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Tennis Academy Student Rises To The Challenge At 2004 Usta Easter Bowl
Ashley started playing tennis two years ago as a Zat level player. After one year she had worked her way into the Superchampionship level of girls 12 singles. At that point things started happening very fast. She played in the Texas Open in Girls 14's and went all the way to the semifinals. She continued to have good success in the major zone tournaments in girls 14's and won her first one in San Antonio in January.

She quickly followed up that performance by getting to the finals of the Superchampionship Excellence tournament one week later. She went into the tournament unseeded and knocked three seeds out along the way. While things were going well in Texas , she had never really played much at the National level. This all changed dramatically with her performance in the Easter Bowl in Palm Springs . Ashley reached the quarterfinals of the main draw

and shocked everyone with her results.

She is now ranked #14 in the United States in girls 14 singles, after only two years in the game. This meteoric rise to the top of US tennis has come because of an incredible amount of hard work that Ashley has put in. She is the first to arrive and the last to leave every practice at Newk's, and she loves the game. Her attitude is a model for all the other Academy students, and she has shown all of us what you can do with the right attitude and hard work.Anchored by several group oriented Tennis Camps and a world-class Tennis Academy, The John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in the Hill Country of Texas offers a relaxing country atmosphere while improving your tennis game. The tennis ranch also offers opportunities and facilities for youth team-building, business conferences, and outdoor adventure camps..