Whiz Kid: Pearce Strickland
Age: 9
School:
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Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: Since turning 9 in January, Pearce has posted a 14-3 record in USTA Junior Tennis tournaments. That record includes three straight first-place finishes in singles in Atlanta, Augusta and Macon as well as a doubles title in Augusta. Pearce is ranked in the top 20 in the 10-and-under age division in Georgia and in the top 50 in the Southern region.
Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Pearce says that the key to his success is practice, practice, practice. He trains at Beck Tennis Academy at the .
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