Louisiana, Tennessee Dominate At
2010 USTA Southern Mixed Doubles Section Championships
Jackson, Miss. – October 17, 2010 – Louisiana and Tennessee each had four winning teams as nine were crowned champions in the 2010 USTA Southern Mixed Doubles Section Championships played in Jackson and Ridgeland, Miss. Sunday.
Two captains headed up two winning teams: Scott
Thompson, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Devin Donaldson, of Memphis, Tenn. There were
also two champion teams from Mandeville, La.
The winning teams advanced to the USTA Mixed Doubles National Championship tournaments
to be played in this November and April 2011 where they will represent USTA
Southern, the largest of the 17 USTA sections. Teams consisted
of at least three men and three women and played at five adult and four senior
levels.
Matches were played
Oct. 15-17
at four locations
in the Jackson area: Parham Bridges
Tennis Center (main site), Ridgeland Tennis Center, River Hills Club and The
Country Club of Jackson.
“We just finished our second fantastic tournament in Jackson due to the strong local organization led by
Gina Mashburn, Teresa Tiller and other volunteers with the Tri-County Tennis
Association,” USTA Southern Director of Adult Competition and Leagues Holly
Goddard said.
Champions and finalists are:
|
LEVEL |
CHAMPIONS |
FINALISTS |
Score |
|
5.0 |
Mandeville,
La. |
Spartanburg, S.C. Captain: Brenda Miller |
3-0 in round-robin play |
|
6.0 |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
Lafayette, La. Captain: Casey Touchette |
2-1 |
|
7.0 |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Marietta, Ga. Captain: Caroline Smith |
2-1 |
|
8.0 |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Oxford, Miss. Captain: Murrell Godfrey |
3-0 |
|
9.0 |
Covington, La. |
Biloxi, Miss. Captain: Suzy Bowman |
2-1 |
|
Senior 6.0 |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
Trussville, Ala. Captain: Rhonda Wood |
5-0 in round-robin play |
|
Senior 7.0 |
Lake Charles, La. |
Murfreesboro, Tenn. Captain: Jane Moore |
3-0 |
|
Senior 8.0 |
Mayfield, Ky. |
Charlotte, N.C. Captain: Marve Burns |
2-1 |
|
Senior 9.0 |
Mandeville, La. |
Biloxi, Miss. Captain: Tammy Bowman |
2-1 |









