Previewing 2018 USTA League Nationals - The top women's 18 & Over 5.0+ teams

Most sections and areas are now playing their USTA League regular seasons, some have even completed them and had local or state/district playoffs.  So it seems like a good time to take a look at who the top teams are and who may be vying to make it to Sectionals and Nationals.

The metric I'll be using is the top-8 average for each team using my Estimated Dynamic NTRP Ratings and for these lists include the top-40 teams and ties.  And to keep a little intrigue and anonymity, I'll be listing the area for the teams but not the team names.  Contact me if you are interested in a report with the team specifics and more details.

The 18 & Over 4.0 women and men have been previewed, as have the 3.5 women and men, and 3.0 women and men, the 4.5 women and men, now the 5.0+ women.

Rank	Location	Average
1	FLORIDA / REGION_2 / DUVAL	4.97
1	EASTERN / METROPOLITAN REGION / Manhattan	4.97
3	PACIFIC NW / NORTHERN OREGON	4.95
4	NO. CALIFORNIA / SF	4.92
4	FLORIDA / REGION_3 / HILLSBOROUGH	4.92
6	TEXAS / DALLAS	4.91
7	PACIFIC NW / NORTHERN OREGON	4.90
7	EASTERN / METROPOLITAN REGION / Manhattan	4.90
9	NO. CALIFORNIA / DS	4.89
9	SO. CALIFORNIA / SO.CALIFORNIA / BEACH CITIES	4.89
11	NO. CALIFORNIA / DS	4.88
12	SO. CALIFORNIA / SO.CALIFORNIA / ORANGE COUNTY	4.87
13	TEXAS / SAN ANTONIO	4.86
14	NO. CALIFORNIA / SF	4.84
14	NO. CALIFORNIA / SA	4.84
16	SO. CALIFORNIA / SO.CALIFORNIA / BEACH CITIES	4.83
17	SOUTHERN / GEORGIA / GA - ATLANTA - 2018	4.82
17	INTERMOUNTAIN / COLORADO / CO-DENVER METRO	4.82
17	SOUTHERN / SOUTH CAROLINA / SC - GREENVILLE-UPTA	4.82
17	NO. CALIFORNIA / SA	4.82
21	MISSOURI VALLEY / HEART OF AMERICA	4.81
22	NO. CALIFORNIA / MP	4.80
23	MID ATLANTIC / WASHINGTON D.C.	4.79
23	TEXAS / SAN ANTONIO	4.79
23	SOUTHERN / NORTH CAROLINA / NC - CAPITAL AREA (Ral)	4.79
23	SOUTHERN / GEORGIA / GA - ATLANTA - 2018	4.79
23	SOUTHWEST / CENTRAL ARIZONA	4.79
28	NORTHERN / NORTHERN / TWIN CITIES - 2018	4.78
28	SOUTHERN / SOUTH CAROLINA / SC - SPARTANBURG-SATL	4.78
30	FLORIDA / REGION_4 / ORANGE/SEMINOLE/LAKE	4.77
30	PACIFIC NW / NORTHERN OREGON	4.77
30	TEXAS / SAN ANTONIO	4.77
33	NO. CALIFORNIA / SB	4.75
33	SO. CALIFORNIA / SO.CALIFORNIA / BEACH CITIES	4.75
33	TEXAS / DALLAS	4.75
33	FLORIDA / REGION_8 / BROWARD	4.75
33	PACIFIC NW / NORTHWEST WASHINGTON	4.75
33	MID ATLANTIC / MARYLAND / ANNE ARUNDEL	4.75
39	NO. CALIFORNIA / SF	4.74
39	FLORIDA / REGION_4 / ORANGE/SEMINOLE/LAKE	4.74
39	SOUTHERN / GEORGIA / GA - ATLANTA - 2018	4.74
39	TEXAS / AUSTIN	4.74

At the 5.0+ level, we don't have teams way about the top of the threshold simply because players are distributed more towards the lower part of the range in general, but with 5.5s on the roster that pull things up too.

In any case, a few teams from Florida and Eastern stand out a bit, but there are some good teams from a bunch of sections.

If you are interested in a report like the above with even more information for your local league flight or to scout any level of playoffs, a flight report will fit the bill.  Not only will you get the top-8 average for each team, but the overall average and a summary showing how each team has played their courts so you can see if they are stronger/weaker in singles vs doubles and if they tend to stack or not.  Contact me if interested.