Saint Louis Hosts NTRP Championships

Plenty of Memorial Day weekend fun and competition was to be had at the Saint Louis District 18 & Over NTRP Championship and the USTA Missouri Valley Section Level NTRP 50 & Over and Open Outdoor Championship at the Dwight Davis Tennis Club in Forest Park from May 24th to May 27th.

All USTA sections invite their top-ranked 50 & Over and 18 & Over players to compete at the National NTRP Championships, singles and doubles, in spring 2020. The USTA Missouri Valley requires participation in at least one USTA Missouri Valley sanctioned tournament, so the players competed the USTA Missouri Valley Section Level NTRP 50 & Over and Open Outdoor Championship from this weekend played to earn tournament points toward their year-end section rankings.

USTA Saint Louis 18+ NTRP Champions:

NTRP Men’s 3.5 Singles: Andrew Koenig

NTRP Men’s 4.0 Singles: Han Zhao

NTRP Men’s 4.5 Singles: Will Frank

NTRP Men’s 3.5 Doubles: John McGowan/Nathaniel Rosen

NTRP Men’s 4.0 Doubles: Lance Sechrest/Steve Williams

NTRP Men’s 4.5 Doubles: Peter Gunther/Rick Tao

NTRP Women’s 3.0 Singles: Stephanie Charitonenko

NTRP Women’s 3.5 Singles: Laura Moore

NTRP Women’s 4.5 Singles: Dagmar Velez

NTRP Women’s 3.5 Doubles: Jenine Harris/Florence Streeter

NTRP Women’s 4.0 Doubles: Susan Fisher/Melissa Kantrovitz

NTRP Women’s 4.5 Doubles: Ashley Hennis/Severine Huchet

USTA Missouri Valley Section Level NTRP 50 & Over and Open Outdoor Champions:

Senior 50s NTRP Men’s 3.0 Singles: Ulises Arteaga

Senior 50s NTRP Men’s 3.5 Singles: Michael Kelley

Senior 50s NTRP Men’s 4.0 Singles: David Snider

Senior 50s NTRP Men’s 4.5 Singles: Rick Tao

Senior 50s NTRP Men’s 3.5 Doubles: Michael Kelly/Richard Kilgore

Senior 50s NTRP Men’s 4.0 Doubles: Harrison Chien/Robert McKendry

Senior 50s NTRP Women’s 4.0 Singles: Teresa Flanagan

Senior 50 NTRP Women’s 3.5 Doubles: Lynne Borgerson/Maureen Hurley

Senior 50 NTRP Women’s 4.0 Doubles: Bry Lefton/Molly Clipp

Senior 50 NTRP Women’s 4.5 Doubles: Rachel Stribling/Victoria Wright

The weekend’s competition combined for nearly 170 players in both tournaments. USTA Saint Louis will host an MV 18+ Championship in October, and the information for it can be found by clicking on this link

More information on the USTA Missouri Valley's qualification process for USTA NTRP National Championships is available here.