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Hi Tennis Fans,

     I am having a great time watching the French Open. It is so exciting. Like other sports there are always upsets. Fritz who has a #9 ranking was beaten by Nishesh Basavarddy ranked #148. Novack Djokovic was upset by G. Mpetshi, but it took 5 sets and it was a very exciting match to watch. Ben Shelton #5 lost to Joao Fonseca. The biggest upset was Sinner #1 losing to J. Cerundolo in 5 sets. It appeared he had a heart stroke. As of June 2, the USA did not have any players going forward. They are in the semi-finals now.

     It’s amazing that they got all the Regional matches in with all the storms. The weather is unpredictable. Thank goodness all the matches were played, and the winners and finalists go to the state tournament. Rodney Triplet, the coach of Johnson Central High School, said “We had a great tournament. The teams of Carter Stephens and Connor Watts and Ryan Kelsey qualified for the first round of the state tournament. For the girls Jules Cochran will be playing in the state tournament by making it to the semifinals in her first year. She will join Emily Triplett. Emily is the 15th Region Singles Champion. We are very excited for our team. We are also very proud!! “

     The coach at Shelby Valley, Freddie Napier, said they had one semifinalist who is advancing to state, David Johnson, made it in Jr Boys Singles.

     Pikeville High School won the 15th Region Tournament. Victor Allara sent me the scores. In the Boys Singles Chase Kendrick beat Ian Blackburn, and Alex Desario was the winner against Nathan Newsome. Pikeville also won the Boys Doubles. The girls from Pike High also advance  to state. Isabella Olegario and Addison Whitfield are excited to advance.

     The KHTC Committee works hard behind the scenes eight months out of the year to keep the tournament the best it can be. Our meetings are on Zoom. That way we can all attend. If you like tennis or just want to be part of an annual charity event come and be a committee member. You can contact me, Sue Huffman Stanley, at 404-483-6051 or you can email me at suzyqtennisfan@gmail.com. You can also contact Jim Vanover at 606-794-4161 or Freddie Napier at 606-213-6775.

     This year we will be having Butler’s Barbeque for our concessions. Plus we will be selling drinks and snacks to go along with it. We would love to have about 65 players to register for the KHTC Tournament. Please try to register early. The tournament date is July 24-26. The deadline to register is July 21 by 5:00pm. You can go to the kenhuffclas.org website and register on line or download a paper form. The ATS page on Facebook will have a link to register also.
 

     The first tournament of the Appalachian Tennis Series of which the KHTC is a member is June 5-7, The Grayson Heart of the Park tournament. The deadline is now. I wish all the tournaments a success

 I will leave you with a few quotes from Rafael Nadal:

“ My biggest rival is the next one.” I always work with a goal, and the goal is to improve as a player and a person” and “Work hard, have fun and make it happen”. This is some good advice for young tennis players. Talk with you in July.

         

    

Sue Huffman Stanley
Founder of Kenny Huffman Tennis Classic
KHTC Secretary
KHTC Board Member
Author of “A Tennis Love Story”

      

      

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