The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced the players who will represent the United States at the 37th International Tennis Federation (ITF) Super-Seniors World Team Championships, which will be held Oct. 7-13 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
The tournament is the senior tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup competitions, with top American tennis players representing their country in the 65-, 70-, 75-, 80- and 85- and-over age groups. This is the first time that the event will feature the men’s 85-and- over division. The ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships is the most prestigious team event on the ITF Seniors circuit.
The U.S. will enter the event as the defending champions for three Cup divisions: Queens’ Cup (Women’s 75 & over), Doris Hart Cup (Women’s 80 & over) and Gardnar Mulloy Cup (Men’s 80 & over). The Americans will be looking to win the Queens’ Cup for an eighth consecutive year, and are defending the Doris Hart Cup and Gardnar Mulloy Cup for the first time.
Following the ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships, the World Individual Championships will be held Oct. 14-21, also at the USTA National Campus.
Below is a list of players representing the United States in each competition:
Britannia Cup - Men's 65 & over
1. Larry Turville, Dunnellon, Fla., Captain
2. Paul Wulf, Salem, Ore.
3. David Sivertson, Addison, Texas
4. Leonard Wofford, Portland, Ore.
Jack Crawford Cup - Men's 70 & over
1. Michael Beautyman, Flourtown, Pa.
2. Leslie Buck, Asheville, N.C.
3. Jimmy Parker, Santa Fe, N.M., Captain
4. Dean Corley, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Bitsy Grant Cup - Men's 75 & over
1. Fred Drilling, Estero, Fla.
2. Joseph Bachmann, Sarasota, Fla., Captain
3. Rudy Hernando, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
4. Ivo Barbic, Atlanta
Gardnar Mulloy Cup - Men's 80 & over
1. Lester Sack, New Orleans, Captain
2. King van Nostrand, Vero Beach, Fla.
3. Gordon Hammes, Naples, Fla.
4. Jerald Hayes, Westfield, Ind.
Men’s 85 Team Cup - Men's 85 & over
1. John D. Powless, Madison, Wisc., Captain
2. George J. McCabe, Oxford, Ohio
3. Joseph Russell, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
4. Clement Hopp, Sarasota, Fla.
Kitty Godfree Cup - Women's 65 & over
1. Tina Karwasky, Glendale, Calif.
2. Wendy McClosky, Durham, N.C.
3. Molly Hahn, Belmont, Mass., Captain
4. Victoria McEvoy, Cambridge, Mass.
Althea Gibson Cup - Women's 70 & over
1. Brenda Carter, Charleston, S.C., Captain
2. Carol Clay, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
3. Leslie Pixley, Malvern, Penn.
4. Susan Kimball, Oak Bluffs, Mass.
Queens' Cup - Women's 75 & over
1. Charleen Hillebrand, Harbor City, Calif.
2. Cathie Anderson, Del Mar, Calif.
3. Suella Steel, La Jolla, Calif., Captain
4. Susanne Clark, New City, N.Y.
Doris Hart Cup - Women's 80 & over
1. Roz King, San Diego, Calif.
2. Doris DeVries, Reno, Nev.
3. Carol Wood, Rockville, Md., Captain
4. Burnette Herrick, Tarboro, N.C.
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