U.S. BRINGS HOME 11 INDIVIDUAL TITLES AND FOUR
TEAM TITLES AT THE 2024 65-, 70-, 75-,80-, AND
85-AND-OVER ITF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
ADULT TENNIS | USTA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TEAM TITLES AT THE 2024 65-, 70-, 75-,80-, AND
85-AND-OVER ITF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARCH 29, 2024 | LEXIE WANNINGER
U.S. BRINGS HOME 11 INDIVIDUAL TITLES AND FOUR TEAM TITLES AT THE 2024 65-, 70-, 75-,80-, AND 85-AND-OVER ITF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
USTA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MARCH 29, 2024
LEXIE WANNINGER
Southern California’s Elizabeth Kuhle, Tina Karwasky, Una Davis, along with Florida’s Marilyn Jan Kirkland Are Finalists at the Althea Gibson Cup – Women’s 70 & over.
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United States captures four titles at the 2024 ITF World Team Championships
American athletes continue to demonstrate the enduring appeal of tennis on the global stage. In the recent International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Team Championships held in Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, U.S. teams secured victory in four out of the ten categories, including both men’s and women’s divisions. This prestigious tournament, akin to the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, showcases top tennis talents competing across age groups ranging from 65 to 85 and over.
The victorious American teams clinched titles in the Gardnar Mulloy Cup (men’s 80 & over), Lorne Main Cup (men’s 85 & over), Kitty Godfree Cup (women’s 65 & over), and Angela Mortimer Cup (women’s 85 & over). Remarkably, this marks the second consecutive year that American teams have triumphed in these categories.
Furthermore, the Althea Gibson Cup (women’s 70 & over) and Queens’ Cup (women’s 75 & over) teams demonstrated commendable performances, securing second and third place medals respectively, adding to the impressive tally of American achievements.
11 out of 40 participants were from Southern California. Below is a list of players representing the United States in each division with results:
Britannia Cup – Men’s 65 & over – Result: 9th Place (USA def. Turkey 3-0)
1. Chuck Kuhle, Decatur, Ill. – Captain
2. Richard Best, Denver, Colo.
3. Ross Hessler, Mission Viejo, Calif.
4. T. Eric Lehto, San Rafael, Calif.
Jack Crawford Cup – Men’s 70 & over – Result: 9th Place (Australia def. Spain 2-1)
1. Danny Carlson, Marbleton, Ga.
2. Dennis Engelbrecht, Durham, N.C.
3. Norman Ashbrooke, Lakewood, Calif.
4. Tom Smith, Alpharetta, Ga. – Captain
Bitsy Grant Cup – Men’s 75 & over – Result: 4th Place (Spain def. USA 2-1)
1. Al Yearwood, Germantown, Tenn.
2. Brant Bailey, St. Petersburg, Fla.
3. Brian Cheney, Chandler, Ariz. – Captain
4. Michael Beautyman, Lake Worth, Fla.
Gardnar Mulloy Cup – Men’s 80 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Great France 3-0)
1. Dean Corley, Mission Viejo, Calif.
2. Fred Drilling, Estero, Fla. – Captain
3. Jimmy Parker, Santa Fe, N.M
4. Jody Rush, Tumwater, Wash.
Lorne Main Cup – Men’s 85 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Great Britain 3-0)
1. Don Mathis, Winchester, Va.
2. Jerald Hayes, Carmel, Ind. – Captain
3. Robert Quall, Merced, Calif.
4. Willie Wolf, Fort Worth, Texas
Kitty Godfree Cup – Women’s 65 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Great Britain 3-0)
1. Annie Frautschi, Durham, N.C.
2. Carolyn Lane, Phoenix, Ariz.
3. Carolyn Nichols, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Captain
4. Susan Wright, Orlando, Fla.
Althea Gibson Cup – Women’s 70 & over – Result: Runner-Up (Australia def. USA 2-1)
1. Elizabeth Kuhle, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
2. Marilyn Jan Kirkland, Sarasota, Fla.
3. Tina Karwasky, Glendale, Calif. – Captain
4. Una Davis, La Jolla, Calif.
Queens’ Cup – Women’s 75 & over – Result: 3rd Place (USA def. Australia 3-0)
1. Brenda Carter, Raleigh, N.C. – Captain
2. Gwenda Ward, Ocala, Fla.
3. Judy Dixon, Amherst, Mass.
4. Liane Bryson, San Diego, Calif.
Doris Hart Cup – Women’s 80 & over – Result: 5th Place (USA def. Switzerland 3-0)
1. Andrea Polisky, Palm Desert, Calif. – Captain
2. Carolann Castell, Kirkland, Calif.
3. Charleen Hillebrand, Carson, Calif.
4. Sheila Weinstock, Weston, Mass.
Angela Mortimer Cup – Women’s 85 & over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Great Britain 2-1)
1. Carol Wood, Rockville, Md.
2. Dorothy Wasser, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – Captain
3. Mary Ann Winden, San Antonio, Texas
4. Sheila Palmer, La Jolla, Calif.
U.S. brings home 11 titles from ITF Masters World Individual Championships
U.S. athletes brought home a total of 11 singles and doubles titles from the recently-concluded International Tennis Federation (ITF) 65-, 70-, 75-, 80-, 85-and-over World Individual Championships in Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, after winning four titles in the World Team Championships earlier in March.
Carolyn Nichols of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., (women’s 65+), Dorothy Wasser of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (women’s 85+), and Jimmy Parker of Santa Fe, New Mexico (men’s 80+) led the American effort in the championships, as they won their singles and doubles titles in their respective age categories. Nichols and Parker both won all-American singles finals: The former beat Susan Wright in straight sets, while Parker came from a set behind to topple Fred Drilling in a match tiebreak for his individual title.
A brother and sister also brought home two medals for the red, white and blue, as the all-American pair of Chuck Kuhle and Anne Hayden Frautschi finished as runners-up in the mixed 65+ doubles, while his sister Elizabeth Kuhle won the women’s 70+ doubles title with Una Davis.
The complete results for the championship matches are as follows:
Women’s 65+ Singles: Carolyn Nichols (USA) def. Susan Wright (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Women’s 65+ Doubles: Carolyn Nichols & Anne Frautschi (USA) def. Sabine Schuitz (GER) & Karien Theeuwes (NED) 6-1, 6-2
Mixed 65+ Doubles: Susan Wright (USA) & Paul French (GBR) def. Anne Hayden Frautschi & Chuck Kuhle (USA) 7-5, 6-3
Women’s 70+ Doubles: Una Davis & Elizabeth Kuhle (USA) def. Kerry Ballard & Sally Van Rensburg (AUS) 6-3, 6-7(3), [10-7]
Men’s 75+ Doubles: Chris Burr & Tim Griffin (CAN) def. Michael Beautyman (USA) & Bernd Martin (GER) 6-4, 6-2
Women’s 75+ Doubles: Gwenda Ward (USA) & Tuija Hannukainen (FIN) def. Marjory Love & Rosemary J. Wilson (GBR) 6-2, 5-7, [10-7]
Men’s 80+ Singles: Jimmy Parker (USA) def. Fred Drilling (USA) 3-6, 6-0, [10-7]
Men’s 80+ Doubles: Fred Drilling & Jimmy Parker (USA) def. Dean Corley & Jody Rush (USA) 6-3, 6-7(4), [10-7]
Women’s 80+ Doubles: Carolann Castell (USA) & Frances MacLennan (GBR) def. Dorothy Bamber & Margaret Helen French (GBR) 6-0, 6-1
Mixed 80+ Doubles: Andrea Polisky & Dean Corley (USA) def. Carolann Castell & Frederick Drilling (USA) 6-4, 6-1
Women’s 85+ Singles: Dorothy Wasser (USA) def. Viktoria Aselmann (GER) 6-2, 6-2
Women’s 85+ Doubles: Dorothy Wasser & Carol Wood (USA) def. Irmgard Gerlatzka & Elisabeth Van Boemmel (GER) 1-6, 6-4, 10-7
Men’s 90+ Doubles: Herbert Althaus & Werner Marx (GER) def. Chuck Nelson (USA) & Viggo Holm (DEN) 6-3, 6-3
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