HATA

UPDATE

Captains,
The organizational meeting for the 2008 USTA Mixed Doubles League will be held this Thursday night, 6:00, at HTC.
Please pass this along to those that might be interested in playing mixed doubles this summer.
Thanks.

Jeff
Captains,

Mixed Doubles registration is now open in TennisLink.

I am trying to arrange the captain’s meeting for Thursday May 1 at HTC. I am not sure if the meeting room is available to us. I will send something out Monday night confirming the date and time of the meeting.

If you are not planning on having a team this season, please let your players know to give them the opportunity to find another team. I have several new captains forming teams and should be able to help them. If any of you need players, please let me know. I need to know the gender and levels of players that you might be looking for. We already have nine 7.0 teams signed up and I am pretty confident that we will have at least three more.

Initial rosters (with three eligible mixed doubles pairs) are due on TLink by May 7. Roster additions can be made until July 2.

I hope to have the mixed season underway by mid May and we will play through most if not all of July.

Please poll your team about the third set tiebreak or three complete sets vote, by level, if that is what you all want. I expect to have the 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0 levels play between 15 and 20 matches. The 7.0’s might be more if it keeps growing and you all want the double round robin. This is a lot of tennis and something to consider when thinking about the third set vote.

Please let me know if you have questions or if I can assist you. Also, please send any unattached players that contact you, to me. I will try to help them get on a team.

Thanks for all that you do for the tennis players in Huntsville.

Jeff

The USTA is bringing “convenience to your tennis life” with a new flex league program!
We welcome you to get involved with the USTA Southern RBC Centura Bank Flex Leagues in Huntsville.
Registration is now open until May 11th. The season begins May 19th and runs through June 27th. Click here to register today!

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Convenient Singles Competition for adult players (age 19 and over) within your NTRP skill level (Women’s 2.5 - 4.5 and Men’s 3.0 - 4.5)
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You and your opponent agree on the day and time
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Minimum five matches (varies according to number of players in your level and whether local playoffs are needed for more than one flight)
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Players can choose home court; you can play on ANY tennis court
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Players have the entire season to finish all matches
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Includes awards for local champions and flight winners
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$10.00 discount for USTA members

www.ustaflexleagues.com

Pictures Hosted Here…

Huntsville Athletic Club
HAC MEN’S
DOG FIGHT
Singles and Doubles Tournament
OPEN TO MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS
APRIL 10, - 13, 2008

ENTRY DEADLINE - April 5, Saturday - $35/Singles - $60/Dbls Team

Entry Form Here

Tommy Tidwell Memorial Public Parks State Championship

Please click on the above link to start online registration.  This tournament is non-sanctioned, and requires USTA membership.

Dates and location:  June 6th (after 3:00 pm), 7th and 8th, Lagoon Park, 2855 Lagoon Park Drive, Montgomery AL

Accepting online registrations for the following divisions:

- Boys and Girls Singles 12, 14, 16, 18

- Men and Women Singles NTRP 3.5, 4.0, 4.5

- Mixed Doubles (ages 35 and over, ages 45 and over)

- Family Events:  Father/Son, Mother/Daughter, Parent/Child Doubles

Price:  $30 singles, $20 per doubles player

- This tournament will feature a Friday night catered social event, complete with a live band.

- Pizza and beverages will be served for players on Saturday. 

- Finals will be on stadium court, with ball girls from AUM women’s team.

Format:  best two of three sets, no ad, third set match tiebreak, first to 10 points by two.  Finals format:  First to 8 games by 2, a 12 point tiebreak will be played at 7 games all.

Limit two events per person, the second event must be a family event.

We have secured group rates at three local hotels, contact me for more info.

The national championship is in New Orleans, late July.  Division winners will receive a monetary award equal to the registration for the national championship.

There’s more to tennis than tennis!

Ernie Rains
USTA League Team Captain and
Central Alabama Tennis Association, Community Coordinator, phone (334) 324-1406

CATA Website: www.centralalabama.usta.com