Alison Cosham Winchell and her 6.0 senior mixed doubles team traveled to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the USTA National Eastern Championships on November 16-18. From left: Alan Winchell, Bing Rauber, Genet Meers, Alison, Mini Daub, John Normile, and Leo O’ Connor. (Missing: Marilyn Stine.) The first opponent — the Caribbean (Puerto Rico) — was a super strong team who beat us and ended up winning the championship. We next played the Midwest, where Genet and Bing had a substantial win at 6-2, 6-1, but the other two couples had two tie-break losses. We lost our final match against Florida. In spite of this, everyone agreed it was a good experience, and a chance to spend a few days in the sun.