Congratulations to 2022 GTA League Champions!

Advanced Division: Team Sehoon (L-R Brian Lamore, Brian Fournier, Brian Campbell, Sehoon Ahn)

Intermediate Division: The Battering Rams (L-R Steve Unkles, Thomas Unkles)

 The Greenfield Tennis Association (GTA) at work maintaining the clay courts at Highland Park on a recent afternoon.

 Congratulations to the Winners and Finalists of the 2022 Greenfield Cup held at the Beacon Field courts on June 25th.

L-R Champion Eduards Anderson and Finalist Brian Lamore

 

L-R Champion Q Holmes & Finalist Jennifer Murphy

My face when I see someone leaving the court without sweeping, Is there anything worse! Borna Coric

 

The 2021 GTA Doubles League enjoyed another fun and competitve year. Congratulations to the 2021 champions, TT and the Hounds (Tim,Trevor, Jim and Mike). They had 314 points. Second place went to The Claymeisters  (Steve, Henry, Harry and Joe ) with 312 points and Third place was a tie with 311 points. The teams were The Pied Pipers ( Alden, Jay, Lissa and Paul ) and Beluga ( Kyle, Bill and Denise ). 

                 L-R Trevor Bross, Mike Bassett, Jim Bassett, Tim Prevost

 The 2021 FALL CLASSIC couldn't have had better weather and the turnout proved it. Here's the field before the action started....

Back row L-R - Rich Corey, Ken Hubbard, Bob Anderson, Alden Booth, Brian Campbell, Brian Fournier, JJ White, Steve Stone, Trevor Bross, Steve Plotkin, Jim Bassett, Brian MacEwen, Rick Miner, Larry Klein, Yanis Chibani, Jenny Burtis, Sam Bicknell, Chris Seaver

Front row L-R - Eli Ji, Brian Lamore, Tom Suchodolski, Paul Hausman, Mike Bassett, John Zeber, Bill Thompson, Jan Flaska, Francie Garanin, Genni Garanin, Gabe Seaver

Missing- Gary Gronokowski, Kyle Maroni, Tim Prevost

The 2021 Tennis season in Franklin County unofficially came to a close this past weekend with the conclusion of the annual FALL CLASSIC Doubles Tournament at Highland Park. In the main draw the team of Tom Suchodolski and Eli Ji defeated Steve Plotkin and John Zeber, 6-2, 7-5 for the championship and in the Consolation draw Bob Anderson and Tim Lamore beat Steve Stone and Brian Macewen, 6-2, 7-6 (5). A record 16 teams entered the tourney capping another banner year for tennis in Greenfield. All season the clay courts have been packed with tennis players from all over western Mass. to play on the city's historic red clay courts. Tournament sponsor Greenfield Tennis Association would like to thank the City of Greenfield Department of Public Works, Greenfield Recreation, Mesa Verde Restaurant, Tournament Co-Directors, Mike Bassett, Tim Prevost, Brian Lamore, Larry Klein and all the tennis players for supporting clay court tennis in Greenfield.

 UPDATE: Highland Court 3: This is the 4th time this year we've had to repair this court due to water erosion.