For all Adult, Senior, Super Senior, and Mixed Doubles League Players!
Please read the USTA major regulation changes for the 2010 Championship Year. SATA's 2010 championship year starts with the upcoming fall 2009 seasons. Early start ratings will be published around the first week of August. Read Here ... |
SATA Board Elects New Leadership
A new President and Vice President were elected at the June 2009 SATA Board Meeting. Karen Glimmerveen (President) and Chantal Considine (Vice President) will begin their two year terms immediately. Both women have years of experience in administering tennis leagues and will be great assets to the organization and the mission of promoting and developing the sport of tennis throughout the Savannah Area.
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SATA Players Compete in HHI Banana Open
Several players from Savannah played in the 30th Annual Hilton Head Island Banana Open, June 5 - 7. There were well over 300 players in the various events. Overall, 3 events were won by players from Savannah and the 4.0 Men's final had two Savannah men playing each other. Tim L. Smith Defeated Chris Lowry in 3 sets in the 4.0 Men's singles. Chris Lowry teamed up with Becki Sasser to win the 4.0 Mixed Doubles in 2 sets. Paul Beazley and Reggie Howie won the 3.5 Men's Doubles in 2 sets. Bobby Bunch made it to the finals in 3.0 Men's Singles, but lost his match. Four teams from Savannah made it to the quarter finals in 3.5 Mixed Doubles. This was the largest draw and had 28 teams competing. Congratulations to the winners and they are now eligible to compete in the Banana Open Challenger Tournament in October. |
SATA hosts USTA Junior Spring Classic Tournament This Georgia Junior Level 5 (Satellite) tournament was held on May 23rd and 24th, 2009 at Scott Stell Park. Here is a listing of the tournament winners |
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SATA Welcomes Kathy Roberts as Co-coordinator for the Adult Mixed LeagueKathy will begin working with Jeremy Detwiler as co-coordinator starting with the Summer '09 Mixed Season. Savannah is second only to Atlanta with the total number of tennis players in this division. Many of you know Kathy, as she has participated in the Women's League and the Mixed League. She is a welcome addition to the SATA board. You can find her contact info under the Organization tab. We welcome Kathy and wish her all the best and thank her for volunteering her time and helping the tennis community in Savannah to grow. |
Margaret Torras Moore Tennis Scholarship Winner Announced 
Austin Nichols (scholarship recipient), Brooke Robinson, Tanis Bond (both friends and teammates of Maggie) and Molly Moore (Maggie's youngest daughter going off to the College of Charleston in the fall) For story ... |
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SATA Receives Recreational Grant from USTA On April 2nd the United States Tennis Association announced that it was awarding over a half million dollars in Recreational Tennis Grants to 54 non-profit organizations across the country. SATA, a 501c3 non profit, was one of those chosen organizations. The funds will be used to help defray the cost of SATA’s community tennis programs, which operate at a loss and can only be maintained with grants and continued community support. |
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Youth tennis players play on despite the elements... story from SavannahNow.com (Savannah Morning News), March 21, 2009.Click here to read media coverage of the USTA Junior Level 5 Tournament held at Scott Stell Park, Feb. 28 - Mar. 1. Click here for our website article. |
Student receives Silver Congressional Medal for YouthCongratulations to Jessica Olsen. Jessica is a SATA instructor. She works in the Wilmington Island clinics and has helped with the novice tournaments at Lake Mayer. She has played in the Junior Grand Prix and Junior Team Tennis and has been playing tennis with SATA for about 4 years. |
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Spring 2009 Combo League Winners Men
| Women | | | 5.5 BP - Bovino/Sandquist
| 6.5 SB - Messina | 6.5 BP - Self
| 7.5 BP - Carter
| 7.5 BP - Reardon
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Spring 2009 Senior Mixed League Winners 6.0 SB (Leone)
| 7.0 Daffin (Wester)
| 8.0 SB (Bondurant)
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Spring 2009 Adult League Winners| Men's | Women's | 3.0 SB (Leone)
| 2.5 BP (Pearson)
| 3.5 BP (Vaughn)
| 3.0 BP (Mandel) | 4.0Low SB (Clawson)
| 3.5 WIC (Price/Bennett)
| | 4.0 SYC (Detwiler) | 4.0 BP (Jenkins)
| 4.5 SB (Buhler)
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Winter 2008/2009 Singles Flex League Winners| | Men | Women | | 2.5 | | Gina Dudics
| | 3.0 | Ed Vance | Diana Yliz | | 3.5 | Ray Stalvey | Carolyn McIntosh | | 4.0 | Tyler Van Wingen | Michele Hand | | 4.5 | Ray Hand | |
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2008/2009 Winter Mixed Doubles Winners
Congratulations to all the winners of the 08/09 Winter Mixed Doubles Season. The following teams earned a berth to play in the Ga. State tournament being held Aug. 14 - 17 in Augusta Ga. 6.0 - BP - Pearson
7.0 - BP - Turner/Stanley
8.0 - BP - Howard
9.0 - SB - Bondurant |
2008 7.5 Ladies' Combo State ChampionsCongratulations to Teresa Mc Donald's 7.5 Ladies Combo team on winning the '08 Championship in Peachtree City, Nov. 14 - 16, 2008. |
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2008/09 Senior League Winners| Men's | Women's | 3.0 DP (Miller)
| 3.0 BP (Stewart)
| | 3.5 DP (Caggiano) | 3.5 LG (Herrman) | 4.0 LG (Puccini)
| 4.0 DP (Unckrich)
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Winter 2008/2009 Mixed Doubles Winners| 6.0 BP (Pearson) | | 7.0 BP (Turner/Stanley) | 8.0 BP (Howard)
| | 9.0 SB (Bondurant) |
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