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September 13, 2012

Team Kentucky has area flavor

Rocky Stanley The Independent The Daily Independent Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:17 AM EDT

ASHLAND — The Ashland area will be represented more than ever on Team Kentucky in the Southern Junior Cup.

Five area tennis players are among 24 selected to compete over the next two weekends against top juniors from eight other states in the Southern Section: Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Louisiana.

Team Kentucky consists of three boys and three girls from each of the 12, 14, 16 and 18 age groups.

The 12s event begins Friday, while the three older divisions will hit the court next weekend. All matches will take place at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Robby Krick of Ashland, Bailey Thompson of Louisa and Madison Hill of Greenup County are set to represent Kentucky in the 12s.

David Bush will compete in the 16s, while Kennedy Womack is expected to play No. 1 singles in the 18s. Both are from Ashland. Womack finished runner-up in singles at the state high school tournament this spring.

“All these kids have played here (Ashland Tennis Center) one time or another,” said ATC manager Jerry Groce. “I think it’s a great honor to have that many be chosen. It’s a big deal.”

Rose Hill Christian School coach Kimberly Bush agrees.

“It goes to show that kids in our area are out playing tennis and competing,” said Bush, who is David’s mother. “It says a lot for our tennis community.”

Womack and David Bush already have experience competing in the Southern Junior Cup, previously known as the Junior Davis/Fed Cup. The event was created to give juniors the opportunity to experience the camaraderie of tennis as a team sport.

The format calls for all players to play singles and doubles in each team match. Each individual match counts one point towards the team score.

ROCKY STANLEY can be reached at rstanley@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2671.

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