18 & Over District Winners Advance to Sectionals
WESTBOROUGH, MA - USTA New England held its USTA League Adult 18 & Over District Championships from August 6-8 throughout the section. Twenty-six out of 139 teams that competed over the weekend, qualified for Sectionals. Teams played at four host locations: Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Northern Connecticut and Maine. An additional 13 teams automatically advanced to Sectionals prior to Districts through local league play.
New England's Adult 18 & Over Sectionals will take place from August 20-22 in Western Massachusetts at Forest Park in Springfield and at the Field Club of Longmeadow.
Below are the teams that advanced through the District Championships:
Eastern Massachusetts Site Winners
4.5 Men - Woburn Racquet Club, Tzannes/Reyes
4.0 Men - Little Giants, Woburn Racquet Club, Nguyen
4.0 Women - Sense-ace-tional Ladies, Winchester Indoor Lawn Tennis Center, Leveille/Vrabtree
3.5 Men - Waltham Blue, Waltham Athletic Club, Allu/Patri
3.5 Women - Dedham Health & Athletic Complex, Kittredge/Harris
3.0 Men - Good Company, Spark Fitness & Tennis, VanRavestyn
3.0 Women - Paxton Hot Shots, Paxton Tennis & Fitness Club, Rogers
2.5 Women - Bass River Blue, Bass River Tennis Club, Porath/Mastroianni
Rhode Island Site Winners
4.5 Men - Rally Point Racquet Club, Steere
4.0 Men - Rally Point Racquet Club, Conforti/Marcello
4.0 Women - Rally Point Racquet Club, Maggiacomo/Ridolfi
3.5 Men - Rally Point Racquet Club, Racine/Palazzini
3.5 Women - Glow Girls, Enfield Tennis Club, Follansbee
3.0 Women - Tennis Nuts, Enfield Tennis Club, Sarner/Follansbee
Northern Connecticut Site Winners
4.5 Men - Big Sky Fitness & Tennis, Bracken
4.0 Men - The Cutters, Kings Highway Tennis Club, Johnson, Babtist
4.0 Women - BB's, Milford Indoor Tennis, Deangelis
3.5 Men - Weston Winners, Weston Racquet Club, Bruck/Fontana
3.5 Women - Victorious Secret, Solaris Racquet Club, Wong
3.0 Men - Tennis Club of Trumbull, Pagano/Alexander
3.0 Women - Summer Lovin', Chelsea Piers, Harris
2.5 Women - Smart Aces, Middlebury Racquet Club, Kim/Dowd
Maine Site Winners
4.0 Women - Hampton Tennis Barn, Finneral/Schwope
3.5 Men - Passing Shot, Apex Racquet & Fitness, Chadbourne
3.5 Women - Granite YMCA Goffstown, Race/Neal
3.0 Women - Mountainside Racquet & Fitness Center, Taylor/Stiles
For championship photos, click here.
For full Districts results, click here.
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