Because the Fall USTA/ITA Regional championships are such an incredible event that the team puts a lot of effort into preparing for and competing in, we'll use the tournament to link up our final two weeks of team play for the fall.
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| We love our families and the atmosphere of tennis by Ankeny field |
Please check out the
pdf of Jenna and Maddy who were co-Whitties of the week. The whole team really came through to prepare well, compete hard and have lots of fun supporting each other on our home courts. Jenna and Maddy did stand out according to their teammates and so they received our Whittie of the Week at a team dinner last Friday.
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| Post doubles final handshake |
I must also mention that the team openly acknowledged the outstanding performances of both Morgan and Courtney. First, in getting to the point of playing each other in singles AND doubles! and then in having good matches where they both left it all on the court. Congrats to the Lawless twins.
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| Emily and John assessing the matches |
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| Maddy comes through with some encouragement from Jenna |
And last but absolutely far from least, I must say that I did not allow the team to vote for Emily, though her coaching debut could not have gone better. She was a calming and focusing influence to so many players, all while running the Bratton tournament desk. Awesome job Em.
Thanks to Greg Lehman and Sandy Seaman for photos, I have a ton of awesome ones to post and on my to do list is get them up on
flickr soon!
Cheers,
John
