Senior Player Profile – Scott Estes, Sr.

Family and Sports Go Hand in HandFor a man with many accomplishments, Scott Estes, Sr., is remarkably humble about his feats. He hopes to defend his Men’s 65+ Nationals title this year, with partner Doug Barrow, and his Men’s 60+ Nationals title with Lloyd Ucko. “First of all, to win a title is great, but defending a title is even more rewarding. Secondly, you know what made last year’s 60+ Nationals special? It was Lloyd’s first national title” From a man with 15 Senior National titles out of 29 finals, remembering what it was like to be a first-time winner must be a distant memory.

For the past four years, the APTA Men’s 45+155+165+ Nationals were played in Estes’ hometown of Chatham, New Jersey. And for those years, Estes has been the tournament director as well as a competitor. This year, the tournament will be held in Cincinnati. “A year off from running the tournament? I’m looking forward to it.” Plus, as luck would have it, family relatives live there. It is where his son met his wife, while Estes Senior and Junior were playing in the USTA National Father & Son Clay Court Tennis Tournament. This is where you would have found
them every year for the last 21 years. They have vied for championships but now they are better known as fixtures among a younger crowd. Estes laughed, “Now the fathers are about my son’s age, and the sons were not even born when we started playing. [enlarge image to read more of the profile]