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Slone Early

Geographic Information Sciences and Technology

Major + Computer Science Minor

Slone Early

Pursuing a Bachelor's in Geographic Information Science and Technology and minor in Computer Science. Tennis tournament business owner. Freelance tennis coach. Member of Texas Aggie Game Developer's Club and Texas A&M Club Tennis.

I do a lot of things...

sloneearly@gmail.com

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Projects

Top 100 Tennis Players and Their Home Country

Using data from the PIF ATP Rankings on September 17th, 2024, I charted the home countries of each player in the top 100 list.

I have only recently become a GIST (Geographic Information Science and Technology) major at Texas A&M, so I wanted to explore the map creation process and design a map of my own regarding one of my main interests: tennis. To keep things simple, I chose to create a choropleth map, as it was one of the first maps we learned about in my GIS class and fit the data I had on hand nicely.

This map was created using ATP Rankings data from www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles, Google Sheets, and Photoshop. This project really helped me become more comfortable with the map-making process and helped me develop a better understanding of data analysis, graphic design, and the ability to present information in general.

The Waiting Game

Throughout my educational career, I have struggled to maintain focus in class and on my schoolwork. My mind always drifts or becomes easily distracted. Over the summer of 2024, when I took the online class CSCE 221, or Data Structures and Algorithms, I struggled with concentrating even more than usual. For better or worse, this sparked an idea for a new project: a video game about attention!

The Waiting Game uses PyGame (Python) and OpenCV to take in facial recognition data to control your character on screen. The main character, Zimblort, is trying to walk across a tightrope, and if the player looks away from the screen, gets on their phone, dozes off, etc., then Zimblort will lose balance and fall off.

This project was particularly tough to manage with my intensive online class, but I learned so much about Python and facial recognition technology. I also learned about packaging and distributing Python code files into a playable .exe file.

The game can be viewed and downloaded at slahn.itch.io/the-waiting-game. The code for the game can be viewed at github.com/slahns/Waiting-Game.

Spur Tennis Club

I have been playing tennis four about 4-5 years now, and in high School, I was a frequent attendee of UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) verified tennis tournaments. UTR allows tennis players of all ages and skill levels to receive of ranking between 1-16, with 1 being beginner level and 16 being professional level. It is incredibly important for juniors, as it is what college coaches look for and helps them get seeded in district/regional/state competitions.

While I was home from college for the summer, I wanted to attend one or two UTR events in my area for fun and to see where I stood. To my surprise, most of the UTR events I used to frequently attend no longer existed! So, I thought to myself, "well, I could do that..." and Spur Tennis Club was born.

In my hometown of Gatesville, Texas, I am now a UTR provider for Spur Tennis Club UTR verified events. Along with the help of my parents, we put on monthly tournaments to players of all ages and levels to our community, and even for those outside of our area.

The first ever Spur Tennis Club event, the Labor Day Weekend Roundup, garnered 47 total players, something I could not be happier about.

Through running this tournament business, I have greatly developed my skills of project management, time management, financial planning, social media marketing, web development, and social skills.

Balancing the work of Spur Tennis Club with college is a challenge, but I love being able to provide the same opportunities to play tennis to my community that I used to have growing up, and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

I could not do it without my amazing parents, Sam and Se'Vette Early, who have helped me every step of the way to make it all possible.

You can view the Spur Tennis Club website at spurtennis.club, or on UTRSports at app.utrsports.net/clubs/1273954