The Anniston Army Depot hosted the Alabama State Championships for the second time. Photo by Chip Patton.
Fifty-nine players competed in the 2005 state closed hosted by the Anniston Army Depot. The tournament featured 11 tables in an airconditioned gym. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
For a record fifth time, David Landry of Huntsville won the juniors tournament. He finished second in championship singles and teamed with Ernesto Kawamoto to win championship doubles for the third time. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Anniston Army Depot's Carol Mitrisin presents the colorful acrylic plaque to Adam Brown after Brown captured his third state singles title and his second consecutive title. Brown is undefeated at the Anniston Army Depot gymnasium in singles. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Chet Ray of Leeds, left, and Michael Harris of the Anniston Army Depot had plenty of reasons of smile after racking up plenty of rating points and hardware at the 2005 state closed. Congratulations guys!
Jane Wang of Bumpernets won the women's crown again. Here, tournament director Michael Wetzel poses with Jane accepting her hardware. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Birmingham's Terry Hamilton is always a force in the championship singles at the state closed. He was a quarterfinalist this year. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Hunter Hammonds of Alabaster is ready for his next return. He advanced to the second round of Class B singles and then teamed with with Michael S. Harris to win the Class A doubles title. Congratulations Hunter! Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Tommie Dailey Sr. of Birmingham finished second in seniors and lost in the quarterfinals of championship singles. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Annanth Sundaram of Auburn University is one of the top-ranked college players in the state. He showed off his skills at the April 23 state championships in Anniston. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
2005 state singles champion Adam Brown of Riverchase has won the overall title 3 times, juniors title once and championship doubles title once. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Three-time state champion Adam Brown of Riverchase trade forehand hits with two-time state champion Ernesto Kawamoto of Huntsville in the singles semifinals. Also the two teamed to win the 2000 championship doubles crown. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Tony Beam of Pleasant Grove had a solid day of play and was interviewed by the Birmingham News after a big match. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
In the background, Keith Peterman of Dothan, a top player in the Tier 2 division, decided to swim with the sharks in the championship division, but hit plenty of fine shots and enjoyed the 2nd state tournament held at the Anniston Army Depot. Here Keith is playing state finalist David Landry of Huntsville. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Certified club umpire Jason Stancil of Anniston called a number of matches in the championship round of singles and doubles. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Adam Brown was ready for all competitors at the 2005 tournament. He lost 1 game all day. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Neal Batey, left, and Jason Stancil made it to the second round of Class A doubles before losing to the eventual champions -- Hunter Hammonds and Michael S. Harris. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Bill Mobley, left, of Huntsville and Tommie Dailey Sr. of Birmingham take a break after a tough match in the championship singles. The Anniston Army Depot provided plenty of drinks and food for the 59 competitors as well as the staff and guests. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Nathaniel Patton, of Madison, serves a forehand in his first Alabama State Championships at age 16. Photo by Chip Patton.
Chip Patton, left, of Madison and Tommie Dailey Sr. of Birmingham were finalists in the Seniors Championship event. Patton won a hard played match for the Over 40 title. Photo by Michael Wetzel.
Adam Brown in action on his way to winning it all. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Top finishers flank Carol Mitrisin: David Landry, left, of Huntsville was the overall Runner-up and Adam Brown, right, of Riverchase, is the 2005 Champ. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Doubles were competed at two levels. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Duke Stogner stands ready for anything. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
2000 and 2001 Champion Ernesto Kawamoto, Huntsville, couldn't quite serve up enough winners during the 2005 competition. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
The ever gritty Homer Brown, proprietor of BumperNets, fell in a tough battle with past Champion Ernesto Kawamoto. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Jason Stancil helped out with umpiring some of the playoff matches. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
One of only two women to compete this year, Jane Wang plays a backhad. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
David Landry lets the air out of a serve to Keith Peterman of Dothan. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Michael Harris had a good tournament. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Patrick Sullivan, Hoover, took home 22 shiny new rating points. Photo by Mandi Stancil.
Tony Beam here sports this year's royal purple shirt. All the players received on courtesy of the Anniston Army Depot! Photo by Mandi Stancil.