USTA CARIBBEAN INTERMEDIATE TO COMPETE IN THE
2013 USTA JR. TEAM TENNIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Caribbean Intermediate “Sharks” team from San Juan, P.R. will
compete in the 2013 USTA Jr. Team Tennis 14U National Championships,
held at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center in Cayce, S.C., Oct. 18 – 20.
The
2013 USTA Jr. Team Tennis 14U National Championships will bring
together the top 32 teams (250 players) at Intermediate and Advanced
levels from various USTA Sections throughout the country.
The
team features Alesandra Echeandia, Francisco Feliciano, Stephanie
Gonzalez, Guillermo Jimenez, Juan Marrero, Andres Ortiz and Veronica
Ruiz. In all, four municipalities of Puerto Rico are represented on the
team.
The
National Championships serves as the crown jewel of USTA Jr. Team
Tennis as the nation’s top teams compete for the title. Each year the
USTA crowns a national champion in two age divisions (14U and 18U) in
both the Intermediate and Advanced play divisions.
Established
in 1991, USTA Jr. Team Tennis provides youth with all of the health and
social benefits of tennis in a co-ed, fun and competitive team
environment, and allows participants to compete with and against
individuals of similar skill and age levels. It promotes social skills
and important values by fostering a spirit of cooperation and unity, as
well as individual self-growth. USTA Jr. Team Tennis is also a fun
environment for kids to learn that succeeding is really more about how
they play the game—win or lose.
To find out more about USTA Jr. Team Tennis or the USTA, visit www.usta.com.
The USTA
is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United
States and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis
at every level, from local communities to the highest level of the
professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 770,000
members, it invests 100 percent of its proceeds in growing the game. It
owns and operates the US Open, the highest-attended annual sporting
event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series,
linking nine summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns
approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S. and selects the
teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The
USTA’s national charitable foundation, USTA Serves, provides grants and
scholarships and helps underserved youth and people with disabilities.
For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page, facebook.com/usta, or follow @usta on Twitter.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Houseknecht, BZAPR on behalf of the USTA
