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Hi Tennis Fans,

     This year’s KHTC Tournament was one of the best. The weather was great with no rain. Plus, we had about 60 entries. It was one for record books. On Friday we started out with an Awards Ceremony and a Memorial speech by Kermet Crew to honor Kenny Huffman, whom the tournament is named after.

It was very touching. We inducted 3 new members into the KHTC Hall of Fame. They were Jim Vanover, Ralph Hood, and Ron Compton. Ron’s award was presented to Ron’s daughter, Jessica. We also awarded The Sue Huffman Stanley Commitment Award to Lee Smith. It was well deserved.

     After the Awards Ceremony we started the matches off with the Wood Racket Challenger. This year Tony Robinson and Robert Wright were the champions. Congratulations guys. Then we started the regular events of the tournament. If anyone was hungry Butler’s Barbeque was ready to feel their hunger. The barbeque was so good that Mr. Butler ran out early Friday night, but was back Saturday with a new supply of ribs and barbeque sandwiches. Everyone loved it. He has agreed to come back next year.
 

     One of our favorite players who comes every year is John Hereford. This year he won the Men’s A Singles. John and his friend Michael Monley from Tennessee, also won the Men’s A Doubles. Plus, John and Elizabeth Davis won the Mixed A Doubles. Michael and Hank Hankins, also from Tennessee, won the Men’s 50 Doubles.

     The Men’s B division saw Gavin Brown winning the Men’s B Singles, and David Johnson as the Finalist. David Johnson along with Jaxson Napier also won the Men’s B Doubles, and David and Kaylie Bowersock won the Mixed B Doubles. Wow! Plus, Kaylie won the Jr Girls 16U Singles.

     A new player this year, Cory Smith, was victorious as the Men’s C Singles Champion. He also won the “Ron Compton Sportsmanship Award”. The winners of the Men’s C Doubles were Chuck Smallwood and Kalob Coy. The champions of the Mixed C Doubles were Grant Cochran and Jules Cochran. The Finalists were Faith Johnson and Michael Johnson.

     I love to watch the men that play in the age groups. In the Men’s 60+ Singles

Hank Hankins defeated Tate Adams. The Men’s 50+ Doubles saw Hank Hankins and Michael Monley beat Bobby Hamilton and Jeff Porter. The Men’s 60+ Doubles champions, Tony Robinson and Mots Bishnoi are both from the Pikeville area. The Finalists were Lee Smith and Robert Wright, also from the Pikeville area. These men trade off victories every other year.

     In the Jr Divisions, Blaine Williams won the Boy’s 16U Singles and Austin Johnson was the Finalist. Blaine’s sister, Remy Williams won the Jr Girls 14U Singles

     We only had 2 Women’s divisions this year. The Woman’s C Singles was won by Lily Litteral over Scarlette Smallwood. The Women’s A Doubles was won by Emily Triplett and Jules Cochran. Emily and her dad, Rodney Triplett, also won one of my favorite divisions, The Parent/Child Division.

     All in all, it was a spectacular tournament. I will leave you with a couple

of quotes from Carlos Alcaraz:   “Tennis is a sport that can change with just

one point”, “If you want to be the best you have to beat the best”, and “You must forget the pain, forget the fatigue, and you just push through.”

 Well said…

         

    

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

      

      

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