USA League Tennis presented by Lincoln
5.0 Adult National Championships Fact Sheet
Date:
September 18-21, 2003
Host Hotel:
Riviera Resort & Racquet Club
1600 N. Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone: 760-327-8311
Fax: 760-327-4323
Room Rate:
$97.00 per night plus applicable tax and fees
* Please Note: The USTA does not pay for rooms.
Court Sites:
Riviera Racquet Club (located on Riviera Resort property)
Palm Springs, CA
Phone: 760-320-2821
Hard courts
Moore Tennis Academy at the Desert Princess Country Club
(located approximately 6 miles from the Riviera Resort)
28555 Landau Blvd.
Cathedral City, CA 92234
760-322-2293
Hard Courts
Practice Court Fees:
Riviera and Moore Tennis Academy - $8.00 per court/per hour
Format:
Flighted Round Robin
Best of two tie-break sets with a Match Tie-break if required; no coaching allowed. The Match tie-break shall be scored as 1 set and 1 game for tie-break procedures. Two minute set rest between the 1st and 2nd set and between the 2nd set and 3rd set match tie-break.
Eligibility:
A minimum of 5 players who were on the final local roster must be available to compete at nationals. A captain must request a waiver through the section office to participate at nationals with fewer than this number.
Balls:
Penn hard court
Awards:
Awards will be presented to the 1st – 4th place teams.
Player Poolside Barbecue:
Saturday evening 7:30 pm – Riviera Resort
5 complimentary tickets – additional tickets $30.00 each
Transportation:
Fly into the Palm Springs Regional Airport
To and from Airport:
Riviera Resort and Racquet Cub offers free shuttle pick up at the airport - call the hotel and ask for the bellstand. There are car rental agencies located both on and off airport property.
Alternate Transportation:
You can fly into Ontario Airport (approximately a one-hour drive to Palm Springs).
For more frequent flights and better connections, you can fly into LAX (Los Angeles) (approximately a two-hour drive to Palm Springs).
Fly into LAX - transfer flights into the Palm Springs Regional Airport.
Click here for more information about Palm Springs
Medical Emergency:
Desert Hospital
1150 No. Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Main: 760-323-6511
Emergency: 760-323-6251
Dial “O’ for Riviera operator and 911 will be called immediately
Tournament Committee:
Jeanne Lucido, National Office Representative
Annice Seelig, Leagues Committee Representative
Dona Garcia-Egger, Tournament Director
Tracey Johnson, Tournament Staff
Sue Riemann, Tournament Staff
Dave Tolbert, Tournament Staff
John Bramlett, Chief Umpire
Terre York, Tournament Trainer
Larry Kast, Site Director - Riviera
Charlie Moore, Site Director - Moore