The mixed doubles barbecue was a smash hit! The kids were out in full force in their costumes. We had costumes ranging from Ponchos to Disney characters to Farmers to Cowboys to Cheerleaders to 1950s high school students. It was a fun time shared by all and included lots of great tennis.
We had a great turnout of parents, family members, and classmates who all enjoyed a barbecue. Like I said before, we had some great tennis as well, as each doubles partnership (consisting of a member of the boys and girls team) was placed into one of 4 groups. Within each group, each team played their group members one time, in the format of a 10-point tiebreaker. In the end, the team who had won the most points in their groups advanced to meet the winners of the other groups in the semi-final round. After 2 great semi-final matches, the final two teams advanced to the championship.
In the finals, the "Nerds" team (Stahl and Selvy) took on the "50s Doo-op/Greaser" team of Bristow and Jarmer. This was a great see-saw battle that took place under the lights and under the viewing pleasure of 40+ McMinnville Tennis Fans, Jesse and Christine (Nerds team) claimed the title in an epic 15-13 match (sorry if the score was one or two points off). All four players played some great tennis, and all 32 players represented the boys and girls programs very well. Coach Macy and I are both excited with our players' performances at this event, and we both anticipate a great tennis season in the upcoming months.
Pictures from the event will be coming soon so check back for those.
