Oklahoma Wins Mixed National Championship

The mixed doubles tennis team from Tulsa, Okla., representing the USTA Missouri Valley Section, captured the national title at the USTA League Mixed 40 & Over 9.0 National Championships held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

The Tulsa team defeated a team from Santa Clara, Calif., 2-1, in the Championship match.  Earlier in the day, the Tulsa team defeated a team from Metairie, La., 2-1, in the semifinals.

The team is captained by Michael Pearson and co-captained by Kelly Pearson and features: John Hryshchuk, Lee Crowley, Frank Stout, Sandra Leos, Timothy Leos, Yolande Platvoet, Asuko Han, Brandi Redman, Jennifer DeSpain, Andy Brown, Richard Alexander, Doug Stone, Ryan Carter, Stephen Hale, and Dusti Kuehne, and plays at the Lafortune Tennis Center.

Established in 1980, USTA League has grown from 13,000 players in a few parts of the country in its first year to more than 310,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league.

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.

Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 31st year as official ball and adidas is in its second year as an official sponsor of USTA League.

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