The leaders banked points. The chasers gained ground.
Nov 5, 2026 · South Palm Beach County WTA B-1
On reported results, The Oaks at Boca Raton leads with 71 points, 14 ahead of Heron Bay Tennis Center. Matching 10-point returns left that gap unchanged.
Valencia Bay sits third on 56 points, now 15 off the lead. Parkland Golf & Country Club made the bigger weekly move: 12 points, 2 more than the leaders, bringing its deficit to 30. The top two collected points; the queue behind them collected ground.
The week's Biggest Upset belongs to Newport Bay Club: a 6-1, 7-6 win over Heron Bay Tennis Center on Line 5, with a 45.3% pre-match win chance. The ratings made one prediction; the court supplied the correction. Ana Karzovnik & Michelle Ortiz & Sara Ma share the season upset lead with 2 qualifying wins each.
Standings & Status
#1 The Oaks at Boca Raton 71 PTSRank unchanged · +10 PTS
#2 Heron Bay Tennis Center 57 PTSRank unchanged · +10 PTS
#3 Valencia Bay 56 PTSRank unchanged · +10 PTS
#4 St. Andrews Country Club 56 PTSUp 1 place(s) · +11 PTS
#5 Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club 47 PTSUp 1 place(s) · +2 PTS
Weekly Movers
T-#1 Camille Engelhardt +10 Elo
T-#1 Deborah Miller +10 Elo
T-#1 Jo Ellen Zippin +10 Elo
The Clubhouse Conversation
The leader keeps the keys
The Oaks at Boca Raton took 10 points this week; Heron Bay Tennis Center took 10. Matching point hauls kept the gap steady. Everybody did the homework; nobody got extra credit.
The ladder has new seating arrangements
St. Andrews Country Club climbed 1 place to #4, with 11 points this week. Same tennis bags, better view.
The loss column is still waiting for an introduction
Alexandria Russell is 6-0 across 6 matches, winning 70.0% of regulation games. The next opposing captain has homework. Availability permitting, this is a very nice name to put on a lineup card.
No safe landing spot on this lineup
Parkland Golf & Country Club swept all 6 recorded line matches. From the first pairing to the last, the captain’s spreadsheet had a very good morning.
One set each. Nobody was leaving quietly.
8 split-set courts needed a third set or match tiebreak. Warm-up confidence is lovely; finishing the deciding set is what gets the point.
Somebody brought the bagels
5 bagel sets and 14 breadsticks went on the board. These were 6-0 and 6-1 sets, not catering estimates. The names and scores are in Court Honors below.