USTA Southern Section Championships Update

Written by: on 7th August 2011
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USTA Southern crowned 10 teams as champions in the 2011 USTA League Southern Section Championships today. The teams can advance to USTA League National Championships, which represents the largest adult recreational tennis league in the world.

The second half of the tournament was finished today. The first half was completed last Tuesday.

More than 900 players on about 100 teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee competed in the first half of the nine-day tournament. In order to reach this point, teams competed in regular season matches and a state championship. Winners here can advance to play other sectional champions at the USTA League National Championships. An additional 900 players played in the first half.

In the second half, Louisiana and Georgia tied with three champions each. Overall, Louisiana brought home the most trophies with five champions and four finalists among the 20 levels played.

Champions and finalists were:

Level Winner Finalist Final score
Men’s 4.0 Norcross, Ga.
Captain: Rob Grove		 Huntsville, Ala.
Captain: Taylor Brooks		 4-1
Men’s 4.5 Greenville, S.C.
Captain: John Wofford		 Knoxville, Tenn.

Co-Captains:
Scott Allen/Skip Turner

 3-2
Men’s 5.0 Atlanta

Captain: Jesse Lindsley

 Lexington, Ky.

Captain: Michael Cunningham

 2-1
Men’s 5.5 Greensboro, N.C.
Captain: Derek Gamble		 Oxford, Miss.
Captain: Bo Petro		 2-0 in
round-robin play
Sr. Men’s 3.0 Hot Springs Village, Ark. (A)

Co-Captains: Allen Holmes/
Glenn Deckelman

 Beaufort, S.C.
Captain: Douglas Brown		 2-1
Sr. Men’s 3.5 Kenner, La.

Captain: Tony Davila

 Louisville, Ky.

Captain: George Hays

 2-1
Women’s 4.0 Birmingham, Ala. (B)

Co-Captains:
Lisa Steed/Susie Burns

 Covington, La.

Co-Captains:
Holli Hall/Regina Harvey

 3-2
Women’s 4.5 Marietta, Ga.

Co-Captains:
Sharon Borders/Cathy Levine

 Charleston, S.C.

Captain: Amy Templeton

 4-1
Sr. Women’s 3.0 Lake Charles, La.

Co-Captains:
Kathy Venable/Denise Durel

 Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Captain: Linda Blanchette

 2-1
Sr. Women’s 3.5 Lafayette, La.

Captain: Laura Brown

 Lexington, S.C.

Captain: Deborah Farr

 2-1

Additional tournament information and photos of these teams are available on the tournament website:www.southernleaguetennis.com. Matches were played at the Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center and Hall of Fame Park (Cottage Hill Tennis Center).

The teams, which represent various clubs, parks, recreational departments and organizations, have finished at the top of their local leagues and are now vying for a chance to represent the USTA Southern Section at the national championships. In each division, two groups of five teams competed in round robin play with the winner of each group advancing to the finals, except for the men’s 5.5 which competed in just a round-robin.

The championship teams will represent the Southern Section at the USTA League National Championships, where the No. 1 recreational tennis team in the country will be crowned in the various adult and senior skill levels.  The national championships are being held in the following locations:

LEVEL DATE (Thurs – Sun) LOCATION
5.0 Adult September 23-25 Indian Wells, CA
4.5 Adult October 28-30 Tucson, AZ
4.0 Adult September 23-25 Tucson, AZ
2.5 Adult September 23-25 Rancho Mirage, CA
3.0 Adult October 21-23 Tucson, AZ
4.0 Senior October 14-16 Indian Wells, CA
3.5 Senior October 21-23 Indian Wells, CA
4.5 Senior October 14-16 Rancho Mirage, CA
3.5 Adult October 14-16 Tucson, AZ
3.0 Senior October 28-30 Indian Wells, CA

This year marks the 31st anniversary of the USTA League. Established in 1980, it has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year, to over 325,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis program.

The USTA League was established to provide adult recreational tennis players throughout the country with the opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. Players participate on teams in a league format, which is administered by the USTA through its 17 Sections. The league groups players by using six National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) levels, ranging from 2.5 (entry) to 5.0 (advanced). USTA League is open to any USTA member 19 years of age or older. It features Adult and Mixed Doubles divisions, as well as a Senior Division (age 50) and a Super Senior Division (age 60).

Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 24th year as official ball of USTA League.

For more information about USTA League program or the USTA as a whole, visit www.usta.com.





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