Oakland Mixed Doubles Tennis Team Places Second at USTA Nationals

From a USTA Northern Californai Section press release:

A mixed doubles tennis team from Oakland, representing the USTA Northern California Section, finished second at the USTA League 2.5 Adult Mixed Doubles National Championships held at the Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort in Tucson, Ariz. Nov. 9-11.

The Oakland team defeated USTA 2.5 Sectional teams from Mandeville, LA (Southern); Columbia, MD (Mid-Atlantic); Ocala, FL (Florida) and Grosse Point MI (Midwest. 

They finished the 2.5 Flight, which was played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, in second place with a 4-1 record that included a 3-0 loss to the first-place Caribbean Section team from San Lorenzo, P.R.

The team is captained by Henry Chang and includes Brad Schomburg, Deidre Abrons, Gena Marie Chappell, Emily Moya, Helen Yang, Jackson Chan and David Ly. It at Laney College.

The top four teams in order of finish were Caribbean Section, Northern California Section, Southern Section and Mid-Atlantic Section.

This year’s USTA League 2.5 Adult Mixed Doubles National Championships drew the top six teams from throughout the nation.

The USTA League Mixed Doubles is for men and women 18 years of age and older. Teams are formed by combining the two player’s individual National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) ratings. The team’s total rating must equal: 2.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 and 10.0. The total NTRP rating cannot exceed the level of the team. For example, a 7.0 team could be a combination of two 3.5 players, or one 4.0 partner and one 3.0 partner. Play format consists of three doubles matches.

This year marks the 32nd anniversary of USTA League. Since its inception in 1980, it has grown from 13,000 participants in its first year to over 835,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league.

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 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. It features Adult and Mixed Doubles divisions, as well as a Senior Division (age 50 or older) and a Super Senior Division (age 60 or older).

For the 2013 National Championship season, USTA League is changing its structure and format. The change will allow USTA League participants among four age categories (Adult 18 & Over, Adult 40 & Over, Adult 55 & Over and Mixed 18 & Over) to better align participants with players their own age. The restructuring guarantees more frequency of play opportunities at more appropriate age divisions.

Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 25th year as official ball of USTA League. 

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