The Weston 55 & Over 9.0 women’s champions left to right: Cheryl Porter, Sheri Adler, Kelly Mulligan, Hilary Landorf, Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer, Rose Haney (captain)
Two USTA Florida League women’s teams finished in 1st and 3rd place over the weekend at USTA League National Championships held in Surprise, Ariz.
The 55 & Over 9.0 women from Weston, Fla., took the top prize at the USTA League Adult 55 & Over 9.0 National Championships, in the final edging a team from USTA Middle States (Newton Square, Pa.) 2-1.
Earlier in the day they defeated a team from Schaumburg, Ill., 2-1 in the semifinals. They advanced to the semifinals by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.
The Weston season roster was comprised of Rose Haney (captain), Hilary Landorf, Kelly Mulligan, Donna Ganz, Cheryl Porter, Sheri Adler, Debby Lichtner, Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer, Claire Lardner, and Amanda Mejia.
Finishing in third place were the 55 & Over 7.0 women from Stuart, Fla., who defeated a team from USTA Eastern (Oceanside, N.Y.) 3-0 in the 3rd/4th place playoff at the USTA League Adult 55 & Over 7.0 National Championships.
The Stuart 55 & Over 7.0 women’s third place team, left to right: Sandra Watson, Sandra Chapin, Doris Helen Popson, Sue Denault, Brenda Evans (captain), Sandra Lee Rae, Anna Marie Haman
In the semifinals the Stuart women were edged 2-1 by a team from Scottsdale, Ariz., that went on to win the championship. The Stuart women advanced to the semifinals by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.
It was the second consecutive year that the Stuart women advanced to the USTA League National Championships from the Florida Section.
The Stuart season roster was comprised of Brenda Evans (captain), Anna Haman, Carol Rozzi, Lynne Glasrud, Doris Popson, Jeri Hirsch, Sue Denault, Sandra Chapin, Sandra Rae, and Sandra Watson.
Established in 1980, USTA League has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year to more than 865,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league. Players participate on teams administered by the USTA and its 17 sections across the U.S. 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 18 years of age or older.
The 2015 USTA League season will be the third season with the updated structure and format which offers four age categories (Adult 18 & Over, Adult 40 & Over and Adult 55 & Over and Mixed 18 & Over) to better align participants with players their own age.
For more information about USTA Leagues in Florida go to www.ustaflorida.com/adulttennis/usta-leagues.
