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USTA announces teams for 2025 ITF Masters 50 & 55 World Team Championships

July 31, 2025

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced the players who will represent the United States at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Masters 50 & 55 World Team Championships, which will be held August 3-8 on the red clay courts in Lisbon & Oeiras, Portugal.

 

The tournament is the masters equivalent of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competitions, with top American tennis players representing their country in the 50- and 55-and-over age groups. The event will have a total of 82 teams from 30 nations across the globe competing in Portugal to become world champions. The Americans hope to win their second consecutive Maureen Connolly Cup (women’s 55 & over).

Following the ITF Masters World Team Championships, the individual championships will be held from August 9-16 at the same site. Team USA’s Eoin Collins (Austria Cup) will be looking for his third straight individual title after defeating Australia’s Igor Jovanovic last year.  He will also be looking for his second doubles title after teaming with Australia’s Garry Nadebaum for the 2024 doubles title.

 

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

 

Fred Perry Cup – Men’s 50 & Over

Timothy Burke, Minnetrista, Minn.

Willie Dann, Denver, N.C.

Neel Grover, Laguna Beach, Calif. - Captain

Stephen Herdoiza, West Bloomfield, Mich.

 

Maria Esther Bueno – Women’s 50 & Over

Carolina Blouin, Augusta, Ga.

Pernilla Putnik, Kirkland, Wa.

Julie Thu, Austin, Texas - Captain

Heather Waters, Clinton, N.C.

 

Austria Cup – Men’s 55 & Over

Eoin Collins, Houston

Dana Gill, San Jose, Calif. - Captain

Kurt Kopp, Steamwood, Ill.

Peter Smith, Long Beach, Calif.

 

Maureen Connolly Cup – Women’s 55 & Over

Jennifer Beindorf, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Lindsay Montero, Redwood City, Calif.

Gayle Coffey Prejean, Dallas

Kathy Settles, Claremont, Calif. - Captain

The 2024 American Maureen Connolly Cup team poses with their trophy after winning the ITF Masters World Team Championships.
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