Middle States is sending a VERY STRONG contingent to the national playoffs. Men's singles is Matija Pecotic, who is ranked in the top 300 and has won 3 singles futures tourneys this year (and 2 doubles futures as well). I wouldn't be surprised if he's the top seed in the national playoffs. He was playing a different game than everyone else this week.
Men's dubs is Nathan Healey & Ashley Fisher, two under-40 former top 100 ATP pros. Fisher was top 20 in dubs and made the USO semis within the last 10 years.
Women's singles is Jennifer Elie, who is a top 600 or so WTA pro, and mixed is Andrei Deascu and Anda Perianu, two former touring pros from Romania.
So, Middle States will send a current pro who is almost on the edge of automatic entry in the USO qualies in men's singles, a lower ranked touring pro in women's, and under-40 former touring pros, including a USO semifinalist, in both men's & mixed dubs. Is there another section with a stronger lineup? It was a pleasure watching the MS tourney this week.