DAYTONA MEN CROWNED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AT
USTA LEAGUE 6.0 SUPER SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
SURPRISE, Ariz., April 21, 2013–The men’s team from Daytona Beach, Fla., representing the USTA Florida Section, captured the national title at the USTA League 6.0 Super Senior National Championships held at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex in Surprise, Arizona.
The Florida team won six matches to take the round-robin tournament, two better than nearest competitor Indianapolis, Ind. out of USTA Midwest. The seven teams in the field began play on Friday.
The team is captained by Bruce Cotten and features team members Ronald Vedova, Ned Rowley, Bill Shea, Roger King, Claude Bigot, Garry Lane and Bill Masters. The team plays at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach. (Photo ID – (L to R): Ronald Vedova, Ned Rowley, Bill Shea, Roger King, Claude Bigot, Garry Lane, Bill Masters)
The top four teams in order of finish are: USTA Florida (Daytona Beach, Fla.), USTA Midwest (Indianapolis, Ind.), USTA Pacific Northwest – Wildcard (Eugene, Ore.) and USTA Pacific Northwest (Tacoma, Wash.).
This year’s USTA League 6.0 Super Senior National Championship has drawn the top 19 teams, with 7 men’s teams and 12 women’s team from all over the United States.
USTA League celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2010. Since its inception in 1980, USTA League has grown from 13,000 participants in its first year, to over 820,000 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. 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).
Beginning with the 2013 National Championship season, USTA League changed its structure and format. The change offers USTA League participants among three 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. The restructuring guarantees more frequency of play opportunities at more appropriate age groups.
Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 26th year as official ball of USTA League.
—Elizabeth McCollum
Tennis Atlantic 
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