SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA LED WITH FOUR CHAMPIONS
USTA Southern crowned 13 champions during the 2013 Combo Doubles Southern Sectional Championships March 7-9 in Dothan, Ala.
Combo Doubles is one of the fastest growing and most popular USTA leagues in the Southern Section. Play consists of two teammates on court having a combined National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) rating that does not exceed the level in which the team competes. More information can be found on the tournament’s website, www.southerncombo.com. This tournament hosted teams that represented their states during the 2013 season.
South Carolina led the section’s nine states with four champions and three finalists while Georgia had four champs and two finalists. In a contrast of population sizes, tiny Calhoun, Ga., and metropolitan Memphis, Tenn., each had two victories.
Matches were played at the Westgate Tennis Center, the Azalea Swim & Tennis Club, the Dothan Country Club and the Wiregrass Tennis Courts.
Champion and finalist teams were:
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Level
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Winner
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Finalist
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Score
in final
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Men’s 6.5
40 & Over
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Columbia, S.C. (A)
Captain: Thomas Massey
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Knoxville, Tenn.
Captain: Scott Thompson
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4-1 in
round robin
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Men’s 7.5
40 & Over
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Memphis, Tenn.
Captain: Mark Goodfellow
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Baton Rouge, La.
Captain: John Scalise
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2-1
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Men’s 8.5
40 & Over
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Calhoun, Ga.
Captain: Brian Proffitt
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Greenville, S.C.
Captain: George Auger
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2-1
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Men’s 6.5
55 & Over
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Little Rock, Ark.
Captain: John Cloud
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Valdosta, Ga.
Captain: Charlie Smith
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2-1
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Men’s 7.5
55 & Over
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Valdosta, Ga.
Captain: Joe Brashier
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Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Co-captains: Mark Anders &
David Dockum
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2-1
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Men’s 8.5
55 & Over
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Dalton, Ga.
Captain: Joe Brashier
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Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Captain: David Dockum
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2-1
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Women’s 5.5
40 & Over
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Aiken, S.C.
Captain: Cindy Kelly
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Shreveport, La.
Captain: Ann Wimberly
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4-1 in
round robin
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Women’s 6.5
40 & Over
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Memphis, Tenn.
Captain: Maria Bunch
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Greensboro, N.C.
Captain: Mary Claire Wall
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3-0
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Women’s 7.5
40 & Over
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Charleston, S.C.
Captain: Leah Biler
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Mobile, Ala.
Captain: Suzy Ginsberg
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2-1
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Women’s 8.5
40 & Over
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Jackson, Miss.
Captain: Cindy Hannon
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Columbus, Ga. (A)
Captain: Renee Fleishman
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2-1
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Women’s 6.5
55 & Over
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Lake Charles, La.
Captain: Janine Hollier
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Lake Norman, N.C.
Captain: Lou Ann Henson
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3-0
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Women’s 7.5 55 & Over
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Charleston, S.C.
Captain: Joette Creager
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Mobile, Ala.
Captain: Brenda Barter
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3-0
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Women’s 8.5
40 & Over
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Calhoun, Ga.
Captain: Ann Miller
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Little Rock, Ark.
Captain: Tricia Buchman
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2-1
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