KNOXVILLE LEADS CITIES WITH TWO CHAMPS, FINALIST
The home state of Alabama was the leader with six champions and six finalists in the 2019 Combo Doubles Southern Sectional Championships played Dec. 6-8 in Mobile, Ala. No state has been so dominant at a Southern sectional in recent memory.
Photos of champions and finalists are available here for viewing and downloading.
Tennessee’s notable showing consisted of five winners and two finalists. Arkansas and Mississippi finished with two titlists and five second-place teams.
Knoxville, Tenn. led cities with two winners and a finalist among 25 championships. North Little Rock, Ark. also had a strong showing with a champion and two finalists. Two of the Alabama titlists were from Mobile.
The weekend event featured 173 men’s and women’s teams with more than 1,600 players from nine states competing in three age levels: 18 & Over (11 divisions), 40 & Over (eight divisions) and 55 & Over (six divisions). The tournament was presented by USTA Southern in cooperation with strong local volunteer support.
The Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center served as tournament headquarters. Other matches were played at Lyons Park, the Country Club of Mobile, Oakwood Swim & Racquet Club and Mirror Lake Racquet Club.
Champions and finalists, and their captain/co-captains, were:
Level | Champion Hometown - Captain/s | Finalist Hometown – Captain/s | Score in final or round-robin* |
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18 & Over Men's 5.5 | Belden, Miss. Robert Angle | North Little Rock, Ark. Will Aguilar | 4-0* |
18 & Over Men's 6.5 | Knoxville, Tenn. Jay Huffman | Gulfport, Miss. Stuart Munn | 2-1 |
18 & Over Men's 7.5 | Monroe, La. (A) Lorenzo Treadway | Columbia, S.C. David Edwards | 5-0* |
18 & Over Men's 8.5 | Mobile, Ala. Robert Palmer | Little Rock, Ark. Lee Mesaris | 2-1 |
18 & Over Men's 9.5 | Maylene, Ala. Ethan Southern | Mountain Home, Ark. Casey Garretson | 2-1 |
18 & Over Women's 2.5 | Simpsonville, S.C. Natalie Ruggiero/ Amanda Westmoreland | North Little Rock, Ark. Wendie Weare | 4-1* |
18 & Over Women's 5.5 | North Little Rock, Ark. Yun Young | Southaven, Miss. Kathlene Poulelis | 2-1 |
18 & Over Women's 6.5 | Birmingham, Ala. Catherine Eickholt | Fort Smith, Ark. Teresa Kilough/ Brittany Edwards | 2-1 |
18 & Over Women's 7.5 | Cornelius, N.C. Janna Huggins/ Vicki Weber | Knoxville, Tenn. Brooke Browning | 3-0 |
18 & Over Women's 8.5 | Mobile, Ala. Kelsey Russell | Columbus, Ga. (A) Alexis Chandler | 3-0 |
18 & Over Women's 9.5 | Pelham, Ala. Frankie Gilliam | Daniel Island, S.C. Maria Elliott | 3-0* |
40 & Over Men's 5.5 | Hoover, Ala. Rohen Porbanderwala | Gulfport, Miss. Nicholas Kamo | 4-0* |
40 & Over Men's 6.5 | Huntersville, N.C. Dewey Baker | Brandon, Miss. Tom Merchant | 2-1 |
40 & Over Men's 7.5 | Greenville, Miss. Jay Knight | Montgomery, Ala. David Colmans | 2-1 |
40 & Over Men's 8.5 | Knoxville, Tenn. Jeremy Tanarungsekul | Huntsville, Ala. Kapil Pant | 4-1* |
40 & Over Women's 5.5 | Little Rock, Ark. Susan Altrui/ Sheila Sharp | Shreveport, La. Jocelyn Hooper | 5-0* |
40 & Over Women's 6.5 | Franklin, Tenn. Madeline Carter | Homewood, Ala. Katie Petrella | 2-1 |
40 & Over Women's 7.5 | Valdosta, Ga. (A) Betsy Backe | Monroe, La. Katie Hall | 2-1 |
40 & Over Women's 8.5 | Rock Hill, S.C. Mackie Dowell | Ridgeland, Miss. Celia Coffey | 2-1 |
55 & Over Men's 6.5 | Bossier City, La. Mark Roberts | Auburn, Ala. (A) John Todd | 2-1 |
55 & Over Men's 7.5 | Dalton, Ga. Randy Johnston | Memphis, Tenn. Terry Bartley | 2-1 |
55 & Over Men's 8.5 | Lafayette, La. James Vining | Decatur, Ala. Eugene McNutt | 4-0* |
55 & Over Women's 6.5 | Columbia, S.C. Christy Canada/ Gina Morris | Hoover, Ala. Robin Holley | 2-1 |
55 & Over Women's 7.5 | Nashville, Tenn. Susan Castelli | Louisville, Ky. Janie Bean | 2-1 |
55 & Over Women's 8.5 | Collierville, Tenn. Necy Livingston/ Debbie Ziebart | Lafayette, La. Madeline Raymond | 2-1 |