U.S. captures two titles at 2026 World Tennis Masters World Team Championships

Following the World Masters Team Championships, the individual championships were held at the same site. The American athletes had a great showing across all age groups. 

In the women’s 75 & over doubles, Liane Bryson (San Diego) and Ann Stanley (Lake Sherwood, Calif.) came from a set down to beat the Australian team of Susan Jamieson and Sheryl Kerick, 3-6, 7-6(4) 10-6. 

The men’s 80 & over singles would see Michael Beautyman (Lake Worth, Fla.) claim the title, while fellow American Jimmy Parker (Santa Fe, N.M.) retired while trailing 4-1 in the first set. Beautyman and Parker contested the doubles final as well, but the team fell in a heartbreaker to Great Britain’s team of Chris Ornstein & Richard Tutt, 6-4, 2-6 11-9. Susan Kimball (Oak Bluffs, Mass./Sarasota, Fla.) beat #1 seed Gail Benedetti from France, 6-3, 6-4 to win the women’s 80 & over singles title. 

The women’s 80 & over doubles was guaranteed to have an American team claim the title as Brenda Carter (Charlseton, S.C.) and Mary Alice Pisani (Reno, N.V.) went point for point with Doris Hart teammates Susan Kimball and Betty Wachob (Panama City, Fla.), with Carter and Pisani eventually triumphing 6-2, 2-6, 10-8.

The 90 & over divisions were loaded with American legends as 92-year old King Van Nostrand (Vero Beach, Fla.) lost to No. 1 seed Herbert Althaus (GER), 6-3, 6-2, but the two would join forces in the doubles for the title over Canada’s George Morfitt and Germany’s Gerhard Specht, 6-3, 6-0.

The women’s 90 & over doubles would see the team of Judith Smith (Brookline, Mass.) and Carol Wood (Rockville, Md.) win the round-robin tournament event after going undefeated.  Finally the 90 & over mixed-doubles would see the American team of Judith Smith and Jerald Burton Hayes (Carmel, Ind.) defeat the team of Beatrice Darrigrand (FRA) and Gerhard Specht (GER), 6-2, 6-0.  

American athletes continue to prove that tennis is the sport for a lifetime, by snagging a total of nine titles between the 75-, 80-, 85-, and 90-and-over team & individual championships.

Below is a list of players representing the United States in each division and results:

Bitsy Grant Cup – Men’s 75 & over - Result: 5th Place (USA def. Great Britain 2-1)

David Fish, Newton, Mass.
Marc Mazo, Clearwater, Fla.
Roger Pearce, Columbus, Ga. 

David Silverston, La Quinta, Calif. - Captain  

Gardner Mulloy Cup - Men's 80 & over - Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Great Britain 3-0)

Michael Beautyman, Lake Worth, Fla.
Leslie Buck, Las Vegas

Goeffrey Moore, Boynton Beach, Fla.
Jimmy Parker, Santa Fe, N.M., - Captain

Lorne Main Cup - Men's 85 & over - Result: 2nd Place (Round Robin)

Jerald B. Hayes, Carmel, Ind.
Wilbur Jones, Shawnee, Kan..
Robert Quall, Merced, Calif., - Captain

Jimmy Washington, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Queens' Cup - Women's 75 & over - Result: 3rd Place (Round Robin)
Liane Bryson, San Diego 
Judy Dixon, Amherst, Mass., - Captain
Ann Stanley, Lake Sherwood, Calif.

Gwenda Ward, Ocala, Fla.

Doris Hart Cup - Women's 80 & over - Result: 2nd Place (Round Robin)

Brenda Carter, Charleston, S.C., - Captain

Susan Kimball, Oak Bluffs, Mass./Sarasota, Fla.

Mary Alice Pisani, Reno, Nev.
Betty Wachob, Panama City, Fla.

Angela Mortimer Cup - Women's 85 & over - Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Germany 2-1)

Donna Fales, Coral Gables, Fla.

Roz King, San Diego

Sheila Palmer, La Jolla, Calif.

Dorothy Wasser, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., - Captain

INDIVIDUAL – Results below (American players in bold).

 
Women’s 75+ Doubles: Liane Bryson & Ann Stanley (USA) def. Susan Jamieson & Sheryl Kerick, (AUS) 3-6, 7-6(4) 10-6.  

Men’s 80+ Singles: Michael Beautyman (USA) def. Jimmy Parker (USA), 4-1 (ret.)

Men’s 80+ Doubles: Chris Ornstein & Richard Tutt (GBR) def. Michael Beautyman & Jimmy Parker (USA), 6-4, 2-6 [11-9]

Women’s 80+ Singles: Susan Kimball (USA) def. Gail Benedetti (FRA), 6-3, 6-4

Women’s 80+ Doubles: Brenda Carter & Mary Alice Pisani (USA) def. Susan Kimball & Betty Wachob (USA), 6-2, 2-6 [10-8]

Men’s 90+ Singles: Herbert Althaus (GER) def. King Van Nostrand (USA), 3-6, 2-6

Men’s 90+ Doubles: King Van Nostrand (USA) & Herbert Althaus (GER) def. George Morfitt (CAN) & Gerhard Specht (GER), 6-3, 6-0

Women’s 90+ Doubles: Judith Smith & Carol Wood (USA) – Won round-robin

Women’s 90+ Mixed: Judith Smith & Jerald Burton Hayes (USA) def. Beatrice Darrigrand (FRA) & Gerhard Specht (GER), 6-2, 6-0