Indian Wells, Calif. The mens team from Houston, representing the USTA Texas, finished second at the USTA League 5.0 Adult National Championships held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.
 
The Houston team lost to a team from Greensboro, N.C., 2-1 in the Championship match.  Earlier in the day, the Houston team defeated a team from Jacksonville, Fla., 2-1 in the semifinals.  They advanced this far by winning their round-robin flight contested Friday and Saturday.

The team is captained by Red Benzon and features Brian Smith, Otis Sadler, Brian Montez, Jason Pieters, David Wanja and Sean Straley and plays at the Copperfield Racquet and Health Club.

The top four teams in order of finish are: Southern (Greensboro, N.C.), Texas, Florida (Jacksonville) and New England (Weymouth, Mass.).

This years USTA League 5.0 Adult National Championship has drawn the top 30 teams (15 mens and 15 womens) from throughout the nation.