Welcome To The Premier
Tennis Training Program in the South!
Founded by
Gery Groslimond,
the Tennis Academy of the South (TAS) is one of the oldest and most
renowned tennis training programs in the South as well as the U.S.!
Gery has taught more nationally ranked players than any other coach in
the South, including 12 NCAA All-Americans, 5 NCAA national champions,
and 2 junior national champions. (See
partial list of past TAS players)
With a staff
of 12 instructors and more than 100 players in training, the Tennis
Academy of the South is a full-service training academy for the player
who strives to achieve the best they can in tennis, academics, and
character.
The Tennis
Academy of the South has the staff and resources to allow any player to
reach the level of excellence they desire: high school
team, advanced junior competition, collegiate tennis, or the pro circuits.
News
Allie
Miller Captures Gold & Silver Balls at Winter National
Championships!
Allie
Miller started the new year with a bang at the
Winter Nationals in Scottsdale, AZ! Pictured above, she is holding the
gold ball from doubles, silver ball from singles. Plus, along the way,
she received the tournament Sportsmanship Award!
Congratulations Allie for the hard work and great
attitude required for the achievement!
Megan
Kurey Signs NLI To Be A Yellow Jacket!
Megan Kurey signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her
tennis career as a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket!
Megan joined the Academy at an early age and we've had the opportunity to watch
Megan grow into the great player and person that she has become.
Congratulations Megan on your achievement and we're looking forward to
watching your success at Georgia Tech!
Caroline
Price Captures National Clay Courts Doubles Championship!
Caroline Price and her partner Whitney Kay
won the G18's USTA National Clay Court Doubles Championship without dropping a
set! Caroline will be attending the University of North Carolina on a
full scholarship this fall.
Congratulations Caroline!
Michael
Malina Wins Georgia State Closed Championship!
Michael Malina captured the 14 and under Georgia State
Closed Championship last week in Augusta. He beat
the #5, #2 and #1 seeds in route to the championship.
Congratulations Michael!
Megan
Kurey Captures Clemson Bullfrog Tournament!
Megan Kurey rolled through her draw and won the G18's without dropping a
set! Megan beat Sydney Campbell 6-3 6-4 in the final to take the title.
Congratulations Megan!
Christiana McDonald Rolls
To Titles in Auburn and Rome!
Christiana McDonald, who won the Bullfrog in Auburn, AL the first
weekend in April in the girl's 14s. Christiana continued her strong play
by winning the G14s at the Southern Level 3 in Rome, GA the following
weekend. Great job Christiana!
TAS
Players Compete Well in the GA/SC State Junior Winter Open Championships
Taylor Galloway went to Finals in Boys 12s without dropping a set
through whole tourney. Taylor lost to his doubles partners in the
finals!
Pictured are Taylor Galloway and his
partner Kevin Zhang. Together, Taylor and Kevin won the doubles draw as
well!
Lieb & Kelly
Advance to Finals. Milstein Wins Boys 18s.
Jennifer Leib had a great tournament! She defeated the number 5 and
number 2 seeds to get to the finals of the Girls 16s main draw.
Jennifer and Jena Kelly teamed up to and lost a tight match to the #1
seeded team in the finals. Jena Kelly won the Girls 16s back draw. They
both played very well!
Sam Jeng Milstein won the Boys 18s singles draw and made it to the Boys
18s doubles finals as well!
Congratulations to all of our players!
Caroline
Price Signs NLI To Be A Tar Heel!
Caroline Price has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her
tennis career as a North Carolina Tar Heal!
We've had the opportunity to watch Caroline grow from a young beginner
to the great player she has become. We want to extend our best wishes
and congratulate her for her successes on and off the court!
Read the Tennis
Recruiting article
here.
Price Makes New Friend in NY!
If you know Caroline Price, then you know how friendly she is to
everyone. Here's a photo of Caroline Price meeting a new friend along
the way to the practice courts at the US Open in New York!
Staley Wins 14 Doubles at Papa John's
tournament in Augusta!
Quentin and his
partner Matthew Harvie won 14 doubles at the
Papa John’s Georgialina Jr
Tennis Classic
tournament in Augusta over Labor Day Weekend! The pair took out the #1
seed team in the semi's by the score of 8-0 in route to the title!
Congratulations to the team!
Caroline Price Wins
Girl's 18 National Clays Courts!!
Caroline Price just won the Girl's 18 National Clay Courts in Memphis,
TN last week beating Whitney Kay 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
Congratulations Caroline!
Congratulations to
Recent
TAS College Signees
Six TAS
students signed their National Letter of Intent to continue their tennis careers in college
Pictured are:
Allison Falkin - University of Illinois, Eric Caltabiano - University of
Mary Washington, Alex Clay - University of Alabama, and Courtney
Griffith - University of Central Florida. Not pictured is Henry Jang-Milsten
who will be attending United States Military Academy at West Point and
Crystal Copeland attending Southern Florida College.
Many of
these players have grown up at TAS and we congratulate them for their
hard work and wish them continued success!
Caroline Price Wins
USTA Bill Talbert Jr. Sportsmanship Award!
The USTA has released the names of the winners of
the annual Bill Talbert Jr. Sportsmanship Awards. The juniors honored
for 2009 are Shaun Chaudhuri of Pleasanton, Calif., Neil Karandikar of
Belle Meade, N.J., Marc Powers of Stamford, Conn. and Caroline Price of
Duluth, Ga. The USTA has added a great new feature to these national
awards, producing videos of all the winners, which provides so much more
context to their selection. The juniors and their families are
traditionally invited to July's International Hall of Fame induction
ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island. To see the videos,
click here.
Congratulations Caroline!
Duncan Wins B14's
- Southern Designated in Baton Rouge, LA!
Walker Duncan won the B14's at the BullFrog USTA Southern Section
Designated
in Baton Rouge, LA this past weekend. Walker dropped only one set
in his run to the championship!
Congratulations Walker!
Galloway Wins B12's
- Tournament Tough Junior Championship!
Taylor
Galloway won the B12's at the
Tournament Tough Junior Championship in February. Taylor won 4 matches
in run to the victory!
Congratulations Taylor!
Jang-Milsten and
Greene Capture G16's Doubles at Southern Designated!
Ellen Jang-Milsten and Aryn
Greene won the Atlanta Bullfrog 16 and under doubles title.
Congratulations girls!
Megan Kurey Reaches
Finals in G16's Doubles at Winter Nat. Championships!
After
running off five wins, Megan Kurey and her partner Nicole Flower lost in
the G16's doubles finals to the #1 seeded team in the Winter Nationals
Girls 16 in Phoenix.
As a testament to Megan's great attitude, she also won the Sportsmanship
Award for the tournament! Congratulations Megan!
Allie Miller Wins
G14's Singles & Doubles at National Open!
Allie
Miller finished the National Open in Mobile, AL over Thanksgiving by
winning both the singles and doubles titles!
Way to go Allie! It was a great experience for her and shows how hard
work and dedication can pay off.
Three TAS Players Are Part Of National Champion Southern
Section Team!
Caroline Price,
Allison Falkin, and Alexandra Clay were part of the National Champion
Southern Section team in the 2009 USTA G18 National Team Championship
completed last week in Novato, CA! Although TAS players are not
foreign to this competition, this was a notable event as it was the
first time TAS has placed three players on the prestigious and
victorious Southern Section team!
Falkin Picks Up Gold Ball at National Clay Courts!
Allison Falkin (r)
shown with her partner, Kayla Duncan, picked up a Gold Ball by winning
the 2009 G18 Clay Court National Championships in Memphis, TN in July!
Congratulations Allison!
Price Picks Up Two Gold Balls at Easter Bowl!
Caroline Price took the
Girl's 16s East Bowl by storm collecting gold balls in both singles and
doubles!
Caroline won her first gold
singles ball with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win over doubles partner and No. 2
seed Whitney Kay.
Price collected her second
gold ball of the day when she and Kay teamed for the girls 16s doubles
title. The top seeds outlasted the third-seeded Southern Californians
Lorraine Guillermo and Desirae Krawczyk 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the
tournament's final match.
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