Missouri Valley / Heart Of America

USTA Missouri Valley League Section Championships are Just Around the Corner!

Sydney Hamilton | July 25, 2022


As summer league season wraps up, players from USTA Heart of America are looking forward to the USTA Missouri Valley League Section Championships and, hopefully, a shot at the National Championships taking place later this year.

 

To stay up to date on all Section Championship results, please click here.

 

District play recently wrapped up for the 65 & Over league with the culmination of the 65 & Over 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 Section Invitational, held July 15-17 at Overland Park Racquet Club in Overland Park, KS. We’d like to congratulate the following teams from our district for a successful showing, and wish good luck to our team advancing to the 65 & Over National Championships in Surprise, AZ, happening early next year:

 

Men’s

  • 7.0; captained by Charles Wohlers
  • 8.0; captained by Chris Cox
  • 9.0; captained by Terry Jackson (Advancing to National Championship)

 

Women’s

  • 6.0; captained by Ann Marks
  • 7.0; captained by Connie Bennett (Advancing to National Championship)
  • 8.0; captained by Ann Crampton
  • 9.0; captained by Ann Hope

 

Next up is the Adult 40 & Over Men & Women 3.5 & 4.5. USTA League Section Championships, which will serve up fierce competition at beautiful Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka, KS, August 26-28. Come cheer on our USTA Heart of America players as they vie for the top of the podium in their respective events:

 

Men’s

  • 3.5; captained by Charles Wohlers
  • 4.0; captained by John Stroede
  • 4.5; captained by Roy Allen

 

Women’s

  • 3.5; captained by Dawn Vitha
  • 4.5; captained by Renetta Ramsdell

 

To learn more about the championship, please click here.

 

Also, make sure to mark your calendars for the Mixed 18 & Over 6.0-10.0 USTA Missouri Valley League Section Championships, which will be held September 9-11 also at Kossover Tennis Center. USTA Heart of America will be well-represented during this tournament, too, so you’ll want to make your way courtside to catch some incredible tennis that weekend. Click here to get the scoop on this tournament.

 

Kossover Tennis Center is located at 2540 SW Gage Blvd. in Topeka. 

 

Good luck to all players and teams participating in their upcoming USTA League Section Championships! We can’t wait to see which teams punch their tickets to the National Championships. 

 

Stay tuned for information on the upcoming Fall/Winter Adult Leagues–registration opens soon, and teams will start forming later this month!

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