Working Together
THIS TEAM DOES
EVERYTHING TOGETHER
By Jason Steinberg
The 5.0 Men’s team representing
Greensboro, NC, while all tennis pros, make for a very
unique team. This team is made up of the pros from many
of the different tennis complexes around Greensboro, but
they all come together as a group of friends to play
tennis.
These guys have known each other
for a long time. Three of the players on the team --
captain Derek Gamble, Mike Weidl, and Jason Kinder --
even played college tennis together at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro. Gamble said, “Tennis has
really been an excuse to get together and hang out.”
Everyone on the team enjoys not only tennis, but other
activities such as golf and biking. Their families even
like to get together and have fun.
Gamble mentioned that the team is
always playing practical jokes on each other and on
everyone else. “They just don’t know about it.”
This group of guys is unique
because of how tight knit they are. They also don’t act
towards each other like many pros in an area would.
Gamble explained, “Most pros won’t get along. There is
too much competition. We really do enjoy each other.”
The guys will share ideas about tennis in the Greensboro
area, hoping to grow the popularity of the sport.
Aside from doing everything
together, this team has been very successful over the
years. They have been the runner up in the 5.0 division
at Sectionals each of the last three years. They also
were runner up in the 5.5 division last year. This
experience is sure to help them this week in Mobile. As
they try to take that next step to Nationals, this team
continues to play hard and have a good time.
|
Team |
North Carolina Men’s 5.0 |
|
Home Courts |
Greensboro |
|
Captain |
Derek Gamble |
|
Fun Fact |
All players are teaching pros |
|