40 & Over League Championships 

USTA SOUTHWEST 40 & OVER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 20-22, 2025   -   Albuquerque, NM

Currently Registered Players For Each Team  |  Información del evento en español

Join us this summer for our USTA Southwest 40 & Over League Championships. Held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this is one of the Southwest’s largest events of the year, and our typical summer championship kickoff of league play.

Teams of players 40 & up from across the Southwest will descend upon Albuquerque June 20-22 for this section championship event, which typically features up to 600 or more total players, in skill levels from 3.0 to 4.5.

Gender teams at all skill levels will compete over three days for the right to call themselves Southwest Section League Champions. Winning teams in each level will not only have Section bragging rights, but also advance on to the USTA League National Championships.

Player lunches will be served on Friday and Saturday, between 11-1 pm.

PLAYING SITES
Jerry Cline Tennis Center     Highpoint Sports & Wellness     Albuquerque Academy Racquet Center
 

Jerry Cline Tennis Center, 7001 Constitution Ave NE, ABQ, NM  87110
This 18-court public tennis venue has been our annual headquarters for league championship events in Albuquerque. This award-winning public facility has played host to a variety of USTA local and regional championship events, annually hosts the New Mexico High School State championships, and is the city’s largest public tennis center. Recent upgrades and improvements have been made to the facility (resurfacing, lighting). 

Highpoint Sports & Wellness, 4300 Landau St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
This is one of Albuquerque’s premier private tennis facilities, and an annual supporter of USTA programming at all levels. This 15-court private club is located against one of the highest spots in Albuquerque (thus the name), and is one of the best views in the Southwest!

Albuquerque Academy Racquet Center   6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM, United States, New Mexico 87109
 This private club boasts 14 championship courts, and is the home of multiple-time New Mexico high school state champion, Albuquerque Academy. The place has been revamped as of March 2025, and is now servicing more of the community. 

HOTEL INFORMATION
The host hotel for this year’s 40 & Over USTA Southwest League Championships is the Sheraton Uptown

Sheraton Uptown - 2600 Louisiana Blvd N.E Albuquerque, NM 87110

Located just a lob away from the championships tournament headquarters – Jerry Cline Tennis Center – the Albuquerque Sheraton Uptown has previously been a partner of USTA Southwest in regards to league championship and other events.

Hotel night stays start at $169/night (not including taxes and fees) and can be booked online. Dates can only be reserved from June 19-22 at this rate. 

Book your group rate for USTA 40 & Over 2025

USTA 40 & Over 2025

Start Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

End Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025

Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown  $169.00/night includes breakfast for up to 4 guests & wireless internet

            - Last Day to Book : Monday, May 19, 2025

If you have questions or need help with the link, please do not hesitate to call the hotel directly or 1-800-252-7772 and press 1 for reservations. For special requests on reservations, please contact the Sales Office at 505-830-5781 and we can also adjust existing reservations

VIRTUAL CAPTAIN’S MEETING
USTA Southwest will hold a virtual (online) captain’s meeting for this event on Monday, June 16th, 2025 5:30 PM Phoenix Time, 6:30 PM Albuquerque Time.

Captains will receive a Google Meeting Invite week prior from the Section League Coordinator (SLC) a week prior to the virtual meeting. This meeting will go over protocols and procedures for the 40 & Over League Championships. 

Some event items the SLC will go over in detail in the meeting will be: 

-Team Photo Information

-Court Location & Schedule
-Court Rules, Sportsmanship and Yearly League Section Regulations

- Player Amenities and Prizes

-Other General Event Information/Questions

Team Line-Up Sheets: Completed cards must be turned into the Tournament Desk by the team captain at the playing location 30 minutes prior to when the match is scheduled to start.  All team members on the line-up card must be present at the facility before courts and balls will be assigned. A match could start as early as 30 minutes prior to the scheduled time, so it is very important that your team is present and ready to play when the captain turns in the team line-up card.  All players must be prepared to present photo identification to the tournament desk staff prior to going on court.

Tournament Rules- Please review the enclosed tournament rules.  Please keep in mind:

· When you are assigned a court please make sure you are playing the right team and position.

· NO COACHING

· The 5-minute warm-up rule will be strictly enforced

· All Tie Breaks will utilize the Coman Rotation.

· Match format will consist of a Coman 10-point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the third set.

· All courts should report their score immediately after their individual matches before watching their team, a winner and an opponent come to the desk to report the score together.

· When the team match is completed the captain from each team must go to the Tournament Desk, wearing their masks, to turn in scores and SIGN the scorecard.

Awards– Champions and Finalists awards will be given out as play ends on Sunday or after completion of each division’s matches. The USTA Southwest Section, will provide up to 12 awards for each Champion and Finalist team. Additional awards may be purchased at the team’s expense.

SECTION COLORS
Show your Section colors! Each year, USTA National designates a color for a USTA Section to wear at National events. But, we like to extend that down to the Section event just so everyone can get ready and start getting used to the color. Our color for 2025 is ROYAL BLUE. If you need apparel that color, click HERE to purchase.
 

MATCH SCHEDULE
A final match schedule will be posted on TennisLink a week prior to the championships.

All teams should initially plan on playing all weekend, with match times beginning Friday morning and finishing by 2 pm on Sunday. Keep in mind you can be scheduled for any time! Captains Please Be Aware that our 40 & Over Section League Championship is a 4 Court Format including 1 singles court and 3 doubles courts.   However, the 40 & Over National League Championship is a 5 Court Format which includes 1 singles court and 4 doubles courts.  All Teams MUST have enough players attending to fill all courts for every match scheduled during the championship which may include up to 5 or 6 Team Matches for both events.

If only 3 teams are in the flight, they will play a Double-Round Robin.  Each Team would play 4 matches.

Any teams going home early or abandoning the event without tournament director permission will be subject to a sportsmanship grievance, which could result in penalties and suspensions to the entire team from the USTA League Program.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow us on all of our social platforms if you would. We post tournament photos and other information many times related to the event on these sites, and we also love sharing photos our players are taking themselves on these sites.  
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