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Seattle Men Crowned National Champions at USTA League Presented by Chrysler 4.0 Adult National Championships

(Tucson, Ariz.) (September 29, 2008) - The men’s team from Seattle, representing the USTA Pacific Northwest, captured the national title at the USTA League presented by Chrysler 4.0 Adult National Championships held at the Randolph Tennis Center in Tucson, Arizona.

The Seattle team defeated a team from Irvine, Calif., 4-1 in the Championship match. Earlier in the day, the Seattle team defeated a team from Mountain View, Calif., 5-0 in the semifinals. They advanced this far by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.

The team is captained by Robert Chung and features Josh Berger, Rolf Bjorn Hyllseth, Marcus Rose, Tim Hunter, Brad Dilling, Pablo Ramirez, Steve Fong, Albert Lu, Matt Richter, Frank Sun and Corey Cheng.

The top four teams were:
Champion - Pacific NW - Seattle
2nd - Southern California - Irvine, CA
3rd - Mid Atlantic — Washington DC
4th - Northern California - Mountain View, CA

This year’s USTA League presented by Chrysler 4.0 Adult National Championship has drawn the top 34 teams (17 men’s and 17 women’s) from throughout the nation.

The USTA League program celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2005. Established in 1980, it has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year, to over 665,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league.

USTA League was established to provide adult recreational tennis players throughout the country with the opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. Players participate on teams in a league format, which is administered by the USTA through its 17 Sections. The league groups players by using six National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) levels, ranging from 2.5 (entry) to 5.0 (advanced). USTA League is open to any USTA member 19 years of age or older. It features Adult and Mixed Doubles divisions, as well as a Senior Division (age 50) and a Super Senior Division (age 60).

Chrysler is entering its third year as the presenting sponsor and official vehicle of USTA League. Head Penn Racquet Sports is in its 21st year as official ball of USTA League.

For more information about USTA League presented by CHRYSLER program or the USTA as a whole, visit www.usta.com.

Pacific Northwest Men (Seattle)
Front Row: Byron Mark, Frank Sun, Robert Chung, Josh Berger, Albert Lu,
Bruce Dayton, Steve Fong
Back Row: Roger Yamaguchi, Corey Cheng, Tim Hunter, Marcus Rose, Pablo
Ramirez, Matt Richter, Rolf Bjorn Hyllseth, Brad Dilling

Posted on September 29, 2008
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