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Photos of the
Champions and Finalist |
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Double Teaming
by Robin Dawson
The players at
Southbridge Racquet Club in Savannah really stick together. A large group
of them came together to form three teams participating here at the State
Championships. |
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Rule of the
Day - August 18th...You broke ALL your strings?
by Robin Dawson
There’s a little office behind the desk at Newman the folks here have so
generously given me to use to write this weekend. I can’t help but overhear
many of you hurrying in to get some last minute, emergency stringing done. |
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Eight Match Points Down – No Problem!
by
Robin Dawson
Michele Smith and Kyle McNutt were down 1-6, 0-5 in their line-three match
Sunday. This was their last match of the round robin and it was a must-win
for their team to advance to the playoffs. |
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Olympic Wrap-Up (So far)
(Olympic Theme song plays on the page)
By Robin Dawson
Sunday in Beijing (Saturday night for us here in the U.S.) was a big, big
day at the Olympics Games! If you went to sleep early to prepare for
today’s match... |
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Tournament Director
/ Philosopher
by Robin Dawson
Dick Hatfield has quite
a varied career background. He taught high school physics; he learned to
play tennis so he could coach the high school team; he went into ... |
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Rule of the Day - August 17th...Whoops
– We Didn’t Switch
by Robin Dawson
Under the Rules of
Tennis, when an error is discovered, all points played in good faith shall
stand. Errors so discovered shall be corrected as follows: |
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Team Klingensmith
Cruising Toward a Championship
by Robin Dawson
Maybe that
caution tape behind the Klingensmith 6.0 Senior Team out of Rome should have
been put up earlier as a warning to the competition. |
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For the Burton’s,
Tennis is a Family Tradition
by Robin Dawson
Beverly
Burton summed it up when she said, “We’re a tennis family.” Her husband
Keith was already... |
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Team
Miller
by Robin Dawson
The six members
of North Georgia’s 7.0 Adult Team Miller pulled out at win Saturday at
Petersburg to put them in first place going into play Sunday. |
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HollyBob
by Robin Dawson
What’s that you
say? A new group on the music scene? No, it’s ... |
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Passing
Shots
Images from around the Mixed Doubles State Championships.
Check back often for additional photos!! |
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“A
Little Help Please”
by Robin Dawson
Well, there is a
whole, heaping bunch of folks working here at this Mixed State League
Championship... |
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It Really Is a
Game of Love
by Robin Dawson
Heather
Strickland says, “I just don’t know what we’ll do if we don’t make it back
here next year. I guess we’ll just come anyway – for fun, and for the
memories.” |
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Rule of the Day - August 16th...When to
Spin
by Robin Dawson
This was a Rule
of the Day I used back in May. But since very few of us actually put this
rule into play, including me, I thought it might be worth a second go
‘round… |
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A Hero “Serves”
Among Us
by Robin Dawson
September 10,
2001. Allison Travis was a nurse in Houston, TX with a master’s degree.
She had been working... |
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Ice Ice baby
by Robin Dawson
Temperatures here at the Mixed Championships might not be topping out in the
hundreds like last year, but it’s still... |
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A Cure for What Ails
You
by Robin Dawson
No, I’m not
talking about a stiff drink. I’m talking about some real help here – |
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There’s a Certain Electricity Here
in Augusta
by Robin Dawson
Even though the many third set tie breaks that have already been played in
the early rounds here at... |
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Spouses Who Play Together…
by Robin Dawson
“Play doubles
with my wife? With my husband? What, are you crazy?” |
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Where to Go in
Your Dancing Shoes
by Robin Dawson
If you’ve still
got some energy left after your matches this weekend and you’re wanting to
slip on your dancing shoes you might want to treat yourself to... |
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Rule of the Day -
August 15th
...Match Tiebreak
by Robin Dawson |
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So You’ve Never Done This Before?
by Robin Dawson
This whole Mixed
Doubles State League Championship thing? Well first of all –
Congratulations! Do you know... |
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What to Eat, What to Do…
by Robin Dawson
After a hard day
on the hot courts you’ll likely be looking for a good place to cool down and
refuel your system. |
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The Heat is...
by Robin Dawson
Not as "ON"
as it was last year. And that’s some mighty good news!
This weekend the weatherman is calling for... |
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