Newport Polo Club

Media Release - 2000 USPA Northeast Circuit Women's Challenge

For Immediate Release: 20th September 2000
Contact: Kate Jennings, Chairperson, Tournament Committee
2000 US Polo Association Northeast Circuit Women's Challenge
(Cell Phone) 401.225.3187 (Home Phone) 401.846.0342

United States Polo Association Women's Polo Challenge in Newport
(Glen Farm, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island)

The United States Polo Association (USPA) based out of Lexington, Kentucky, the official governing board of sanctioned polo events in the United States, has chosen the Newport Women's Polo Association, an affiliate of the Westchester Polo Club, to host the 2000 Northeast Circuit Women's Polo Challenge at Glen Farm in Newport County, Rhode Island.

The tournament will take place over the course of two days October 6 and October 7 and is open to the public. The Challenge features 32 women polo players from Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts and as far away as England. Kate Jennings and Jacki Shore of Newport will play in A flight teams, vying for the USPA championship. Players will play in one of two divisions determined by the team's cumulative USPA ratings.

The championship matches will be played on Saturday, October 7 on the Newport International Polo Series field at Glen Farm. The first match will begin at 3 pm and the second at 4 pm. A grand ceremony and celebration will follow immediately after the Championship Match trophies and mementos will be awarded to the winning teams as well as Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Polo Pony in both divisions.

Polo is a sport of finesse and agility, and can be played by both women and men at equal levels. Women are becoming more and more visible on the international polo scene. Just ten years ago women represented only 10% of the polo playing population, today 20% of the membership is made up of women players. (cont'd)