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TENNIS AND DANCE COME TOGETHER

By Jason Steinberg

The North Carolina Senior Women’s 4.5 team hails from all over the state. With players from different places such as Charlotte, Wilmington, Greenville and other locations, this team enjoys the time they get to spend together playing tennis. They even use the time to do a little bit of dancing.

The widespread North Carolina team rarely gets the opportunity to practice as an entire team, but they are able to practice with small groups in each area of the state. The players have known each other for years, often playing in competitions against each other. They finally decided that it was more fun to play together than against each other, and formed a team four few years ago. Ever since, they have been very successful.

Even their husbands have come to be good friends over the years. They frequently get together to play tennis and even golf sometimes. The team believes that they have become closer due to their spouses involvement.

When they are on the court, they are all business. But, off the court, these ladies love to dance. JoAnn Crolley is the leader of the pack when it comes to dancing. Crolley went down to Myrtle Beach and learned a dance she calls the “Tush Push.” She came back and taught this dance to her team, even though one or two members were reluctant to participate.

Dancing is what this team does for fun. They have even showed off their moves in the parking lot of the hotel this week in Mobile. With the top down of one of the team members’ convertible, music was blasting and the ladies were showing off their moves. It is this easy going spirit combined with their hard work that makes this North Carolina team so successful.