TAS MATCH
PLAY WITH ACE ACADEMY!
TAS
recently hosted a match play weekend with ACE Academy. TAS
believes one of the best ways to improve is through open competition.
TAS juniors need to be ready to play anyone, anywhere, anytime!
REUNION AT
VA. TECH!
Alexis Webb and Andrew Groslimond enjoy catching up on academy news
while at Virginia Tech in November.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Breanne Smutko who
has given a verbal commitment to play tennis for Illinois! Breanne
has trained with TAS for more than 5 years and has grown into an
outstanding young woman, on and off the court.
Breanne is shown with Illinois
head coach Michelle
Dasso and assistant coach David Emery. Congratulations Bre!
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Kevin
Feng on winning the Boy's 16's Hudlow Summer Championship in July!
Kevin dropped only one set in cruising to the championship. Good
job, Kevin!
Marist
Varsity Girls Tennis Team wins Wildcat Tournament!
The
Marist team includes TAS members: Shannon Murdy, Madeline Hawkins,
Claire Sullivan, Emma Bemiller, Katherine Deilly, and Mary Kate Woods.
Winter Tournament
Round-up!
Ellen Milsten holding
trophies from 2008 Winter Nationals for the Girls 12 doubles (gold ball)
and 2009 Copper Bowl as the Girls 14s doubles winner (cucina
doll).
TAS girls Courtney
Griffith and Alex Clay won the Girls 18's Doubles at the Copper Bowl.
Sam
Milsten won
the Boys 16's at James Creek Indoor Top 8 Championships.
Andy Martinez
and Walker Duncan wont he Boys 14's doubles at the
GA State Jr. Winter Open
Championships.
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Allison Falkin for winning the Coca Cola ITF Junior Tournament in
Castries, St. Lucia! Allison did not drop a set in the
tournament while defeating the number 2, 5, and 7 seeds in route to the
title.
Way to go Allison!
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Caroline Price (shown
with Shelly Cochran, and doubles-partner Katherine White) for
winning the girls 16 National Clay Court Doubles, finishing 5th in the
singles, and winning the sportsmanship award for the tournament. It
shows a great deal about Caroline's play and more importantly, her
character. Way to go Caroline!
SALUTE TO: Academy
members Meg Voight and Andrew Clark will be playing tennis this fall for
the Air Force Academy and West Point Military Academy. Meg and Andrew
have been highly ranked sectionally and turned down many tennis
scholarship offers to attend their respective Academies. In going to
West Point Andrew will be coached by Jim Poling, former coach of Andrew
Groslimond at Rollins College. Please wish Meg and Andrew good luck
when you see them at drills.
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TAS COLLEGE RESULTS:
Congratulations to former TAS member Corey Yealy and the Washington
University Men’s tennis team for winning the NCAA Division III men’s
team title. Also finishing strong this year was all conference member
Shaun Bussert, a freshman at Ball State Univ. and Sawyer Duncan who
finished his freshman year at Furman with a conference team
championship, and a bid to the NCAA team tournament.
SOUTHERN SPRING CLOSED:
Congratulations to Academy juniors for a great effort in singles and
doubles at the Southern Spring closed in Mobile, Alabama. In singles
competition Alex Howard won the boys 14, Henry Jang-Milsten was the boys
16 finalist, and Alex Clay was semi finalist girls 18.
In doubles, Caroline Price
won the girls 16 and under, Allison Falkin girls 18- 3rd
place, Tyler Franks boys 18 - 4th place, Courtney Griffith
girls 18 - 4th place, Henry Jang-Milsten boys 16 finalist, Mary
Jeremiah girls 16 finalist, Peter Marcinkowski boys 18 - 4th
place, and Allie Miller girls 14- 3rd place. Way to go!
SPRING NATIONAL OPENS:
Congratulations to Alex Clay and Megan Kurey for winning the girls 18
and girls 16 and under doubles title and both finishing top 8 in
singles. In singles Ricky Doverspike came out of retirement to get to
the semi-finals of the boys 18's singles and win the boys 18's doubles.
Alex Howard finished top 8 in the boys 14, and Nat Smiley was
quarterfinalist in the boys 18.
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Peter
Marcinkowski, who will be playing tennis at Emory University this fall.
Peter has trained with Gery Groslimond and Solomon Demeke for over 5
years at TAS and has been highly ranked in both the Southern Region and
National rankings. He was sought by many Division I and III tennis
programs this past year and was recruited and has decided to play for
Emory University under John Browning. Peter will study Pre-Med at
Emory beginning fall of 2008.
Please wish Peter good luck
when you see him at drills.
IT’S A TOUGH LIFE:
Former TAS member David Tillem has just finished his sophomore year
playing no. 3 singles and no. 2 doubles for Georgetown University.
Earlier this year David represented the United States in the
11th Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and to top the year off David received
a grant from the Georgetown Business School to spend a summer internship
in Hong Kong and Beijing, China. Competitive tennis has been an
integral part of David’s life, and we all wish him a great summer.
Congratulations to
Recent
College NLI Signees
Four TAS
students signed their National Letter of Intent over the past few weeks.
Going on to continue their tennis careers in college are: Richard
Doverspike (University of Alabama), John Harden (University of Arizona),
Andrew Seusserman (Kennesaw State University), and Justin Seusserman
(Kennesaw State University). These young men have grown up at TAS
and we congratulate them for their hard work and success!
Recent
Tournament Results
Congratulations to
Alex Clay, Julia Courter, Courtney Griffith, Allison Falkin, Megan Kurey,
Allie Miller, Shannon Murdy, and Caroline Price for a great effort in
the National Opens last week. Alex Clay won the girls’ 16 singles and
was doubles finalist at Ridgeland, MS. Julia Courter finished top 16 in
girls’ 18 singles at Waco, TX. Courtney Griffith was a girls 16
doubles finalist in Tampa, Fla. Allison Falkin had a top 4 singles
finish in the girls’ 16 at San Antonio, TX. Megan Kurey finished top 6
in singles and won the girls 16 doubles at Ridgeland, MS. Allie Miller
finished 3rd at the girls’ 12 in Sea Island, GA. Shannon
Murdy got to the round of 16 in girls’ 16 singles in Ridgeland, MS. And
Caroline Price got to the round of 16 in singles in Ridgeland, MS.
Way to go girls!!
John Harden for winning his first Men's Open Professional Event in
Niceville, FL
Congratulations to John
Harden for winning his first Men's Open Professional Event in
Niceville, Fla. John won the men's singles by ousting #3 seed Daryl
Shapiro. John also teamed up with TAS pro Andrew Groslimond to win
the men's’ doubles championship 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. John said, “it was
tough carrying Andrew on my shoulders, but I worked through it”.
Congratulations to John and his family.
Julia
Tasanasanta Wins Her First Tournament -
North Atlanta Jr. Super Series I
Winning your
first tournament is an exciting time for every junior player!
This past weekend
Julia Tasanasanta won
her first event - the Girl's 10's at the North Atlanta Jr. Super Series
I - Satellite event.
Congratulations
Julia! Keep up the good work and you're sure to continue seeing
great results!
The
Marcinkowski's Make The Copper Bowl a Family Event
Junior
tournaments make for great family events and the Copper Bowl was the
location for the Marcinkowski's. Peter, Carolyn and Annie enjoyed
success in this year's event.
Peter
Marcinkowski made it to the Round of 16 in the main draw of the Boy's
18's singles and also won a doubles match.
Carolyn Marcinkowski enjoyed a win in the Girl's 16's as did her sister,
Annie, in a Girl's 12's doubles match.
Congratulations to the Marcinkowski's!
Breanne
Smutko Takes 18's Singles at the Copper Bowl
Coming
into the tournament unseeded, Breanne Smutko charged through the Girl's
18's draw at the Copper Bowl in Tucson, AZ. Along the way, Bre
gave away only two sets while taking down four seeds, including a
straight-set win over the #1 seed in the semi-finals! Way to
go Bre!
Caroline
Price Make 16's Doubles Run at the Copper Bowl
Caroline
Price and her partner Katherine White, from Columbus, GA, made a strong
run to the 16's doubles finals at the Copper Bowl in Tucson, AZ.
The Price/White team lost a close 8-6 match in the finals to the #1
seeded team. Entering the tournament unseeded, the Price/White duo
knocked off four seeded opponents including the #2 seeds in the
semi-finals. Congratulations!
Alexandra
Clay Takes Doubles Titles at National Winter Championships
Alexandra
Clay and her partner Lauren Mira won the doubles title at the 16's National
Winter Championships
in Scottsdale, AZ. Their run included a 6-1, 7-5 win over
the #2 seeds in the semi-finals and an
impressive 6-3, 6-1 win in the finals over the #1 seeds. Way to go
Alex!
Allie Miller
Wins Girl's 12's Singles Title at Fall Southern Closed Championships
Allie
Miller won the Girl's 12 Singles singles at the Fall Southern Closed
Championships in Louisville, KY over Thanksgiving. The win included an
impressive 6-2, 6-1 win in the Finals over the #4 seed which followed a
6-2, 6-2 win in the semi-finals.
Congratulations, Allie!
Alexandra
Clay Takes Singles and Doubles Titles at National Open
Allie
Miller won both the singles and doubles titles at the 16's National Open
in Pensacola over Thanksgiving. The win included an
impressive 6-0, 6-1 win in the Finals over the #3 seed.
Congratulations to Alex and academy players
Allison Falkin - doubles finalist and
Megan Kurey - 3/4 doubles winner.
Congratulations to
Recent
College NLI Signees
Four TAS
students signed their National Letter of Intent over the past few weeks.
Going on to continue their tennis careers in college are: Richard
Doverspike (University of Alabama), John Harden (University of Arizona),
Andrew Seusserman (Kennesaw State University), and Justin Seusserman
(Kennesaw State University). These young men have grown up at TAS
and we congratulate them for their hard work and success!
Congratulations to
Breanne Smutko Girls 18 Bullfrog Designated Winner
Breanne Smutko led a strong group of Academy juniors to great results in
the Mobile Bullfrog Designated in October. Breanne won 6 matches in route to the
title. Congratulations also to Alex Clay girls 16 finalist, Courtney
Griffith girls 18 finalist, and Allie Miller girls 12 finalist. Strong
results also came from Andrew Clark, Michael Browder, Tyler Droll,
Allison Falkin, John Harden, Henry Jang-Milsteen, Brian Krouskos, Peter
Marcinkowski, Ryan Miller, Shannon Murdy, Caroline Price, and Andrew
Seusserman.
Megan Kurey Leads TAS Super National Results
Congratulations to Megan Kurey for a top 12 finish in singles and 3rd
place in doubles at Girls' Super Nationals in Peachtree City. Fellow TAS
members Shannon Murdy, Courtney Griffith, and Sawyer Duncan all won 4
singles matches. TAS juniors Kealee Heffner, John Harden, Tyler Droll,
Caroline Price, Nat Smiley, and Ricky Doverspike also had good results.
Shaun Bussert was forced to withdraw from competition with a pulled
stomach muscle. Please wish all of these juniors congratulations when
you see them at the courts. Keep up the great work!
Best Wishes To Our
Class of 2007 Graduating Tennis Scholarship Seniors!
TAS
is sending one of its largest groups to college this fall on college
scholarships:
|
Andrew Choi |
Villanova |
|
Britton Bignon |
Erskine College |
|
Shaun Bussert |
Ball State |
|
Jay Chang |
Northwestern |
|
Sawyer Duncan |
Furman |
|
Brian Locklear |
Boston College |
|
Lindsey Neislar |
Gainesville C. C. |
|
DJ Patrick |
Trinity College |
|
Mary Claire Slade |
Auburn |
|
Ben Tingle |
Roanoke College |
|
Alexis Webb |
Murray State |
|
Andrew Yates |
Brigham Young University |
The staff
will miss all of you and hope you have a great fall semester!
The Academy wants to
know how juniors are doing in tournament competition.
Email the
Academy whenever your junior wins a tennis
tournament at any level. In addition, e-mail the Academy when your
junior competes in any National level tournament, Southern
Championship, or Southern (Bullfrog) Designated. Results and pictures will be
posted on the homepage.
