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ST. PAUL MEN'S TENNIS TEAM CROWNED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AT USTA LEAGUE ADULT 55 & OVER 6.0 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT
Team representing the USTA Northern Section captures national title at the USTA League Adult 55 & Over 6.0 Nationals
The men’s tennis team from St. Paul, Minn., representing the USTA Northern Section, captured the national title at the USTA League Adult 55 & Over 6.0 National Championships held at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz.
The St. Paul team defeated a team from Oakland, Calif., 2-1 in the Championship match. Earlier in the day, the St. Paul team defeated a team from Tyler, Texas, 3-0 in the semifinals. They advanced this far by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.
The team is captained by Eric Narvaez (St. Paul) and features Eric Saugen (Minneapolis), Terry Sheehy (St. Paul), Terry Kirihara (Bloomington), Francois Nguyen (St. Paul), George Kimball (White Bear Lake), and Robert Brose (Mound) and plays at St. Paul Academy & Summit School.
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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.
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.
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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. A fifth age division, the Mixed 40 & Over division, was added last year. The restructuring guarantees more frequency of play opportunities at more appropriate age groups.
Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 28th year as official ball of USTA League.
For more information about USTA League or the USTA, visit www.usta.com.
