Junior Team Tennis Section Champions Crowned

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A total of 22 teams competed in the 12s, 14s and 18s age divisions at Junior Team Tennis Section Championships at LaFortune Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 22-24.  The winning team from the 14s and 18s divisions advances to compete in the USTA National Junior Team Tennis Championship in San Antonio, Texas in November.

USTA Junior Team Tennis, designed for players ages 6 to 18, gives players a way to participate in an individual sport and experience the excitement of team play.  The program emphasizes fun and fitness, and groups players by age-group and skill level, leading to more competitive matches.

Results:

18U Advanced:

1st: Southern Hills, USTA Oklahoma

2nd: ICTennis Club, USTA Kansas

3rd: Iconic, USTA Kansas

18U Intermediate:         

1st: Rh-91 Intermediate White, USTA Oklahoma

2nd: Creve Coeur Racquet Club, USTA St. Louis

3rd: IC Tennis, USTA Kansas

4th: Greens Country Club, USTA Oklahoma

5th: Kickingbird, USTA Oklahoma

6th: Kapaun, USTA Kansas

7th: Edwardsville, USTA St. Louis

8th: Ark CIty, USTA Kansas

14U Intermediate:

1st: RH-91 Intermediate White, USTA Oklahoma

2nd: Quail Creek Quails, USTA Oklahoma

3rd: RH-91 Red, USTA Oklahoma

4th: Homestead, USTA Heart of America

5th: IC Tennis, USTA Kansas

6th: Creve Coeur Racquet Club, USTA St. Louis

7th: Andover, USTA Kansas

12U Intermediate:

1st: BCCTA Barracudas, USTA Oklahoma

2nd: Indian Springs Country Club, USTA Oklahoma

3rd: Lafortune, USTA Oklahoma

4th: SunSet Hot Shots, USTA St. Louis

Sportsmanship Winners:

18U Advanced: Lillie Williams (IC Tennis) - USTA Kansas and Chris Arnett (Iconic) - USTA Kansas

18U Intermediate: Julia Spaulding (Kickingbird) - USTA Oklahoma and Brendan Cunnane (CCRC) - USTA St. Louis

14U Intermediate: Abby Morris (Homestead) -  USTA Heart of America and Cameron Strickland (Andover) - USTA Kansas

12U Green Intermediate: Bella Negley (Lafortune) - USTA Oklahoma and Noah Butler (Sunset HotShots) - USTA St. Louis

During the event, coaches also had the opportunity to give out two sportsmanship pins to players that stood out from the rest. Those players, plus other nominated players, were entered into a raffle to win a Fitbit. The winner was Maggie Harrison from the IC Tennis team in the 14U Intermediate division.

Learn more about Junior Team Tennis