Sea Colony – Bethany Beach, Delaware – October 2, 2007 – Tennis players from Sea Colony, just south of Bethany Beach, Del., won the men’s open division national title at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) League championships in Las Vegas, Nev., held Sept. 28-30.
Captained by Dr. Dave Marshall, the Sea Colony team, representing USTA Middle States (consisting of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware), claimed the national title by beating USTA Midwest (representing Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin) in the finals.
The USTA League is the world’s largest recreational tennis league. The 27th annual championship represents the highest level of competition in the USTA League, attracting more than 295,000 participants from 17 USTA Sections.
Sea Colony’s open championship roster included Marshall, Graydon D. Oliver, Sebastian Faulk, Mike Duquette, Andrew Myer, David McPherson, Bryan Knepper, W. Russell. Ramsey, Matthew Cloer, Davidson Kozlowski, Brint Morrow, Jonas E. Jarvholm, Baskar Anwalt, Alexander Golub, Vijaya K. Kannan, Ellis Ferreira, Ryan Valentime, Gavin P. O’Connell, Craig Rubin, Kris Nonnenmacher, Wayne Odesnik, K.K. Crenshaw, Shannon Buck, Craig Rubin and Peter Taylor.
The Sea Colony men’s 5.5 team, consisting largely of players from last year’s national championship-winning 5.0 squad, reached the semifinals of this year’s tournament. Its championship run fell short with its loss to Midwest, which lost later in the finals to eventual champion USTA Southern (representing Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina).
The men’s 5.5 team included Shannon Buck, Mike Duquette, Peter Taylor, Marshall, Craig Rubin, Ryan Valentime, Bryan Knepper, Andrew Myer, Vijaya K. Kannan, Baskar Anwalt, W. Russell. Ramsey, Kris Nonnenmacher, K.K. Crenshaw, Brint Morrow, Gavin P. O’Connell, Davidson Kozlowski, Alexander Golub, Richard F. Kent and Adam J. Short.
Sea Colony, ranked among Tennis Magazine’s “50 Best U.S. Tennis Resorts” and No. 19 in the world by Tennis Resorts Online, is a community of 2,202 privately-owned condominiums, town homes and single family homes offering a half-mile of private guarded beach; 12 pools (two indoor), two fitness centers, year-round security and activities for all ages, as well as world-class tennis facilities, including 34 courts (four indoor and 14 Har-Tru), and more than two dozen teaching professionals.
“The Premier Family Beach & Tennis Resort Community” is professionally managed by ResortQuest Delaware Beaches.
