USTA Florida Kicks Off 2026 with Combo 50 & Over 6.5/7.5/8.5 Sectional Championships – USTA Florida

For the Combo 50 competition, the combined NTRP (National Tennis Rating Program) ratings of each doubles team must not exceed the level at which they compete, and the NTRP rating difference between members of an individual doubles pair must not exceed 0.5.

Five divisions took place and all were extremely close, with many of them decided by just one line.

Across divisions, there were five unique counties with wins, demonstrating that Florida’s tennis talent is spread across the state. Let’s see how each draw turned out.

Combo 50 and older results:

Men 6.5

Results: Alachua County (Joyce Oransky Tennis Center) finished in first place in the round-robin with a 3-1 record. Escambia County (Roger Scott Tennis Center) finished in second place with a 3-1 record.

Seasonal schedule of the province: Song Lai (captain), Gary Wimsett, Jixiu Shan, Don Monk, Thomas Yonge, Marc Rothstein, Subramanyam Pasumarti, Kewei Xu, Van Sherwood, Chihong Yun, Gary Orr, Jorge Torres-Vazquez, Stefan Gerber, Robert Tangeman, Joseph Cox IV, Gregg Fissenden, Changburm Cho

Ladies 6.5

Championship: Hillsborough County (Hunters Green Country Club) defeated Miami-Dade County (Ron Ehmann Tennis Center) 2-1

No. 1 doubles: Julie Sakre/Teresa Ancaya (Hills) d. Marjorie Cecchi/Elizabeth Ruiz Velasco 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 double: Roselin Barrena/Nathalia Blanco (Miami) p. Phuong Cotey/Cille Williams: 6-4, 6-4

No. 3 double: Tibbie Farnsworth/Elizabeth Dasilva (Hills) d. Leticia Diaz/Ellen Dalton 6-1, 7-5

Hillsborough County Season Schedule: Phuong Cotey (Captain), Cille Williams (Captain), Teresa Ancaya, Wei Xue, Tibbie Farnsworth, Debbie Beckwith, Sherry Peterson, Jian Sun, Fan Wang, Xue Chan, Elizabeth Dasilva, Kristen Pierce, Catherine Nivens, Janene Culumber, Tina Sturdevant, Julie Sakre

Men 7.5

Championship: Miami-Dade County (Tamiami Tennis Center) defeated Hillsborough County (Tampa Tennis Club at HCC) 2-1

No. 1 doubles: Srinivasulu Navuluri/Eugene Martineau (Hills) d. Francisco Garcia/Jose Vera 7-5, 1-1 RET.

No. 2 double: Carlos Cadet/Blasi Blasi (Mami) d. Jason Lee/Paul Zack: 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 double: Roberto Nieves/Ceferino Estrada (Miami) p. William Arfsten/Sylvain Gauthier 6-0, 6-4

Miami-Dade County Season Schedule: Fernando Blasi (captain), Carlos Cadet, Jose Vera, Ramon Cordova, Francisco Garcia, Julio Salazar, Hugo Barraez, Alejandro Williamson, Alfredo Nunez, Juan Hernandez, Gerardo Raven, Roberto Nieves, Ceferino Estrada

Ladies 7.5

Championship: Marion County (Glenview Champions Tennis Club) defeated Hillsborough County (Arbor Greene Club) 2-1

No. 1 doubles: Terry Shick/Karyn Dolan (Marion) d. Julie Center/Silvia Srour 6-2, 6-4

No. 2 double: Amy Williams/Lesley Brewis (Hills) d. Diane Cassidy/Kelly Armagost 6-3, 6-2

No. 3 double: Mylan Barfield/Mime Ichini-Lurie (Marion) d. Leticia Leppert/Sylvie Roy 6-4, 4-6, 1-0

Marion County Season Schedule: Sally Perkins (Captain), Marcia Plante, Nancy Radzimski, Diane Cassidy, Marilu Burden, Mime Ichini-Lurie, Patty Swanson, Joanne Collier, Maria Dalisay, Debbie Bohl, Terry Shick, Beverly Gates, Mylan Barfield, Kelly Armagost, Linda Brown, Yvonne Schappell, Ellen Berosh, Karyn Dolan

Ladies 8.5

Championship: Duval County (Atlantic Beach and Tennis Club) defeated Hillsborough County (Tampa Tennis Club at HCC) 2-1

No. 1 doubles: Jill Saig/Kathy Parker (Duval) d. Cheryl Pawlowski/Michele Ironsmith: 7-6, 6-3

No. 2 double: Marianne Harper/Vi Sudhipong (Duval) p. Lara Slatniske/Dianne Albina 6-2, 6-1

No. 3 doubles: Katie Healy/Avery Zercoe (Hillsborough) p. Dorothy Chiu/Jill Jabot 3-6, 6-1, 1-0

Duval County Season Schedule: Dorothy Chiu (captain), Marianne Harper, Jill Saig, Vi Sudhipong, Joann Welborn, Kathy Parker, Jill Jabot, Lesley Williams, Heather LaPrade, Paula Miller, Cynthia McGehee

If you missed the combo season, don’t worry! The 2026 USTA Florida Adult League season is here and competitions are starting across the state. Visit ustaflorida.com/adult-tennis/usta-leagues/ to find out how you can get involved today. You can also view the 2026 subprogram here.