55 & Over League Championships

USTA SOUTHWEST 55 & OVER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
September 12-14, 2025   -  El Paso, T

Currently Registered Players for EACH team  | Información del evento en español

In mid-September our best 55 & Over squads will be on the road to El Paso, Texas for our USTA Southwest 55 & Over Adult League Championships. This year's event will play at familiar locations to our players, El Paso Tennis Club and Tennis West Sports & Racquet Club. 

Teams of players 55 & up from across our entire region will be in El Paso vying for the titles in four different levels (combined 6.0, combined 7.0, combined 8.0 and combined 9.0).

Gender teams at all skill levels will duke it out 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 will also advance on to the USTA League National Championships.

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

PLAYING SITES

El Paso Tennis Club, 2510 N Saint Vrain, El Paso, Texas 79902

This 15-court tennis venue is the oldest tennis club in the Southwest and has been home to several USTA Southwest League Championship events in the past. The site was the former home of the University of Texas El Paso women's team, and hosts several USTA adult and junior events each year. 

Tennis West Sports & Racquet Club, 1 Tennis West Lane, El Paso, Texas 79932

This 14-court private club on the West side of El Paso. The facility has been a prior host to USTA Southwest League Championship events in the past, and was the once-former home of a USTA Pro Circuit women's professional event. 

LEVEL LOCATIONS
The level locations for this event are already determined.

El Paso Tennis Club:  7.0 Women & 7.0 Men, 9.0 Women & 9.0 Men

Tennis West: 6.0 Women, 8.0 Women & 8.0 Men

HOTEL INFORMATION

There are two host hotels for this year's 55 & Over League Championships 


DoubleTree Downtown El Paso
You can book HERE for the dates Sept 11-14. The rate is $149 per night not including taxes, parking fees, etc. 
 
600 N El Paso St , El Paso, Texas 79901 - 915-532-8733  (This hotel is closer to El Paso Tennis Club)

Comfort Suites El Paso
You can book HERE for the dates Sept 11-14. The rate is $115 per night for doubles queen beds, and $105 for single kings not including taxes, fees, etc. 

5034 N. Desert West Blvd, El Paso, Texas 79912 (This hotel is closer to Tennis West)
                                     

VIRTUAL CAPTAIN’S MEETING
USTA Southwest will hold a virtual (online) captain’s meeting for this event on SEPTEMBER 8 at 5:30 PM AZ TIME (630 PM EL PASO TIME) to go over event protocols and procedures. Section League Coordinator (SLC) will send out the event link to qualified captain’s a week prior to the virtual meeting.

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.

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 approximately 2 pm on Sunday. Keep in mind you can be scheduled for any time! 

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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#USTASWLeague is the hashtag to use if you're posting.