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Michael Wellman and his 6.5 Southern Sectional Combo Doubles Championship team

2015 55 & Over Combo Doubles Southern Sectional Championships

 

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Six Section Champions Crowned at
2015 55 & Over Combo Doubles Southern Sectional Championships

SOUTH CAROLINA LEADS WITH THREE CHAMPIONS, TWO FINALISTS

AUBURN, ALA. – March 14, 2016 USTA Southern crowned six champions at the 2015 55 & Over Combo Doubles Southern Sectional Championships, played March 11-13.

South Carolina had three champion teams and two finalists. Hilton Head Island was represented with two of the champions. North Carolina had two finalists.

Men’s and women’s teams with more than 550 players from nine states competed in three levels at the Yarbrough Tennis Center (tournament headquarters) and the Moore’s Mill Club Fitness Center.

Southern Combo 18 & Over and 40 & Over teams will compete March 18-21 in Mobile, Ala. More than 1,500 players are scheduled to play.

In Combo Doubles, the two teammates on court ­must have a combined National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) rating that does not exceed the level in which the team competes. More information can be found on the tournament’s website, www.SouthernCombo.com. This is the 2015 tournament because teams qualified in local play last year.

Teams emerging victorious were:

Level

Winner

Finalist

Men’s 6.5

Diamondhead, Miss.
Captain: Michael Wellman

Shreveport, La. (A)
Captain: William Hurst

Men’s 7.5

Greenwood, S.C.
Captain: Rodney McAlister

Wake Forest, N.C.
Captain: Jeffrey Kaplan

Men’s 8.5

Hilton Head Island, S.C. (A)
Captain: David Dockum

Mooresville, N.C. (A)
Captain: Mark Robson

Women’s 6.5

Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Captain: Barb Skarshaug

Irmo, S.C.
Captain: Sandra Penland

Women’s 7.5

Sharpsburg, Ga.
Captain: Nancy Jones

Brentwood, Tenn.
Captain: Edna Caldwell

Women’s 8.5

Hilton Head Island, S.C. (B)
Captain: Shannon Lurkin

Mount Pleasant, S.C. (A)
Captain: Patricia Boyd

 

The teams, which represented various clubs, parks, recreational departments and organizations, earned the right to represent one of nine states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The leagues were established to provide adult recreational tennis players with the opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. Players participate on teams in a league format, which is administered by USTA Southern. The league groups players by using six NTRP levels, ranging from 2.5 (entry) to 5.5 (advanced). Combo Doubles is open to any USTA member 18 years of age or older. It features an 18 & Over, a 40 & Over and a 55 & Over divisions.

Team photos are available on request. Email Ron Cioffi at cioffi@sta.usta.com.

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. It owns and operates the US Open, the largest annually attended sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series linking seven summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns about 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic games. A not-for-profit organization with more than 710,000 members, it invests 100 percent of its proceeds in growing the game. It is divided into 17 sections, of which USTA Southern is the largest. The 174,000+ USTA members living in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee make up USTA Southern, and account for nearly 25 percent of the total USTA membership. A professional staff housed in Peachtree Corners, Ga., carries out USTA Southern’s daily operations, but policy is formed and much of the organization’s work is executed via a board and committee structure of more than 200 volunteers. For more information about the types of programs and services offered by USTA Southern, visit www.southerntennis.com.

 

Media Contact:

Ron Cioffi, USTA Southern

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