Sunday, February 19, 2012

Player Spotlight: Alex Potts

Alex Potts
  • 4.0 Level
  • 23 years old
  • Geospatial Intelligence - Airforce
Gladiator Highlights
  • 17 career wins
  • 1548 career wildcard points
  • 2011 Division winner - 3.5 Near East
  • 2010 & 2011 playoff qualifier
Alex had played all four years of high school, but had lost the desire to compete by the time college started.  In his 3rd year of college, Alex found out about the league through word of mouth when the league started in it's first year, 2007.  He had been out of the game for about three years when he heard about it.  He could only play when home from college in the summer seasons but it sounded like fun.  The prospect of a league where there were no set schedules interested him, because it allowed for the flexibility of playing around his work schedule.

Alex had so much fun the first few seasons that he discovered his competitive drive once again, and with Gladiator Tennis as a motivation he lost sixty pounds over the next two years in a drive to not just play, but to compete.  As he emerged into better shape, his game improved also.  Alex finished the 2011 season by moving up from 3.5 to 4.0 in his final season, and winning a couple rounds in the playoffs. 

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