The 18th Annual Fall Classic Brings Together Hundreds of Athletes and Volunteers to “Play Tennis. Make Friends. Live Life.” Media Contact: Jim Hamm, Executive Director, JHamm@specialpopstennis.orgOctober 3, 2023 – Metro Atlanta - This weekend, October 6-8, 2023, the 18th Annual Fall Classic will draw 111 Special Pops Tennis Athletes, over 225 volunteers and countless family [...]
On June 27, 2023, eight Special Pops Tennis Athletes had the opportunity to participate as Ambassadors for the upcoming Atlanta Open at Atlantic Station. The event was Media Day and each Athlete was given a display with the name of one of the players to be competing in the Tournament starting on July 23 [...]
Enjoy what Dr. Chelsea Marelle shared during her interview… SPT: What was the driving force or inspiration to pursue your Ph.D. (which is the highest academic degree a person can earn in the USA)? Chelsea: In first grade, I knew wanted to be a teacher. After high school, I went to Valdosta [...]
This month’s featured Athlete is Anthony! He was recently chosen to represent Special Pops Tennis at the 2023 Xperience Tennis Invitational Tournament in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is a singles competition only tournament hosted at the Boar’s Head Resort. Invitations are extended to the top 32 adaptive tennis players in the nation. Anthony has [...]
This month’s athlete feature is Lawton! Lawton was chosen to represent Special Pops Tennis at the USTA National Adaptive Championships in Florida. He has been playing tennis with SPT since 2017 and not only does he play as an athlete, but he also serves as a unified partner volunteer. When we asked Lawton [...]
Hello Athletes/Parents/Volunteers: If you wish to be eligible as an Athlete or Unified Partner to participate for the 2023 Special Olympics Georgia Summer Games, then It’s time to start completing the paperwork which has a Friday, March 24th deadline. The games will be held at Emory University on May 19-21, 2023. Here is a list [...]
This month’s athlete feature is Patrick! He has been playing tennis with SPT for 8 years! When asked his favorite part of SPT he said, “It’s not all about tennis but instead you get to hang out with people, get to know them, and become friends.” He has enjoyed getting to know people [...]
