Since Texas is such a huge state and we have tennis officials everywhere, we thought it would be fun to hear from officials about what life is like in their area. We will kick it off with Abilene, Texas and a word from their local coordinator, Allen Prachyl.
"Life as an official in Abilene is busy, busy, busy. Population wise Abilene is the 25th ranked city in Texas with 117,000 people. Even though Abilene is not the biggest town in Texas, it is a big tennis town with a lot of events held here each year.
We have two Champs, one Supers, two Challengers, four Opens and one Adult tournament every year. We have three high school tennis teams that require officials for their district matches. We host the 6A and 4A regional tournaments in the fall, in the spring we host several smaller school tournaments. We also host the 3A regional tournament in the spring.
We have 2 Division III colleges, McMurry and Hardin-Simmons University. We also have one Division I college, Abilene Christian University. All three of our universities use officials for their home matches.
So, life as an official Abilene is a busy one."
Allen Prachyl
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