Orange Park Team Captures State Title, Advances to Nationals at 2015 USTA Florida 55 & Over Tennis Championships

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The women’s team from Indian River/Manatee/St. Lucie counties (Stuart, Fla.) won the 3.5 level for the second year in a row, and squads from Broward (Weston), Duval (Orange Park) and Sarasota (City of Sarasota) counties were also winners over the weekend at the 2015 USTA Florida Adult 55 & Over 3.5/4.5 League 

Sectional Championships, held May 1-3 at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach.

The Marion County men (Hernando) at the 3.5 level came within a match of repeating as state champions, losing in the final to Duval County. The Broward women won the 4.5 level over Duval County (Jacksonville), and the Sarasota men stopped Pinellas County (St. Petersburg) in the men’s 4.5 final.
Teams consisting of three doubles lines competed in a non-elimination round-robin format. The winner of each flight/level was determined by team matches won, and for levels with multiple flights the winner of each flight advanced into a single-elimination semifinal followed by the final. NTRP levels of play were at the 3.5 and 4.5 levels. For more information on NTRP levels go towww.usta.com/Adult-Tennis/USTA-League/Information/About_NTRP.
The men’s and women’s winning teams now advance to the USTA League Adult 55 & Over National Championships on Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2015 in Surprise, Ariz., at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Club.
Here are the championship results:
Women’s 3.5 Level
Final: Indian River/Manatee/St. Lucie counties (Buttonwood Tennis Club, Stuart) d. Volusia County (Victoria Commons, Deland) 2-1
Championship Match:No. 1 Doubles: Ida Burgos/Terri Bahr (Volusia) d. Sue Denault/Lynne Glasrud 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles: Sandra Watson/Sandra Rae (IR) d. Judy Snure/Nancy McLarnon 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (super-tiebreaker)
No. 3 Doubles: Brenda Evans/Sandra Chapin (IR) d. Ria Voss/Susan Uhrig 6-4, 6-3
Indian River Season Roster: Brenda Evans (captain), Anna Haman, Carol Rozzi, Lynne Glasrud, Doris Popson, Jeri Hirsch, Sue Denault, Sandra Chapin, Sandra Rae, Sandra Watson
Women’s 4.5 Level
Final: Broward County (Weston Tennis Center) finished ahead of Duval County (Deerwood Country Club, Jacksonville) 4-0 to 3-1 in round robin play
Broward v. Duval RR Match:No. 1 Doubles: Cheryl Porter/Kelly Mulligan (Broward) d. Grace Costello/Janet Wells 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 Doubles: Hilary Landorf/Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer (Broward) d. Rebecca Sejeck/Patricia Livesay 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 Doubles: Sheri Adler/Rose Haney (Broward) d. Helen Ciesla/Maryse Hotchkiss 6-3, 6-1
Broward Season Roster: Rose Haney (captain), Hilary Landorf, Kelly Mulligan, Donna Ganz, Cheryl Porter, Sheri Adler, Debby Lichtner, Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer, Claire Lardner, Amanda Mejia
Men’s 3.5 Level
Final: Duval County (Eagle Harbor Tennis Park, Orange Park) d. Marion County (Citrus Hills Tennis Club, Hernando) 2-1
Championship Match:No. 1 Doubles: Jim Pinkerman/Joseph Kelly (Duval) d. William Baker/William Manley 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Doubles: John Carpenter/Ron David (Marion) d. Richard Sulzer/B. Craig Price 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (super-tiebreaker)
No. 3 Doubles: Brad Robinson/Steve Andersen (Duval) d. Louis DeMartino/Frank McStay 6-1, 6-2
Duval Season Roster: Jim Pinkerman (captain), Joseph Kelly, Herbert Quinones, Joseph Thomas, David Schilkofski, Steve Andersen, Glenn Nergard, Brad Robinson, James Lyon, Larry Hanks, Richard Sulzer, B. Craig Price
Men’s 4.5 Level
Final: Sarasota County (Palm-Aire Racquet Club, Sarasota) finished ahead of Pinellas County (St. Petersburg Tennis Center) 5-0 to 3-2 in round robin play
Sarasota v. Pinellas RR Match:No. 1 Doubles: Jeff Gartman/Edmund Sanford (Sarasota) d. Randall Meisner/William Christensen 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Doubles: Marc Mazo/Vijay Paul (Pinellas) d. Dan McClure/Greg High 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (super-tiebreaker)
No. 3 Doubles: Ed Cunningham/Mark Anderson (Sarasota) d. Dale Alford/Grahame Bell 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (super-tiebreaker)
Sarasota Season Roster: Robert Taylor (captain), Ed Cunningham, Steven Carter, Edmund Sanford, Mark Anderson, Jeff Gartman, Richard Rosenberg, Dan McClure, Greg High, Walter Jones
2015 USTA FLORIDA ADULT LEAGUE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE LEADERS (through 5/4/15)
1. Duval County (3) — 65 & Over W6.0, 55 & Over W4.0, 55 & Over M3.5
2T. Indian River/Manatee/St. Lucie counties (2) — 65 & Over W7.0, 55 & Over W3.5
2T. Pinellas County (2) — 65 & Over M8.0, W8.0
4T. Broward County (1) — 55 & Over W4.5
4T. Collier County (1) — 55 & Over W3.0
4T. Hillsborough County (1) — 55 & Over M4.0
4T. Lee/Chalotte counties (1) — 65 & Over M7.0
4T. Sarasota County (1) — 55 & Over M4.5
Next USTA Florida League Championship: May 15-17, 2015 Mixed 40 & Over League Sectional Championship

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