Southern Sectionals

[tennis_tater]

Originally Posted by SmackDown

Alabama 4.0 & 4.5 teams out of Huntsville
from the same club will be rolling through
State once again next weekend.
Next stop Sectionals in Mobile!

Seems like these teams from Huntsville are there every year.

Any predictions/ thoughts on favorites? I'm assuming the Huntsville 4.0 team has to be the favorite with some on that team going to nationals 2 years ago and then finals of sectionals last year.

Anyone going to be in mobile the next week?

[tennis_tater]

Looks like Alabama dominted the first week on the Men's side in Mobile this week winning Men's 3.0 and 3.5. Not sure how good their 4.5 team is, but I'm sure Men's 4.0 from Alabama will likely be the favorite to win that division as well.

[goherd27]

I was there over the weekend on a business trip and ended up watching a friend's team play. It was interesting to see the variation in the 3.0 and 3.5 level from what it is locally. My friend's team was a 3.0 men's team. They played one match where the other "3.0" player's serve nearly knocked the racquet out of one guys hand multiple times. I bet there is a lot of self rating going on.

Also got to see a great fight over a line call in a women's 3.5 match. Classic goodness.

Seemed like a fun experience for most teams there.

[SmackDown]

Alabama 4.0 men from Huntsville, AL
beat Tennessee in the finals 3-2.
The deciding court came down to #1 singles
with AL winning 10-8 in the 3rd set tiebreaker.

Alabama men won 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, & 4.0
Southern Sectional championships this
year. That is an amazing statistic.

[FuzzyBalls1979]

Originally Posted by SmackDown

Alabama 4.0 men from Huntsville, AL
beat Tennessee in the finals 3-2.
The deciding court came down to #1 singles
with AL winning 10-8 in the 3rd set tiebreaker.

Alabama men won 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, & 4.0
Southern Sectional championships this
year. That is an amazing statistic.

Wow! Looks like Alabama may have a chance to win its 2nd National 4.0 title in 3 years. There must be some good players over in Huntsville for them to be so competitive every year.