Our playoff hopes in the 40+ age group are still alive. Team captain, Jim Sichterman, accepted the bid to play in Springfield, MO on August 23 - 25, after getting enough positive responses from a group email he sent out yesterday about the invitation to play against the best 4.0 teams in the Midwest. The team narrowly missed capturing another state title in a hard fought match against a strong team from the Des Moines area in June. Wild card bids are never guaranteed, however, once in the tournament anything is possible and wild card teams have fared well in past years. This team never gives up. We practiced last week when the heat index was well over 100º with extreme humidity in anticipation of a wild card invitation.
The team will be staying in a 6 bedroom retreat home with a private pond located on 33-acres about twenty minutes from the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. This is the home of the Springfield Lasers, a World Team Tennis team with a star studded roster which includes Marcelo Arevelo and Jean-Julian Roper who won the Men's doubles at the French Open in 2022. Sadly, the team hasn't been active in Springfield the last couple of seasons. It will be exciting for our team to play on world class tennis courts in a couple of weeks. If you are in the Springfield area in August, make sure you stop by and cheer for my teammates. Have a great day.
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