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Just Making it to
State
by Robin Dawson
Shondria Covington thought she had it made. She was
driving along, excited to play her first match at this year’s
State Championships with... |
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First State Championships?
by Robin Dawson
How many sets do I play? How many matches?
What if we split? But we don’t do it that way at home!
Did you say clay? And why are there so many people here... |
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Augusta Fun Facts
by
Robin Dawson
Georgia’s state capital - Augusta. That’s right!
Atlanta is a young city compared to Augusta, and for a period of about 10
years back ...
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Rule of the Day
May 16th
by Robin Dawson
With 91
competitive teams here this weekend we’re sure to see some tight
matches. Those matches are sure to have some tie breaks.
Remember... |
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Passing Shots
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(from the 2008 USTA
League Tennis Adult State Championships in Augusta, GA) |
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Love of
Country, Love of the Game
by Robin Dawson
This isn’t SFC Robert “Dusty” Dawson’s first State League
Championship. In 2006 he was a member of the 5th
place 3.0 men’s team in the nation, out of Washington... |
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Local Restaurant
Favorites
by Robin Dawson
Already played two
matches today? That banana you ate is all gone? Don’t fear. There are
some favorite local eateries right around the corner! |
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One Down, Who to Go?
By Robin Dawson
Members of the
Wharton Macon men’s 3.5 team are really ready to get this show
on the road. Apparently they don’t believe in not looking
ahead. When asked ... |
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Sporty Chic Boutique Goes Mobile
By Robin Dawson
If you forgot to bring along that extra T-shirt
or hat you’re in luck. The Sporty Chic Boutique brought
merchandise all the way from |
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Songs of the Day |
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Volunteers Make the Ball Go Around
By Robin Dawson
With 1,000 players at seven tournament sites the
State League Championships just plain wouldn’t happen without a
whole lot of help from... |
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Tennis Marathon
By Robin Dawson
Mike Thomas has been dubbed “The Marathon Man” by
his Rogers 3.5 men’s teammates out of Dalton. Thomas had a long
first match... |
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Rule of the Day
May 17th
By Robin Dawson
Racquets were-a-flyin’
on some courts here at the State Championships Friday.
And not because anyone was angry... |
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“Relentless”
By Robin Dawson
That’s
become the motto, the mantra and the mood for the SB-Murphy 3.5 women’s team
out of Savannah. “Relentless” is how...
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Aging Well
By Robin Dawson
If you’re feeling a little worn out after your matches so far in
this tournament – get over it. 76 year-old Tippy Guerin has
been playing |
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Roswell Park 3.5 Women Mean Business
By Robin Dawson
Frieda Matthews’ 3.5 team is faced with a
challenge. They’re down a player, as Maribeth Leaman pulled a
calf muscle mid-point in her second match... |
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How Many Bananas?
By Robin Dawson
Bananas are everywhere at the State League Championships. So
just how many bananas does it take to feed 1,000-plus players... |
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Great
Recovery
By Robin Dawson
Fate might
have wrong-footed Team Captain Shondria Covington with a
speeding ticket to start out this tournament; but she recovered
quickly, got back into... |
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Slice
Girls
By Robin Dawson
When the Arias
3.5 West Georgia team first got together they decided to pick
teammates with personalities that would allow them to serve up
some fun. |
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Rule of the Day May 18th
by Robin Dawson
“M
or W?” Up or down?” Common enough questions on the court at
the beginning of a match, right? But are you asking it at the
correct time? |
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Rule of the Day
by Robin Dawson
“M or W?”
Up or down?” Common enough questions on the court at the beginning of
a match, right? But are you asking it at the correct time? |
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Here in Augusta? Who Knew!
By Robin Dawson
Okay,
okay, so Augusta is home to the most prestigious golf tournament in the
world. Everyone knows that. But did you know Augusta is also a
big
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Augusta Has
Another Kind of Golf Too
By Robin Dawson
You might not get the chance to play on the course at Augusta
National. (And if you can please, please get me in contact with
your connection!) |
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With a Lot of Help from the Volunteers
By Robin Dawson
“Could
it be anybody?” “Absolutely not! Not just anyone can get
everything done just so, and in just the nick of time to make
things run so smoothly that... |
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The Team From Augusta
By Robin
Dawson
(No - not the
one you played against yesterday) |
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Endurance, It’s All About Endurance
By Robin Dawson
Let’s face
it. Some teams here will play eight matches in just four days.
That’s a lot of tennis, and that takes some serious endurance.
Members of... |
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We
Have A Winner
By Robin Dawson
The first team
to claim victory at the 2008 3.5 and 3.75 State League
Championships is the Lazaro 3.75 men’s team out of Glenlake
Tennis Center in Decatur. |
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Rule of the Day
by Robin Dawson
There’s been a lot of
yelling and screaming at the tournament sites here in Augusta. And not all
of it is coming from those of you cheering on your teams from... |
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Confessions of a First Timer
by Robin Dawson
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