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Columbia, Maryland Men Crowned National Champions at USTA League Presented by Chrysler 3.0 Adult National Championships

TUCSON, AZ - OCTOBER 5, 2008 - The men’s team from Columbia, Maryland representing the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section, captured the national title at the USTA League presented by Chrysler 3.0 Adult National Championships held at the Randolph Tennis Center in Tucson, Arizona.

The Columbia team defeated a team from Indianapolis, Ind., 5-0 in the Championship match. Earlier in the day, the Columbia team defeated a team from Lancaster, Penn., 4-1 in the semifinals. They advanced this far by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.

The team is co-captained by James Dorf and Jon Smith and features Tom Dreisch, Abraham Amoyal, Renaldo Savady, Thuy Than, Robert Stahler, Andrew Cuthill, Glenn Zenker, Tom Baldino, Damon Humphreys, Daniel Martin, Richard Briggs, David Arbanel, and Scott Felton.

The top four teams in order of finish are: Mid-Atlantic (Columbia, Md.), Midwest (Indianapolis, Ind.), Middle States (Lancaster, Penn.) and Southern (Baton Rouge, La.).

This year’s USTA League presented by Chrysler 3.0 Adult National Championship has drawn the top 34 teams (17 men’s and 17 women’s) from throughout the nation.

The USTA League program celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2005. Established in 1980, it has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year, to over 665,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league.

USTA League was established to provide adult recreational tennis players throughout the country with the opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. Players participate on teams in a league format, which is administered by the USTA through its 17 Sections. The league groups players by using six National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) levels, ranging from 2.5 (entry) to 5.0 (advanced). USTA League is open to any USTA member 19 years of age or older. It features Adult and Mixed Doubles divisions, as well as a Senior Division (age 50) and a Super Senior Division (age 60).

Chrysler is entering its third year as the presenting sponsor and official vehicle of USTA League. Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 21st year as official ball of USTA League.

For more information about USTA League presented by CHRYSLER program or the USTA as a whole, visit www.usta.com

Posted on October 6, 2008
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