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Larger teammates hoist winning player after mixed doubles victory.
© Ron Cioffi/USTA Southern
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NORTH CAROLINA HAS THREE CHAMPIONS
CAYCE, S.C. – With two champions and five finalists, Georgia was the top state in the 2014 USTA Southern Jr. Team Tennis Sectional Championships completed Sunday.
North Carolina had a very strong showing in the competition, taking three of eight titles.
Lexington County hosted 56 teams consisting of 453 players and 122 captains and/or coaches. The schedule over three days called for 119 team matches consisting of 595 tennis matches. Matches were played at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center and the Lexington County Tennis Complex Friday through Sunday.
Many of the teams competed for a spot in the USTA Jr. Team Tennis National Championships at Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center. The 14s Championships are Oct. 17-20. The 18s Championships are Oct. 24-27. There are no National Championships for 10s and 12s.
USTA’s junior team program supports coed teams in four age levels. The teams, which represent various clubs, parks, recreational departments and organizations, have finished at the top of their local leagues will play in 10 and Under, 12 and Under, 14 and Under and 18 and Under levels. Within each age level, teams also play in two different skill levels: intermediate and advanced. This year’s event drew the top teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Champions and finalists (including managers) were:
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LEVEL
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CHAMPIONS
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FINALISTS
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SCORE
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10 & Under
Intermediate
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Chapel Hill, N.C.
Jarrod Randle (Boone)
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Cumming, Ga.
Christy Winters
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34-22 in final
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10 & Under
Advanced
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Raleigh, N.C.
William Reynolds
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Knoxville, Tenn.
Steven St. Patrick
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138-56 (total in round robin matches)
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12 & Under
Intermediate
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Wilmington, N.C.
Jennifer Coleman/
Jonathan Glasgow
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Columbus, Ga.
Lee Norred
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28-26 in final
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12 & Under
Advanced
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Suwanee, Ga.
Mark Dubin
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Greer, S.C.
Heike Kamieniecki
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103-47 (total in round robin matches)
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14 & Under
Intermediate
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Woodstock, Ga.
Kerri Magee
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Ocean Springs, Miss.
Lisa Wagoner
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37-17 in final
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14 & Under
Advanced
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Madison, Miss.
David Humphreys
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Johns Creek, Ga.
Shannan Gaudette
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158-36 (total in round robin matches)
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18 & Under
Intermediate
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Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Eric Wammock
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Buford, Ga.
Jane Hunter
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31-25 in final
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18 & Under
Advanced
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Lexington, S.C.
Eric Jackson
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College Park, Ga.
Sam Kennedy
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173-115 (total in round robin matches)
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