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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