Mid-Atlantic Finishes Third Week 4 of League National Championships

Results are in from week four of the USTA League National Championships, and Mid-Atlantic placed in the top three and received multiple sportsmanship awards!

Mid-Atlantic’s 55 & Over 7.0 Men’s Team, Montgomery-Miao, secured third place at the National Championships, defeating  Florida, 3-0,  in the 3rd/4th playoff match at the Scottsdale Ranch Park Tennis Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.  

Captain Zhuang Miaor and Co-Captain Jianping Xu led the team. The roster included John Zhong, Wei Huang, Yunkai Yu, Yi Zhang, Jian Liu, Lei Fu, Yunbing Huang, Eric Zhou, Shiqiang Li, John Hsu, Jay Colella, Yuhong Wen, and Wei Yang.

Mid-Atlantic also received the sportsmanship award this past championship. Frederick-Thongphok received the Adult 18 & Over Mixed 7.0 sportsmanship award. Captain Sandy Thongphok and Co-Captain Karen Coyne led the team. The roster included Joanna Woessner, James Smith, Brandon Yen, Katherine Fluharty, Denise Levis, Vien An Van, Joshua Zoltek, Jim Jackson, Kristin Ostlie, Ira Daar, Christopher Bullman, Evelien Josselin, Julie Edwards, Grant McWilliams, Sarah Baker, Derek Johnson, Renato Damas, Jack Lu, and Bronwen Williams.

Congratulations to Montgomery-Miao on a great run at this year’s National Championships and Frederick-Thongphok on receiving the sportsmanship award. We’re proud of all the Mid-Atlantic teams who competed and gave it their all on court.

Mid-Atlantic Results from Week 4: 

55 & Over:

9.0M - Montgomery - Lieber placed 14th out of 16 teams. 

9.0W - Hampton Roads - Stone placed 12th out of 15 teams. 

7.0M  - Montgomery - Miao placed third out of 17 teams.

7.0W - Montgomery - Ahmed placed ninth out of 17 teams.

Mixed 18 & Over: 

Mixed 7.0 - Frederick - Thongphok placed 10th out of 16 teams. Received Sportsmanship Award.

Mixed 9.0 - Richmond - Chandler placed 14th out of 14 teams.

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