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story Hills Elementary school. Leah be- gan tennis lessons one year ago. I like playing singles because I don't have to share the court," Leah said. "I also learned a lot of history about tennis from the coaches, Kevin and Mike." Go Green Head Tennis Coach Francie Barragan area to have clay courts. Though they are costly and take more to maintain, he says they are much more pleasant to play on and advantageous. Kids summer camps are another hot- commodity in Fayetteville and space fills up quickly. Fourth grade student Lauren Mc- Donough began tennis lessons at High- land with Caccia nearly two years ago. "I really like learning new things and the rules about the game each time while having friends to play with is fun," Lauren said. "I like singles bet- ter than doubles because it's more of a workout." Her older sister, Leah McDonough, in the fiſth grade and also attends Van- has been coaching the women's team at Methodist College since the 2005-2006 season. In her six seasons she has led the Lady Monarchs to a 121-23 record with five conference championships and four conference tournament championships. Over the past six years, she has been named the USA South Athletic Con- ference Coach of Year five times. The Methodist University Women's team had an unbelievable last season with an overall record: 21-3 , Conference: 8-1 and Region: 12-2. The Methodist Monarchs team was founded in 1956 and they are an NCAA Division III team in the USA South Athletic Conference. The team has three seniors this year and the rest are returning players for the next season. For the 2011 season, they won 92.6% of their matches and are ranked 17 nation- ally. The Methodist University Tennis Center has eight hard courts with seat- ing for 100 spectators. Barragan is no stranger to Fayette- ville, either. She grew up here and played tennis for Terry Sanford High School, where she advanced to three state championship squads. As a jun- ior, she was ranked as high as #6 in the southern section and #90 nationally in USTA competition. Courting Champions Terry Sanford High School is just one of our local high schools putting out state champions. Gil Bowman has been coaching the tennis team for 40 years at Terry San- ford High School. Though he has been retired for 10 years, he still works part time teaching German and coaches af- ter school. "Coach Bowman has been at Terry Sanford for years and has always had an excellent women's program having state champions in different decades," said tennis team parent Trey Edge. "He leads a program that is still one that sets the bar for the county and will continue for years to come." "I believe coaching has kept me HCG Weight Loss Success Live Well Be Healthy • Modify metabolism • Long term results • Healthier lifestyle 44 | May/June • 2012 Dorrette Grant, M.D., Dawn Barnes, CNM • hcg diet professional • Lose average 1-3 lbs per day • Be a success story www.WomensHealthHaven.com | 2915 Raeford Road, Suite 203 | (910) 488-7548 a record of 12-0 in conference play ad- vancing to the third round of playoffs, making them 18-1 overall. The girls team remained undefeated in the con- ference in the fall heading to quarter finals at state before losing out to Ra- leigh's Panther Creek High School. The boys team also went undefeated in the conference. Bowman was a Dark Branch member alive," Bowman said. "Being around the youth, it keeps me busy," he said. The girls season in the fall resulted in for 35 years and enjoyed playing there recalling it being a meeting place for many in town. "Dark Branch had six soſt courts, easier on older bodies. Some seniors have a tough time playing on the hard courts," said Bowman. "You would be hard pressed to find any ten- nis folks against the bond referendum, I think it's wonderful. Right now we have a shortage of courts." CV

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