Club Times: November/December 2023

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Night Tennis is the first Tuesday of every month. Ladies Night continues to grow averaging about 16 players per Ladies Night. This year we also experienced the excitement of many of our ALTA and USTA teams winning their division, and winning City Championships. GO AAC! It is extremely rewarding for the tennis staff to see the hard work of teams and players pay off when they win a Championship! Let me introduce you to the teams who made 2023 a remarkable year: This past winter USTA season (end of 2022-start of 2023) ONE USTA City Champion, TWO USTA City Finalist and nine out of nineteen AAC USTA teams in playoffs. 2.5 18 & Over Thursday Team : Sarah Wakefield and Angie Davis (Captains) PLAYOFFS 3.0 18 & Over Thursday Team : Erica Prante and Susan Moss (Captains) PLAYOFFS 3.0 18 & Over Thursday Team : Brooke Wooten and Erin Rhatigan (Captains) CITY CHAMPIONS! 3.5 18 & Over Thursday Team : Brooke Yannucci and Lori Kallensee (Captains) PLAYOFFS 4.0 18 & Over Thursday Team : Beth Pombo and Angel Cushma (Captains) PLAYOFFS 4.5 18 & Over Thursday Team: Jessica Pickron and Kelly Boling (Captains) PLAYOFFS 3.0 18 & Over Weekend Team : Elli Mays and Ann Hoerner (Captains) CITY FINALIST! 3.5 18 & Over Weekend Team : Griffin Miller and Brooke Yannucci (Captains) PLAYOFFS 3.5 40 &over Tuesday Team : Katherine Malone and Shannon Collins (Captains) CITY FINALIST! This past Spring ALTA season had ONE ALTA CITY FINALIST and eight teams in playoffs. AA-1 Thursday Team: Captains: Kelly Boling and Gretchen Levy (Captains) PLAYOFFS AA-3 Thursday Team : Sandra Campbell and Pam Starke (Captains) PLAYOFFS B-1 Thursday Team : Melissa Cusimano and Griffin Miller (Captains) CITY FINALIST! AA-3 Sunday Team : Christi Luskin and Leigh Jackson (Captains) PLAYOFFS A-8 Sunday Team : Sandy Johnson and

Beth Sharon (Captains) PLAYOFFS B-2 Sunday Team : Clare Manning and Carrie Strickler (Captains) PLAYOFFS A-5 Senior Team : Tory Whipple and Shari Wilkinson (Captains) PLAYOFFS C-3 Senior Team : Kathy Strickland and Helen Haberstroh (Captains) PLAYOFFS Then, this past summer, we fought hard and the AAC had TWO USTA CITY CHAMPIONS and ONE ALTA CITY FINALIST 3.0 18 & Over Thursday Team: Erica Prante and Susan Moss (Captains) PLAYOFFS 3.5 Low 18 & over Thursday Team : Brooke Wooten and Erin Rhatigan (Captains) CITY CHAMPIONS! 3.5 18 & Over Thursday Team : Brooke Yannucci and Lori Kallensee (Captains) PLAYOFFS 3.5 18 & Over Weekend Team: Carrie Strickler and Katie Mays (Captains) CITY CHAMPIONS! 4.5 18 & Over Weekend Team : Christi Luskin and Leigh Jackson (Captains) PLAYOFFS A-5 ALTA Senior Ladies : Robbie Daniel and Sandy Johnson (Captains) CITY FINALIST! May and June were the months for the USTA State Championships. Coach Jeff and I took turns and traveled three weekends to watch our USTA Teams play at the USTA State Tournament. While we did not bring the State Championship home, we had some great wins and gained experience for future State Tournaments. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAMS for your hard work and dedication to make it to the USTA State Championship. Here are those USTA teams: 3.5 18 & Over Thursday Team : Brooke Yannucci and Lori Kallensee (Captains) played in Rome, Georgia 3.0 18 & Over Thursday Team: Brooke Wooten and Erin Rhatigan (Captains) played in Macon, Georgia 3.5 40 &over Tuesday Team: Katherine Malone and Shannon Collins (Captains) played in Columbus, Georgia I want to say THANK YOU to our ALTA and USTA Captains for volunteering this past year, your amazing work and dedication to your teams is what makes this program one of the best in Atlanta.

MEN's Tennis From Lance Missildine

As we near the conclusion of 2023, I would like to personally thank all the members here at the amazing Atlanta Athletic Club. It is a genuine privilege for me to assist you in reaching your athletic goals on the tennis court. Witnessing all your hard work to strive and compete is inspiring. So, thank you so much for being the reason the AAC is the best club ever! Fall ALTA season will close at the end of October, and hopefully some of our men’s teams will be in the playoffs. So, let’s be ready to cheer them on to victory during the playoffs, all the way to City Finals on November 4. Finally, Christmas is coming, and a great gift idea for the tennis player on your list is tennis lessons! Give the gift of improvement this year, because that is the gift that keeps on giving, and leads to a truly happier new year! Ladies Tennis 2023 AAC Tennis Ladies Program Year Review: By Carmen Garcia Jersild The tennis program continued thriving in 2023 and was another year of record numbers for competitive leagues such as ALTA and USTA. The recreational programs had close to 350 AAC ladies participating in our weekly clinics such as Cardio Tennis, Rookie, Intermediate Ladies and Tennis 101. This year, these clinics introduced 25 new members to the exciting world of tennis. The AAC tennis program is home to 90 Ladies’ teams, and we predict it will continue to grow in the coming years. The work of our AAC tennis crew and the support of the membership continues to be a vital component as we continue to build the best ladies’ tennis programs in Georgia. Classes such as Cardio tennis which welcome all levels of players are a popular option to get the AAC tennis community together. Our Team Cardio seasonal event is always so fun! Our pre-ALTA Round Robins, now offered with a weekday and weekend option, are always popular. Ladies'