South Carolina Dominates 2011 USTA Southern
Super Seniors Section Championships
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and finalists
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Dec. 5 – South Carolina used its home-field advantage to score four champions in the 2011 USTA Southern Super Seniors Section Championships Dec. 2-4 in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
The Palmetto State also had six finalists among the 14 levels contested. Charlotte, N.C. had two champions and all nine states in the USTA Southern had at least one team place in the top two positions.
The 60s teams battled for the right to represent USTA Southern in the USTA League Super Seniors National Championships in Surprise, Ariz. over two weekends next April. There are no national championships for the 70s.
There were 110 teams entered with 54 men’s and 56 women’s teams. Teams were scheduled to play more than 230 team matches consisting of more than 690 matches of doubles. The following levels were contested: men’s and women’s 60s, levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 and men’s and women’s 70s, levels 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0.
This year’s event drew the top teams from throughout the section’s nine states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The teams – which represent various clubs, parks, recreational departments and organizations – have finished at the top of their local leagues and advanced through state tournaments.
Matches were played at five sites: Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club (main site), Palmetto Dunes Racquet Club, Port Royal Racquet Club, Sea Pines Country Club, South Beach Racquet Club and Long Cove Club.
Champions and finalists were:
|
LEVEL |
CHAMPIONS |
FINALISTS |
Score |
|
Men’s 60s 3.0 |
Sun City, S.C. (B) |
Sun City, S.C. (A) |
4-0 in |
|
Men’s 60s 3.5 |
Roswell, Ga. |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
3-0 |
|
Men’s 60s 4.0 |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Shreveport, La. |
2-1 |
|
Men’s 60s 4.5 |
Atlanta, Ga. |
Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
4-0 in |
|
Men’s 70s 3.0 |
Northern Kentucky |
Sun City, S.C. |
4-0 in |
|
Men’s 70s 3.5 |
Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
Jackson, Miss. |
3-0 |
|
Men’s 70s 4.0 |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Fairhope, Ala. |
2-1 |
|
Women’s 60s 3.0 |
Nashville, Tenn. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
2-1 |
|
Women’s 60s 3.5 |
Chattanooga, Tenn. |
Jackson, Miss. |
2-1 |
|
Women’s 60s 4.0 |
Hilton Head Island, S.C. |
Atlanta, Ga. (A) |
2-1 |
|
Women’s 60s 4.5 |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Charleston, S.C. (A) |
3-0 |
|
Women’s 70s 3.0 |
Hot Springs Village, Ark. |
Bluffton, S.C. (A) |
3-0 in |
|
Women’s 70s 3.5 |
Birmingham, Ala. |
Hilton Head Island, S.C. |
2-1 |
|
Women’s 70s 4.0 |
Charleston, S.C. |
New Orleans, La. |
4-0 in |
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