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NEWS

Section Champions Crowned at 2010
Combo Doubles Southern Section Championships

More than 1,800 players vied for 38 Section titles

Mobile, AL – March 7, 2011 – USTA Southern crowned 22 Section Champions during the 2010 Combo Doubles Southern Section Championships presented by MINI March 4-6 in Mobile, Ala. This tournament, along with the annual USTA League Southern Section Championships, are recognized as the largest tournaments in the world.

Knoxville, Tenn. led all cities with three champions. Louisiana had the most champions among the Section’s nine states with six titlists, two of which came from Covington.

There were 185 teams signed up to play in the following number of divisions: five men’s Adults, six women’s Adults, three men’s and women’s Seniors, two men’s Super Seniors and three women’s Super Seniors. The schedule called for 389 team matches of three courts each, making for 1,167 doubles matches.

Teams emerging victorious are:

Level

Winner

Finalist

Score in final

Men’s 5.5

Oxford, Miss.
Captain: Tim Angle

Charleston, S.C.
Captain: Stan Flower

6-0 in
round robin

Men’s 6.5

New Orleans, La.
Captain: Viet Ly

Gulfport, Miss.
Captain: Curt Patton

3-0

Men’s 7.5

Lake Charles, La.
Captain: Rahul Patel

Valdosta, Ga.
Captain: Wade Shiver

2-1

Men’s 8.5

Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Captain: Marc De Los Reyes

Cleveland, Miss.
Captain: John Cox

3-0

Men’s 9.5

Lexington, Ky.
Captain: John Herring

Birmingham, Ala.
Captain: Ryan North

2-1

Senior Men’s 6.5

Mobile, Ala.
Captain: James Giddens

Knoxville, Tenn.
Captain: Scott Thompson

3-0

Senior Men’s 7.5

Valdosta, Ga.
Captain: Joe Brashier

Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Captain: Steve Conklan

2-1

Senior Men’s 8.5

Huntsville, Ala.
Captain: Fred Campbell

Jackson, Miss.
Captain: Ron Johnson

3-0

Super Senior Men’s 6.5

Lafayette, La.
Captain: Ray Veillon

Greenville, S.C.
Captain: Troy Hoskins

3-0 in
round robin

Super Senior Men’s 7.5

Alpharetta, Ga. (GA A)
Captain: Neil Paauwe

Columbia, S.C.
Captain: Randy Watts

2-1

Women’s 5.0

Knoxville, Tenn.
Captain: Lauren Clarke

Pinebelt, Miss.
Captain: Kelly Ray

3-0

Women’s 5.5

Memphis, Tenn.
Captain: Jennifer Balink

Columbus, Ga.
Captain: Suzanne Williams

Not available

Women’s 6.5

Knoxville, Tenn.
Captain: Lynn Liu

Spartanburg, S.C.
Captain: Natalie Barry

2-1

Women’s 7.5

Charlotte, N.C.
Captain: Julie Giordano

Chattanooga, Tenn.
Captain: Caroline Bentley

2-1

Women’s 8.5

Covington, La.
Captain: Kristy Ball

Purchase, Ky.
Captain: Alison Sloan

2-1

Women’s 9.5

Charleston, S.C.
Captains:
Ann Harrah/Amy White

Fayetteville, N.C.
Captain: Brooke Johnson

4-0 in
round robin

Senior Women’s 6.5

Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Captain: Penny Kiggans

Nashville, Tenn.
Captain: Dorothy Keenanurak

3-0

Senior Women’s 7.5

Covington, La. (LA A)
Captain: Paula Fricker

Memphis, Tenn.
Captain: Angie Garbuzinski

3-0

Senior Women’s 8.5

Bossier City, La.
Captain: Sue Landry

Birmingham, Ala.
Captain: Jan Underwood

2-1

Super Senior Women’s 6.5

Salem, S.C.
Captain: Gwen Hart

Lafayette, La.
Captain: Kay Chadwick

2-1

Super Senior Women’s 7.5

Knoxville, Tenn.
Captains: Janice Whitehead/
Katharine Pearson-Criss

Odenville, Ala.
Captain: Mary Shelton

2-1

Super Senior Women’s 8.5

Birmingham, Ala.
Captain: Cathy Scheer

Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Captain: Nancy Staple

3-0 in
round robin

 

Team photos of champions and finalists are available on request. E-mail Ron Cioffi at cioffi@sta.usta.com with your team's state and level.