The women’s team from Rye Brook, representing the USTA Eastern Section, captured the national title at the USTA League 3.5 Senior National Championships held last month in Indian Wells, California.
The women’s team from Rye Brook, representing the USTA Eastern Section, captured the national title at the USTA League 3.5 Senior National Championships held last month in Indian Wells, California.
The Rye Brook team defeated a team from Washington D.C., 2-1 in the Championship match. Earlier in the day, the Rye Brook team defeated a team from Midland, Michigan, 3-0 in the semifinals.
The team, which plays at Proform Tennis in Rye Brook is captained by Holly Fleming and includes Madeleine Denise Willi, Brigitte Petra Tanner, Barbara Gnaedig, Susan Bartow, Marlene Buchwald (co-captain), Gaynor Deegan Luke, Tomoko Allen, Shirley Liu, Reiko Kratzer, Susan Brown, and Melissa Pollner.
The USTA League is celebrating its 31st anniversary this year. Established in 1980, it has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year, to over 779,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis program.
