2015 Summer so far: Qualifier, Southerns, and a lot of hard working players!

It has been a spectacular start to the summer, and our coaches have been impressed with the effort being put in by the players. There are more players than ever taking advantage of the time off from school, and putting in 5 days a week of training. This is how the Summer has gone so far:

Arkansas Jr Qualifier

We had 20 players and 5 coaches travel to Little Rock, and it was an excellent weekend for the program! We qualified several for Southerns, and were high on many of the alternate lists, too. The top finishers were:

Haeleigh Long – 2nd place Girls 18 singles

Mallory Tabler – 3rd place Girls 18 singles, Girls 18 Doubles Champion

Gwyneth Gifford – 3rd place Girls 12 singles, Girls 12 Doubles Champion

Caroline Long – 2nd Place Girls 12 Doubles

Overall, it was a great learning experience for many of our players, and gave a glimpse of many future successful Qualifiers to come. It was especially exciting to have so many of our Under 10’s participate… and they ALL qualified for Southerns!! (Ok, ok, so EVERYONE who played in the 10’s qualified — but don’t tell that to Micah.) Thanks to all of our players and parents who attended, the OTA family was strong and supportive as ever!

Southerns

Both Haeleigh and Mallory went to Mobile, Alabama, for the Southern Girls 18 Closed. In the face of some pretty stiff competition, Mallory ended up snagging the only victory of the weekend, but just making it to the that event is quite an achievement. Congratulations to both, it represents a lot of hard work and sacrifice on their part, and it is a wonderful way to end their junior career before heading off to college!