Louie to represent country

Judy Louie, a Corona del Mar resident who is ranked No. 1 in the

United States Tennis Association women’s 55 doubles division -- along

with partner Kathleen Bennett of Costa Mesa -- will compete for the

United States in the Maureen Connolly Cup, a prestigious

international tennis competition, held in Philadelphia next month.

Louie, who claimed the national 55 hard court singles crown in

2001, will join teammates Anne Guerrant (Gilbert, Ariz.), Trish

Faulkner (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Brenda Carter (Charleston,

S.C.), in competition at the International Tennis Federation’s Senior

Team World Championships at the Germantown Cricket Club Sept. 12-18.

Louie, currently ranked sixth in the USTA women’s 55 singles

standings, played on the winning Connolly Cup team in 2001 in Perth,

Australia, and has also competed for squads in the Young and Bueno

cup championships.

She also claimed back-to-back doubles titles in the national 55

clay and hard court tournaments in 2002 and 2003.

Last year’s U.S. Connolly Cup team took the gold medal following a

victory over Germany.