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Combo State Championships were held the first 2 weekends of November in Wilmington, NC. Congratulations to our Lake Champions: Andrea McRorie's 40's 6.5 (pictured above), Dan Ryan's 18's 6.5, Mark Robson's 55+ 7.5, and Vicki Weber's 65+ 7.5 team. Good luck at...

LNTA President, JD Weber, received the 2023 USTA North Carolina 2023 League Service Award. This honor was given in recognition of his valuable contributions to tennis in our state. A group of LNTA board members and staff accepted the award on JD's behalf--he wasn't...

Amy Brandon, LNTA Executive Director, was invited to attend two special trainings at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in NY, site of the U.S. Open. Amy has been participating in a Community Leadership Development program since April, and she was chosen to...

Congratulations to Dewey Baker's 3.5 team for advancing to the semi's of Sectional Championships! They had a terrific run before losing (2) courts in 10-8 match tie breaks in the semi-final round to MS. Teammates include: Alex Lvovich, Dushyant Balasubramani, Dave...

For the 10th year, LNTA hosted the USTA NC 18 & Over State Championships in Lake Norman. JD Weber, LNTA President, led the State Tournament Committee of Iris Ham (Adult League Coordinator), Beth Krogstie, Vicki Weber, and Travis Dancy (Visit Lake Norman). There...

Congratulations to Captain Vicki Weber and her Westport 3.5 team, who are the 65 & Over State Champions! In addition to Vicki, the roster includes Karla Williams, Connie Lentz, Anne Clark, Mary Shelton, Denise Bost, Gail Vaughn, Kaye Stokes, Susie Adams, Emily...

Iris Ham, USTA Adult League Coordinator, conducted a training session for new captains on Thursday, February 9th. Tim Powell, LNTA Board Member and Adult Committee Liaison assisted. Iris clarified regulations & captain responsibilities, while Tim shared useful...

The annual USTA NC Tennis Weekend was held January 26-29, 2023 in Pinehurst. Tennis providers, tournament directors, and various state committees met. LNTA's JD Weber, Amy Brandon, Iris Ham, and Beth Krogstie attended. Perry Chapman from the Lake Norman Tennis...

Statesville's Stacie Kennington was named the 2022 Tennis Professional of the Year by both USTA North Carolina and USTA Southern. She beat out other NC nominees, and then advanced for consideration in the USTA Southern region (comprised of 9 states) and won. The city...

LNTA has been named the USTA NC 2022 Community Tennis Association of the Year. This award recognizes the "strong leadership, outstanding program offerings, volunteer recruitment, and community relationships" that LNTA has demonstrated. Congratulations to the LNTA...

Captain Alex King reports that "Nationals in AZ was a great experience and the Lake team was definitely in the running. Record was 2-2 and lost to FL and TX 3-2 in tiebreaks. Thank you to LNTA for your support!

Congratulations to LKN tennis player Esther Wilkey for winning the NTRP 4.0 Singles National Championship. She is now ranked #1 in North Carolina, #1 in Southern Section and #4 in the Nation. Way to represent, Esther!!