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TOP SEEDED ROS NIDEFFER TO PLAY FIRST MATCH AT USTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S SENIOR 50-90 HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS ON TUESDAY

Live-Streaming Available On-Line for all Tournament Matches on Court No. 1

 

After receiving a first-round bye, top-seed and four-time defending champion Ros Nideffer will play her opening match in the 50 and over division of the USTA National Women’s Senior 50-90 Hard Court Tennis Championships on Tuesday at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. She will face fellow San Diegan Miki Shintani at 1 p.m.

 

Nideffer, a former WTA touring professional, has won the 50 and over singles title five times in the last six years. She did not enter the tournament in 2013. A resident of the San Diego community of Rancho Bernardo, Nideffer is a former two-time singles quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 15 in the world in 1990.

 

In Monday’s first-round action, fifth-seeded Catherine Anderson of Del Mar, Calif., breezed past Elizabeth Barnhill of Madison, Wis., 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the second-round in the 70 and over division.

 

The 75-year-old Anderson is an experienced senior tennis competitor having represented the United States on more than 30 occasions in international senior individual and team championships. She has also captured over 30 USTA gold balls and over 50 USTA silver balls. Anderson will take on unseeded Barbara Hubbard of Lihue, Hawaii in her second-round match on Tuesday.

 

Tournament officials announced that all tournament matches played on Court No. 1 at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club will be streamed live at the following link: https://www.ipcamlive.com/ljbtc

 

The top female tennis competitors (ages 50 to 90+) from across the United States are competing for USTA gold balls, which are awarded to national champions. Events in the national tennis tournament include singles and doubles in the 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 & over age divisions.

 

 

Matches are scheduled to start Tuesday, May 8 through Friday, May 11 at 8 a.m., and on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 at 9 a.m. (all time PST).

 

USTA National Women’s Senior 50-90 Hard Court Tennis Championships

Match Schedule

50, 60 & 70 Singles & Doubles: Matches will begin Monday. Main Draw finals scheduled for Friday. Consolation Draw finals scheduled for Saturday.

80 Singles: Matches will begin Tuesday. Main Draw finals scheduled for Saturday. Consolation Draw finals scheduled for Sunday.

80 Doubles: Matches will begin Wednesday. Main Draw finals scheduled for Saturday. Consolation Draw finals scheduled for Sunday.

90 Singles: Matches will begin Tuesday as a Round Robin event. Players will receive a day off between each round. Scheduled to finish on Saturday.

90 Doubles: Matches will begin on Wednesday. Players will receive a day off between each round. Scheduled to finish on Sunday.

 

The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s 46th Annual Men’s Senior Championships is also taking place during the week in conjunction with the women’s events, and will include both singles and doubles for 60, 65, 70, 75, 80 and 85 and over age groups. Although the men’s events are not national championships, they will feature many senior players who regularly compete in national tournaments. Total participation for both the men’s and women’s tournaments is over 300 players.

 

Tennis enthusiasts are welcome to view the tournament at The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, which will offer free admission to spectators for the entire event. Tournament attendees and spectators may also dine on-site at the Club’s Snack Bar and Club Dining restaurant during the tournament. On-site parking is available for $10 per day.

 

The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club started each of these events and has hosted them since inception. Designated one of the Top 50 Tennis Resorts in the world by Tennis Resorts Online, the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s reputation as a top tennis destination started in 1942 when it attracted its first major tournament, the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship.

 

About the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. – The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated company dedicated to the operation of a 14-acre beachside resort. The resort includes three properties, including the exclusive La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, the 128-room La Jolla Shores Hotel and the award-winning Marine Room restaurant. Resort amenities include 14 championship tennis courts, a nine-hole Par-3 golf course, two swimming pools, two additional oceanfront restaurants and cocktail lounges, and one of Southern California’s only private beaches. For more information visit LJBTC.com.

 

 

USTA National Women’s Senior 50-90 Hard Court Tennis Championships

La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club

La Jolla, Calif.

Monday’s Results

 

Women’s 50 Singles – First Round

Miki Shintani, San Diego, def. Rose Vali, Hanalei, Hawaii, 6-2, 6-1

Michele Saunders, Solvang, Calif., def. Cynthia Delgado, La Jolla, 6-0, 6-0

Christine Paulsen, Sandia Park, N.M., def. Dorian Sailer, San Diego, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Helena Malinakova, Lawrence, Kan., def. Diane Ghiron, Encinitas, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1

Jenny Keller, La Jolla, def. Kristi Somers, Portland, Ore., 6-1, 6-0

Yumi Hansen, South Jordan, Utah, def. Maria Nunez, San Diego, 7-5, 6-2

Azin van Alebeek def. Jean Imbler-Jansen, withdrew (injury)

 

Women’s 60 Singles – First Round

Kim Dean, Newnan, Ga., def. Jessie Barreras, Albuquerque, N.M., 6-0, 6-0

Anna Cummings, Ventura, Calif., def. Anna Greer, Boca Raton, Fla., 6-1, 6-2

Jean Hirschmann, Westlake Village, Calif., def. Jenny Hinrichs, San Diego, 6-3, 6-2

Nancy Abler-Sanchez, San Diego, def. Heidi Clemmer, Darnestown, Md., 6-3, 6-1

Cynthia Abel, Moraga, Calif. def. Barbara Donovan, San Diego, 6-0, 6-0

Leslie Haughney, Henderson, Nev., def. Susan Davis, San Diego, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

Deborah Burgess, Franklin, Wis., def. Suzanne Lippe-Siegler, Boca Raton, Fla., 7-6 (3), 6-4

 

Women’s 70 Singles – First Round

Catherine Anderson (5), Del Mar, def. Elizabeth Barnhill, Madison, Wis., 6-1, 6-0

Nell Sale, Santa Fe, N.M., def. Judy Nichols, Port Hueneme, Calif., 6-4, 6-4

Carol Gay (5), San Diego, def. Nancy Gillespie, Palm Springs, Calif., 6-0, 6-0

Sheila Johnson, Peoria, Ariz., def. Martha Gulbenkian, Lakewood, Colo., 6-1, 6-1

Brenda Winstead (5), Suffolk, Va., def. Patti Boyer, Lotus, Calif., 6-0, 6-3

Gwenda Ward (5), Ocala, Fla., def. Janet Ogawa, Las Vegas, 6-0, 6-1

Barbara Hubbard, Lihue, Hawaii, def. Claire Babbitt, San Diego, 7-6 (3), 6-4

Diane Link, Pacific Palisades, Calif., def. Chris Grant, Princeton, N.J., 6-4, 6-0

Brenda Winstead (5), Suffolk, Va., def. Patti Boyer, Lotus, Calif., 6-0, 6-3