Crusher … Dusty … Too Good … Lollipop

NICKNAMES ABOUND ON GEORGIA TEAM

By Emma Knight

When you watch the Georgia Women’s 4.0, you might think they have pretty unusual names. Names like Crusher, Dusty, and Mighty Mouse. After talking to these ladies from Atlanta and Athens, you learn these are nicknames given to each member of the team for a specific reason.

Sharon "Dusty" Doyle smacks a ball on the left and a teammate in search of a nickname plays on the right.

Captain Sharon Doyle explained the names. “Crusher was the first name that we gave out, after my co-captain broke a teammate’s finger with an overhead.” Doyle went on to say, “I was given the name Dusty after an unfortunate incident on a clay court.”

The name Lollipop was given to one of the team members after she couldn’t seem to help herself from telling the opposing team the lineup. They gave her a lollipop to keep her from talking, but when that didn’t work they just stopped telling her the lineup all together.

Doyle or should I say Dusty described how Too Good got her name “Too Good played at Georgia State. I told her if she would pick up a racquet more than once a month, she would be really good. She answered, “But then I would be too good to play with ya’ll’.”

This spring was the first time the team had played USTA together and we were the first (and still the only) team to play out of The Georgia Club in Athens. The team was formed by a group in Metro Atlanta and some friends that lived in Athens. Now half of their team is from Atlanta and the other half is from Athens.

With names like Dusty, Crusher, Flash, Bullet, Mean Girl, Mighty Mouse, Lollipop, Glam Bear and Too Good decorating their water bottles, this team stands out in the crowd. Just look out for Crusher on the court.