The USTA announced the players who will represent the United States at the 28th ITF Seniors & Super-Seniors World Team Championships. The nation’s top tennis players in age groups from 35 to 80 will compete against 375 teams from 38 countries around the globe, Oct. 12-18, in Antalya, Turkey.
See below for a list of the players representing the United States at the 2008 ITF Seniors & Super-Seniors World Team Championships .
The United States will be defending championships in six of the 19 divisions at the Men’s and Women’s Senior & Super-Senior Championships. The American teams finished first or second in 12 of the 19 divisions last year.
The ITF Seniors/Super-Seniors World Team Championships is the most coveted team event on the ITF Seniors circuit. Since its inception in 1981, the number of competitors attracted to this event has increased year by year. In 1993, the ITF took the decision to divide the Seniors World Championships into two groups -- Seniors for the younger veterans and Super-Seniors for the older players.
This year’s tournament boasts an all-time record, with more than 1,000 players scheduled to compete for their respective titles in each division. In all, there are 374 teams competing -- 225 teams in the Seniors division and 149 Super-Senior Teams. The Seniors (35-55) and Super-Seniors (60-80 for men and 60-75 for women) World Team Championships are held yearly in countries all over the world. South Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the United States have each taken their turn hosting the Seniors and Super-Seniors World Championships.
Italia Cup Team
(Men 35 Age Category)
Andrew Lake, Davie, FL
Willie Dann, Denver, CO
Chris Carey, Kansas City, MO
Jim Slonac, Wauwatosa, WI
Tony Trabert Cup Team
(Men 40 Age Category)
Richard Schmidt, Orlando, FL
Martin Barba, San Marcos, CA
Robert Kresberg, New York, NY
Curtis Dunn, San Francisco, CA
Dubler Cup Team
(Men 45 Age Category)
Vallis Wilder, Fort Worth, TX
Glenn Erickson, Cathedral City, CA
Mike Fedderly, Palm Desert, CA
Polo Cowan, Mill Valley, CA
Fred Perry Cup Team
(Men 50 Age Category)
Mark Vines, Lynchburg, VA
Ross Persons, Houston, TX
Wesley Cash, Chattanooga, TN
Kevin Manning, Clearwater, FL
Austria Cup Team
(Men 55 Age Category)
Larry Turville, Dunnellon, FL
Philip Landauer, Dublin, OH
Leonard Wofford, Portland, OR
Tom Smith, Alpharetta, GA
Von Cramm Cup Team
(Men 60 Age Category)
Brian Cheney, Chandler, AZ
Richard Johnson, Ballwin, MO
David Nash, Bloomington, MN
Bob Litwin, Glenwood Landing, NY
Britannia Cup Team
(Men 65 Age Category)
James Parker, Houston, TX
Fred Drilling, Bethesda, MD
Joseph Bachmann, Sarasota, FL
Ken Robinson, San Carlos, CA
Jack Crawford Cup Team
(Men 70 Age Category)
Fred Farzanegan, Tampa, FL
King Van Nostrand, FL
Robert Duesler, Newport Beach, CA
Jim Nelson, Palm Desert, CA
Bitsy Grant Cup Team
(Men 75 Age Category)
John Powless, Madison, WI
George McCabe, Oxford, OH
Saul Snyder, San Diego, CA
Jack Vredevelt, Kalamazoo, MI
Gardnar Mulloy Cup Team
(Men 80 Age Category)
Graydon Nichols, Hanford, CA
Clement Hopp, Sarasota, FL
Anthony Franco, Briarcliff, NY
Jason Morton, Sun Lakes, AZ
Suzanne Lenglen Cup Team
(Women 35 Age Category)
Julie Cass, Austin, TX
Rachael Gale, Cary, NC
Trish Riddell, Maitland, FL
Michelle King, Austin, TX
Young Cup Team
(Women 40 Age Category)
Renata Marcinkowska, Rock Hill, SC
Anna Zimmerman, Indianapolis, IN
Robin Keener, Melbourne, FL
Mary Dailey, Delray Beach, FL
Margaret Court Cup Team
(Women 45 Age Category)
Frances Chandler, Jackson, TN
Mariana Hollman, Winston Salem, NC
Myke Loomis, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Susan Boyer, Coral Springs, FL
Maria Esther Bueno Cup Team
(Women 50 Age Category)
Diane Fishburne, Charleston, SC
Susan Wright, Grand Junction, CO
Phyllis Blackwell, Reno, NV
Carolyn Nichols, Lodi, CA
Maureen Connolly Cup Team
(Women 55 Age Category)
Tina Karwasky, Glendale, CA
Mary Ginnard, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Martha Downing, Shingle Springs, CA
Kerry Young, Maitland, FL
Alice Marble Cup Team
(Women 60 Age Category)
Molly Hahn, Belmont, MA
Brenda Carter, Charleston, SC
Betty Wachob, Panama City, FL
Patricia Keleman, Bethlehem, PA
Kitty Godfree Cup Team
(Women 65 Age Category)
Suella Steel, La Jolla, CA
Charleen Hillenbrand, San Pedro, CA
Catherine Anderson, Del Mar, CA
Suzanne Clark, New City, NY
Althea Gibson Cup Team
(Women 70 Age Category)
Dorothy Matthiessen, Pasadena, CA
Dori Devries, Reno, NV
Kathy Langer, Rockwall, TX
Roz King, San Diego, CA
Queen’s Cup Team
(Women 75 Age Category)
Nancy Reed, Winter Park, FL
Marietta Boswell, Damascus, MD
Lucille Kyvallos, Brooklyn, NY
Louise Russ, Boca Raton, FL