Little Mo Smrikva Bowl in Pula, Croatia to be held July 2004

By:STEVE SHERMAN 11/20/2003

Churchville youth wins Texas tourney again

Mitchell Polnet, of Churchville, has captured the Boys-9 Championship at the Little Mo Nationals held Oct. 25-28 in Austin, Tx. It's the second year in a row that the Churchville youth, who came into the tourney as the No. 1 seed, has taken the Little Mo title in Junior Championship Tennis.
Polnet won four matches in the 16-player draw and defeated Ryan Andrada of Visalia, California, in the Little Mo finals, 6-4, 6-3.
Polnet defeated the second seed from Florida, as well as players from Texas and Tennessee. The tournament is the culmination of the year-long "Road to the Little Mo Nationals."
The Little Mo Tournament was founded by Maureen 'Little Mo' Connolly Brinker, who captured the Australian, French, English (Wimbledon) and U.S. championships in 1953. She was the first woman to win tennis' Grand Slam.
A year later, Connolly-Brinker's career was ended by a horseback injury.
In 1968, she founded the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, before succumbing to cancer.
The Little Mo Foundation Program was begun in 1976. It was designed to enhance tennis instruction for children up to age 11. Approximately 1500 kids participate in four age divisions. The winner of each division is crowned Little Mo National Champion. This year, like last, Mitchell Polnet is king of the 9-year-old boys.
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NOTES: Mitchell is representing Team USA in the 'Little Mo' Smrikva Bowl in Pula, Croatia to be held July 2004. From there, Mitchell goes to the Kids Cup tennis tourney in Le Cap D'Adge, France.

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