5 ATA players playing “Little Mo” Nationals
“Little Mo” Nationals is a tournament for the top 16 players in the country in the age groups 8,9,10,11 and 12. The tournament has been held at ATA for the past 13 years. To qualify for Nationals one must compete in sectionals and move on to regionals. The top 4 from each regional tournament will qualify for Nationals. Our very own Ashley Weinhold and Blake Davis are former “Little Mo” National winners. ATA will be represented this weekend Oct 16-19 in “Little Mo” Nationals by James Cockrell in B12s, Kerry Lum G12s, Sasha Malysheva in G11s, Sydney Marin in G12s and Cody Schiffman in B11s!
Sydney Marin James Cockrell Kerry Lum Cody Schiffman Sasha Malysheva
Maureen Connolly Brinker “Little Mo”
Maureen Connolly “Little Mo” won the Grand Slam of tennis in 1953. She was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian Championships, the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the United States Championships. She received the nickname “Little Mo” after accomplishing this triumph at only eighteen years old. Maureen and Nancy Jeffett started the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation after Maureen moved to Dallas in 1968. They started the foundation to provide funds for tennis clinics and to aid juniors who could not afford to compete nationally. Click here to find out more about the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation and “Little Mo” Nationals.
We are Sydney’s grandparents, but since we live in SC, we follow her progress vicariously through texts from her dad and mom. Generally, our son is very subtle about Sydney’s tournaments, so when he wrote an e-mail: “Thought you might be interested in the tournament Sydney will be playing in this weekend …” we were amazed to read that she is rated so highly, nationally. Kudos to all the kids selected, the dedicated parents and the coaching staff at ATA. We will be standing by for news. Roger & Laurie Marin ( Good luck, Sydney. We miss you. Love, Papa and Mamie)