The 2017 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships, held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla., is officially in the books, albeit a day later than expected. Eight nations were crowned champions in their respective cups on Friday afternoon, with the Althea Gibson Cup (Women’s 70) title dual was not decided until Saturday morning following several rain delays on Friday.

The United States proved to be the class of the prestigious international competition this year. Team USA won an astounding seven cups, including all four on the women’s side.

Britannia Cup (Men’s 65): No. 1 USA battled past Austria with a pair of tough singles victories and finished off the 3-0 with a solid win in doubles. The tie opened up with a marathon three-setter between American David Sivertson and Alex Haupt-Buchenrode of Austria. The Austrian reeled off the first set 6-2 but Sivertson rallied back to take the second by the same margin. The final set was tightly-contested the entire way, with Sivertson pulling away late, 7-5. Larry Turville came through with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Harald Hellmonseder before Len Wofford and Paul Wulf breezed past Haupt-Buchenrode and Hellmonseder 6-2, 6-1 in the doubles rubber.

Jack Crawford Cup (Men’s 70): It was all Spain in the finals, as they gave away a mere four games in the two singles rubbers to claim the title over Australia. Luis Flor de la Morena kicked off the championship match with a quick 6-2, 6-1 result against Aussie Alan Walsh. That was followed up by Jorge Camina Borda’s dominating win over Peter Keller in which he dropped a single game. The teams decided to forgo the doubles rubber.

Bitsy Grant Cup (Men’s 75): The champion was determined by the doubles after the top-seeded Aussies and Netherlands each won a singles rubber. The opening contest could have gone either way, but it was Bruce Rehn of Australia who delivered for Australia, outlasting Berend Allert Roelof Lenten 4-6, 6-4, 10-4. Eltjo Sasker kept the Dutch alive thanks to a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Bob Howes. Aussies Don Biddle and John Mansfield had control of the doubles matchup versus Niels Menko and Sasker the entire way. However, they nearly let the second set slip away before grinding out a second set tiebreak eight points to six to polish off a 6-3, 7-6(6) triumph to secure the team championship.

Gardnar Mulloy Cup (Men’s 80): No. 1 seed Team USA locked up the title with a 3-0 sweep of Australia. With both teams having already defeated Germany in the championship playoff, it was a winner-take-all scenario. American King van Nostrand took care of Kevin Crump 6-1, 6-1, but the clincher came from Lester Sack, who trailed by a set and 5-2 in his matchup with Aussie Peter Froelich before staging a furious comeback. He would claim the second set in a tiebreak, seven points to four. With the final set being a match tiebreak in lieu of a full third set, Sack carried the momentum through to defeat Froelich. Jerald Burton Hayes and Gordon Hammes won 6-1, 6-3 against David Abramovich and Ron Hambleton to complete the sweep.

Men’s 85 Team Cup: The United States took down Canada 2-1 in the final of the inaugural Men’s 85 Team Cup. Joseph Russell gave Team USA an early advantage via his 6-2, 6-2 result over Mhammed El-Akhbari, but Bob Bedard even the tie by fighting past George McCabe 1-6, 6-3, 10-6. In the end, the Americans were too strong for the Canadians, as McCabe and John Powless powered through the doubles against Bedard and El-Akhbari 6-0, 6-1.

Kitty Godfree Cup (Women’s 65): The American women got off to a tremendous start thanks to Wendy McColskey, who took care of Aussie Adrienne Avis 6-4, 6-1 to open up the championship contest. That set the stage for Tina Karwasky to deliver the clincher. Facing Kerry Ballard in the second singles rubber, Karwasky sprinted through the first set 6-0. However, the second set would prove to be a tense struggle for both players, not only battling each other, but also the wind and rain. Karwasky held a 5-3 lead but squandered two match points, as the set eventually went into a tiebreak, where the American finally put Ballard away on her fifth match point.

Althea Gibson Cup (Women’s 70): The United States had to wait an extra day, but it was worth it after picking up yet another team title with a dramatic 2-1 triumph over the Dutch. Unseeded entering the event, Team USA capped off their impressive run by winning a championship tie in which every set was at least 6-4. Carol Clay got things off to a solid start for the Americans, toughing out a 6-4, 7-6(1) result against Anneke Jelsma. In an even tighter second rubber, Ellie Krocke of Netherlands held off Brenda Carter 7-5, 7-6(2). That put all the pressure on the doubles, which started on Friday, as the players attempted to play through multiple rain delays. The rubber was eventually pushed to Saturday, where Susan Kimball and Leslie Pixley picked up the crucial points to put away Jelsma and Krocke 6-4, 7-6(5).

Queens Cup (Women’s 75): Team USA had little trouble beating both Germany and Great Britain in the championship playoff. Coming away with a 2-1 victory over the Germans earlier, the Americans recorded a sweep against Great Britain to close out the week. Catherine Anderson was pushed to three sets by Jacqueline Boothman; however, she blitzed through the final set 6-0. Charleen Hillebrand could do little wrong in her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Felicity Thomas, while Susanne Clark and Suella Stell managed to sneak past Joan Hassell and Ruth Weston 6-4, 6-2.

Doris Hart Cup (Women’s 80): The American and Canadian squads clashed for the crown after each swept aside New Zealand 3-0. Dori Devries got Team USA heading in the right direction, taking the opening set 6-4 before a bagel in the second set in her matchup with Evelyn Hustwit. Inge Weber responded for Team Canada, as she took a marathon opening set 7-5 versus Roz King and held on in the second set 6-3. In the decisive doubles rubber, United States duo Burnett Herrick and Carol Wood came through for the United States, taking down Rosemarie Asch and Muffie Grieve 6-2, 7-5.

Focus now shifts to the World Individual Championships portion of the international competition, which will feature singles, doubles and mixed doubles matches across the five age divisions. Draws, daily matches schedules and more can be found here.

For complete results from the 2017 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships, click here.

Featuring 123 teams (72 men’s and 51 women’s) representing 31 nations, the 2017 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships are being held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla., from Oct. 8-13. The international tournament is composed of nine cups for the first time in its history, as the Men’s 85 Team Cup is in its first year of existence.