Louisville dominates USTA league senior state championships

Louisville teams won six of the seven divisions at the USTA League Tennis Senior Kentucky District Championships in Henderson last weekend.

That guarantees the city will send a strong contingent to the Southern Sectional Championships in Charleston, S.C., in July - regardless of what happens at the Adult Kentucky District Championships later this month.

The Louisville winners (listed by captains) included Brook Seymour’s team at the women’s 3.0 level; Sherry Geissler’s team at the women’s 4.0 level; Jean Jansen’s team at the women’s 4.5 level; Michael Schneider’s team at the men’s 3.0 level; Skeeter Stark’s team at the men’s 3.5 level; and Joe Hampton’s team at the men’s 4.0 level.

Patricia Lee’s Pennyrile team from Western Kentucky was the only non-Louisville winner, taking the women’s 3.5 level.

Those district champions will play their counterparts from eight other states at the Southern Sectional Championships, which will be divided into two parts: July 22-25 for seniors at the 4.0 and 4.5 levels and for adults at the 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 levels; and July 27-30 for seniors at the 3.0 and 3.5 levels and for adults at the 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 and Open levels.

The National Championships will be held in September and October.

USTA League Tennis is the largest recreational tennis system in the world and includes more than 500,000 players.