2012 SATA Summer League Announcements

SATA Board Applications 2012

The SATA elected board positions of Secretary and Treasurer expire in June. Elected terms run for a two year period. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2012.

In addition, applications will also be accepted for appointed coordinator positions.  The deadlines for coordinator applications is June 1, 2012.  For application information, click here.

SATA team wins 2011 Southern Sectionl!!

Congratulations to the 8.5 Men's Combo Team for winning and being crowned Combo Champions. The championships were held March 2-5, 2012, in Mobile, Alabama. Great job team! Matt Hall, Ivor Savage, Sonny Peetoom, Amanda Uhlenbrock and J.j. Bogusewski.

Thanks to all who played and helped:

SATA Open/NTRP Spring Fling (GA Level III-150 pts)

Special Pops Coverage in the Savannah Morning News, Mar 11, 2012

On March 11, 2012, Nathan Dominitz covered the beginning of the 3rd season for Special Pops Savannah in the Savannah Morning News.  View the article and video coverage here.

Banana Open Raffle Winner

Jenny Quick (on the left) is all smiles as she receives her prize of $550.00 from Sylvia Howle at the Banana Open Tennis Tournament on Saturday, March 10th. Thank you to the many people who contributed to SATA's community programs by purchasing raffle tickets and making donations.

The Return of the Savannah Banana Open Tournament

Thanks to all the partipants and sponsors for the successful return of the Savannah Banana Open Tournament.  You can view the results of the matches in Tennislink at the link provided above.

SATA WINS USTA SOUTHERN AWARD!

SPECIAL POPS TENNIS TEAM SCORES BIG IN ATLANTA TOURNAMENT

The air was filled with excitement and anticipation for the kick off of Atlanta's 6th Annual Adaptive Tennis Tournament, the largest of its kind in the United States.  Among the competitors were 13 athletes from Savannah's Special Pops Tennis program who, in preparation for the tournament, attended weekly clinics at the Franklin Creek Tennis Center. Landings tennis members served as coaches and, in Atlanta, as chaperones and doubles partners.

This tournament was a humbling, yet gratifying experience, and a reminder for the many routine things that we easily do, but take for granted. Fulfilling the Special Pops Tennis mission of "enriching the lives and well being of the "intellectually challenged" was alive and well that November weekend.

Congratulations to SATA Super Senior teams at Southern Sectionals.

Congratulations are in order for Jackie Hites' 3.5 70's team and Ruth McMullin's 3.0 60's team at the Southern Sectionals. Both teams did well, placing 2nd in their respective flights.

League Fee Increase for 2012

This season you will notice that the league registration fee has increased by $3.00. Beginning in January, USTA Georgia will begin to charge $2.00 per registrant. This fee will be billed directly to SATA. Georgia had been the only state in the Southern Section that did not charge a fee and it will still be among the lowest in the Section. The added dollar will come to SATA and will help our organization maintain financial health and better enable us to promote and grow tennis programming locally. This will raise the SATA portion of the registration fee from $11 to $12 -- still among the lowest in the state and in the entire Southern Section. As always there will be a Tennislink fee of $3.00. Total registration for most leagues will now be $17 (previously $14).

Savannah 10.0 Mixed Doubles Team Wins National Championship

Tucson, Ariz. - The USTA Southern Section 10.0 team became the national champions at the 2011 USTA Mixed Doubles National Championships, held Nov. 18-20, at the Jim Reffkin Tennis Center.

The 10.0 Southern team from Savannah, Ga. defeated the Mid-Atlantic representative from Washington, D.C. in the championship match, by a score of 2-1, in a contest which came down to a tiebreaker on the final court. Saturday afternoon, the Southern group defeated a team from the Southwest Section in the semifinal round.

The Southern team is captained by Daryl Bondurant, and features Tammy Zawacki, Ivor Savage, Brandi Cox, Victor Ventura, Maria Primatic and Paul Thoesenand plays at the Southbridge Racquet Club.  Complete coverage of the 2011 National Championship here.

SATA Men's 8.5 Combo Team Wins State Championship

Congratulations to the USTA/SATA Men's 8.5 Combo Team, Captained by Matt Hall, for winning the 2011 Southern Combo Georgia State Championships in Rome, Georgia - Along with their captain, Matt Hall, are J J Bogusewski, Heath Graham, TC Lauer, Ivor Savage and Sonny Peetoom. The team was 5-0 in their group and played a team from Cherokee in the Finals, winning 2-1. Congratulations Guys!!

SATA WINS TOP AWARDS