CAREY HOPES TO LEAD U.S. WORLD CUP TENNIS TEAM TO VICTORY
For Immediate Release
Contact: Mickey Maule, Press Relations
2009 Italia Cup Team
Phone 952-974-9899 or email: mickmaule@yahoo.com
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) recently announced that they have selected Chris Carey, Kansas City, MO to be a member of the U.S. Italia Cup Team for men 35 and over.
Carey will represent the United States at the ITF Sr World Team Championships on European red clay courts of Mallorca, Spain April 27th- May 2nd, 2009.
Carey is one of a four-man team selected to play by the USTA from the top American players in his age division. His teammates include, Dougal Williams, Portland OR, Willie Dann, Denver CO, and Lewis Miller, Denver CO. This event is sponsored annually by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and will include the world’s top players in each age division competing during the weeklong event.
Currently one of the top ranked player in the Men’s 35 and over category in the USA, Carey is now a seasoned vet in international competition as he was selected to the 2008 Italia Cup Team that competed in Turkey. Carey, a Kansas City native, currently teaches Spanish and serves as the Asst Coach at Staley High School in North Kansas City.
The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. It owns and operates the US Open, the largest annually attended sporting event in the world, and launched the Olympus US Open Series linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns the 94 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. A not-for-profit organization with more than 725,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game.
For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com.
Player contact info: Chris Carey/ cell 816-679-1771 / email: ccarey73@yahoo.com
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