2008 USTA MIDATLANTIC YEARBOOK Final.pub - USTA.com

USTA NATIONAL ADULT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Richmond 4.5 Women Reach Finals
TUCSON, ARIZONA—The Richmond, Virginia
women’s team, representing the USTA Mid-
Atlantic Section, finished second at the Chrysler
USTA League 4.5 Adult National Championships
held Sept. 28-30 at the Randolph Tennis Center.
The Richmond team, representing Hermitage
Country Club, fell 5-0 to the Southern California
team in the championship match.
Earlier in the day, Richmond defeated Eastern 3-
2 in the semifinals with Stephanie Green winning
at No. 1 singles.
Susan Hanson and Laura Lafors at No. 2 doubles,
and Jill Campbell and Kimberly Harrington at
No. 3 doubles each squeaked out third-set tiebreakers.
They advanced this far by winning all three of
their matches on Friday and Saturday, defeating
teams from Intermountain, Pacific Northwest and
Middle States.
The team also went undefeated in league play
and at the Mid-Atlantic Sectional Championships.
Other team members are Kathy Girone, Lynn
Snead, Pamela Luse, Cathy Donnelly, and Tracey
Sheehan.
Maryland 4.0 Men Place 3rd
Howard County 4.0 Men: The team was captained by
Steve McCoy and featured Norio Nishi, Jeffrey Britt,
Tim Whittier, Steve Dustin, Ben Sandler, Sean Chen,
Cristian Burkett, Rich Kent, Mark Salazar, Dan Morgan
and Cliff Bernstein.
TUCSON, ARIZONA—The Howard County, MD,
men’s team, representing the USTA Mid-Atlantic
Section, finished third at the Chrysler 4.0 USTA Adult
League National Championships held at the Randolph
Tennis Center.
The Maryland team defeated New England in the
third-place match, 3-2. Sean Chen at No. 1 singles,
Steve Dustin at No. 2 singles, and Jeffrey Britt and
Norio Nishi at No. 1 doubles won straight-set matches.
Earlier in the day, the team fell to Pacific Northwest
3-2 in the semifinals. The Mid-Atlantic team advanced
by going undefeated in its flight after beating
the Intermountain, Missouri Valley and Caribbean
teams contested Friday and Saturday.
Other team members are Michael O’Connell, Robert
Meloni, Frank Ziegler, Chetan Nayak, Christopher
Hilchey, Joseph Henriquez, and Richard Sieber.
Richmond 4.5 Women: (L-R) Joy Lareau, Susan Hanson, Laura Lafors,
Kimberly Harrington, Captain Alison Burleson, Margaret Crosby, Stephanie
Sowers, Stephanie Green, Jill Campbell, and Jennifer Scholtz.
DC 3.5 Women Earn 3rd Place
District of Columbia 3.5 Women: (L-R): Kimberly Redfearn, Deborah
Pugh, Michele Hamilton, Adrienne Leach, Stacian Gorden,
Flecia Colbert (Captain), Lucrecia Ledesma, Dao Phan-Vissering,
Micki Harris, Julia Goldberg, and Sharon Sabasteanski.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA—The Washington, D.C., 40-Love team, representing
the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section, finished third out of the nation’s
top 17 teams at the Chrysler 3.5 USTA League National Championships
held at the Darling Tennis Center.
The squad defeated an Albany, N.Y., team 5-0 in the third-place match.
Earlier in the day, an Indianapolis team topped the D.C. team 3-2 in the
semifinals.
The D.C. squad advanced this far by winning all four of their flight
matches, defeating Intermountain, Texas, New England, and Pacific Northwest
on Friday and Saturday.
After finishing third in its league, the team members improved throughout
the season, winning the Mid-Atlantic sectional championships with an
unblemished 3-0 record.
Other team members are Rebecca Walsh, Anne-Laure Attlan, Leah
Jamison, Allison Merritt, Eliza Green, and co-captain Candy Miles-
Crocker.
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