Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Acuna in HR Derby; Braves Report (always); USTA tourney nears end; Coastal Plain All-Star action; and much more
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Braves Report
Next: Tuesday, All-Star game, 7:30 p.m., FOX; Friday, at San Diego, 10:10 p.m., MLB/FSSO; Saturday, at San Diego, 8:40 p.m., FSSO; Sunday, at San Diego, 4:10 p.m., FSSO; Monday, at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m., FSSE; Tuesday, at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m., FSSE; Wednesday, at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m., FSSE; Thursday, vs. Washington, 7:20 p.m., FSSE
All-star trio has table set for an interesting future
Around/About Central Georgia
USTA national tournament enters final day
Championships in the main draw and consolations are on tap Tuesday in the final day of the USTA the USTA National Level 3 tennis tournament in Macon.
Three players from Macon, and Stratford, have competed. Updated results per player:
Samuel Barrow won his first three boys 18 singles matches: 6-2, 6-0; 6-2, 6-2; and 6-4, 6-0. He then had to retired down 3-1 in the quarterfinals.
He was down 3-1 and had to retire in the quarterfinals, falling to the consolation round, where he was unable to compete.
He and Baylor Sai won their first two doubles matches, 6-1 and 6-4, and lost 2-0 in the semifinals on retiring for injury.
Daniel Cohen won his first boys 18 match 6-1, 6-3 and then lost 6-1, 6-2. He opened consolations with a 6-3, 6-3 win, and then lost 4-6, 7-6, 1-0.
He and Niklas VonHellens won two matches, 6-0 and 6-1, and lost 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Thomas Brewer won his singles opener 6-2, 6-0 and lost in the second round 5-7, 6-3, 1-0, and then 6-2, 6-4 in consolation.
He and Cy McLeod lost 6-3 in their first doubles match in boys 16.
Coastal All-Star festivities wrap up
The East beat the South 2-1, the Fan team beat Savannah’s local team 4-0, and the East beat the Fan team 2-1 in the Coastal Plain League’s All-Star event on Monday.
Chris Rolick (Georgia College) got the victory in the Fan Vote’s 1-0 win over the West on Sunday, with a shutout second inning. Teammate Kyle King threw a perfect inning in a semifinal Monday.
Despite league Tweets stating as much again, there was CPL all-star action regional TV, not on WPGA in Macon, nor Cox Sports TV or Mid-Atlantic Sports Net.
Macon is at Florence on Wednesday with the teams at Luther Williams on Thursday. Savannah visits Macon on Friday and hosts the Bacon on Saturday.
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