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Residents win USTA Nationals at Surprise Tennis Center
Submitted photo/Sandi Johnson
From left are Sue Olson (Trilogy), Wendy Linnel (Rio Verde), Marilyn Gense (Grand), Jill Kirkpatrick (Grand), Cindy Henry (Pebble Creek), Karen Crook (Trilogy), Roslyn Beckwith (Grand), Cindy Bluml (Grand & Team Captain), Sally Orr ( Grand & Grand Tennis Club President), Jill Lewis (Pebble Creek) and Sande Nelson (Pebble Creek)
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Several local women won the 2024 USTA League Tennis Championships, 65 and Over, 8.0 Women’s Nationals, which were held Feb. 16 through 18 at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Center, 14469 W. Paradise Lane.
First, they won the eight-week local Phoenix league by a close margin.
Next, they won Sectionals, which were played Dec. 1 through 3, 2023.
Teams participating in Sectionals were El Paso, Texas; Wildcard El Paso, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tucson; Wildcard Phoenix; and Phoenix.
Six matches were played in the National Invitational. Opponents were Southern (North Carolina); Mid-Atlantic (Maryland); Missouri Valley (Kansas City); Pacific NW (Washington); and Middle States (Delaware).
After losing to Southern in the first round, the local team had to beat them in the finals to win.
