Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic Teams Finish in Top 4 Week 2 of League National Championships

October 23, 2025

Results are in from week two of the USTA League National Championships. Three teams from the Mid-Atlantic finished in the top four!

 

Mid-Atlantic’s 40 & Over 4.0 Women’s and Men’s Team earned a spot in the top four at the National Championships held this past weekend at Scottsdale Ranch Park Tennis Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Women’s 3.0 team also secured fourth during the 40 & Over Women’s 3.0 National League Championships at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California. 

 

DC Charles placed fourth after losing to Middle States, 2-3 during the consolation playoff.

Captain Sharif Charles led the team that included Murugavel Chengavarayan, Brad Ziajor, Sumeet Chawla, Christopher Lee, Phi-Long Nguyen-Thanh, Jonathan Kim, Justin Dorsk, Gavin Luter, James Atto, Jose Miguel Sacin, WJ Peterson, Tony Steward, Quinn Fiscus, Chip Hathaway, Aaron Blackmon, Juan Jose Tijero, Jorge Gastelumendi, and Senthil Kumar Seetharaman. 

 

DC Colbert also placed fourth after losing to SoCal 2-3. Earlier in the day, they lost their first playoff match to Southern, 2-3.

Captain Felica Colbert led the team that included Carolina Posada, Allyson McMahon, Elizabeth Solander, Kristin Quackenbush, Kasey Kinney, Aileen Jones, Mary Papadopulos, Andrea Gevas, Shadana Myers, Sonia Valdes, Kanika Sabor, Liz Christensen, Lisa Roy, Yoland Alexander, Susan Lapetina, Cecilia Jones, Jemine Bryon, and Denise Freeman. 

 

Loudoun-Anderson also secured fourth place after losing their consolation playoff 2-3 to Caribbean. 

 

Co-Captains Katie Anderson and Cristina Tallent led the team. The roster included Katie Anderson, Melanie Watermeyer, Ayce Bukulmeyen Ozerdem, Tammy Schulman, Brooke Potthast, Melissa Moore, Kelly Overman, Nicole Rosser, Alison Shipman, Sharon Parbs, Jessica Turgon, Kerri Thomas, Amy Heffernan, Nicholina Ferramosca, Lara Ramsey, and Cristina Tallent.



Congratulations to NOVA on a fantastic run at this year’s National Championships! We’re proud of all the Mid-Atlantic teams who competed and gave it their all.

 

Mid-Atlantic Results from Week 1: 

 

Adult 40 & Over

 

4.0M - DC-Charles placed fourth out of 17 teams. 

 

4.0W - DC-Colbert placed fourth out of 17 teams.

 

3.0M - Richmond-Lemco placed seventh out of 16 teams.

 

3.0W - Loudoun-Anderson placed fourth out of  17 teams.

 

Adult 18 & Over

 

4.5M - Richmond-Godsey placed 12 out of 16 teams. 

 

4.5W - Montgomery-Feldman placed fifth out of 14 teams.

 

 

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