Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Local juniors win at N.C. tennis tourney

By MONROE ROARK
mroark@TheCitizenNews.com

Four local junior tennis players turned in an exceptional weekend at the Bullfrog Designated Championships in Raleigh, N.C. The tournament fielded 64 players in each age group (boys and girls 12, 14, 16 and 18) and nine states were represented.

In the Girls 12 division, it was an all-Peachtree City final with Chelsea Utting defeating Kourtney Kowal 6-3, 6-1 for the title. Marybeth Black of Peachtree City took third place, losing to Kowal in the semifinals.

The Girls 18 final also pitted two Peachtree City players against each other, with Link Leskosky fighting off two match points for a 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 win over Austin Smith, daughter of famed tennis pro Stan Smith.

Other Peachtree City players of note last weekend included Kevin King, 12, who finished ninth in the Boys 14 division; and Michael Browder, 14, who reached the round of 16 in the Boys 16 division.

All of these competitors are members of the Peachtree City Tennis Center.

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