Atlanta’s Riverbrooke 3.5 Men’s team from Duluth, GA, congregated in the shade at a Friday afternoon Mercer University match. Front, from left: Julio Mora, Wayne Dennis and Michael Travers; back row: Jeff Peterson, Brandon Rushin and Michael Tran. They were joined in the shade by Debbie Cannon and Leslie Parrish, from Savannah’s Southbridge (Gay) 3.5 team.

Tracy Smith’s CORTA 4.0 Low team at Mercer. From left: Jane Brunson, Jenn Agnew, Charlotte Booth, Tracy Smith, Julie Huckaby and team troublemaker GiGi Lennon.

Tracy Smith has recruited height for her 4.0 Low CORTA team, with three women 5-10 or 5-11 in height. In this photo, long-time partners Cathy Gunnels and Julie Huckaby, the team’s “Twin Towers” and Sharapova lookalikes.

It’s a great day to play two . . . From left, Captain Byron Sturgis, is joined by teammates Joe Powell, Darryl Wall (in back), John Warren, Keith Croasmun, John Webster and Tim Kaigler.

Mercer University courts are an idyllic spot to play tennis, with plenty of seating and shade, and a beautiful view of the campus.

Flint River’s Stonebridge 3.5 mens, captained by Kent Smith, sent scouts to Mercer to check out tomorrow’s opponents. From left, Lance Barnes, Al DeRiemacker and Kevin Kummerer.

Westside HS is a bit of a hike from tournament headquarters John Drew Smith, but local league coordinators and volunteers Cindy Knight (SATA)
and Chris Walling (ATL) run a tight ship as site directors.