LA Men Capture 4^th Place at Southern Senior Cup

Southern and Louisiana Tennis Hall of Famer Lester Sack of New Orleans  helped lead the Louisiana men’s squad to a 4^th place finish behind Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee at the 2012 Southern Senior Cup held in Huntsville, AL.  Sack won all three of his singles matches in straight sets, and then teamed with Louisiana Tennis Hall of Famer Ronnie Fenasci of Baton Rouge to clinch the deciding doubles point in the 2-1 victory over North Carolina in the finals.  This is the second straight title for the Louisiana Men’s 75s team which captured the 75s championship in 2011.

• The Men’s 45s team was seeded 3^rd and defeated Mississippi in the first round.  The 45s team suffered  a heart-breaking 2-1 loss to top seeded South Carolina in the semifinals. The states split the singles and South Carolina eked out a three set nail biter in the doubles match to secure the win. 
• The Senior Cup team members on the 75s squad were Lester Sack, Ronnie Fenasci, Bruce Johnson of Baton Rouge, and New Orleanian Charlie Johnson. The 45s team was anchored by Johan Kjellsten of Lake Charles, along with Mark Jeffery of Lafayette, Ged Schwing of Baton Rouge, and Len Minvielle of New Iberia. Team Louisiana was captained by Drew Meyers.

• The Southern Senior Cup is known as "The Crown Jewel” of adult competition and brings together the top men and women players from every state in the Southern section in age divisions 35, 45, 55, 65, and 75. Many former touring pros and collegiate players represent their respective states in this event which is played in a Davis Cup-like format. Few events, including USTA national championships, bring as many top caliber players together to compete as does the Southern Senior Cup. If you are interested in being considered for Team Louisiana in the 2013 Southern Senior Cup to be held in Huntsville, AL on May 31-June 2nd, 2013, please contact the captains for the men’s and women’s teams.