Hot Competition Complemented Hot Climate
BCTA’s Season 2 Youth Team Tennis Challenge was a hot one all the way around—weather and matchplay. Youths (ages 4–13) from nine different townships that partner with the BCTA to provide affordable “Tennis in the Parks” programming gathered at two separate sites in the county on July 16 to represent their respective community.
Sixty participants, a dozen BCTA coaches and volunteers, and numerous cheering parents, grandparents, friends and siblings—armed with Flip and video cameras as well as lawn chairs and sunscreen—braved the triple-digit heat for two hours of tennis matches, games, and awards ceremony.
Three age divisions—Pee Wees (ages 4–6), Little Aces (ages 7–10), and Juniors (ages 11–13)—competed at the two county sites in Central Bucks and Lower Bucks:
LOWER BUCKS TEAM RESULTS
Core Creek Park in Langhorne
Pee Wees (combined teams)
Gold—Rabbits
Silver—Phoenix
Little Aces
Gold—Core Creek
Silver—Middletown/Bensalem (combined team)
Juniors
Gold—Core Creek
Silver—Bensalem
Bronze—Middletown/Newtown (combined team)
UPPER AND CENTRAL BUCKS TEAM RESULTS
William E. Neis Park in Doylestown
Pee Wees (combined teams)
Gold—Hilltown
Silver—Doylestown
Little Aces
Gold—Doylestown
Silver—Warrington
Bronze—Hilltown
Juniors
Gold—Doylestown
Silver—Hilltown
Bronze—Warrington
Teams received the coveted BCTA “Tennis in the Parks” bag tags appropriate to their winning placement. In addition, all participants enjoyed group games and the ever-popular “hit-for-prizes,” during which a controlled hit to a great tennis merchandise is as good as buying it!
Congratulations to all the participants and, a HUGE thank you to the volunteer parents who helped with registering participants, keeping score and taking photographs.
For event photos, visit BCTA on Facebook.