BRUNSWICK — Maine will be the location of a USTA National Men’s 35 Indoor Championship.

This United States Tennis Association event will be held May 31-June 3 at Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness. This is one of four major tournaments held around the U.S. in 2018 to determine national ranking for USTA 35-and-older men, and the only one to be held in New England.

Registered, USTA-ranked, tournament players that live in Maine include Rob Kerr, a resident of Brunswick in singles and , and Spencer Gray of Bath, who will play singles.

These Maine players, and others, will be battling on the court against individuals that have competed in such tournaments such as Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open and the French Open, along with other top tournaments around the globe. Nationally-ranked players slated to compete this year are Quinn Borchard (California), Nicolas Rainey (Nevada), Kevin Braun (Kansas) and Aaron Fox (California), with more players registering each week.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to be involved with a top-level National USTA tournament from an organizational standpoint, and spectator wise,” stated Andrea Georgian, Tournament Director. “To have the list that we have of top caliber players coming here to Maine is exciting to say the least. There is no charge to watch this top-level tennis, and we encourage tennis players, and non-players, of all ages to come watch these matches, and be a spectator of this incredibly competitive sport.”

Local boys and girls, between the ages of 8-18, have gone through training to become ball boys/girls for this tournament. For the start of the National Tournament, the ball boys/girls will have completed their training, which includes retrieving balls, feeding (how the ball boys/girls give the balls to the players), base positioning and maintaining proper squad movements.

For further information on the championship, contact Georgian or refer to www.usta.com.