- Fairfield Penn Pals- Heather Clark
Womens 3.0- Mirror Lake- Lisette Langford
Mens 3.0 Chapel Hills Bad Knees Bears- Chad Thomason
May 8 - 11 USTA League Tennis Adult State Championships (3.5 M&W) - Macon
Womens 3.5- West Georgia Slice Girls- Teri Arias
Mens 3.5- Mirror Lake- Tony DeBlasis
May 15 - 18 USTA League Tennis Adult State Championships (4.0 - 5.0 M&W) - Rome
Womens 4.0- Gold Dust Park- Kristy Rundle
Mens 4.0- Mirror Lake - Bob Dickerson
Mens 4.5- Gold Dust Park- Carl Anderson
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| WGTA Good Sportsmanship Award Announced!
Starting in 2007, we will be spotlighting and awarding acts of Good Sportsmanship in WGTA USTA League Play. If you play a person or your team plays a team that you feel is worthy of being recognized for good sportsmanship, please send a quick e-mail to Teri Arias or me and tell us about it. We will make sure that the player(s) receive a special WGTA Good Sportsmanship yellow bagtag. If you see one of these bagtags on someone's racquet bag, ask them what they did to get it. At the end of the year, Teri and I will pick the winning nominee.
The first winner of this award is the Stewart's Creek 3.5 Business Womens team captained by Ruth Milian. They were nominated by the Bremen parks and rec 3.5 Womens team.
Congrats ladies!!!
2007 League Schedule
The 2007 WGTA League schedule has been released, there are more leagues, more tennis, more fun in 2007.
Click Here to see the entire 2007 USTA League schedule |
And You Thought City Finals Were Fun!
Winners of WGTA USTA leagues will be invited to represent West Georgia in the Georgia State USTA League tournaments held throughout the state. Winner of states advance on to play in the Southern Sectional tournaments and those winners advance on to play in the the National USTA League tournaments. So this is the where it all starts! Those that have been on teams that played in state tournaments will tell you that it is so much fun to take a road trip with your team and play against the best the state has to offer!
No More ATL Traffic!!
For years many of us in the West Georgia area have played our home and away matches away from home at an ALTA and/or USTA – Atlanta approved facility. WGTA USTA offers you the ability to play your home matches at home in Carroll, Douglas, Haralson and Paulding counties. Just say NO to Atlanta traffic!
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