Play wrapped up on Sunday at the 2017 USTA League National Adult 55 & Over 7.0/9.0 Championships, held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla., crowning the final four national champions of the 2017 USTA League Adult Championships season.

The Middle States Section claimed both the 7.0 men’s and 9.0 women’s titles while the 7.0 women’s crown went to the team from the Eastern Section and the squad representing the Southern Section was victorious in the men’s 9.0 division.

In the women’s 7.0 competition, Eastern swept Texas 3-0 and Northern California breezed past Hawaii by the same margin. The championship tilt could have gone either way, and it was actually Hawaii that took an early advantage with a 6-1, 6-2 result at the third position. However, in the end, the team from Huntington Station, N.Y., emerged triumphant. Eastern battled through a pair of three-set matches for the national crown, winning 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 at the top line and 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 in the second spot.

Playing out of Huntington Indoor Tennis, the group from the Empire State is captained by Andrea Woods and features a full roster of Betsy Radecki, Anne Johnston, Cora Brettler, Linda Moskowitz, Cathleen Callahan, Nancy Ambrosio, Jacqueline Heise, Coleen Gussaroff, Kathy Nicolette, Deborah Lynn Dreher, Stacey Margey, and Jacqueline Iversen.

The Middle States men began their run to the 7.0 title with a 2-1 defeat of Southern. That moved the New Jersey squad into the final, where they took on Southern California, which had also won by a 2-1 margin over Missouri Valley. All three courts would be decided in straight sets, with Middle States prevailing on two of them for the team victory.

Captained by Immac Thampoe, the national champions hailing from the Garden State are made up of Bob Weiss, Vijay Parimoo, Gregg Gorelick, William Moy, Ilwon Kang, Gregg Garrison, Kim Phimsipasom, Jeff Orthober, David Skamenca, Mark Stellwagen, Patrick McGovern, Ramaswami Venkatesh, and Gordon Wurmstich.

All three matches in the women’s 9.0 competition on Sunday also ended in 2-1 results. Eventual champion Middle States started the day by taking on wild card semifinalist Southwest along with Florida clashing with Southern California. Middle States and Florida advanced to set up their championship showdown, where Middle States won in straight sets at the first and third spots to clinch the win.

Making their home at the St Albans Swim and Tennis Club in Newtown Square, Pa., the Middle States representatives are captained by Alison Harrison. The remaining players include Gail Ferrigno, Doranne Bigelow, Joyce Szayna, Shirlee D’Ambrosia, Diane Matthews, Beckie Beazley, Karen Nyirjesy, Kathy Montgomery, Denise Ormont, and Janis Bond.

Men’s 9.0 winners Southern took down Southern California 2-1 in their semifinal, the same score Texas won by against Eastern in the other semifinal. Southern had little trouble staking claim to the trophy in that championship encounter, coming away with a 7-6, 6-4 victory on court two and 6-3, 6-4 triumph on court three for the trophy.

The Palmetto State squad from Beaufort County, S.C. is led by John Brittis and features Michael Mitchell, Thomas Jilly, Guenter Bergmann, Patrick Child, Robert Tillison, Gavin Cox, Job de Boer, Mark Sheaffer, William Sturm, and Charlie Frangos.

For complete match results from the 2017 USTA League National Adult 55 & Over 7.0/9.0 Championships, click here.

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.