Team Hundert, the 2010 local senior league champions in the 3.5 men's division, represented St. Mary's this past weekend at the Maryland District Championships.  They came away with a 1-1 record and placed 2nd in their flight, which included the eventual champions from Howard county.  Overall, team Hundert's compiled the 3rd best record of the 6 teams competing in the tournament.

Read more for the full results!

Local champions from the Adult Gender League played well in the Maryland District Championships held July 16-18, but were unable to advance beyond their flight round-robins.

At the men's 4.5 level, Team Frazier were unable to secure a win, but lost a very close match (2-3) to the eventual MD Champions from Frederick county.

At the men's 4.0 level, Team Kim came away with only 1 individual match win by way of the #1 Doubles team of Jason Wynn and Jeff Howard.

In men's 3.5, Team Buckler defeated Frederick 2 4-1, but then fell to the eventual flight winners from Montgomery.

For the women, Team Slade/Bellis at the 3.5 level had 4 individual wins, but no match wins.

The 3.0 Team Mansuetti also recorded 4 individual wins.

Open the full article to see some photos of the 4.0 men's team.  If anyone else has any pictures from the tournament please send them my way!

The first running of the Southern Maryland Junior L5, which featured 33 players competing in 13 divisions, wrapped up this past Friday at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Competing in the Boy's 18 Singles division was local standout Robert Renfrow, who lost only 1 game on his way to the finals, where he defeated Ryan Indgjer 6-0, 6-0 in 23 minutes.

Check back soon for a complete article.  You can find full results on tennislink here: http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/tournamenthome/results.aspx?T=92179

Click here to see the photos of the finalists from each division.

The USTA Maryland 2010 Adult District Championships begin tomorrow in Columbia and Olney Maryland.   5 county teams who each won their respective local divisions are scheduled to play matches both Friday and Saturday, with the chance to advance to the finals on Sunday.

In the 3.0 Women's Division, team Get a Grip, captained by Marrisa Mansuetti, went undefeated in a 7 match season against team No Strings Attached, captained by Susan Maier.

Team Ms. Hitterz, captained by Liem Slade and Sue Bellis, clinched the womens' 3.5 division with a 4-3 record.  Ms. Hitterz and team Serves You Right, captained by Wilman Cheung and Virginia King, were tied 3-3 going into their final match of the season.  In the final contest, 4 of the 5 matches went to 3 sets, with team Ms. Hitterz winning the hard-fought battle 4-1.

On the men's side, Dick Buckler and his team "Buckler" bested team Stratton, captained by Bob Stratton, in the 3.5 division with a record of 6-3.

The 4.0 Men's division also saw a down-to-the-wire finish, with team Kim (captain Ken Kim) winning the league via matches-won tiebreaker.  Team Kim and team Baig (captain Khadar Baig) both finished the season with 4-2 records, but in the final match team Kim clinched with 18 individual wins to team Baig's 17.  Team Kim's #1 doubles team of Jason Wynn and Jeff Howard recorded the deciding win against Jason Lee and Khadar Baig, 6-2, 6-0.  Team Keiter, captained by Rick Keiter, finished 3rd in the 4.0 division.

And in our first ever 4.5 division, team Fraiser (captain Josh Fraiser) won a 7 match season with a 5-2 record versus team Kim, also captained by Ken Kim.

Good Luck everyone, bring home some district wins!

USTA Combo Leagues need to start by month's end in order to have at least a 7 match season before districts.

If you are a 3.0 or 3.5 rated female or a 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 or 4.5 rated male and want to play, contact our league coordinator Liem Slade ASAP! (Click Here)

Registration for the 2010 L5 Southern Maryland Junior Tournament is going on now and will remain open until July 17th at 11:59 PM.  We are hoping for a good turnout as this is the only USTA sanctioned tournament for Juniors in the Tri-County area.  With enough support, in 2 or 3 years we can qualify as a higher level tournament, which means more points toward your ranking and would draw more players from around the region to compete here each year.

Click here to view our TennisLink tournament page and to sign up. Thanks for your support of our local Junior Tennis program!

The SMCTA is looking for all interested players (men and women levels 3.0 through 4.5) and captains for an upcoming USTA Combo league!  If you are interested please contact Sue Bellis.  The season starts on or before July 21, so let us know of your interest soon!  Possible divisions could include 6.5 women's or mixed, 7.5 men's or mixed, and 8.5 men's.

The SMCTA is looking for willing volunteers to serve as captains for our upcoming USTA Senior League.

Edit: Our Senior league for 2010 is good to go, thanks volunteers!