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United States captures four titles at the 2024 ITF World Team Championships

March 19, 2024

American teams won four of the 10 titles at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 65-, 70-, 75-, 80-, 85-and-over World Team Championships in Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey. The women’s and men’s teams each won two titles.

 

The tournament is the super-senior equivalent of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competitions, where top tennis players represent their country in the 65-, 70-, 75-, 80-, 85-and-over age groups.

This year’s teams took home titles in the Gardnar Mulloy Cup (men’s 80 & over), Lorne Main Cup (men’s 85 & over), Kitty Godfree Cup (women’s 65 & over), and Angela Mortimer Cup (women’s 85 & over). This was the second year in a row the American teams brought home the Gardnar Mulloy, Lorne Main and Angela Mortimer Cups.

 

The Althea Gibson Cup (women's 70 & over) and Queens' Cup (women's 75 & over) teams also took home some hardware, earing second and third place medals, respectively. 

 

The individual championships are now underway and will be held from March 16-23. American athletes will look to repeat the success of last year when they brought home 12 titles at the ITF Masters World Individual Championships.

 

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

 

Britannia Cup - Men's 65 & over – Result: 9th Place (USA def. Turkey 3-0)

1. Chuck Kuhle, Decatur, Ill. – Captain

2. Richard Best, Denver, Colo.

3. Ross Hessler, Mission Viejo, Calif.

4. T. Eric Lehto, San Rafael, Calif.

 

Jack Crawford Cup - Men's 70 & over – Result: 9th Place (Australia def. Spain 2-1)

1. Danny Carlson, Marbleton, Ga.

2. Dennis Engelbrecht, Durham, N.C.

3. Norman Ashbrooke, Lakewood, Calif.

4. Tom Smith, Alpharetta, Ga. – Captain

 

Bitsy Grant Cup - Men's 75 & over – Result: 4th Place (Spain def. USA 2-1)

1. Al Yearwood, Germantown, Tenn.

2. Brant Bailey, St. Petersburg, Fla. 

3. Brian Cheney, Chandler, Ariz. – Captain

4. Michael Beautyman, Lake Worth, Fla.

 

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

1. Dean Corley, Mission Viejo, Calif.

2. Fred Drilling, Estero, Fla. – Captain

3. Jimmy Parker, Santa Fe, N.M

4. Jody Rush, Tumwater, Wash.

 

Lorne Main Cup - Men's 85 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Great Britain 3-0)

1. Don Mathis, Winchester, Va.

2. Jerald Hayes, Carmel, Ind. – Captain

3. Robert Quall, Merced, Calif.

4. Willie Wolf, Fort Worth, Texas

 

Kitty Godfree Cup - Women's 65 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Great Britain 3-0)

1. Annie Frautschi, Durham, N.C.

2. Carolyn Lane, Phoenix, Ariz.

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

4. Susan Wright, Orlando, Fla.

 

Althea Gibson Cup - Women's 70 & over – Result: Runner-Up (Australia def. USA 2-1)

1. Elizabeth Kuhle, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
2. Marilyn Jan Kirkland, Sarasota, Fla.
3. Tina Karwasky, Glendale, Calif. – Captain
4. Una Davis, La Jolla, Calif.

 

Queens' Cup - Women's 75 & over – Result: 3rd Place (USA def. Australia 3-0)

1. Brenda Carter, Raleigh, N.C. – Captain     
2. Gwenda Ward, Ocala, Fla.
3. Judy Dixon, Amherst, Mass, 

4. Liane Bryson, San Diego

 

Doris Hart Cup - Women's 80 & over – Result: 5th Place (USA def. Switzerland 3-0)

1. Andrea Polisky, Palm Desert, Calif. – Captain 

2. Carolann Castell, Kirkland, Calif. 

3. Charleen Hillebrand, Carson, Calif.
4. Sheila Weinstock, Weston, Mass.

 

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

1. Carol Wood, Rockville, Md.

2. Dorothy Wasser, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – Captain

3. Mary Ann Winden, San Antonio, Texas

4. Sheila Palmer, La Jolla, Calif.

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