Junior Team Tennis State Tournament

 

Near the end of our summer vacation, both Amelia and Luke's Junior Team Tennis teams, made it to the State Tournament in Jackson.  

Luke, Parker and Michael were ready to play...but first they cheered on their big siblings in the 12 and Under match.

 Little bit was a trooper the whole weekend cheering on big sister and big brother.  It was A LOT of tennis and it was HOT!  She was given many popsicles to keep the whining at bay. 

 

I was the coach of the 12 and Under team and they were a super great group of kids.  We won all of our local qualifying matches and were ready for some state competition!

 

Treasure Oak 12 and Under team.

 

Amelia has a fierce backhand. 

 Amelia played fabulously at this tournament, she must have played off of sheer adrenaline (and some Mountain Dew) because we picked her up straight from youth group camp where she averaged only a few hours of sleep a night.   But she was a fighter on the court.

 

Amelia played a girls singles match, two mixed doubles matches and a girls doubles match.  

She did awesome!  She won three out of the four matches that she played and we could not have been prouder.   

I was much more stressed out watching my children compete and coaching my little team than I have ever been while playing at the state level myself, man, I was a wreck. 

 

One of the best parts about state...hanging out with all of your friends at the hotel, restaurants and the pool!

 

 

Take a look at that temperature!  Mississippi is no joke in July.  

 

So proud of my whole 12 and Under team.  Most of them were beginners to tournament play and they really held their own.  We tied for second in our flight and ended up winning our consolation match so the kids were happy and I was happy with how much experience they each got on the court.  

 

Luke played and won three matches of boys doubles and he was on fire that weekend!

 

Luke and Eli played awesome doubles together, it must have been those awesome green shirts.

 

Addison, Amelia and Alden cheering on the 10 and Under team.

  

Treasure Oak 10 and Under team. 

Luke's team ended up competing in the finals! 

We were so proud of them and although that Jackson team (full of ringers, hee hee) beat us, we will be back next year!

Way to go TOCC!  2nd place in State!

 

 Luke with his tennis trophy towel.

 

It was a fun experience and the whole family had a great time!  Stephen and I were super impressed with Amelia and Luke's tennis and happy they seemed to really enjoy it!