The senior men's 65 and over from the United States finished second overall to Canada, 3-0 in the finals of the Britannia Cup at the Ballenisles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. The event was one of 10 International Tennis Federation Veteran Team Competitions played throughout the state during the week of April 27.

Captained by Leslie Fitz Gibbon of Garden City, the top-seeded Americans advanced to the finals by defeating Germany, while second-seeded Canada moved on by beating France. Canada took control of the finals early with wins in the first and second singles over their American counterparts. Chuck DeVoe, fought hard in his 6-2, 3-6, 1-6 loss to Canada's Ken Sinclair and first singles player Whitney Reed of Alameda, CA. gave a valiant effort before bowing to Lorn Main, 3-6, 2-6.

The Canadians made it a sweep with a three-set win in the final doubles match. Main and Sinclair took on their American counterparts of Tom Springer of Cloutcroft, NM and Bill Davis of Seminole, CA. and won 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

The US, which captured the cup in 1997, has won the event 17 times since the tournament's inception in 1979. The Britannia Cup developed when Russell Young, then president of the Veterans Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain and member of the Veterans International Tennis Association, donated the Britannia cup on behalf of Great Britain.

Founded in 1881, the United States Tennis Association is a not-for-profit volunteer organization with 500,000 individual members and more than 6,000 organizational members. As the governing body for tennis in America, the USTA uses its $155 million annual budget to train and encourage tennis players of all ages and skill levels. The USTA presents the US Open and selects teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup and the Olympics.