On Tuesday, June 10th, 2014, Tennis Nashville hosted the 2nd Annual Junior Recognition Reception to recognize high school tennis players who will be pursuing future college tennis careers at the West End Holiday Inn in Nashville. The Reception also recognized the Middle Tennessee high school tennis players who participated in the 2014 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA( Spring Fling, held annually in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Twelve (11) young men and women who have been accepted to play collegiate tennis were presented recognition awards.
Forty-four (44) high school athletes who participated in the 2014 Tennis Spring Fling were presented with recognition awards by Mesa Carlson, Marketing Director with Tennis Nashville.
Guest Speakers for the event included:
- Tracy Davies, USTA Tennessee Executive Director
- Kristin Schlukebir, Director of Junior Competition
Over 100 proud parents and coaches plus the outstanding athletes were present for the occasion.
Bill Riddle, Tennis Pro Bluegrass Yacht an Country Club in Hendersonville, presented Carly Hatcliff with the Technifiber Player of the Year award. Carly received over $500 in product from the company and will be sponsored by Technifiber in her freshmen year at the U.S. Airforce Academy. Grant Maddox, Jordan Brown, and Kirstie White received the Technifiber Merit Award and received equipment packages from event sponsor TechniFibre, a US based tennis equipment manufacturer.
Carly Hatcliff and Kalyan Chadalava were named Tennis Nashville's Outstanding Players of the Year.
College Recruits:
| Carly Hatcliff Technifibre Player of the Year Outstanding Girl of the Year Siegel High School Air Force Academy |
Kalyan Chadalava Outstanding Boy of the Year Montgomery Bell Academy Pomona Pitzer |
| Jordan Brown Technifibre Merit Player of the Year Beech High School Fisk University |
Grant Maddox Technifibre Merit Player of the Year Greenbrier High School Tennessee State University |
| Kirstie White Technifibre Merit Player of the Year Donelson Christian Academy Wheaton College |
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| Bobby Bethke Ensworth University of Chicago |
Mason Grear Murfreesboro Central High School UT-Chattanooga |
| George Chunn Brentwood Academy Birmingham Southern |
Marissa Kovach Siegel High School Bellarman University |
| Josh Crain Greenbrier High School Milligan College |
Braden White Hendersonville High School Milligan College |
| Katie Fitt Ravenwood High School Brigham Young University |
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