Savannah Area Tennis Association

ADULT MEN AND WOMEN STATE TOURNAMENT Matt Shuman, Billy Wong, Barry Hill, Dan Frey, Allen Phan, Tom Vaughn, Chris Stovall, Mark Carver, and Jeff Graham   SATA sent 14 highly qualified teams to represent Savannah during the month of May to several locations throughout the state.  It's that time when teams see visions of greatness and wage their best strategies against the opponents in their division with hopes of making it to the finals.  This year we came close with the Women's 4.0 team from Bacon Park.  Leslie Shields and Chantal Considine did a great job putting together a team that made it into the quarter finals.  They lost 1-4 to a team from North Georgia that went on to win the tournament beating the semi-final team 5-0.  The 3.0 Bacon Park Team captained by Cindy Knight went all the way to the quarterfinals!  SATA is proud of the teams that represented Savannah and from the sounds of players many had a great weekend playing against the best in the state.  Congratulations to all teams! Adult Men's 3.5 Bacon Park - Caggiano 3.5 Bacon Park - Vaughn 3.75 Bacon Park - Hattrich 4.0 Bacon Park - Harwood 4.0 Bacon Park - Nguyen   Adult Women's 2.5 Bacon Park - Tanya Mandel 3.0 Bacon Park - Cindy Knight 3.0 Bacon Park - Zambia Bryant 3.5 Wilmington Island - Duvall 3.5 Southbridge - Kim Murphy 3.75 Bacon Park - Donna Bryant 4.0 Bacon Park - Jenkins 4.0 Southbridge - McDonald (Very surprised at how well they did despite having only eight players to make the trip.  Sometimes there is less pressure when there is not a full bench of reserve players).  4.0 Bacon Park - Shields/Considine   More          FISH FRY IS A SUCCESS!!!        Thanks to all who participated in the fish fry on Sunday, June 8, 2008.  It was a huge success and we raised $2,307.00.  A special thanks to Chris Clure, Billy Strickland and David Slade for all their help. Many thanks to May Connor who planned and promoted the event. The winner of the US Open tickets and Vip backstage tour was Laurie Phillips. The winner of the men's watch valued at $400 was Joe Caggianno and the winner of the $100 gift certificate to Baja was our own Leslie Shields.  More THANKS TO ALL who participated and promoted this SATA event. KIDS ARE HAVING FUN IN TENNIS CAMPS!!! More WINNERS OF THE 2008 COMBO LEAGUE The 2008 BMW Combo League was played in six weeks during April and May. The league grew this year with 235 players, on 22 teams, competing in six flights. Our local league winners will advance to the state championships representing SATA in either Dalton or Peachtree City the first two weekends in November. Our champions were: Women 5.5 Scott Stell/Patricia Lightfoot captain Women 6.5 Bacon Park/Cindy Knight captain Women 7.5 Savannah/Teresa McDonald captain Men 6.5 Bacon Park/Edward Pearson captain Men 7.5 Georgetown/Jeff Graham captain Men 8.5 Bacon Park/Matthew Hagan captain    SUPER SENIOR LADIES 4.0 TEAM CAPTURES SECTIONAL TITLE Trudy Stumpf, Sybille Nolting, Jean Carpenter, Susan Belford, Janent Unckrich (Captain), Camille Searcy, and Joey Scwartz Congratulations Ladies!! Be sure to follow the team's success as they compete for the National Championship in Mobile, Alabama at the end of April.               SATA Board Elects New Leadership                         2007 End of Year Ratings             Appeal Your Rating                   Hit & Giggle Tournament 2008     Novice Junior Tournament             2008 BMW Combo League        It's A Girl Thing Tournament   Cinco de Mayo               2008/2009 State Championship Information               ***CLICK HERE FOR 2008 GTA REGULATIONS*** TENNIS FESTIVAL A SUCCESS! The TENNIS FESTIVAL at Daffin Park on Saturday, May 10, from 10:00 to 2:00 was a great success. Participation included all ages and all abilities. The day consisted of Cardio Tennis; Adult competitive play; Beginner lessons for adults and children; Stroke Clinics for adults and children; Junior competitive play; Trophies and prizes; ball machines, speed gun, and hot dogs. It was a day of fun and play for everyone who participated. Thank you all for making the day a success.   More    SATA's Annual Player's Party Pictures  MAGGIE MOORE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED Remy Wilkins, a junior at Jenkins, is the second recipient of the Margaret Torras Moore Tennis Scholarship. This scholarship will allow Remy to further develop his tennis skills by sponsoring his attendance at Chuck Krieses (Clemson University coach) tennis camp in Charleston, S.C. for a week this June. www.totaltennistraining.com The scholarship was established in 2007 in memory of Maggie Moore, who died tragically in an automobile accident. Mrs. Moore was an avid tennis player who played with a drive to excel in tennis as in life. Her life was centered on family, church, friends and tennis and she enriched the lives of everyone around her. Her death was a great loss to her family, friends and the tennis community. Maggie's team, the A1 Landings Savannah League Team, along with her family and many tennis friends have established the Maggie Moore Memorial Fund in order to award an annual scholarship to a summer sleepaway camp to a Savannah junior tennis player. More Providence Christian School - 1st Place 2ND ANNUAL COASTAL EMPIRE HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT The Second Annual Coastal Empire Classic High School Tournament was held on March 8 and 9.  SATA and Bacon Park Leisure Services hosted 10 local high school teams as well as teams traveling from Atlanta.  With rain on Friday the 8th, all matches were played on Saturday the 9th using Bacon Park, Lake Mayer and Armstrong tennis courts.  Play started at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning and concluded with all teams engaged in a round robin for placement. More    SATA WINS PRESTIGIOUS NJTL AWARD SATA ADOPTS TWO AREA SCHOOLS Savannah Area Tennis Association is a non-profit group working under the auspices of the United States Tennis Association. As part of our 2008 community outreach program, we have adopted two area schools, West Chatham Elementary and Pooler Elementary and these schools are eligible for In-School Tennis Focus Classes and after school programs. West Chatham Elementary and PE Coach Tommy Gibbs, has already been a part of the Tennis Focus class and plans have been made for the same class at Pooler Elementary with PE Coach Tom Whitaker. More