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Summer Sizzler Tournaments

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

 

 

HATA

 

 

Summer Sizzler

 

 

 Tennis Tournaments

 

 

The 2009 Sizzlers, Adult and Junior, will be played the same week.

 

 

           Adult                                                     Junior                                           

Women’s & Men’s Doubles                               Girls & Boys Singles and Doubles    

Mixed Doubles                                                       10& U; 12&U; 14&U; 16&U; 18&U

            Aug 5 – Aug 8                                                        Aug. 7 – 9

Wed, Thurs, & Friday night                            Play begins Friday, Sat and Sunday

Sat  8:30 – 1:00, Sat 4 – 9:00pm                      at 8:30 AM

$50 per doubles team                                         $22 singles, $15 doubles         

                                                                                    Non-USTA Sanctioned Tournament

 

Entry Forms available at HTC or HAC or here for Junior summer-sizzler-junior-entry-2009 and Adult summer-sizzler-entry-2009.

 

 

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Jubilee Tournament in Decatur

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Deadline for entry is MAY 25th

Download Entry Form

TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

T-shirt for all players

Drinks and snacks provided

Medals awarded for 1st and 2nd place in each division

Door Prizes

Cookout Saturday for all players

Band on Saturday night

TOURNAMENT RULES:

NTRP Men’s and Women’s Singles and           Doubles.

Players must be 16 years or older.

Entry fee is $20.00 per person per event.

16 person limit

Entry deadline is Monday, May 25, 2009

Limit 2 events per person.

Minimum of 3 for a draw.

All events will have first match loss

consolation round.  All participants are guaranteed 2 matches per event.  If a third set is necessary, a 10-point tiebreaker will be played.

Match times will be posted on the Decatur tennis website by 12:00 pm May 27th (www.decaturtennis.com).

Thursday/Friday play should be evening only starting at 5:30 pm.  Players must be available to play Thursday and Friday evenings

FORM MUST BE TURNED IN BY MAY 25th ,

DRAW WILL BE COMPLETE BY MAY 27th.

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Summer JR. Team Tennis

April 12th, 2009 · No Comments

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Registration now OPEN

 

 

Huntsville Area USTA Jr. Team Tennis will have its Summer League June 1 – July 19, 2009

USTA Jr. Team Tennis will be 7 week program of recreational match play at Huntsville Tennis Center for boys and girls, ages 8 to 18, who want to play tennis on teams based on school zones/neighborhoods.  In USTA Team Tennis, the team concept emphasizes fun, fitness and friends.

Teams ideally consist of a minimum of 6 players, 3 boys and 3 girls.  The teams compete against other teams in one of two intermediate divisions:  12 & under, 14 & under or 18 & under in singles and doubles. Intermediate play is for players who can rally and serve the ball. Match play will be Friday Morning.

 

Scholarships: Scholarships are available from HATA (Huntsville Area Tennis Association) to cover fees and/or racket expenses. For additional information on scholarships, contact Irene at irenewisner@comcast.net or 539-2557, or download form here: hata_junior_scholarship_form 2009.

 

Registration Forms are available at HTC and at jr-team-tennis-reg-form-summer-2009

On site registration will be May 1, 5 - 7:00 at Huntsville Tennis Center.

 

For additional information regarding Jr. Team Tennis, e-mail or call:

Irene Wisner

Jr. Team Tennis Coordinator

irenewisner@comcast.net or 539-2557.

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Upcoming Tournaments

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Jr. State Spring Clay Court Open (HTC) March 28—29-30
April Junior Open,(Hampton Cove) April 17-19, 2009
National Women’s USTA 60, 70 & 80’s (HTC) April 18th-24th
HWTA Spring Tournament for Women (HTC) April 24-26
Hampton Cove Spring Junior Championships, May 22-24, 2009
Southern Senior Cup , (HTC) June 5-6-7
Summer Classic,(Hampton Cove) July 10-12, 2009 (Juniors)
National 14’s Zonal Championship , (HTC) July 29—August 2nd
Alabama Super Senior State Championships ,(HTC) October 9-10-11
Hampton Cove Fall Junior Championships, Sept 25-27, 2009

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Spring Junior Tennis Update

February 20th, 2009 · No Comments

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Registration now OPEN

 

Huntsville Area USTA Jr. Team Tennis will have its Spring league March 27 – May 1, 2009

USTA Jr. Team Tennis will be 6 week program of recreational match play at Huntsville Tennis Center for boys and girls, ages 8 to 14, who want to play tennis on teams based on school zones/neighborhoods.  In USTA Team Tennis, the team concept emphasizes fun, fitness and friends.

Teams ideally consist of a minimum of 6 players, 3 boys and 3 girls.  The teams compete against other teams in one of two intermediate divisions:  12 & under, or 14 & under in singles and doubles. Intermediate play is for players who can rally and serve the ball. Match play will be Fridays 4 – 5:30.

 

Scholarships: Scholarships are available from HATA (Huntsville Area Tennis Association) to cover fees and/or racket expenses. For additional information on scholarships, contact Irene at irenewisner@comcast.net or 539-2557, or download form from HATA website, hata_junior_scholarship_form.

 

Registration Forms are available at HTC and at jr-team-tennis-reg-form-spring-2009 .

On site registration will be March 3 & 13; 4 -6:00; March 19; 11-12:00 at Huntsville Tennis Center.

 

For additional information regarding Jr. Team Tennis, e-mail or call:

Irene Wisner

Jr. Team Tennis Coordinator

irenewisner@comcast.net or 539-2557.

 

  

FREE SPRING BREAK TENNIS CLINIC

AT

HUNTSVILLE TENNIS CENTER

(John Hunt Park)

 

Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 11:00 A.M.

March 16 - 19, 2009 (no rain date)

Ages 6 – 18

 

Balls Provided—Rackets Available

 

Sponsored by: Huntsville Recreation Services

Huntsville Tennis Center

Huntsville Women’s Tennis Association

Huntsville Area Tennis Association

 

No Fees

Bring Water Dress for the Weather

 

For more information and to register:

Huntsville Tennis Center

(256) 883-3986

www.huntsvilletenniscenter.com

 

 

 

Volunteers for Spring Break Tennis needed

Last year, nearly 300 children attended, many of whom have never been introduced to the game. With such enthusiastic participation from the kids, we need volunteers to help with registration, to be lead teachers, to be support teachers, and to provide other administrative and supervisory help. High school tennis players who need service hours welcome. Linda Baumbach is coordinating volunteers, so if you can help for a single 2-hour session or all four sessions or in any capacity, please contact Linda with details on your availability. Thank you for any time you can give to this Community.

Linda Baumbach, Volunteer Coordinator

772-7156/603-0123

lindabaumbach@knology.net

Tennis Teaching Workshop

At Huntsville Tennis Center

March 12 at 9:00 – 12:00

Lunch to follow

Instructor: USTA Representative,

Phillip Wiley

This workshop is free for Spring Break Tennis volunteers and Jr.

Team Tennis captains/volunteers or anyone interested in youth

Tennis instruction.

 

To reserve your spot:

Call Dottie Robinson 881-4579 or Trish Kee 464-9095.

 

 

 Huntsville Tennis Center Spring Junior Programs

 

Monday and Wednesday

Beginning February 23rd thru May 20th

Drop In Clinics $10.00 each person

Come every time, or come when you can

 

PeeWee ages 4-6 = 3:30pm-4:00pm

1st thru 5th grade = 4:00pm-5:00pm

6th thru 12th grade = 5:00pm-6:00pm

For additional inf. (256) 883-3986

 

 

 

Hampton Cove Junior Tennis Tournaments

April Junior Open, April 17-19, 2009

Hampton Cove Spring Junior Championships, May 22-24, 2009

Summer Classic, July 10-12, 2009 (Juniors)

Hampton Cove Fall Junior Championships, Sept 25-27, 2009

 

To register: www.alabamata.com click on Junior Tournaments

 

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Spring League Registration

January 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Captains,

I hope that everyone had a nice break through the holidays.

It is that time of year again. The final match for the fall season was played on December 20. Now it is time for the spring teams to form and register. If any of you are not having a team this season, please let your former players know where they can find new teams or try to keep the team together with a new captain. Please let me know also. I am already getting player requests for teams so I should be able to help fill teams if players are needed.

The team captain’s meeting will be at HTC on Tuesday January 13, 6:00 PM. If you cannot attend, please have a representative from your team attend for you, to represent your team and vote on any issues. I will take a poll by level, regarding the third set format, either match tie break or complete third set. Votes cannot be taken by e-mail and will only be accepted at the meeting.

Thanks for all that you do for tennis and our leagues in Huntsville.

Jeff

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Davis Cup Coming to Alabama

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Representatives of the United States Tennis Association are in Birmingham for a 1 p.m. press conference where they will announce that Birmingham will host the first-round Davis Cup match-up pitting the United States against Switzerland and world No. 2-ranked Roger Federer, a USTA official said.
Birmingham won the opportunity to host one of the world’s top tennis events, beating out San Antonio, Las Vegas and Greenville, S.C.
The three-day competition will be March 6-8 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena.

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Latest Ratings

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Latest NTRP Ratings

Note: To Appeal, go here and enter your USTA number. You should see an appeal link.

Note that not all ratings have been updated yet, check the date on your rating to be sure. All updates should be done by 9pm tonight 12/1/08.

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Indoor Mixed Doubles League

November 24th, 2008 · No Comments

TennisLink registration is now open for the indoor USTA Mixed Doubles
League for championship year 2009. Local winners will be able to advance
to Dothan for the mixed doubles state championships in September (10th
-13th). The indoor season at HAC this year will be played Jan 1-4,
instead of the week after Christmas. Hopefully, this will be more
convenient for all players. Right now, those matches are tentatively
scheduled for the night of New Year’s Day, Friday night, all day
Saturday and Sunday. Please note that the draw is limited due to the
available courts and days. A tiebreak in lieu of a third set and hour
and a half play periods will be the format for play.
6.0 Mxd..2 team limit…5 matches
7.0 Mxd..6 team limit…5 matches
8.0 Mxd..4 team limit…6 matches
9.0 Mxd..2 team limit…5 matches
Initial rosters are due in TLink by December 15th with the minimum
number of eligible players (three eligible doubles teams). As of now,
with these draws you can see the number of matches that are planned.
Indoor court fees are $5/player/match for this event. You might want to
consider smaller rosters than the maximum allowed of 14 players due to
limited numbers of matches per level.
In the event that any of the draws do not make, the other levels might
be able to be expanded like last year when we increased the 7.0 level to
a 7 team draw limit. I will make that decision on the 15th when
registration closes. I have also been approached by some of the senior
mixed players that would like to do this in spite of the hard courts. I
do not think that there would be enough interest but if there is, please
get in touch with me and I will see what can be worked out for senior
play.
If this does not interest you as a captain, please feel free to forward
it to your players for their information.
If you have questions, please contact me.

Jeff Burns
Local League Coordinator
USTA League
Huntsville, Alabama
256-880-8288

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Roselyn Donnelly Memorial HWTA Tournament

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Sept 25 - 28th, 2008 at HTC to benefit the Huntsville Achievement School.  Great tournament to get senior women ready for  AL Super Senior Championships in Oct.  Women’s Doubles Reg and Senior and Mixed Doubles Reg and Seniors offered. 

GO to http://www.huntsvillewomenstennis.net/docs/HWTA_Fall_08.doc.  for entry form and more information.

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