Paddle in Atlanta surges

John and Nick Gill lost in the Peachtree finals to Atlanta's Peter Lauer and Jay Bailey
John and Nick Gill lost in the Peachtree finals to Atlanta's Peter Lauer and Jay Bailey
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Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 7, Issue 5, April, 2006

Ansley Golf Club and Piedmont Driving Club played hosts to the 1st Annual Peachtree Invitational Platform Tennis Tournament January 14 & 15. This is a new APTA Region VII PCQ event that follows on the heels of last year’s successful exhibition and clinic that kicked paddle in Atlanta into a higher gear. The two-day event was limited to 16 teams due to court capacity (there are currently just two courts in Atlanta). Nine players traveled in from as far away as New Jersey and Virginia to participate in the event.

Atlantans Jay Bailey and Peter Lauer took the inaugural Peachtree title over brothers John and Nick Gill (from DC & Alabama). Bailey and Lauer also won the Southern Invitational in Winston-Salem, NC, two weeks later over Mark Fischl and Alex Whaling. [enlarge image to read full story]