Florida's Dailey Wins 2 Gold Balls at USTA Senior National Tennis Chps.

Delray Beach's Mary Dailey teamed with Austin, Tex., resident Michelle King to win the Women's 35 Doubles title during the USTA Senior National Women's 35,45,55,65,75&85 Hard Court Championships, held Sept. 14-20, 2009, at the Chamisal Tennis Club in Salinas, Calif. Dailey then teamed with Oakland, Calif., resident Erika Smith to win the Women's 45 Doubles title, likewise not dropping a set as the top seeds.

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Florida's Clevelands Win 3rd USTA National Father-Son Grass Courts Tennis

Don and Casey Cleveland of Delray Beach, Fla., took home the coveted gold balls on Sept. 2-4, 2009, when they captured the title at the USTA National Senior & Super Senior Father-Son Grass Court Championships in the senior division at the Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley, N.Y., for the third consecutive year.

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Florida's Van Nostrand, Meyerdierks Win Gold Balls at National 75-80 Claycourts

Top-seeded King Van Nostrand of Vero Beach, Fla., brought home a gold ball as the singles champion in the Men's 75s division at the USTA National Men's 75 & 80 Clay Court Championships, held Aug. 24-30, 2009, in Virginia Beach, Va. Van Nostrand failed to drop more than one game in any set en route to the championship match, defeating No. 5 seed Gordon Hammes of Durham, N.C., 6-1, 6-1 in the final.

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Florida Senior Games Tennis Qualifying Tournaments

Seven Florida cities will hold Florida Senior Games State Championships tennis qualifying events in September through November, all leading to the State Championships tennis event on Dec. 8-13, 2009, at Florida Gulf Coast University and Rutenburg Community Park in Ft. Myers.

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Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami Multiple Winners at USTA Florida Adult League State Chps.

Jacksonville cleaned up with three teams advancing to the USTA League National Championships in October, and Orlando and South Miami-Dade each advanced two teams on Aug. 7-9 during the USTA Florida Adult League State Championships at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Broward County, Ocala, Pensacola and Sarasota also each advanced one team to nationals.

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Florida Flex League Tennis Growing; New Cities Announced

Approximately 700 Floridians are playing league tennis on their own terms less than six months since Flex League became part of the USTA Florida Leagues umbrella. The Flex League, which includes singles and doubles play, allows competitors to schedule their own matches within a 6-8 week period season.

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USTA Florida Adult League State Chps. This Weekend

The 2009 USTA Florida Section/State Adult League Championships begin this Friday, Aug. 7, and will conclude on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach. Women's 2.5 to 4.5 teams, and men's 2.5 to 5.0-level regional winners from throughout Florida will compete for the right to represent Florida at the USTA League National Championships, held at sites in Indian Wells, Calif.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Las Vegas, Nev.

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Riddell, Russ Sweep at USTA Forest Hills National Grass Courts

Florida players reached finals in four of the six active age divisions, and won four titles overall on July 20-26, 2009, at the USTA National Women's 30,40,50,60,70,80&90 Grass Court Championships held at the former site of the US Open, the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York. Trish Riddell of Maitland swept the singles and doubles titles in the Women's 30 division, while Louise Russ of Boca Raton did likewise in the Women's 80 division.

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North Dade USTA Adult, Jr. League Kickoff Parties

USTA Florida will celebrate the expansion of adult and junior tennis league programs in North Dade county with two kick-off parties in September 2009.

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Florida Tennis Pioneer Reed Passes at Age 76

Florida lost a life-long, comprehensive friend of tennis on July 25, 2009, when Nancy Reed of Winter Park passed away peacefully in the presence of family and friends after battling an aggressive form of cancer at age 76. It is not uncommon for an individual from Florida to find great success on the international tennis stage, or to make a large impact as a volunteer within the USTA and the tennis community – but it is uncommon to achieve and maintain both throughout an adult lifetime.

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Florida Flex League Tennis Sweepstakes Winners; Leagues Starting

USTA Flex Leagues package league tennis into a flexible schedule so everyone, regardless of time constraints and ability, can play. Maybe you can't commit to every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Maybe Tuesday of next week works better for you -- or Thursday, the week after that. With Flex Leagues, it's your call.

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Florida's Riddell, Orth Sweep at National Grass Courts Tennis

Florida women captured six titles, including singles and doubles sweeps in the Women's 35s and 65s, on July 13-18, 2009, at the USTA National Women's 35, 45, 55, 65, 75 & 85 Grass Court Championships at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Penn.

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West Squad Wins 6th in a Row at Florida Cup

The West defeated the East for the sixth consecutive year at this year's Florida Cup in May, featuring the closest final tally in tournament history decided on the final match of the day.

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Florida Players Shine at ITF Seniors

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Tough Women Prevail at Gulf Breeze National Events

The USTA National Women's 40-50 Clay Court Championships and the USTA National Mother/Daughter Clay Court Championships were held March 31 - April 5 at The Club Family Sports Complex in Gulf Breeze, Fla.

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2009 SSGP - That's a Wrap!

The 2009 West Coast SSGP series has come to a close, capping off another great season for veteran tennis players throughout the country.

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Vero Beach's Van Nostrand wins USTA National Women's 75 Clay Court event

Vero Beach resident Boots Van Nostrand captured the United States Tennis Association National Women's 75 Clay Court singles championship on Friday at the Houston Racquet Club in Texas.

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Nine Florida Players Selected to International Tennis Teams

Nine players with Florida roots were named to senior international tennis teams and selected by the USTA to represent the USA in international competition, April 27-May 3 in Mallorca, Spain.

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USTA National Men's 35 Hardcourt Championships

Want to try and win a USTA national age group championship? Here's your chance, as the USTA National Men's 35 Hardcourt Championships comes to the Scottsdale Athletic Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., April 19-25. 

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Interview with Player Hank Irvine

Irvine sat down with USTA Florida to discuss his most memorable matches, senior tennis in the state and how he got to where he is today.

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One-On-One Doubles Tournament Rocks Largo

Shipwatch Yacht and Tennis Club, in Largo, Fl., hosted a pre-Superbowl, One-On-One Doubles Tournament the day before the big game in Tampa.

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8 Questions with Super Senior Tennis Player Jerry Kirk

Jerry Kirk, 64, from Atlanta, Ga. has been a regular on the USTA Senior Circuit for a several years.

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Seasoned Players Bring Their Game

The SSGP has produced exciting matches, unpredictable upsets and new champions in the first four events of 2009.

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2009 Florida Super Senior Grand Prix

It’s that time of year for the Florida Super Senior Circuit, also known as the Super Senior Grand Prix! For 30 years, highly ranked tennis players ages 55 to 90 have traveled from the U.S. and Canada to enjoy the warm weather of Florida and get in great competition.

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