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Tom Smith of Alpharetta Named to USTA Super Senior Team
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced the players who will represent the United States at the 33rd International Tennis Federation (ITF) Super-Seniors World Team Championships on Sept. 9-14 in Austria and Czech Republic.
Tom Smith of Alpharetta, Ga., has been named the Men's 60-and-Over Von Cramm team.
The tournament is the senior tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, with the top American tennis players representing their country in the 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80 and older age groups. The ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships is the most prestigious team event on the ITF Seniors circuit.
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The Americans will enter the event as the defending champions in seven divisions: defending four Cups in the men’s divisions, including the Von Cramm Cup, Britannia Cup, Bitsy Grant Cup and Gardnar Mulloy Cup; and three in the women’s division, including the Alice Marble Cup, Althea Gibson Cup, Queens’ Cup and Doris Hart Cup.
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Since the inception of the ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships in 1981, the number of competitors taking part in the tournament has increased each year. In 1993, the ITF made the decision to divide the Seniors World Championships into two groups – Seniors (35-55) and Super-Seniors (60-80).
Following the ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships, the World Individual Championships will take place Sept. 15-22.
Below is a list of the players representing the United States at the 2013 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships.
Von Cramm Cup-Men's 60 & over
1. Tony Dawson, Austin, Texas, Captain
2. Larry Turville, Naples, Fla.
3. Fred Robinson, Charlotte, N.C.
4. Tom Smith, Alpharetta, Ga.