FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The 4.0 Adult Men’s Tennis Team, Loera/Seale has earned a spot at the USTA League National Championships after qualifying in Midwest Sectional Championship.

The team competes in the adult 18 and over 4.0 league, practicing weekly at Swinney Park.

Team co-captain, Luis Loera’s journey with tennis began in the sixth grade, as he decided to play because his friends were playing.

“I joined the junior high tennis team because my friends were playing in it,” Loera said.

And he hasn’t stopped since, as he says he’s “still the only one still playing it” from that initial group.

After college, Loera joined the United States Tennis Association Men’s League. Nearly three decades later, he stands as the co-captain and leader of the Swinney Park team.

A role he says fuel

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