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Mobile Southern Level 3 Results

Congratulations to the academy players at the Mobile Southern L3 tournament last week:
  • Randy Phillips, boys 18s finalist
  • David Brown, boys 14s finalist
  • Zach Bost, boys 18s 4th place
  • Mark Guentert, boys 18s 8th place
  • Tyler Abbott and Paul LaHue, boys 14s doubles finalist
  • Trey Morris and Adam Gonterman, boys 16s doubles 3rd place
  • Keelie Denson and Gillian Mitchell, girls 16s doubles 3rd place


Papa John's Georgalina Results

Congratulations to Hobson academy players for good results at the Papa John's Georgalina Southern L3 tournament in Augusta over Labor Day weekend:
  • Vanny Crist won girls 16 doubles and second in singles
  • Randy Phillips third in boys 18s and second in doubles with Mark Guentert
  • David Brown third in boys 14s


Training and Tournament Online Sign-up

You can now sign up for training and to go on travel tournaments online on our forms page.


End of Summer Party

There will be a pool party (pool volleyball) and barbecue (South African style sausage). 1.00-4.00 pm Friday August 6. You have to play (tennis) in the am to play (with us) in the pm though!


Tournament Schedule

See our tournaments page for a schedule of local and regional tournaments. Remember, intermediate players are expected to play at least one tournament a month and elite players at least two.


Georgia Open results

Congratulations to Grayson Mills for reaching the finals in both the 18s singles and doubles (with Chris Eastwood), and winning the sportsmanship award.

Congratulations to Vanny Crist for girls 16s 3rd place


Georgia Clay results

Congratulations to Randy Phillips for winning the boys' 18s.


Georgia Qualifier results

Congratulations to: Zach Bost, who came 3rd in 16s singles and won the doubles; Randy Phillips, 7th equal in 16s; Zach Jennings, 9th equal in 12s and semi-finalist in doubles.


Second Training Site Opens

We are pleased to announce that the academy has expanded into a second site - there will be training for competitive players at Collins Hill Athletic Club.

This will initially be 5:30 - 8:00 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with plans to expand as interest grows. The training begins June 15.




Congratulations to our college-bound seniors.

HPTA college-bound seniors

Left to right:

Taylor Hamala (Young Harris), Grayson Mills (Presbyterian), Chris Eastwood (Georgia Southwestern), Matt Shemanski (Wofford).

Not pictured:

Ryan Cheung (UC - Irvine), Taylor Davis (Flagler), Zach Landy (Wofford).


Congratulations Zach Jennings!

Congratulations to Zach for winning the boys 12s doubles in the Southern Spring Championships in Mobile.


DVDs for Sale

Ashley's tennis improvement DVDs are now available for sale on the Instructional Video page. There are currently DVDs on movement and technique, with more to follow.


New Sponsor!

We are pleased to announce that Tecnifibre, a French racquet and string maker, is now sponsoring the academy. Please see Ashley for more information.


Zach Bost tournament win!

Congratulations to Zach Bost for winning the boys 16s doubles in the Bullfrog at Memphis, April 16 - 19.


HPTA offers home-schooling!

We are excited to offer a home-school program at HPTA from the fall of 2010, in conjunction with Total Learning Concepts.

For more information, see our Home School page.