This past Thursday, the ATA players and coaches were in high gear. The 14 and under Junior Team Tennis team competed in Surprise, AZ with coach Notis, while the others prepared for the weekends Regional Training Center camp. See some pictures of practice, and a video of Coach Strecker getting a pie in the face to honor his birthday, below. To see more pictures, visit the ATA Facebook page.

Haarika hits her forehand.

Smrithi steps into a forehand.

Leighton locks in on an open stance forehand.

Tyler sets the ball in the air and leans back to unload on a serve.

Coach Brandon's group took a break from drills for some sprint work.

While Coach Strecker was mid-speech between practice and fitness, Coach Brandon snuck up behind him and put a pie in his face, in celebration of his birthday. Happy birthday, Streck!