The competition at the 2018 USTA League National Adult 55 & Over 6.0/8.0 Championships, hosted by the USTA National Campus, has been trimmed down to the divisional semifinals.

Five Sections have a chance to bring home two national league titles on the day: Florida, Midwest, Northern, Pacific Northwest, and Texas.

The Caribbean (Independent – Puerto Rico) women played their way to the No. 1 seed in the 6.0 competition, taking 10 of their 12 individual matchups for a sterling 4-0 record.  Also coming in at 4-0 is Midwest (Evergreen Racquet Club – Bloomington, Ill.), who won the minimum number of courts (eight) needed to complete an undefeated slate. Figuring to provide stiff competition in the semifinal round will be third-seeded Pacific Northwest (Stafford Hills Club – Tualatin, Ore.) and No. 4 seed Florida (Southside Tennis Complex – Jacksonville). Despite both squads suffering a loss, they finished with fewer sets lost than both top two seeds.

The four teams atop the 6.0 men’s standings after day one make up the quartet of semifinal qualifiers. Northern (St Paul Academy & Summit School – Saint Paul, Minn.) was in cruise control on their way to claiming the top seed; the Twin Cities team went 12-for-12 in their individual matchups, posting the only 4-0 record in the division. In total, their players combined to drop just one set and 45 games. Pacific Northwest (Jupiter Tennis Center – Edgewood, Wash.) was the highest one-loss finisher thanks to their nine court victories, securing the No. 2 seed. Texas (High Point Tennis Center – Plano) slotted in the third spot after taking eight individual matchups over the course of their four duals. It was a close call for the No. 4 seed, but after getting down to the number of games lost tiebreaker, Middle States (Hershey Racquet Club – Hershey, Pa.) edged out Southern by a mere four games.

Northern (Life Time Fitness – Lakeville, Minn.) and New England (Bass River Tennis Club Inc. – Beverly, Mass.) will enter the women’s 8.0 semifinals as the co-favorites after running through the first two days of play unscathed. The top seed went to Northern based on the sets lost tiebreaker, as they surrendered only three compared to five by New England. The No. 3 seed also came down to the same step of the tiebreaking procedure; Midwest (Queen City Racquet Club – Cincinnati, Ohio) slipped in ahead of Southern (Brook Highland Racquet Club – Birmingham, Ala.) after the squads went 3-1 overall with nine courts to their credit; Midwest gave away eight sets along the way while Southern lost 10.

A trio of teams displayed top-notch tennis in the men’s 8.0 division to head into Sunday without a loss. Hawaii Pacific (Pearlridge Community Park – Aiea), Northern California (Gold River Racquet Club – Gold River) and Florida (River Hills Country Club – Valrico) all produced four dual triumphs behind the strength of 10 court victories. Hawaii Pacific earned the No. 1 seed with just 74 games lost, compared with 91 for second-seeded Northern California. That left Florida with the No. 3 seed, while Texas (The Woodlands Parks and Recreation – The Woodlands) managed to land in the fourth slot with seven individual matchup wins and a 3-1 team record.

A full listing of the updated divisional results can be found at the following links: 6.0 men; 6.0 women; 8.0 men; 8.0 women.

Sunday’s semifinal duals will take to the courts at 7 a.m. with the championship and third-place duals to follow.

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.