By Cory Kamerschak, special to USTA.com
SURPRISE, ARIZ. – The Southern California section men’s team and Intermountain section women’s team will be carrying hardware back home after prevailing at the USTA League Adult 55 & Over 8.0 National Championships.
First up was the Intermountain women’s team, from Sun Valley, Idaho, who prevailed in a championship match that came down to the wire against the Florida section team from St. Petersburg, 2-1. Earlier in the day, the Idaho women came through an equally difficult contest in their semifinal against the New England section team from Beverly, Mass., 2-1.
In men’s 8.0 action, the Southern California team from San Gabriel put on a flawless display in defeating the Midwest section team from Milwaukee, 3-0. San Gabriel also swept the Florida section team from Clearwater in semifinal action earlier that day, 3-0.