Middle Georgia Tennis Center

Adult Clinics in 2021 Any adults looking to improve on their tennis skills? We have just the clinic for you. Adult tennis clinic: 6 week session... 1 or 2 days/week Friday mornings 9:30- 11:00am, Sunday afternoons 1:30-3:00pm Beginning January 15, 2021 To pay online & register on our website: middlegatenniscenter.com 1 day a week: $90 2 days a week: $180 To pay as you go per drill: $15/drill can be paid at time of clinic via PayPal *must have 6 participants for clinic to run Please contact Jess Jones with any questions and if you plan to join or participate on one of the days. Jess Jones at 478-231-3671

New 2021 Winter Clinics!! Advanced Juniors Clinic/Drill: 6 Week Session 2 or 3 days/week... Tuesday & Thursday 6-8pm, Saturdays 2-4pm Beginning January 19, 2021 Advanced group is for USTA Tournament level players, as well as high school tennis players who are looking to take their game to the next level. To pay online & register on our website: middlegatenniscenter.com 2 days a week: $240 3 days a week: $360 To pay as you go per drill: $25/drill can be paid at time of clinic via PayPal Intermediate Juniors Clinic/Drill: 6 Week Session 1 or 2 days/week Thursdays 4:30-6pm and Saturdays 11-1pm Beginning January 21, 2021 Juniors who can have a rally with another player 10 times with 50%-60% success rate. To pay online & register on our website: middlegatenniscenter.com 1 days a week: $120 2 days a week: $240 To pay as you go per drill: $25/drill can be paid at time of clinic via PayPal Beginner Juniors Clinic/Drill: 6 Week Session 1 day per week Tuesdays 5-6pm Beginning January 19, 2021 Juniors new to tennis wanting to learn basic skills. May borrow a racquet if needed. $90 members/ $110 non-members Not sure which clinic to sign up for?? Please contact Jess Jones or Garry Barrett for evaluations. Evaluations will be the week of January 11, 2021 Jess Jones at 478-231-3671 Gary Barrett 478-737-2362

New Winter Junior Programs are available starting December 3rd. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced classes. Check out www.middlegatenniscenter.com for more info. Below is a direct link to Drills/Clinics:... https://www.middlegatenniscenter.com/Default.aspx See more

Tennis Enthusiasts: We are happy to announce for this 4 week session for the Advanced Drills we are offering a pay per session price of $20 each participant. The next session is tomorrow (Tuesday) evening starting at 6 PM. Hope to see you there! Advanced Clinic/Drill: 4 week session 6-8 pm Tuesdays & Thursday, 2-4pm Saturdays... 6-8pm Tuesdays Dec 1st, 8th, 15th & Jan 5th. 6-8pm Thursdays Dec 3rd, 10th 17th and Jan 7th 2-4 pm Saturdays Dec 5th, 12th, 19th, and Jan 9th Contact: Jessie Jones at Phone: 478-231-3671 Or Gary Barret at Phone: 478-737-2362

Welcome to our New Lead Instructor Jessie! Check out his bio at https://www.middlegatenniscenter.com/Default.aspx

Misc Pics from the 1st Annual James Moss Memorial tournament...more to come...

1st Annual James Moss Memorial Tournament Final Scoreboard

Prematch warmup @ middlegatenniscenter. Jamo Memorial Tournament

Congratulations to our Mixed Doubles 3.5-4.0 winners!! First place Stephanie Campbell and Mike Campbell. Second place Whitley Carter and Jacob Huckaby.

Congratulations to our Men’s Doubles 3.5-4.0 winners! First place Martez Jackson and Jason Reynolds. Second place Jimmy Brooks and Tim Bergl.

Congratulations to our Junior winners! First place Jonathan Scott and second place Brooks Byrd.

Congratulations to our Women’s 3.5-40 winners! First place Georgi Banks & Shannon West! Second place Frances Clay & Whitley Carter

Congratulations to our Women’s 2.5-30 winners!! First place Laura Jones & Caron Williams. Second place Penny Gibbs & Brenda Garnto

Reminder our registration ends Saturday August 15th for our Grand Re-Opening Tennis Tournament. Registration Forms can be email to [email protected] Here is the link to the registration form: https://bsbproduction.s3.amazonaws.com//re-opening%20tourn

Your leadership team is happy to announce some improvements and additions to the Middle GA Tennis Center. These include: Upgrades to the deck and new bar/umbrella seating area. We expect this project to be complete by Saturday, 6/27/20.... Fence repair and wind screen installation (June/July 2020). Repaired climate control in the clubhouse (June/July 2020). A new online one stop shop for reservations, memberships, lessons, clinics and tournaments (July/August 2020). New surveillance and lighting system for everyone's safety. (Completed). Complimentary WiFi for your personal use while at the tennis center. Use the "Guest" network and the password is displayed in the clubhouse. (Completed). Cold bottled water available in the clubhouse refrigerator. Suggested donation is 50 cents per bottle. You will be seeing additional upgrades and ongoing projects throughout the year. Our next major project will be fundraising for a new clubhouse, to replace our current structure. We appreciate all of our members and guests, and would love to hear directly from you. Please let us know any thoughts, suggestions, or comments you may have! You can send an email to both: John Deopuria, Board President - mailto:[email protected] Erin Fisher, Board Vice President - mailto:[email protected]

Because of the frigid weather, there will not be drills today Sunday Jan 20th. Have a good weekend!

Don’t forget Adams drill @ 6:30 tonight!

Advanced 3.5+ drills with Adam Dalton begin tonight! Wednesday’s 6:30-8:00 $10 members $15 non-members

The first Tennis camp for MGTC is just around the corner. Sign up soon!

Summer Camps are now Open for Registration!! Go to www.middlegatenniscenter.com to sign up! Choose Summer Camps in the Programs, Camps & Socials Tab!

Support MGTC by Shopping on Amazon! Go to AmazonSmile and choose Perry Tennis Association! www.smile.amazon.com

This Saturday is our free monthly member drill with Coaching Pro Val at 9:00. Non-members welcome for $10. See you on the court!

Don’t forget to purchase your raffle ticket! It’s a 60/40 split the pot! $6 of each ticket sold goes directly to the tennis center and its effort to improve the facilities. Thank you so much for supporting our non-profit.

Look for us at the 10th annual Cantrell Center Run! We will be raffling off a tennis racket! Please contact Michelle Artigas Smith or Jane Parker if you’d like to help.

Join us for junior tennis on Thursdays. Choose from 3:15-4:15 or 4:30-5:30. Perfect for the elementary aged child.

Kids club is cancelled today due to rain. See you next Thursday

Join us starting today for kids tennis! Every Thursday 3:30-4:30 with Coach Val. Just $60 per month.

Thanks to all the kids who came out for our Intermediate Advanced Summer camp in June! Also thank you Val Ocubillo for being such an amazing instructor!

Clubhouse Updates / Junior Team Tennis / ROG Tennis Development Program

Today is the last day to sign up! Don't miss the annual Perry Winter Classic Tournament hosted by Adam Dalton. The Tournament will go on February 3-5th. This tournament is USTA Sanctioned and players can earn ranking points. Must be a USTA Member to Join. Tennis Link ID # 700042717... Sign Up Here! http://tennislink.usta.com//TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx Or search Google for: USTA Tournament 700042717

7.5 Combo 2016 State Champs!

Fall Camps are now Open for Registration. Sign Up today! 10 and under and age 11 to 18 Camps begin September 6th! Also be on the look out for Tennis Academy, Jr. Drills and Junior Team Tennis late Fall! www.middlegatenniscenter.com Looks for Fall Programs under the Lessons, Camps & Socials Tab

The 18th ANNUAL ARTHUR ASHE ESSAY CONTEST Enter and you could win a trip to New York City for Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day! Contest entry period ends at 5:00 ET on July 10, 2016. The official entry form can be found at: http://s3.amazonaws.com//15/18th_annual_aaec_entry_form.pdf.

Our first ever Tennis Pong Event was so much fun! Thank you Coach Adam Dalton, Kecia Isgett, Coach James Moss and those who helped organize or attend our Tennis Pong Event this past weekend. Thanks to Eric Dalton for manning the grill! We also want to recognize our sponsors for their continued support: Spillers Orthodontics, thank you for donating the food and grill usage; Lowes, thank you for the Trash Cans; and Ashwin Patel, thank you for the beverages! Without your suppo...rt these events would not be as successful. We also want to thank Donna Bailey for joining us this to show her support for our events! Our PTA Board Members were there to volunteer and participate. Kecia kept us organized and playing while making sure we did not go hungry. Rudy Lamothe, Anthony Wagner, and Joanne Sposito kept us on top of our game! And the winners are: First Place: McGee Isgett and Cale Parks Conciliatory Winners Bracket: Kerry and Jamie Bacon Lastly, we want to thank our amazing Tennis Community! We had 28 participants and some who just came to show their support. We plan on holding another event soon, stay tuned for the details!

It looks like we are weathered out for the social tonight, with more rain and lightening on the way And don't forget to register for our tennis pong event. It's a fun day of play for all skill levels with free hotdogs and hamburgers thanks to Spillers Orthodontics. The evening will end with a great view of the evening fireworks from our courts. Register on our website - www.middlegatenniscenter.com

Join us for drills tomorrow morning at 9!

Coach Adam Dalton and our Smash and Splash campers had a great time this week, rain and shine! We still have some summer camp spots available - check our website and register today! http://www.middlegatenniscenter.com

We are excited to partner with the @CharlesJohnsonfoundation They are hosting a fantastic event in Hawkinsville, Georgia next weekend - visit the website to learn more - https://charlesjohnsonfoundation.org

Junior Team Tennis is starting today! Do you have or know of a teen who might be interested in joining the next session? Contact Coach Adam at 478-954-6556

Cindy Conine's 3.0 team competing at state this weekend at Columbus Regional Tennis Association - CORTA. Go ladies! They played in style, thanks to tanks and shirts by Baileywicks!

Registration is open for summer camps! There's still some spots available! www.middlegatenniscenter.com

Friday Night Social is on tonight! Meet at 6:30, play starts at 7!