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Americans win two ITF Masters World Team Championships and four individual titles

May 15, 2024

Earlier this month in Mexico City, the United States claimed two championships at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Masters 50, 55 & 60 World Team Championships. The American Vonn Cramm Cup (men’s 60 & over) and Maureen Connolly Cup (women’s 55 & over) teams were both victorious in their respective divisions. The Vonn Cramm Cup team beat France 2-1 in their final, while the Maureen Connolly Cup team swept Italy 3-0.

 

The tournament is the tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competitions, with top American tennis players representing their country in the 50-, 55- and 60-and-over age groups.

The Americans also lifted four titles at the ITF Masters World Individual Championships. Eoin Collins was the top player, winning two titles in the 55 & over bracket. He defeated Australia’s Igor Jovanovic, 6-0, 6-1 to successfully defend the singles title he first won a year ago, and also teamed with Australia’s Garry Nadebaum in doubles to defeat Portugal’s Nuno Delfino & Brazil’s Marcelo Amaro da Silveira Maciel, 6-3, 6-1.

 

In men’s 60 & over doubles, American Scott Works joined the Netherlands’ Frans Grimbergen to defeat Spain’s Miquel Puigdevall Lamolla & Mexico’s James Zambernardi, 6-7, 6-4 [10-4].

 

On the women’s side, the 60 & over doubles team of Americans Vicki Buholz & Christine Paulsen defeated teammate Shelly Works & Sweden’s Stina Mosvold, 5-7, 6-3 [10-8]. American John Saviano finished second in the men's 60 & over singles championship after falling to Spain’s Pablo Semprun 6-3, 6-4 in the final.

 

Below is a list of players who represented the United States in each division with results:

Fred Perry Cup – Men’s 50 & Over - Result: 8th Place (Portugal def. USA 3-0) 

Art Hernandez, Huntington Beach, Calif.- Captain

Neel Grover, Laguna Beach, Calif.

Sean Straley, Sugar Land, Texas

Willie Dann, Denver, N.C.

 

Maria Esther Bueno – Women’s 50 & Over – Result: 3rd Place (USA def. France 3-0)

Amanda Parson-Siegel, Henderson, Nev. - Captain

Heather Waters, Clinton, N.C.

Isabela Iantosca, Delray Beach, Fla.

Julie Silveira, Orinda, Calif.

 

Austria Cup – Men’s 55 & Over – Result: 3rd Place (USA def. France 2-0)

Dana Gill, San Jose, Calif. - Captain

Eoin Collins, Houston

Oren Motevassel, Delray Beach, Fla.

Vivek Varma, Mercer Island, Wash. 

 

Maureen Connolly Cup – Women’s 55 & Over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. Italy 3-0)

Debbie Nasim, Cardiff, Calif.

Judy Newman, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Julie Cass, Austin, Texas

Ros Nideffer, Queen Creek, Ariz. - Captain

 

Von Cramm Cup – Men’s 60 & Over – Result: CHAMPION (USA def. France 2-1)

Bill Moss, Malibu, Calif. - Captain

Peter Smith, Long Beach, Calif. 

Polo Cowan, Tiburon, Calif.

Thomas Coulton, Hilton Head, S.C.

 

Alice Marble Cup – Women’s 60 & Over – Result: 2nd Place (Germany def. USA 2-1)

Christine Paulsen, Sandia Park, N.M.

Frances Chandler, Jackson, Tenn. - Captain

Gayle Coffey Prejean, Dallas

Vicki Buholz, Dallas

 

Below are the players that brought home titles in the individual events representing the United States. 

 

Men's 55 & Over Singles – Eoin Collins def. Igor Jovanovic (AUS) 6-0, 6-1

 

Men's 55 & Over Doubles – Eoin Collins & Garry Nadebaum (AUS) def. Nuno Delfino (POR) & Marcelo Amaro da Silveira Maciel (BRA) 6-3, 6-1

 

Men’s 60 & Over Doubles – Scott Works (USA) & Frans Grimbergen (NED) def. Miquel Puigdevall Lamolla (ESP) & James Zambernardi (MEX) 6-7, 6-4 [10-4]


Women's 60 & Over Doubles – Vicki Buholz (USA) & Christine Paulsen (USA) def. Shelly Works (USA) & Stina Mosvold (SWE) 5-7, 6-3 [10-8]

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