Being an avid tennis player, I was excited to be able to photograph the 2nd Annual Infinite Energy Atlanta Slam. This year featured professional tennis players Bob and Mike Bryan, Luke and Murphy Jensen, Sam Querrey, and James Blake.

The day started out with a press conference introducing the players.

Shortly after that the Kids Clinic was held where kids were able to high with the pros.

Then came the Party with the Pros where guests are able to meet and talk to the Pros. Next was the Run ‘n Roll with the Jensen Brothers.

There was even a marriage proposal and yes, she accepted.

The Brian Brothers showed an exciting and fun match against the Jensen Brothers.

There’s even a performance by American Idol Top-12 Finalist, Michael Johns. He played an entertaining short set.

The night ended with the match between James Blake and Sam Querrey.

To see a full gallery of pictures of the event, click here;.

1 Singles – John Saunders – LOST in two sets

2 Singles – Huy Cat – LOST in two sets

1 Doubles – Jay Posey and Robert Cornett – WON in two sets

2 Doubles – James Livingston and Jason Novoselsky – WON in two sets

3 Doubles – Terry Whitlock and Mark Crichett – LOST in two sets

So we fell short for the finals. We’re off to play for 3rd place. Here’s what Captain Mike has going.

1 Singles – John Saunders – WON in two sets

2 Singles – Mark Critchett – WON in three sets

1 Doubles – Jay Posey and Robert Cornett – WON in two sets

2 Doubles – James Livingston and Jason Novoselsky – WON in two sets

3 Doubles – Mark Gupton and Rick Huff – LOST in two sets

We are now officially 3rd place in the National Championship. The team, San Diego, that beat us in the semi-finals won the 1st place over Colorodo.

Here’s quick picture of the trophy taken at the airport. It’s about 6 inches tall.

Here are some photos from today.

1 Singles – Kav Tucker – LOST in two sets

2 Singles – John Saunders – WON in two sets

1 Doubles – Terry Whitlock and Mark Crichett – WON in three sets

2 Doubles – James Livingston and Jason Novoselsky – WON in two sets

3 Doubles – Jay Posey and Robert Cornett – WON in two sets

YES, this means we’re into the semi-finals on Sunday morning. Here are some pics from today’s play.

1 Singles – Robert Cornett – 3-6, 6-4, 1-0, WON in three sets

2 Singles – John Saunders – 6-3, 6-3, WON in two sets

1 Doubles – Terry Whitlock and Mark Crichett – 6-4, 7-5, WON in two sets

2 Doubles – James Livingston and Jason Novoselsky – 6-3, 6-2, WON in two sets

3 Doubles – Jay Posey and Kav Tucker – 6-7, 6-4, 0-1, LOST in three sets

For Round 2, Captain Mike has put the same lineup in against Middle States from Philadelphia. They lost earlier this morning, but they were definitely a strong team.

1 Singles – Robert Cornett – WON in three sets

2 Singles – John Saunders – WON in three sets

1 Doubles – Terry Whitlock and Mark Crichett – WON in two sets

2 Doubles – James Livingston and Jason Novoselsky – WON in two sets

3 Doubles – Jay Posey and Kav Tucker – LOST in two sets

Here are some pictures from Round 1.

Here we are, just arriving to Darling Tennis Center and standing in front of their Center Court.

During the lengthy delay and to get used to the 50mph wind gusts, the guys were warming up in the lawn.

Terry and Mark in play.

James and Jason in play.

Robert Corner in play.

… on center court

John Saunders in play.

And check out the view of the mountains behind the courts.

Kav and Jay in play.

We had breakfast at the buffet here. Wow, only $7.50 for an all you can eat buffet. It was pretty darn good, and tasty. After that, we headed out to get the “feel” of tennis in Vegas. Gupton was able to secure three courts at Arbor Park, a nearby park in a planned neighborhood. As you can see, it’s pretty nice.

The weather was pretty darn good. I’m guessing around 80 degrees. There was a pretty good gust of wind that hits the court throughout play. The balls did seem to be flying a little bit, not something we can’t compensate for. We were hardly sweating at all, and the wind made it very pleasant to play. It’s so pleasant, you have to remind yourself to keep hydrated.

After a few hours of play, everyone went back to the Suncoast. I went back to the buffet to eat lunch for $8.50. Another tasty bargain.

There’s a player’s party later on tonight.

Here we are at the hotel.

This is the 2007/2008 Summer USTA League, so the guys will be off till next year where they’ll defend the Sectional Championship from the 2006/2007 League.

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Past tournaments have included such great players as Robby Ginepri, Scoville Jenkins, Brian Vahaly, Francisco Rodriguez, Bobby Reynolds, Ellis Ferreira, Travis Parrot, Doug Flach, Richy Reneberg, T.J. Middleton and Kenny Thorne. 

This year’s Singles winner was Jeff Salzenstein.

You can read more about it here at the USTA Atlanta News. And here’s another link from one of the sponsors.

Here are some photos from the Singles Finals match.

Jeff Salzenstein…

And some pics from the Doubles Finals starting with Kenny Thorne…

Francisco Rodriguez…

Here’s Ellis Ferreira…

]]> http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2005/12/28/2005-georgia-tech-holiday-classic-tournament/feed/ 0 http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2004/12/19/brian-vahaly-return-of-service/ http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2004/12/19/brian-vahaly-return-of-service/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2004 06:18:57 +0000 blog http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/01/19/brian-vahaly-return-of-service/ This is a great charity event. Brian Vahaly was able to bring out some of his professional buddies, including Andy Roddick, Scoville Jenkins, Robby Ginepri, Luke Jensen, and others. See the pictures of the charity event by clicking here.

Here’s Brian talking to the news crew about his charity event.

Brian and Andy talking to the fans.

Luke is having fun with the Pro-Am event.

 

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