Sunday, October 20, 2019

More 2019 USTA League National Champions Crowned - Week 3 - A 9-way tie!

The third weekend of 2019 USTA League Nationals is complete and after the busiest weekend on the schedule, eight more champions have been crowned.

This weekend found action in both 18 & Over finishing that division up, and 40 & Over in the middle week of their three weeks of play.

The 18 & Over 4.0 women played in Las Vegas and Pacific Northwest and Southwest faced off in the final as the top-2 seeds with PNW taking the win 4-1.

The 18 & Over 4.0 men were also in Vegas and part way through day 2, it looked like there may be an undefeated team sent home, but in the end four teams were 4-0 and the final had the simulation favorites Intermountain and Texas in it and Intermountain taking it 4-1.

The 18 & Over 4.5 women played in Arizona with Southern Cal and Middle States in the final, SoCal winning 3-2.

The 18 & Over 4.5 men were also in Arizona, and this event looked like an undefeated Intermountain may be sent home, but they lost their last match 3-2.  They needed to win 5-0 to have a chance, I almost wonder if as soon as they lost a court they gave up and didn't want to be 4-0 and be sent home.  In any case, Mid-Atlantic and Southern were in the final and Mid-Atlantic won 3-2.

The 40 & Over division had the 3.0 men and women played in Orlando, and despite some rain, rescheduling, and short format matches, the finished up on time.

The women saw Midwest and Southern in the final, Southern taking the title 3-2.

The men had Caribbean and Southern in the final, here Caribbean took the title 4-1.

The 40 & Over 3.5 women were in Oklahoma City and there was a 9-way tie for first at 3-1!  The final had Southern and Mid-Atlantic, both predicted to make the semis, and Mid-Atlantic took the title 4-1.

The 40 & Over 3.5 men also in OKC had Texas and Pacific Northwest in the final, both predicted to make the semis, with Texas taking the win 3-2.

Stay tuned for previews of week 4 soon.

2 comments:

  1. How does PR keep winning the 3.0 men evens year over year?

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    1. Excellent question. The USTA did bump up a lot of players in PR last year, presumably to try and adjust things to take away their "advantage", but it still happened again here, although other levels/genders they were perhaps not as good as some years.

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