TEAM USA WINS BIG At 2019 ITF Super-Seniors

Team USA claimed half of the first-place trophies on offer at the 39th annual ITF Super-Senior World Team Championships, held from Sept. 15-20 in Umag, Croatia.

The women’s team won three titles while the men won two, which included a three-peat in the men’s 85-and-over division, following the event's debut in 2017.

In addition to the men's 85s, the U.S. successfully retained its title in the women's 65-and-over division, once again winning the Kitty Godfree Cup, but fell short of a record-setting fifth straight Doris Hart Cup in the women's 80-and-over division. The U.S. entered with an opportunity to break a tie with Canada for the most titles in the event, but finished second to Argentina.

The Red, White and Blue were also crowned champions in the women's 85-and-overs in the inaugural edition of the division, and the 75-and-over men claimed the Bitsy Grant Cup by defeating Austria. 

The World Individual Championships run from Sept. 21-28.

Full results from Umag, as well as the names and hometowns of all who represented Team USA, are below.

Bitsy Grant Cup - Men's 75 & over - Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Austria 2-1)

1. David Dollins, Escondido, Calif.

2. Dean Corley, Aliso Viejo, Calif.

3. Donald Long, Rochester, N.Y.

4. Jimmy Parker, Santa Fe, N.M., Captain

Men’s 85 Cup - Men's 85 & over - Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Germany 3-0)

1. George McCabe, Oxford, Ohio, Captain

2. John Powless, Madison, Wisc.

3. Joseph Russell, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

4. King Van Nostrand, Vero Beach, Fla.

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

1. Jan Kirkland-Cochran, Fayetteville, Ga.

2. Lilian Peltz-Petow, Sarasota, Fla.

3. Tina Karwasky, Glendale, Calif., Captain

4.  Wendy McColskey, Durham, N.C.

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

1.  Brenda Carter, Charleston, S.C., Captain
2. Judy Dixon, Amherst, Mass.
3.  Liane Bryson, San Diego
4.  Toni Novak, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Women's 85 Cup – Women’s 85 & over - Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Argentina 2-1)

1. Irene Bretzel, Fircrest, Wash.

2. Margaret Canby, San Antonio, Captain

3. Mary John Lynch, Rockport, Texas

4. Rose Austin, Naples, Fla.

Queens' Cup - Women's 75 & over - Result: 2nd Place

1. Carolann Castell, Kirkland, Wash.
2. Catherine Anderson, Del Mar, Calif.

3. Charleen Hillebrand, Harbor City, Calif.
4. Suella Steel, La Jolla, Calif., Captain

Doris Hart Cup - Women's 80 & over - Result: 2nd Place

1. Burnette Herrick, Tarboro, N.C.

2. Carol Wood, Rockville, Md., Captain
3. Dorothy Wasser, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
4. Sheila Palmer, La Jolla, Calif.

Gardnar Mulloy Cup - Men's 80 & over - Result: 3rd Place

1. Herman Ahlers, Las Vegas

2. Lester Sack, New Orleans, Captain
3. Robert Quall, Merced, Calif.

4. Wilbur Jones, Shawnee, Kan.

Britannia Cup - Men's 65 & over - Result: 3rd Place

1. Gary Jenkins, Boston, Mass.

2. Geoff Cykman, San Francisco
3. Mark Meyers, Houston, Captain
4. Tom Smith, Alpharetta, Ga.

Jack Crawford Cup - Men's 70 & over - Result: 3rd Place

1. Bob Litwin, Lafayette, Colo.

2. Brent Abel, Moraga, Calif. Captain

3. Geoffrey Moore, Boynton Beach, Fla.
4. Steven Gottlieb, New York, New York