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USTA Southern crowned 10 champions at the 2021 USTA League Adult 40 & Over Southern Sectional Championships, played Aug. 6-8 for levels 3.0, 4.0 and Open, and Aug. 13-15 for levels 3.5 and 4.5.

The annual championships were played at the Yarbrough Tennis Center, 1449 Richland Road, Auburn, AL 36830 (tournament headquarters) and Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National, 3700 Robert Trent Jones Trail, Opelika, AL 36801.

Champions and finalists were:

LevelChampion
Hometown - Captain/s
Finalist
Hometown – Captain/s
Score in final or
* round-robin
Men's 3.0Baton Rouge, LA
Bill Jackson
Germantown, TN
Adam Bratton
3-1
Men's 3.5Ridgeland, MS
Tom Merchant
Alpharetta, GA (WC)
Scott Bunce/
Paul Pelletier
4-0
Men's 4.0Jackson, MS
Paul Kimble
Shreveport, LA
Norman Duhon
3-1
Men's 4.5Lexington, KY
David Hardesty
Elm City, NC
Jonathan Hodges
3-1
Men's OpenCharlotte, NC
Gregory Artzt/
Chris MacDougall
Birmingham, AL
Bill Lawrence/
Richard Harris
* 4-0
Women's 3.0Charlotte, NC
Misty Jones
Nashville, TN
Stacy Thomas/
Mary Mouser
3-1
Women's 3.5Louisville, KY
Vikki Meadows/
Michelle Coan
Huntersville, NC
Julie Finke
5-4 (sets won)
Women's 4.0Brentwood, TN
Melinda Brown/
Liza Robinson
Hoover, AL
Kandy Shirley
3-1
Women's 4.5Nashville, TN
Robin Teal
Hoover, AL
Frankie Gilliam
* 3-1
Women's OpenAtlanta, GA
Ashley Massengale
Hoover, AL
Frankie Gilliam
* 2-1

Results can also be found on Tennislink.

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