For a third consecutive weekend, the USTA National Campus is set to host USTA League National Championships action. Taking to the courts starting Friday morning will be the best men’s and women’s teams in the Adult 55 & Over 6.0 and 8.0 divisions.

In a change to this year’s format, teams will compete in a total of four unflighted matches against randomly selected opponents. Every team will play two dual matches on Friday and two more on Saturday. On Sunday, the top four teams (based on TennisLink standings) will advance to the semifinals with the championship and third-place matches to follow.

The 17 USTA Sections will be represented in each of the divisions except for the 6.0 men, where Caribbean, Florida, Missouri Valley, New England, and Southwest have not entered a squad. A full listing of teams competing in each division can be found at the following links: 6.0 men; 6.0 women; 8.0 men; 8.0 women.

Each dual match will consist of three courts of doubles, with a team needing to win on at least two courts in order to claim the overall victory.

Play will get underway at 7 a.m. daily.

Capturing titles at the 6.0 level last year were the men’s squad from Northern (St Paul Academy & Summit School – Saint Paul, Minn.) and the women of Northern California (Antelope Community Park – Antelope). The Twin Cities group has qualified once again and will be looking to defend their title this weekend. Northern swept Southern California (Arcadia Park – Arcadia) by a 3-0 score line while Northern California held off Florida (Deercreek Country Club – Jacksonville) by a 2-1 margin. Additionally, Texas (High Point Park Tennis Center – Plano) beat out Southern (Millbrook Tennis Center – Raleigh, N.C.) for third on the men’s side; the Northern (Innercity Tennis Foundation – Minneapolis) women placed third after taking care of Pacific Northwest (Tennis Center Sand Point – Seattle).

In the 8.0 division, it was the Mid-Atlantic (Virginia Beach Tennis & Country Club – Virginia Beach, Va.) men and Florida (Southside Tennis Complex – Jacksonville) women prevailing. Mid-Atlantic came through with a sweep of Middles States (Racquets Club of Warren – Warren, N.J.) and Florida defeated Hawaii Pacific (Oahu) 2-1. For the third-place duals, Southern California (Westchester Park – Los Angeles) took care of Southern (Shillito Park – Lexington, Ky.) to claim third in the men’s competition; Mid-Atlantic (Old Dominion University – Norfolk, Va.) outlasted Eastern (Christopher Morley Tennis Center – Roslyn, N.Y.) to finish third in the women’s competition.

Established in 1980, USTA League has grown from 13,000 players in a few parts of the country in its first year to more than 900,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league.

USTA League was established to provide adult recreational 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.

For more information on the 2018 USTA League National Championships, click here.