T -Bar -M to Host MCB Girls 14s National Championships
DALLAS, TX (March 7) – The United States' most outstanding 14-and-under girls will converge on T- Bar -M Racquet Club from March 14 -16 for the 37th Annual Maureen Connolly Brinker Girls 14s National Championships presented by Sterling Bank
Blair Shankle of Comfort, TX, will be the #1 seed. Shankle, the only player to win the “Little Mo” Nationals at 8, 9, 10 and 11 years of age, is ranked #19 in the United States. (see photo of Blair winning her third "Little Mo" National title.
Natalie Miller, Taylor Powell and Sydney Riley who train at
T- Bar-M are also entered in the event. Matches are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The finals will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday.T- Bar- M Racquet Club has resurfaced its clay tennis courts in preparation for this major event. The prestigious tournament is named in honor of Maureen Connolly Brinker, the first woman – and only American – to win the Grand Slam of tennis. Winning the Grand Slam at 18 years of age makes her the youngest to accomplish the rare feat – win the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Championships and U.S. Open in the same calendar year.
In her short professional tennis career that lasted only four years, Maureen Connolly won 12 Grand Slam titles, including three straight Wimbledons, three straight U.S. Opens, two straight French Opens and two straight Australian Opens. She was the #1-ranked woman player in the world between 1952 and 1954 and was voted the Woman Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press three times. Not surprisingly, Maureen's junior tennis career also included two Girls' 18s National Singles titles – one at the age of 14.
For more information, call the Maureen Connolly Brinker office at 214-352-7978, visit the MCB website at www.mcbtennis.org or e-mail Carol Weyman at Cartennis@aol.com.
36th Annual
Maureen Connolly Brinker
Girls' 14 National Championships
Presented by
P R E S S R E L E A S E
March 26,
2007
For Immediate Release
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Contact:
(214) 352-7978
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HALEY MARTIN WINS MCB GIRLS’ 14
Dallas,
Texas…Haley Martin (#1 seed) from Tulsa, Oklahoma won the 36th
annual Maureen Connolly Brinker Girls’ 14 National Championships at
T-Bar-M Racquet Club in Dallas, Texas. She defeated Sachia Vickery
from Miramar, Florida 6-4, 6-3. The event was held from Friday, March
23 through Sunday, March 25.
Nicole Long (Plano,TX) defeated Madeleine Murray (Denton,TX) for Third
Place and Fourth Place 6-1,6-3. Tina Jiang (Somerset, NJ) defeated
Mimi Fotopoulos (Prairie Village, KS) for Fifth and Sixth Place 6-3,
6-1 In the Consolation Final, Mackenzie Knoop (Albuquerque, NM)
defeated Lauren May (Niceville, FL) due withdrawal. The Sportsmanship
Award was presented to Madeleine Murray (Denton,TX).
Invitations were sent to the top players who are 14 & under from each section of the USTA. This singles-only event is sanctioned by the USTA and is on the National Junior Tennis Schedule.
Cindy Brinker, daughter of Maureen Connolly Brinker, presented the trophies to the winner and runner-up along with Carol Weyman, Executive Vice-President of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation.
This is one of the many events the MCB Tennis Foundation organizes to promote junior tennis development. Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win the Grand Slam at 18 years of age in 1953. She is still the youngest and only American woman to win the Grand Slam.
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AMY SIMIDIAN WINS 2006 MCB GIRLS’ 14 National ChampionshipsDallas, TX…Amy Simidian (#2 seed) from Naples, Florida won the 35th annual Maureen Connolly Brinker Girls’ 14 National Championships at
T-Bar-M Racquet Club in Dallas, Texas. She defeated Lilly Kimbell
(#1 seed) from Braunfels, Texas 6-1, 6-3. The event was held from Friday, March 24 through Sunday, March 26.
Brianda Navarro (San Antonio, TX) defeated Casey Johnson (Plano,TX) for Third Place and Fourth Place 6-3,6-1. Whitney Kay (Alpharetta, GA) defeated Katie Goepel (Chatham, NJ) for Fifth and Sixth Place 6-4, 6-4. In the Consolation Final, Abby Stainback (Dallas, TX) defeated Jasmine Minor (Mundelein, IL) 6-1,6-2. The Sportsmanship Award was presented to Taylor Vick from Bellaire, TX.Invitations were sent to the top players who are 14 & under from each section of the USTA. This singles-only event is sanctioned by the USTA and is on the National Junior Tennis Schedule.
Carol Weyman, Executive Vice-President of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, presented the trophies.
This is one of the many events the MCB Tennis Foundation organizes to promote junior tennis development. Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win the Grand Slam at 18 years of age in 1953. She is still the youngest and only American woman to win the Grand Slam.Please visit www.usta.com for information. ID#800050306
Click here to go directly to the 2006 MCB Girls' 14 Home Page
Photo - Amy Simidian
MCB Girls' 14 - 2005
Christina McHale (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
defeats Ashley Turpin (New Braunfels, Texas)
6-2, 6-2 in the finals.
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HOLLY JOHNSON WINS
Dallas, Texas…Holly Johnson (#3 seed) from Tallahassee, Florida won the 33rd annual Maureen Connolly Brinker Girls’ 14 National Championships at T-Bar-M Racquet Club in Dallas, Texas. She defeated Kristen Rafael (#1 seed) from Grand Prairie, Texas 6-4, 6-0. The tournament was held from March 26-28, 2004.
Ashley Turpin (#3 seed) from New Braunfels, Texas defeated Subi Sundaram (#6 seed) from Santa Maria, CA for Third Place and Fourth Place due to illness. Anastasia Zavgorodni (Dallas, TX) defeated Cassandra Herzberg (Miami Beach, FL) 6-3, 6-1 for Fifth and Sixth Place. In the Consolation Final, Kelsey Haviland (Dayton, OH) defeated Danielle Mills (Bradenton, FL) 6-1, 6-4. The Sportsmanship Award was presented to Kristen Rafael.
Invitations were sent to the top players who are 14 & under from each section of the USTA. This singles-only event is sanctioned by the USTA and is on the National Junior Tennis Schedule.Carol Weyman, Executive Vice-President of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, presented the trophies.
This is one of the many events the MCB Tennis Foundation organizes to promote junior tennis development. Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win the Grand Slam at 18 years of age in 1953. She is still the youngest and only American player to win the Grand Slam.
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Online 2004 MCB Girls' 14 Tournament Information - USTA Tennis Link ID #800050304
