USA Team Tennis
Northeast Regional Championships
(Players from the Intermediate-NTRP 3.0 and below-level of play)
Date: October 7-9, 2005
Matches begin on Friday, October 7.
Sections invited to participate:
New England, Middle States, Eastern, Mid-Atlantic
Hotel:
Holiday Inn Brandywine
4000 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
Contact: Carol Rogers
Phone: 302-478-2222
Fax: 302-479-0850
Room Rate: $72.00 plus tax (Mention code: UTT)
Reservation deadline is September 7th.
Court Site:
DuPont Country Club
Rockland and Black Gates Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Contact: Larry Hampton
Phone: 302-421-2012
19 clay courts
Practice court fees:
$10.00 per court, per hour
Balls: Penn soft court
Qualifying teams: 14 & under, Intermediate and 18 & under, Intermediate. Two teams from each category qualify to participate from each USTA Section.
Format: A match will consist of a boy’s and girl’s singles match, a boy’s and girl’s doubles match and a mixed doubles match. The winner is determined by total games won. The format of play is two out of three, six-game sets, with no-ad scoring. (In mixed doubles, boys will serve to boys and girls will serve to girls at 3 all in the game). A 12-point set tiebreak will be played at 5 games-all. (First to seven with a margin of two). A 10-point match tiebreak will be played in lieu of the third set. (First to 10 with a margin of two). *All scoring formats are determined by the USTA National office and may be altered at the tournament director's discretion depending on facility size, championship play duration and weather conditions.
***For further details on the tournament, click on Championship Handbook.
Player Dinner:
Saturday evening, 6:00 pm
DuPont Country Club
Rockland and Black Gates Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Players will be able to enjoy a buffet meal and Ken's Entertainment Group will provide music.
For more information contact:
Colette Eckert, Tournament Director eckert@ms.usta.com 717-757-4316
Marikate Murren, National Staff murren@usta.com 914-696-7234
Key websites:
For directions click here
Holiday Inn Brandywine, Delaware
Dupont Country Club
Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau