Michele
ARCHIBALD
Class of 2025
Biography
Michele started playing tennis at 15 and took a summer job teaching the basics. Thirty years later she had a special experience. “Not many recreational players get the opportunity to play on 2 stadium courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. I was a new 3.0 and it was an age tournament, and I played 45s against a 4.0 gal out of Atlanta. They assigned our match to the Grandstand stadium court. My opponent had one spectator – just like me. The match lasted 3 grueling sets, but I came out the winner. Next, I got to play on Armstrong Stadium Court against a 5.0 teaching pro and got clobbered, but it was great experience.”
“Not many recreational players get the opportunity to play on 2 stadium courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. I was a new 3.0 and it was an age tournament, and I played 45s against a 4.0 gal out of Atlanta. They assigned our match to the Grandstand stadium court. My opponent had one spectator – just like me. The match lasted 3 grueling sets, but I came out the winner. Next, I got to play on Armstrong Stadium Court against a 5.0 teaching pro and got clobbered, but it was great experience.”
Michele Archibald
Michele has subsequently participated in adult, mixed, combo, singles, and tri level leagues and captained over 30 teams and advanced to state, sectional and national championships as she went from a 2.5 rating to a 4.5 rating. Michele was the AACTA president from 2008- 2013. She was 2009 USTA Maryland coordinator of the year. Under her leadership, USTA player and league participation in Anne Arundel County grew 200 %, and AACTA received USTA’s Organization of the Year Award. She established the chili cook-of spring social and tennis play event and the monthly AACTA member social play program.
Michele’s willingness to say yes; to try something new where winning is fun but putting yourself out there and doing the best you can is just as important. It is the ethos she brings to all she does. She is a tough cookie with one big smile!
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