South Carolina was the top state in the 2012 USTA Southern Super Seniors Sectional Championships.
With five champions and four finalists, South Carolina dominated the three-day competition. North Carolina had three champions and three finalists, while Georgia had two champions and two finalists.
There were 48 men’s and 61 women’s teams in men’s and women’s 60s, levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5, and men’s and women’s 70s, levels 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0.
The 60s teams battled for the right to represent USTA Southern in the USTA League Super Seniors National Championships in Surprise, Ariz. over two weekends next April. There are no national championships for the 70s.
Champions and finalists are:
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LEVEL
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CHAMPIONS
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FINALISTS
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Score
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Men’s 60s 3.0
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Rock Hill, S.C. (B)
Captain: William Allbright
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Southport, N.C.
Captain: Joseph Meissner
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3-0 in
round robin
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Men’s 60s 3.5
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Roswell, Ga.
Captain: Jim Meidl
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Charleston, S.C.
Captain: Bob Peiffer
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2-1
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Men’s 60s 4.0
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Memphis, Tenn.
Captain: Paul Fultz
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Pelham, Ala.
Captain: Jerry Williams
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2-1
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Men’s 60s 4.5
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Gainesville, Ga.
Captain: Hugh Thomson
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Gastonia, N.C.
Captain: John Lineberger
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5-1 in
round robin
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Men’s 70s 3.0
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Crestview Hills, Ky.
Captain: Howard Lung
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Savannah, Ga.
Captain: Gary Sunshine
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4-0 in
round robin
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Men’s 70s 3.5
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Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Captain: Ken Chase
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New Orleans, La.
Captain: Charlie Johnson
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2-1
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Men’s 70s 4.0
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Charlotte, N.C.
Captain: Vern Hebert
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Fairhope, Ala.
Captain: Perry Thomas
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3-0
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Women’s 60s 3.0
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Aiken, S.C.
Captain: Cate Cruse
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Greensboro, N.C. (A)
Captain: Teri Orsini
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3-0
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Women’s 60s 3.5
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McCormick, S.C.
Captain: Lana Snellgrove
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Gainesville, Ga.
Captain: Mary Carolyn Davis
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3-0
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Women’s 60s 4.0
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Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Captain: Linda Haviland
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Louisville, Ky. (A)
Captain: Jean Pfieffer
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2-1
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Women’s 60s 4.5
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Hickory, N.C.
Captain: Saundra Denny
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Pelham, Ala.
Captain: Barbara Ernest
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3-0
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Women’s 70s 3.0
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Hot Springs Village, Ark. (A)
Captain: Janice Jensen
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Chapin, S.C.
Captain: Shirley Salisburg
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5-0 in
round robin
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Women’s 70s 3.5
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Wilmington, N.C.
Co-Captains: Dorothy Maloney, Barbara Nolan
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Charleston, S.C. (A)
Captain: Penelope Gorby
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2-1
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Women’s 70s 4.0
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Hoover, Ala.
Captain: Catherine Cocke
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Columbia/Lexington, S.C. (A)
Captain: Dolores Heath
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5-0 in
round robin
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This year marks the 33th anniversary of the USTA League. Established in 1980, it has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year, to over 625,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis program.
