Norcross Resident Hugh Thomson Places Third in Jack Crawford Cup at Tennis' Most Prestigious Team Competition

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Hugh Thomson, 70, of Norcross, Ga., placed third in the Jack Crawford Cup at the ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. American teams won three of the eight titles at the 35th International Tennis Federation (ITF) Super-Seniors World Team Championships held from September 21-26 in Umag, Croatia. The tournament is the senior tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup competitions, with top American tennis players representing their countries in the 65-, 70-, 75-, and 80-and-older age groups. The event is the most prestigious team competition on the ITF Seniors circuit.

The U.S. won all three of their titles on the women’s side, capturing the Kitty Godfree Cup (65 & over), Queens’ Cup (75 & over) and Doris Hart Cup (80 & over). The Americans had two runner-up showings on the men’s side in the Britannia Cup (65 & over) and Bitsy Grant Cup (75 & over). This was the sixth consecutive year that the U.S. team triumphed in the Queens’ Cup group and the second year in a row the U.S. has captured the Kitty Godfree Cup.

Thomson has played on a total of 10 Cup teams, this marking his sixth Cup. He also has seven world individual titles, three singles, three doubles and one mixed, most recently the 2015 USTA Hardcourt Singles title.

Following the ITF Young Seniors World Team Championships, the World Individual Championships will be held from September, 27-October 4 in Umag.

Below is a list of players representing the United States in each competition.

Britannia Cup - Men’s 65 & over (Spain def. USA 2-0) – Result: Runner-up

1. Brian Cheney, Chandler, Ariz., Captain

2. Padg Bolton, Monroe, La.

3. Michael Beautyman, Flourtown, Pa.

4. Owen Robertson, Lake Worth, Fla.

Jack Crawford Cup - Men’s 70 & over (USA def. Germany 2-1) – Result: Third place

1. Richard Johnson, Ballwin, Mo.

2. Jody Rush, Tumwater, Wash., Captain
3. David Nash, Bloomington, Minn.
4. Hugh Thomson, Norcross, Ga.

Bitsy Grant Cup - Men’s 75 & over (Germany def. USA 2-1) – Result: Runner-up

1. Joseph Bachmann, Sarasota, Fla., Captain

2. Rudy Hernando, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

3. Lester Sack, New Orleans

4. Bob Quall, Merced, Calif.

Gardnar Mulloy Cup - Men’s 80 & over (USA def. France 2-1) – Result: Third place

1. Neil Hurlbut, Big Canoe, Ga.
2. John Powless, Madison, Wis.
3. George McCabe, Oxford, Ohio, Captain

4. Chuck Nelson, Santa Monica, Calif.

Kitty Godfree Cup - Women’s 65 & over (USA def. Great Britain 2-1) – Result: Champion

1. Kerry Young, Maitland, Fla.

2. Brenda Carter, Charleston, S.C., Captain
3. Carol Clay, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
4. Kathy Bennett, Laguna Woods, Calif.

Althea Gibson Cup - Women’s 70 & over (USA def. Australia 2-1) – Result: Fifth place

1. Betty Wachob, Panama City, Fla., Captain
2. Cathie Anderson, Del Mar, Calif.
3. Lee Delfausse, Waitsfield, Vt.
4. Peggy Andry, New Orleans

Queens’ Cup - Women’s 75 & over (USA def. Great Britain 3-0) – Result: Champion

1. Lynn Little, Palm Desert, Calif.
2. Donna Fales, Coral Gables, Fla., Captain
3. Roz King, San Diego
4. Grace Woo, Pittsford, N.Y.

Doris Hart Cup - Women’s 80 & over (USA - won round robin) – Result: Champion

1. Burnette Herrick, Tarboro, N.C.
2. Judith Smith, Brookline, Mass.
3. Mary John Lynch, Rockport, Texas
4. Rose Austin, Naples, Fla., Captain

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