CTA Hosts 2023 Thanksgiving Tennis Tournament

November 28, 2023 - (Photo Album) - The Center Tennis Association hosted a tennis tournament on November 25, 2023, at the Coach Leon Dykes Center ISD Tennis Complex.

40 participants showed up to play tennis and pickle ball during the event. Coach Leon Dykes welcomed everyone and thanked Sabine State Bank, and Steve Waters, for sponsoring the chicken lunch that was made available to those attending. 

All proceeds from the tournament and the chicken plates went to the Center Tennis Association.

Dykes said there is another summer program planned for the coming year.

Tennis, and pickle ball, registration began around 10am and play went on until 3:40pm 

At the completion of the final round Jelen Postell and Logan Galindo received 1st place; Nathan Cox and Lance Holloway received 2nd place; and 3rd place was a two-way tie between Ian Williams and Johnny Delaney with Emily Howard and Alec Dykes. Williams and Delaney lost the racket spin.


Pictured are (from left): Jelen Postell and Logan Galindo.
Photo courtesy Sharon K. Nelson.


Pictured are (from left): Nathan Cox and Lance Holloway
Photo courtesy Sharon K. Nelson.


Pictured are (from left): Emily Howard and Alec Dykes
Photo Courtesy Sharon K. Nelson.