WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The men's team from Clearwater, representing the USTA Florida Section, finished fourth at the USTA League presented by Chrysler 3.0 Senior National Championships held at the Randolph Tennis Center in Tucson, Arizona.
The Clearwater team lost to a team from Wenatchee, Washington, 2-1 in the 3rd/4th place match. Earlier in the day, the Clearwater team lost to a team from Monroe, Louisiana, 3-0 in the semifinals. They advanced this far by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.
The team is captained by Pat Augustine and features Dan Diloreto, George Ditzel, Tom Riley, Roger Rogers, Robert Shuck, Gregory Miller, Thomas Schultz, Blane Sherk, Terry Sandman and George Frey.
This year's USTA League presented by Chrysler is the world's largest recreational tennis league. Established in 1980, the program began with 13,000 participants, playing in only a portion of the country. In 2005, it celebrated its 25th Anniversary, and had over 585,000 participants, playing across the entire United States, in all 17 USTA Sections. USTA League offers recreational players the opportunity to get a great workout, improve their skills, have fun, and compete for a National Championship.