The U.S. boasts strong showing at the ITF 60+, 65+ and 70+ world team and individual championships

American athletes continue to demonstrate the longevity of playing tennis, bringing home multiple individual championships in addition to team titles.

In the women’s 60+ doubles event, San Diego’s Christina Kaus teamed with Sweden’s Stina Mosvold to win the title after the American team of Mary Michelle De Palmer Williams and Susan Love retired when trailing 6-3, 4-3 in the match. The team of Chuck Kuhle (Decatur, Ill.) and Mark Vines (Naples, Fla.) defeated Australia’s Michael Ford and New Zealand’s Peter Hampton, 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 to win the men’s doubles 65+ doubles title. The women’s 65+ singles saw Susan Wright (Orlando, Fla.) defeat Great Britain’s Christine French, 6-3, 6-1.

Daniel Waldman (Washington, D.C.) took home both the singles and doubles titles in the men’s 70+ division, defeating Great Britain’s Paul French, 7-6(2), 6-2 in the singles final. He teamed up with Richard Meyer (New York, N.Y.) for doubles, beating the Australian team of Stephen Dance and Wayne Pascoe, 6-2, 6-4. Carolyn Nichols followed in Waldman’s footsteps, winning both the women’s 70+ singles and doubles titles. She defeated compatriot Tina Karwasky, 6-0, 7-6(3) in singles before teaming up with Bunnie Jackson (Bluffton, S.C.) in doubles to beat the team of Pauline Fischer (Great Britain) and Sally Van Rensburg (Australia), 6-1, 6-4.

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

Von Cramm Cup - Men's 60 & over – Result: 9th Place (USA def. Finland 2-0)

1. Ross Hessler, Mission Viejo, Calif.

2. John Saviano, Los Altos Hills, Calif., Captain

3. Steve Schultz, Fort Collins, Colo.

4. Andrew Stoner, Cave Creek, Ariz.

Britannia Cup - Men's 65 & over – Result: Runner-Up (Australia def. USA 2-1)

1. Neil Levinson, Santa Barbara, Calif.

2. Bill Moss, Malibu, Calif., Captain

3. John Valastro, Atlanta

4. Mark Vines, Naples, Fla.

Jack Crawford Cup - Men's 70 & over – Result: Runner-Up (Australia def. USA 2-1)

1. Chris Bennett, Marlton, N.J.

2. Joaquim Rasgado, Mills River, N.C.

3.David Sivertson, La Quinta, Calif.

4. David Waldman, Washington, D.C.

Alice Marble Cup - Women's 60 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Italy 3-0)

1. Vicki Buholz, Dallas

2. Christina Kaus, San Diego

3. Jenny Klitch, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

4. Jennifer Rens, La Jolla, Calif., Captain

Kitty Godfree Cup - Women's 65 & over – Result: Runner-Up (Australia def. USA 2-1)

1. Annie Frautschi, Chapel Hill, N.C.

2. Shannon Gordon-Carney, Elsah, Ill.

3. Ros Nideffer, Queen Creek, Ariz.

4. Susan Wright, Orlando, Fla.

Althea Gibson Cup - Women's 70 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. France 3-0)

1. Tina Karwasky, Glendale, Calif.

2. Elizabeth Kuhle, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

3. Carolyn Nichols, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Captain

4. Patricia Purcell, Saint Louis, Mo.