Branch Terrell and Emily Metcalf Voted Arkansas Junior Tennis Players of the Year

The final votes have been cast by the readers of Central Arkansas Tennis Talk, and the winners of the 2014 Arkansas Junior Tennis Player of the Year Award are Branch Terrell of Little Rock and Emily Metcalf of Jonesboro.


Branch Terrell (pictured above) was the only Arkansas tennis player to sign for the Arkansas Razorbacks Tennis Team where he is currently attending this fall. Terrell was also the winner of the top junior event in Arkansas, the Arkansas Junior State Qualifying Tennis Tournament. In this tournament, Terrell dominated his Arkansas opponents and gave up zero games in at least one set of each match, culminating with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the finals over Nick Bell..

Emily Metcalf (pictured below) is currently the 2014 Herschel Friday Outstanding Junior Award winner and the Overall Arkansas State High School tennis champion. Metcalf has signed her national letter of intent to play college tennis for Michigan State University next fall.

Article Submitted by: Chuck Cavin, Pinnacle Tennis Academy

Anil Chakka and Emily Metcalf win the Overall Arkansas State High School Tennis Championships

Anil Chakka (pictured right) of LR Central defeated Matt Talbert of Lakeside- Hot Springs 4-6 6-2, 6-3 for the Boy's Singles Title in the Overall Arkansas State High School Tennis Championships. Emily Metcalf (pictured below) of Valley View defeated Tatum Rice of  Lakeside- Hot Springs 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 to win the Girl's Singles division title.

In reaching the Boy's final, Chakka defeated Luke Anderson of Mulberry 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinal. Talbert reached the final by defeating Hunter Harrison of Pulaski Academy 6-4, 6-4 in the other semifinal.

Enroute to the Girl's final, Metcalf defeated Shelby Worsham of Episcopal Collegiate 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinal. Rice reached the finals by defeating Emma Baker of Bentonville 6-0, 6-1 in the other semifinal.

In the Overall High School Doubles divisions, Spencer Kauffman/Jack Henry Hill of Lakeside- Hot Springs defeated Davis McKee/Sam Edwards of Jonesboro 6-2, 6-1 for the Boy's title. Mallory Tabler/Kendra Dinsmore of Bentonville defeated Thea Rice/Hannah Porter of Lakeside- Hot Springs 6-3, 6-2 for the Girl's title.

The winners of the singles/doubles titles in each conference are as follows:

7A Boy's Singles- Anil Chakka- LR Central        
7A Girl's Singles- Emma Baker- Bentonville

7A Boy's Doubles- Hargrove/Neal- Bentonville
7A Girl's Doubles- Tabler/Dinsmore- Bentonville

6A Boy's Singles- Connor Mackey-Jonesboro   
6A Girl's Singles- Luna Lazovich-Lake Hamilton

6A Boy's Doubles- Edwards/McKee-Jonesboro  
6A Girl's Doubles-Brown/Gray LR Hall

5A Boy's Singles- Hunter Harrison-Pul. Academy    5A Girl's Singles- Emily Metcalf-Vlly View
5A Boy's Doubles- Kauffman/Hill-Lakeside             5A Girl's Doubles- Rice/Porter-Lakeside
 
4A Boy's Singles- Jess Simpson-AR Baptist           4A Girl's Singles-Katherine Gilbrech-Hbr Sprgs
4A Boy's Doubles-Hudson/Hudson-Pottsville         4A Girl's Dbls-Gramling/Lovrien-Brookland

3A Boy's Singles- Jack Nolan-Episcopal                  3A Girl's Singles- Shelby Worsham-Episcopal
3A Boy's Doubles- Yoo/Nichols-Episcopal              3A Girl's Doubles- Jackson/Pugh-Episcopal

2A Boy's Singles- Luke Anderson-Mulberry             2A Girl's Singles- Emma Warnock-Union Chrstn
2A Boy's Dbls- Gavin Stone/Levi Reed-Riverside    2A Girl's Dbls- Brumley/Stackhouse-Parkers Chpl

Article Submitted by: Chuck Cavin, Pinnacle Tennis Academy

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Hunter Harrison and Alye Darter Capture the 2014 Arkansas Junior State Closed Tennis Titles

Hunter Harrison of Little Rock won the Boy's 18 title over Anil Chakka of Little Rock  6-0; 2-6; 1-0 and Alye Darter of Rogers (pictured right) defeated Catherine Nettle of Bentonville 6-0; 6-4 for the Girl's 18 title in the Arkansas State Closed Tennis Championships at the Burns Park Tennis Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Other divisional winners include .....

Boy's 16s- Wesley Barnett d. Parker Stearns 6-0; 6-0
Girl's 16s- Margaret Lucas d. Maddie McKee 6-3; 3-6; 1-0

Boy's 14s- Foster Rogers d. Conner Johnson 6-2; 6-4
Girl's 14s- Clara Parker d. Riley Melton 6-2; 6-3

Boy's 12s- Thomas Mars d. Andrew Cobb 6-3; 7-6
Girl's 12s- Ashlee Shinabery d. Caroline Long 6-2; 6-0

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Patrick Kypson and Makenna Jones Capture the Southern Junior Closed Tennis Championships in Little Rock, Arkansas

Patrick Kypson of North Carolina (pictured right) and Makenna Jones of South Carolina (pictured below) won the Southern Junior Closed Boy's and Girl's 16s Tennis Championships at Rebsamen Tennis Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Top seeded Patrick Kypson defeated #2 Trent Bryde of Georgia 7-6; 6-1 in the Boy's 18s final. In the Girl's 16s final, Top seeded Makenna Jones of South Carolina defeated #3 Nami Otsuka  of Georgia 6-2; 3-6; 6-2. The players in this tournament who are entering their junior year in high school this fall are highly sought after college tennis recruits receiving attention from top college programs across the nation.

Some Arkansas juniors that performed well in the tournament included Tatum Rice of Hot Springs who reached the Quarterfinals, Katie LaFrance of Little Rock who reached the Round of 16, and Max Mendelsohn of Little Rock who also reached the Round of 16.

Other Arkansas players participating in the event included Luke Anderson, Emma Baker, Brooke Buckner, Anil Chakka, Maria Geoly, Caroline Gibbens, Ashley Gray, Hunter Harrison, Maya Hatley, Lily Jackson, Spencer Kauffman, Connor MacKey, Abigail Minton, Catherine Nettle, Stuart Riser, Becky Sherman, Jef Simpson, Katie Swanson, and Kami Ward.

Nick Bell and Emily Metcalf Lead Arkansas Junior Tennis Rankings

Nick Bell of Hot Springs (left) and Emily Metcalf of Jonesboro (below right) lead the Arkansas Juniors with the #1 ranking in the Boys 18s and Girls 18s divisions, respectively. Other top-ranked juniors are as follows:
Boys 16s-Anil Chakka....
Girls 16s-Caroline Gibbens....

Boys 14s-Anil Chakka...
Girls 14s-Maddie McKee....

Boys 12s-Foster Rogers....
Girls 12s-Presley Southerland...

Boys 10s-Ethan Richardson....
Girls 10s-Cydney Rogers.....


Below are the lists of the Top 25 players in each division.......
Boys 18s
Rank Name               City
1 Bell, Nicholas S.     Hot Springs
2 Terrell, Branch Benton
3 Talbert, Matt Hot Springs
4 Stewart, Cory        Springdale
5 Abbott, Skylar Fort Smith
6 Chronister,Keagan Bentonville
7 Burdine, Aaron White Hall
8 Brandon, Trent Little Rock
9 Birch, Reid Little Rock
10 Dunn, Ty             Van Buren
11 Zhao, Edward Little Rock
12 Miller, Andrew     Rogers
13 Pennington, Hayden Springdale
14 Jacoby, Jake Little Rock
15 McCain, Grady Fort Smith
16 Fletcher, Ryne W Springdale
17 anderson, luke      Ozark
18 Anderson, Nicholas Hot Springs
19 Morse, Michael     Rogers
20 Deluca, Dylan       Bentonville
21 McGill, Riley D.     Rogers
22 Nichols, Drew Jonesboro
23 Smith, Seth Cabot
24 McSwain,Malcolm Little Rock
25 McClellan, Jaden Mountain Home

Boys 16s
Rank Name City
1 Chakka, Anil Little Rock
2 Riser, Stuart Little Rock
3 MacKey, Connor   Jonesboro
4 Kauffman, Spencer Hot Springs
5 anderson, luke        Ozark
6 Simpson, Jef          Little Rock
7 Harrison, Hunter     Little Rock
8 Hargrove, Ryan      Rogers
9 Hill, Jack Henry Hot Springs
10 Phillips, Matthew  Jonesboro
11 Montgomery, Braydon Alma
12 Zhao, Edward Little Rock
13 McSwain,Malcolm Little Eock
14 Stearns, Parker Little Rock
15 Neal, Jack Connor Rogers
16 McCombs, William Fayetteville
17 Cain, Robert North Little Rock
18 Meghreblian, Jack Little Rock
19 McKee, Davis Jonesboro
20 Rommel, Nicholas Texarkana
21 Nair, Jay              Little Rock
22 McClellan, Jaden  Mountain Home
23 Keith, Patrick Rogers
24 Moser, Jack Fort Smith
25 Tidwell, Hutch Texarkana

Boys 14s
Rank Name                City
1 Chakka, Anil Little Rock
2 Barnett, Wesley       Little Rock
3 Bridges, Jacob    Little Rock
4 Brown, Hudson Marion
5 Greer, Christian       Little Rock
6 Weeks, Steven        Little Rock
7 Zheng, Michael Rogers
8 Cobb, Hayden C     Little Rock
9 Sanders, Quinn Texarkana
10 Tabor, Scott      Little Rock
11 Janes, Harrison Little Rock
12 Kopek, Anthony   Fayetteville
13 Davis, Jackson Little Rock
14 Rogers, Foster Little Rock
15 Johnson, Conner   Hot Springs
16 Hernandez, Seth    Little Rock
17 Polk,Jack Thomas Little Rock
18 Hudson, Kyle Pottsville
19 Freeman, Hunter   Bentonville
20 Walls, Andrew Bryant
21 Lundstrum, Isaac   Fayetteville
22 Everhart, Brenden Benton
23 Thompson,Jackson Rogers
24 Nolan, Henry Little Rock
25 Henry, Payne        Rogers

Boys 12s
Rank           Name            City
1       Rogers, Foster         Little Rock
2       Davis, Jackson         Little Rock
3       Richardson, Eric       Jonesboro
4       djurica, alexander     Little Rock
5       Abston, Phillip          Little Rock
6       Swope, Hayden       Rogers
7       Mars, Thomas          Rogers
8       Cook, Harrison        Little Rock
9       Kistler, William         Rogers
10     Maxson, Jake           Little Rock
11     Maxson, Andrew      Little Rock
12     Freeman, Matthew    Bentonville
13     Trippe, Walker         Texarkana
14     Hart, Jonathon          Little Rock
15     Shoemake, Hayden  Centerton
16     Strauss, Ethan           Little Rock
17     Cobb, Andrew J.      Little Rock
18     Onisei, Edward         Little Rock
19     Saravanan, Jayadeep Little Rock
20     Samantaray, Kaushal Little Rock
21     Bennage, Carlson      West Memphis
22     Brown, Holden          Marion
23     Clayton, Kyle Arthur  Jonesboro
24     Apolskis, Alexander   Rogers
25     Maurras, John            Jonesboro

Boys 10s
Rank Name                        City
1 Richardson, Ethan Jonesboro
2 Patton, Joseph C.           Jonesboro
3 Swope, Carter                Rogers
4 Arnold, Mills                   Jonesboro
5 Ross, Deandre Little Rock
6 Dhayal, Harshit Bentonville
7 Maryanov, Avi Isaac      Jonesboro
8 Byrd, Nathaniel Little Rock
9 Dassinger, Keeton          Little Rock
10 Harrell, Isaac Jonesboro
11 Sams, Reese C           Jonesboro
12 Gibson, Win Jonesboro
13 Harmon, Jackson         Jonesboro
14 Sams, Jake Ozburn      Jonesboro
15 Churan, Jake Allen       Little Rock
16 Cobb, Brandon Little Rock
17 Chatlani, Neil Rogers
18 Sriram, Aditya             Bentonville
19 Hurt, Seth Williams     Jonesboro
20 Curry, Thomas Texarkana
21 saravanan, vignesh       Little Rock
22 Norris, Camp Little Rock
23 Morgan, Luke            Jonesboro
24 Alsebai, zane     Little Rock
25 Nolan, Tommy Little Rock

Girls 18s
Rank    Name                    City
1 Metcalf, Emily Ann  Jonesboro
2 Carr, Jacqueline        Rogers
3 Beaver, Alexis Fayetteville
4 Darter, Alye Rogers
5 Tarwater, Annie Texarkana
6 Greer, Kendall Little Rock
7 Young, Rachel   Little Rock
8 Tabler, Mallory Bentonville
9 Dinsmore, Kendra   Bentonville
10 Weber, Kirsten   Texarkana
11 Olaya, Myrna D. Little Rock
12 Gray, Ashley Little Rock
13 Menz, MaryMills Cammack Village
14 LaRue, Miranda       Harrison
15 Howe, Keiki Hot Springs
16 Tang, Tiffany Rogers
17 Rice, Tatum Brooke Hot Springs
18 Branum, Katherine Jonesboro
19 Arnold, Rachel Mountain Home
20 Crow, Makayla        Little Rock
21 Sherman, Becky A. Little Rock
22 Buckner, Brooke   Little Rock
23 Hamilton, Kaylee   Rogers
24 Ward, Kami Rave Hot Springs
25 Long, Haeleigh   Rogers

Girls 16s
Rank    Name                   City
1 Gibbens, Caroline   Little Rock
2 Darter, Alye Rogers
3 LaFrance, Katie   Little Rock
4 Jackson, Lilly Little Rock
5 Nettle, Catherine   Bentonville
6 Baker, Emma     Bentonville
7 Long, Haeleigh   Rogers
8 Ward, Kami Rave Hot Springs
9 Buckner, Brooke   Little Rock
10 Sherman, Becky A. Little Rock
11 Swanson, Katie   Little Rock
12 Shah, Kruti Bentonville
13 Greer, Kendall Little Rock
14 Gray, Ashley Little Rock
15 Warnock, Emma Fort Smith
16 Thomas, Cortni P Mountain Home
17 Minton, Abigail Benton
18 Worsham, Shelby Little Rock
19 Short, Charli Ashlyn Greenbrier
20 Lazovich, Luna Hot Springs
21 Hatley, Caroline   Little Rock
22 Lucas, Margaret P. Little Rock
23 Hatley, Maya Grace Little Rock
24 Gillespie, Rachel Jonesboro
25 Sanders, Elizabeth Texarkana

Girls 14s
Rank    Name                    City
1 McKee, Maddie Jonesboro
2 Roper, Hunter Jonesboro
3 Gibbens, Caroline Little Rock
4 LaFrance, Katie   Little Rock
5 Lucas, Margaret P. Little Rock
6 Jackson, Lilly Little Rock
7 Worsham, Shelby Little Rock
8 Baker, Emma     Bentonville
9 Maurras, Evelyn Jonesboro
10 Shaw, Taylor LITTLE ROCK
11 Sullivan, Bessie Bella Vista
12 Magness, Anna L Fort Smith
13 Lewis, Addyson   Rogers
14 Minton, Abigail Benton
15 Rice, Thea Hale Hot Springs
16 Headlee, Meredith   Little Rock
17 Noonan, Tyler   Little Rock
18 Hargrove, Avery Rogers
19 allen, emma Helena
20 Alshami, Mia Little Rock
21 Rogers, Sarah M Texarkana
22 Southerland, Presley Little Rock
23 Snyder, Emily Ann Bentonville
24 Jones, Holly Kate Conway
25 Meghreblian, Micah Little Rock

Girls 12s
Rank    Name                    City
1 Southerland, Presley   Little Rock
2 Melton, Riley Nicole  Little Rock
3 Shinabery, Ashlee  Jonesboro
4 Richardson, Elizabeth Jonesboro
5 Houston, Mary  Fayetteville
6 Parker, Clara E.  Jonesboro
7 Humbert, Yasmine  Bentonville
8 Greer, Piper  Little Rock
9 Burks, Eleanor  Little Rock
10 Janes, Mary-Jewel  Little Rock
11 McCready,McKenzie Little Rock
12 Shelton, Madison Jonesboro
13 Noonan, Tyler   Little Rock
14 Beck, Meagan Gamaliel
15 Love, Joiner Little Rock
16 Trudell, Alexandria   Benton
17 Dolan, Olivia Hot Springs
18 Files, Katherine   Fort Smith
19 Covington, Nell   Little Rock
20 Schneringer, Sarah Bentonville
21 warnock, rebecca   Fort Smith
22 Payne, Jenna Davis Jonesboro
23 Long, Caroline    Rogers
24 Darnell, Ashleigh   Conway
25 Coleman, Grace   Bentonville

Girls 10s
Rank    Name                    City
1 Rogers, Cydney   Jonesboro
2 Jones, Jelani Little Rock
3 Shinabery, Allison Jonesboro
4 Simmons, Emmory Little Rock
5 wise, Amelie Jonesboro
6 berry, jenna m Jonesboro
7 Coleman, Eleanor Bentonville
8 Parker, Anna Sims Jonesboro
9 Payne, Jenna Davis Jonesboro
10 Sams, Avery Elise Jonesboro
11 Maryanova, Sada   Jonesboro
12 Deer, Annelise Fort Smith
13 Hughes, Caroline Jonesboro
14 Phillips, Brianna Little Rock
15 Phillips, Barbara Little Rock
16 Reynolds, Sophie   Little Rock
17 Chandler, Molly Little Rock
18 Tunnell, Reagan  Bentonville
19 Satterfield, Courtney  Little Rock
20 Reynolds, MaryLove Little Rock
21 Guadamuz, Lauren   Jonesboro
22 Cook, Rose Little Rock
23 Bohnert, Jenna   Rogers
24 Camerlingo, Maria   Rogers
25 Harvey, Mary     Fayetteville

Tab Townsell, Conway's Mayor, Was Caught Dumpster Diving

Tab Townsell, Conway's Mayor, was caught dumpster diving. Mayor Townsell along with other city officials misappropriated city revenues causing a huge budget shortfall of $1.8 million.

Desperately needing cash reserve funds, Tab Townsell and his cohorts raided Conway's Sanitation reserves in order to balance the city's checkbook.

Then, Mayor Townsell and other council members raised the sanitation rates nearly 40% on the residents of Conway to reimburse the Sanitation Department for their financial mismanagement of city finances.

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Mayor Tab Townsell Wastes Money of Taxpayers in Conway on $133,000 Christmas Tree Purchase

Tab Townsell, who serves on the Mayor of Conway, chose to bypass competitive bidding on an extremely overpriced $133,000 Christmas tree purchase. Tab Townsell's history of  reckless spending of taxpayer's monies has caused the city budget to be mismanaged to the point that the firemen and policemen were forced to sue the city for failure to provide pay raises promised them from a 1/4% sales tax (Read Arkansas Business article by Kate Knable on October 1, 2012 of Russell Wood Law Firm lawsuit on behalf of city workers).

Tab Townsell says that he supports families and children, but in reality Townsell has caused severe pain and agony to these precious city employees and their children by causing layoffs and no pay raises for them.

Call Mayor Townsell at 501-450-6110 or email him at mayor@cityofconway.org and let him know that you are disappointed in his reckless spending of your hard-earned money.

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Branch Terrell and Jackie Carr Capture Arkansas Junior Tennis Qualifying Titles

Branch Terrell of Little Rock (pictured upper right) won the Boy's 18 title with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Nick Bell of Hot Springs and Jackie Carr of Rogers (pictured lower right) defeated Emily Metcalf of Jonesboro 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 for the Girl's 18 title in the Arkansas Junior Qualifying Tennis Championships at the Burns Park Tennis Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Other divisional winners include ..
Boy's 16s- Anil Chakka def Stuart Riser 6-0, 6-1
Girl's 16s- Katie LaFrance def Caroline Gibbens 6-1, 6-1

Boy's 14s- Wesley Barnett def Jacob Bridges 7-6, 6-2
Girl's 14s- Maddie McKee def Hunter Roper 6-3, 6-2

Boy's 12s- Foster Rogers def Jackson Davis 6-1, 7-6
Girl's 12s- Presley Southerland def Riley Melton 6-2, 6-0

Boy's 10s- Ethan Richardson def Carter Swope 4-1, 1-4,8-6
Girl's 10s- Cydney Rogers def Jelani Jones 4-1, 4-1

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Little Rock's Tennis Star Kaitlin Ray and her UCLA Bruins win the NCAA Championships

Kaitlin Ray

Little Rock's Tennis Star Kaitlin Ray and her UCLA Bruins won the NCAA National Collegiate Championships over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. With the team score tied at 3-3, Kaitlin Ray's teammate Kyle McPhillips picked up the final win at No. 3 singles to give the fifth-seeded UCLA women's tennis team a 4-3 triumph over No. 7 North Carolina at the University of Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

In the semifinals against the University of Florida, Kaitlin Ray clinched the victory with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Kourtney Keegan giving the Bruins a 4-0 victory over the Gators.

NCAA Final
UCLA 4, North Carolina 3
Athens, GA Dan Magill Complex

Doubles

1. #1 Anderson/Brady (UCLA) def. #3 Carter/Loeb (UNC) 8-7(3)

2. #9 Harrison/McPhillips (UCLA) def. #13 Whitney Kay/Price (UNC) 8-2

3. Courtney Dolehide/Van Nguyen (UCLA) vs. Dai/Lyons (UNC) 6-7, unfinished

UCLA Wins Doubles Point

Singles

1. #1 Robin Anderson (UCLA) def. #2 Jamie Loeb (UNC) 6-2, 6-2

2. #5 Hayley Carter (UNC) def. #8 Jennifer Brady (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2

3. #38 Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) def. #59 Caroline Price (UNC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

4. #13 Chanelle Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. #105 Ashley Dai (UNC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

5. Kate Vialle (UNC) def. #75 Catherine Harrison (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4

6. Tessa Lyons (UNC) def. Kaitlin Ray (UCLA) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Match Notes

North Carolina 29-6; National ranking #7

UCLA 27-2; National ranking #3

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,5,4,6,3)

Article Submitted By: Chuck Cavin

2014 USTA Arkansas League 55 & Over State Champions

9.0 Women State Champions

The USTA Arkansas League 55 & Over State Championships were held at Burns Park on May 16-18 and seven teams were crowned state champions.

(1) 55 & Over 9.0 Women State Champions

Captains: Vicki Taylor and Anne Magee – Little Rock

Other team players: Jackie Roberts, Lisa Nutt, Leslie Jackson, Jill Hairston, Judi Fess, Laurel Tait

(2) 55 & Over 9.0 Men State Champions

Captain: Joe Murphy – Little Rock

Other team players: John Bailey, John Mertz, Joseph Beck, Mel Collazo, Ray Pascale, Johnny Johnson, Lee Brown, Randolph Jackson, David Beauchamp

(3) 55 & Over 4.0 Women State Champions

Captain: Mary Bowen – Little Rock

Other team players: Patricia Johnson, Linda Laster, Jackie Sanders, Mindy Morrell, Laurie Boen, Cynthia Anderson, Melanie Lamkin, Debbie Doan, Melinda Hood, Pamela Mueller, Elizabeth Thalheimer

(4) 55 & Over 4.0 Men State Champions

Captain: Bobby Moody – Fort Smith

Other team players: John Shelby, Ed Valley, David Scherrey, Thomas Eppler, Bill Coleman, Jerry Pruitt, Darrel Cunningham, Richard Falkner, Roy Russell, David Burton

(5) 55 & Over 3.5 Women State Champions

Captain: Myra Yates – Fort Smith

Other team players: Cathy Rollinson, Nancy Kremers, Melanie Bailey, Jennie Hennigar, Leigh Wendlandt, Tam Nguyen, Marge Griesse, Barbara Kelley, Shirrell Henry, Phyllis Coats

(6) 55 & Over 3.5 Men State Champions

Captain: Gayle Fowlkes – Conway

Other team players: John Andrews, Thomas Cloninger, Henry Rogers, Charlie Donham, Robert Bearden, Bill Barnes, Jerry Cates, Mike Lee

(7) 55 & Over 3.0 Women State Champions

Captain: Christy Rhoads – North Little Rock

Other team players: Susann Walters, Susan Cloninger, Linda Pearce, Karen Toland, Christine Mignot-Bugeya, Mary Lou Suitt, Sarah Jackson, Debra Westmoreland, Paula Hibbs

Mary Smith, Conway's City Alderman, Was Caught Dumpster Diving

Mary Smith, Conway Alderman, was caught dumpster diving. City Alderman Smith along with other city officials misappropriated city revenues causing a huge budget shortfall of $1.8 million.

Desperately needing cash reserve funds, Mary Smith and her cohorts raided Conway's Sanitation reserves in order to balance the city's checkbook.

Then, Alderman Smith and other council members raised the sanitation rates nearly 40% on the residents of Conway to reimburse the Sanitation Department for their financial mismanagement of city finances.

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Shelia Whitmore, Conway's City Alderman, Was Caught Dumpster Diving

Shelia Whitmore, Conway Alderman, was caught dumpster diving. City Alderman Whitmore along with other city officials misappropriated city revenues causing a huge budget shortfall of $1.8 million.

Desperately needing cash reserve funds, Sheila Whitmore and her cohorts raided Conway's Sanitation reserves in order to balance the city's checkbook.

Then, Alderman Whitmore and other council members raised the sanitation rates nearly 40% on the residents of Conway to reimburse the Sanitation Department for their financial mismanagement of city finances.

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Shelley Mehl, Conway's City Alderman, Was Caught Dumpster Diving

Shelley Mehl, Conway Alderman, was caught dumpster diving. City Alderman Mehl along with other city officials misappropriated city revenues causing a huge budget shortfall of $1.8 million.

Desperately needing cash reserve funds, Shelley Mehl and her cohorts raided Conway's Sanitation reserves in order to balance the city's checkbook.

Then, Alderman Mehl and other council members raised the sanitation rates nearly 40% on the residents of Conway to reimburse the Sanitation Department for their financial mismanagement of city finances.

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David Grimes, Conway's City Alderman, Was Caught Dumpster Diving

David Grimes, Conway Alderman, was caught dumpster diving. City Alderman Grimes along with other city officials misappropriated city revenues causing a huge budget shortfall of $1.8 million.

Desperately needing cash reserve funds, David Grimes and his cohorts raided Conway's Sanitation reserves in order to balance the city's checkbook.

Then, Alderman Grimes and other council members raised the sanitation rates nearly 40% on the residents of Conway to reimburse the Sanitation Department for their financial mismanagement of city finances.

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Serbia's Filip Krajinovic Wins Tour de Paul Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament

Top seeded Filip Krajinovic of Serbia wins the Tour de Paul Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Great Britain's Daniel Smethurst at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, AR.

The final was a repeat of the $15,000 Futures event in Harlingen, Tx in which Krajinovic also defeated Smethurst in the final 6-3, 6-4.

The recent wins by Krajinovic move his ATP world ranking into the top 200 on the men's circuit.

FREE Conway Women's Tennis Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, April 12th- Beginners Welcome!!!

FREE Conway Women's Tennis Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, April 12th. This "Introduction to Tennis" class is for beginners from ages18 to 55. This class is designed to progress into the Fun, Friendly Atmosphere that Women's League Play offers!!!

Contact Chuck at
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Free Cabot Junior Tennis Program begins its Spring Session on Monday, March 10th

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The Free Cabot Junior Tennis Program begins its Spring Session on Monday, March 10th. This 4-week tennis lesson plan is free for children ages 6-14.

Contact the office at pinnacletennisacademy@gmail.com or call the office at 501-570-6755.

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USTA Pro Circuit Tournament Comes to Little Rock in April

The longest running event on the USTA Pro Circuit is proudly hosted right here in Arkansas. St. Vincent Auxiliary has sponsored the men's professional tennis tournament since 1984. The 2014 tournament will run the week of April 7th with the finals on April 13th and will be played at The Pleasant Valley Club.

Over the years, this tournament has launched the professional tennis careers of very well known icons in sport. The most notable being Andre Agassi. Others who have gone on to world class careers are the Jensen brothers, Brad Gilbert, Ken Flach, Robert Seguso, Jimmy Arias and Andy Roddick to name a few.

In 1992, the United States Southern Tennis Association voted this event the "Adult Tournament of the Year" and, in 2010, it was awarded "Special Tennis Event of the Year". The tournament has grown from a small event with only a few spectators to a major tennis event featuring top future professional players from around the world attended by hundreds of people and sponsorships that raise funds for health related causes.

The Wildcard Tournament begins April 1, 2014 and will be played at Rebsamen Tennis Center. The tournament features former college players and up and coming Arkansas juniors trying to earn a spot in next week's main draw.

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Tennis Lessons- Adults and Juniors in Cabot, Arkansas

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Conway's Mayor Tab Townsell Lied to Public About Reasons for 40% Rate Increase in Sanitation Fees

Conway's Mayor Tab Townsell lied to the public when discussing the reasons for the nearly 40% increase in sanitation fees.Townsell mismanaged the city of Conway's budget to a point that it suffered a $1.9 million shortfall in its cash reserves.

Desperate for cash, Mayor Tab Townsell and other city council members including David Grimes, Shelley Mehl, Mary Smith, and Shelia Whitmore (whose office terms end December 2014) raided the Sanitation Department cash funds to balance the city's checkbook. Note: The Sanitation Department has always acted responsibly with its budget to have this much money in its account for equipment needs and expansion needs for the landfill. 

Needing to shore up the account deficit at the Sanitation Department now created by the Conway City Council members, Mayor Townsell and council members devised a plan to raise the sanitation fees nearly 40% in order to reimburse the shortfall that they created in the Sanitation Department. Townsell and Sanitation Director Cheryl Harrington went before the public and declared that the Sanitation Department needed this rate increase for aging equipment and higher expenses when in reality it needed money due to the mismanagement of city finances by Townsell and council members.

Director Cheryl Harrington stated, "Garbage Trucks need to be replaced every 5 years", quote from the Log Cabin Democrat. However, according to recent statistics from the American Recycler- garbage trucks on average are replaced after 12 years and expenses are falling due to municipalities converting their trucks to natural gas which Conway is implementing. In other words, THERE WAS NO NEED TO INCREASE SANITATION FEES!!!

Mayor Tab Townsell's patterns of lies and deceptions finally reached epic proportions and were exposed when reading an excerpt from the Faulkner County Business Journal...........

 http://faulknercountybusinessjournal.com/node/121

From the article you can see that the needs of the Sanitation Department have already been met from the 1/8 cent portion of the Rededication of the 1/4 cent sales tax and Townsell specifically stated that there would be "NO NEW TAXES".

As more and more people retrace the statements made by Townsell, they will recognize that Mayor Tab Townsell may go down in history as the "Biggest Liar in Faulkner County Politics", maybe even surpassing Guy "Mutt" Jones!!!


(Note: As the taxpayers and ratepayers were being gouged by Tab Townsell and Cheryl Harrington, Townsell and Harrington gave themselves a hefty pay increase with Tab Townsell's salary increasing 30% to $102,339 and Cheryl Harrington's salary increasing 20% to $79,337. It looks like Townsell and Harrington are more concerned with lining their own pockets than keeping more money in the pockets of the citizens of Conway.)


Sources:
Faulkner County Business Journal
American Recycler
Debra Hale-Shelton of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Joe Lamb- Log Cabin Democrat

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