Warsaw’s Leon Brenneman, left, and playing partner William Heuer receive their USTA 4.5 doubles awards earlier this month. (Photo provided)

NAPLES, FLA. – The inaugural NTRP National Championships crowned winners in men’s and women’s singles and doubles at the 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 levels in the 50 & over division.The event took place at the Academia Sanchez-Casal Florida in Naples, Florida. Among those honored was Leon Brenneman of Warsaw.

For 2018, the USTA launched a new national adult tournament that leverages the NTRP rating system as a way to create level-based competition at the 18 & over and 50 & over age groups. The National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) is the official system for determining the levels of competition for the USTA League Tennis Program. The USTA NTRP Computer Rating System assigns ratings based on play in the local league and at championship level during the current league year.

The championships were round robin draws that led into non-elimination playoffs. A best of three short sets format was played with no-ad scoring and a tiebreak at three all. If a tiebreak came into play it was the first to five points, win by one.

Winners in each 50 & over division are below:

Men’s 3.5 Singles – Kent Talcot – Sebastopol, Calif.

Men’s 4.0 Singles – Tony Beaujon – Castle Rock, Colo.

Men’s 4.5 Singles – Brandt Benun – Augora Hills, Calif.

Men’s 3.5 Doubles – Donald Crawley (Columbia, Md.) & Emad Nekoo (Fulton, Md.)

Men’s 4.0 Doubles – Gregg Mills (McKinney, Texas) & Chris Burton (Keller, Texas)

Men’s 4.5 Doubles – William Heuer (Munster, Ind.) & Leon Brenneman (Warsaw, Ind.)

Women’s 3.5 Singles – Hilary Noden – Bordentown, N.J.

Women’s 4.0 Singles – Pam Muncy – Vilas, N.C.

Women’s 4.5 Singles – Donna Wyse – Omaha, Neb.

Women’s 3.5 Doubles – Jennifer Quinton (Miami) & Raegan Hanson (Miami)

Women’s 4.0 Doubles – Renee Baca (Rio Rancho, N.M.) & Amanda Cooper (Corrales, N.M.)

Women’s 4.5 Doubles – Laura Grooms (Arcadia, Okla.) & Stacy Williams-Lilley (Edmond, Okla.)