Today on the show we have Merrily Gibney and Mary Ellis Richardson! We discuss their tennis stories, careers off court, and how have they remained close friends through tennis after meeting each other from a young age in juniors. We talk about their recent reunion as doubles partners at Senior Cup after 51 years and they offer their advice for players looking at getting into tennis!
  --Joint Bio-- Together, Mary Ellis and Merrily were on the National City Team from Knoxville where they played doubles together and they continued to play doubles throughout the years with top rankings of #1 in the state and #4 in the South. Now, after 51 years, they played doubles at Senior Cup where they represented Tennessee.  
 --Individual Bios---  
Merrily Kreis Gibney started early in juniors when she was 9 years old and fun fact- took lessons from my grandfather in Knoxville. She was #3 in Tennessee G16s singles and played college tennis at SMU Dallas (in Texas). She took a little break from tennis but came back strong and started playing USTA Leagues and has participated in USTA's Senior Cup in various age groups.  
Mary Ellis Richardson started in juniors and was ranked #1 in Tennessee in G14s, 16s, and 18s and was a 2 time TSSAA Singles Champion. She played tennis at Furman University and then was the Head Women's Tennis Coach for the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She is in both the Furman and Knoxville Sports Hall of Fames.  
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