Jackson, Miss. Teams Take Two Titles at 2019 USTA Southern Junior Team Tennis Section Championships
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Jackson, Miss. won both finals it played in the 2019 USTA Southern Junior Team Tennis (JTT) Section Championships.
Atlanta, the largest USTA community tennis association in the country, had a champion and three finalists; Decatur is inside metro Atlanta. With two champions and six finalists, Georgia finished as the top state in the tournament. Tennessee had two winners and two finalists, with Knoxville having a winner and a runner-up.
This year’s event drew 50 teams and about 400 players from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Matches were played Aug. 9-11 at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College in Rome, Ga. The Rome Floyd Tennis Center was the site of some matches on Friday.
Here are the 2019 champions and finalists:
| Level | Champion & captain | Finalist & captain | Score in final or *champion’s & finalist’s scores in round robin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 & Under Intermediate | Jackson, Miss. Amy Sherman | Decatur, Ga. Nichole Milton | *128-126 |
| 10 & Under Advanced | Augusta, Ga. Tony Mundy | Knoxville, Tenn. Hala Sufi | *110-55 |
| 12 & Under Intermediate | Lexington, S.C. Lane Hinson | Raleigh, N.C. Hana Meerdink | 34-18 |
| 12 & Under Advanced | Atlanta, Ga. Alicia Shelton | Florence, S.C. Preston Dawkins | *141-122 |
| 14 & Under Intermediate | Jackson, Miss. Lynda Ratliff | Atlanta, Ga. Alejandro Garcia | 60-21 |
| 18 & Under Intermediate | Birmingham, Ala. Ryen Valentine | Chattanooga, Tenn. Garrick Sanford | 53-36 |
| 18 & Under Advanced-Low | Knoxville, Tenn. John Gompert | Atlanta, Ga. April Dreslinski | *153-150 |
| 18 & Under Advanced-High | Johnson City, Tenn. David Poole | Atlanta, Ga. Diane Womack | *225-215 |