League Teams Headed to Nationals
Nearly 40 teams from the USTA Missouri Valley have advanced to the 2018 USTA League National Championship by winning the USTA League Missouri Valley Section Championships, held over the course of August and September. These teams will now represent the USTA Missouri Valley at the USTA League National Championships, where the No. 1 recreational tennis team in the country will be crowned. Teams emerging victorious are:
| Division | Men (District/Captain) | Women (District/Captain |
| Adult 18 & Over 2.5 | N/A | Oklahoma/Amber Leonard |
| Adult 18 & Over 3.0 | Oklahoma/Ky Nichols | Oklahoma/Candy Phillips |
| Adult 18 & Over 3.5 | Heart of America/Doug Schwabauer | Oklahoma/Jordon Lusnak |
| Adult 18 & Over 4.0 | Oklahoma/Chad Sanders | Kansas/Michelle Bettis |
| Adult 18 & Over 4.5 | Nebraska/Robert Weber | Heart of America/Dawna McCulloch |
| Adult 18 & Over 5.0 | Kansas/Danny Williams | Oklahoma/Nicky Glover |
| Adult 40 & Over 3.0 | Oklahoma/Ky Nichols | Oklahoma/Stephanie Goekeler |
| Adult 40 & Over 3.5 | Oklahoma/Shane Tuell | Heart of America/Laura Irvin |
| Adult 40 & Over 4.0 | Iowa/Rich Heil | Heart of America/Theresa Montgomery |
| Adult 40 & Over 4.5 | Oklahoma/Stan Swyden | Iowa/Sara Loetscher |
| Adult 55 & Over 6.0 | N/A | Oklahoma/Michelle Bryan |
| Adult 55 & Over 7.0 | Kansas/Bob Bundy | St. Louis/Marilyn Uelhof |
| Adult 55 & Over 8.0 | Heart of America/Chris Cox | Missouri/Tracy Nicholas |
| Adult 55 & Over 9.0 | Heart of America/Tim Weber | St. Louis/Shannon Carney-Gordon |
| Adult 65 & Over 6.0 | N/A | Oklahoma/Shirley Brody |
| Adult 65 & Over 7.0 | St. Louis/Robert Lietz | Oklahoma/Paula Casey |
| Adult 65 & Over 8.0 | Nebraska/Roderick Harley | St. Louis/Sylvia Bell |
| Mixed 18 & Over 6.0 | Oklahoma/Natalia Sheaffer | N/A |
| Mixed 18 & Over 7.0 | Heart of America/Scott Hanover | N/A |
| Mixed 18 & Over 8.0 | Nebraska/Amy Redfield and Carvie Erwin | N/A |
| Mixed 18 & Over 9.0 | Kansas/Danny Williams | N/A |
| Mixed 40 & Over 6.0 | Oklahoma/David Schmidt | N/A |
| Mixed 40 & Over 7.0 | Nebraska/Carvie erwin | N/A |
| Mixed 40 & Over 8.0 | Iowa/Cindy Rovner | N/A |
| Mixed 4.0 & Over 9.0 | Oklahoma/Michael Pearson | N/A |
USTA League National Championships begin Oct. 5- with the Adult 18 & Over 4.0 and 5.0 divisions. They continue throughout the month of October and conclude in November with the Mixed 18 & Over and Mixed 40 & Over USTA League National Championships.
At this year's USTA League National Championships, players will be participating in the "Color Wars." The USTA Missouri Valley will be represented by light pink and is encouraged to wear it and display it at every opportunity.
USTA League was established to provide adult recreational tennis players throughout the country with the opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. Players participate on teams in a league format, which is administered by the USTA through its 17 sections. The league groups players by using six National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) levels, ranging from 2.5 (entry) to 5.0 (advanced). USTA League is open to any USTA member 18 years of age or older.
To view a photo gallery from the USTA Missouri Valley League Section Championships, click here.
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