By J. Fred Sidhu, special to USTA.com
Indian Wells, Calif. – After a morning of entertaining semifinal matches, the men’s and women’s finals are set at the 2012 USTA League 4.0 Senior National Championships at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
In the men’s division, the Caribbean Section got past the Missouri Valley Section, 2-1 to advance to the final, where they will meet the Middle States Section, a 2-1 winner over the Florida Section.
The Southern Section advanced to the women’s final after defeating the Middle States Section, 2-1. They will face the Southern California Section, which blanked the Missouri Valley Section, 3-0 earlier this morning.
The third-place men’s match will pit Missouri Valley versus Florida and the women’s third-place match will feature Middle States against Missouri Valley.
The men’s and women’s final will begin shortly after suitable rest for each team.
4.0 Men
Championship: Caribbean (San Juan, P.R.) vs. Middle States (York, Pa.)
Third Place: Missouri Valley (Tulsa, Okla.) vs. Florida (Melbourne, Fla.)
4.0 Women
Championship: Southern (Fort Smith, Ark.) vs. Southern California (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
Third Place: Middle States (Wilmington, Del.) vs. Missouri Valley (St. Louis, Mo.)
4.0 Men
Semifinal 1: Caribbean (San Juan, P.R.) def. Missouri Valley (Tulsa, Okla.), 2-1
Semifinal 2: Middle States (York, Pa.) def. Florida (Melbourne, Fla.), 2-1
4.0 Women
Semifinal 1: Southern (Fort Smith, Ark.) def. Middle States (Wilmington, Del.), 2-1
Semifinal 2: Southern California (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) def. Missouri Valley (St. Louis, Mo.), 3-0