FORNEY, Texas (United States Tennis Association) – A 3.0 men’s tennis team from Dallas captured the national title at the USTA League Adult 18 & Over 3.0 National Championships held at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz. A 3.5 men’s tennis team from Dallas finished second at the USTA League Adult 18 & Over 3.5 National Championships held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.
FORNEY, Texas (United States Tennis Association) – A 3.0 men’s tennis team from Dallas captured the national title at the USTA League Adult 18 & Over 3.0 National Championships held at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz. A 3.5 men’s tennis team from Dallas finished second at the USTA League Adult 18 & Over 3.5 National Championships held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.
The 3.0 Dallas team defeated a team from Atlanta, Ga., 3-2, in the Championship match. Earlier in the day, the Dallas team defeated a team from San Gabriel, Calif., 5-0, in the semifinals. They advanced this far by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.
The team is captained by Bob Bender and features Matthew Opdyke, Craig Markley, Jim Zimmermann, Julien Allouard-Carny, Vishnu Ravinuthula, Vikas Thorat and Bhavik Mehta.
The 3.5 Dallas team lost to a team from Jackson, Miss., 5-0 in the Championship match. Earlier in the day, the Dallas team defeated a team from Orem, Utah, 4-1 in the semifinals. They advanced this far by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.
The team is captained by Keith Clark and features Max Huamg, Jeffrey Yarbrough, Ron Corcoran of Forney, Texas, Andrew McKenzie, Wei-Ben Lai, Leonard Hutchison, Stewart Kipness, Bobby Holden, Evan Hays, Mark Kana, William Kaiser, Joe Zhou, Nick Strohla, Chang Oh, Caden Lott, Steven Nugyen, Dean McSherry, Alex Tran, Marcos Garcia, Davis Clark, and plays at the Huff Hines Tennis Center.
Established in 1980, USTA League has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year, to over 904,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league.
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 18 years of age or older.
The 2016 USTA League season will be the fourth 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. A fifth age division the Mixed 40 & Over division was added in 2014. The restructuring guarantees more frequency of play opportunities at more appropriate age groups.
Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 29th year as official ball of USTA League.
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