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The American Tennis Foundation non-profit charity
The American Tennis Foundation is a non-profit charity dedicated to
benefiting high school tennis programs and advancement of the sport
of tennis in the United States. 100% of profit from tournament will
be donated to local high schools to benefit their tennis programs.
All tournament staff (excluding referees) are volunteers (i.e. not
paid). Donations to the charity are accepted. A portion of the
entry fees ($40 for a singles entry; $25 for a doubles entry) to
this tournament and 100% of donations qualify as IRS tax deductible
charitable contributions. The American Tennis Foundation's tax ID
number is 27-0357352. Receipts for donations will be provided upon
request.
West End and South End Tennis Clubs
West End and South End Tennis Clubs are the South Bay's premier
private resort clubs featuring 32 tennis courts between them as
well as state of the art facilities for swimming, indoor
basketball, paddle tennis, racquetball, weight rooms and fitness
centers, steam rooms and saunas. The primary tournament site is
West End Tennis Club located at 4343 Spencer Street, Torrance, CA
90503-2485;(310) 542-7373. Matches to be played at West End will
have the letters "WE" next to the match time on the "Draws" pages
of this website. Some matches will be played at South End Tennis
Club located at 2800 Skypark Drive, Torrance, CA 90505, (310)
530-0630. Matches to be played at South End will have the letters
"SE" next to the match time on the "Draws" pages of this
website.
Tournament Rules
All matches will be governed by USTA rules and regulations
including those contained in the official USTA publication "Friend
at Court." All entrants must be USTA active members through August
19, 2012. If more than 32 players enter either the men's or women's
open singles divisions, the top 16 players will be automatically
entered into the "Round of 32" and there will be some qualifier
matches on Monday, Aug. 13 or Tuesday, Aug. 14, in order to get the
men's and women's open divisions down to 32 players each for the
"Round of 32All matches are best 2 out of 3 sets, with ad scoring
(i.e. NOT no-ad); Full third set is played (NOT super tie-break).
Doubles play Coman tie-break at 6-6. All Draws are subject to
change at any time, so please check the USTA website frequently for
schedule and location changes. Entry fees are non-refundable.
$5,000.00 Prize Money
A total pool of $5,000.00 prize money will be awarded among men's
and women's open singles events only; not the open doubles events,
not the 40 and over open events and not the NTRP events.
T-Shirts
T-shirts will be provided to all entrants, while supplies last.
Only one free T-shirt is provided per player, regardless of number
of events entered. Additional shirts may be available for purchase
at or prior to event, while supplies last.
Trophies
Trophies will be awarded to the winner and finalist of all Events
which are not eligible for prize money and which have a minimum of
6 entrants/ partnerships (i.e. All Open Doubles, all Age 40 and
over Singles and Doubles, and all NTRP divisions).
Open Singles Division Qualifiers
If more than 32 players enter either the men's or women's open
singles divisions, the top 16 players will be automatically entered
into the "Round of 32" and some qualifier matches may be played on
Monday, Aug. 13 or Tuesday, Aug. 14, in order to get the men's and
women's open divisions down to 32 players each for the "Round of
32" which will commence on Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Start Dates and Times
• Open Singles Division Qualifiers, men's and women's, will be held
on Mon., Aug. 13 and Tues. Aug. 14 at 5:00 p.m. or later.
• Open Singles Round of 32, men's and women's, will commence on
Weds., Aug. 15 at 5:00 p.m. or later.
• All Open Doubles, including men's Open, women's Open and mixed
Open, will commence on Thurs., Aug. 16 at 5:00 p.m. or later.
• All Age 40 and over Singles and Age 40 and over Doubles will
commence on Thurs., Aug. 16 at 5:00 p.m. or later.
• All NTRP Divisions: We will attempt to schedule NTRP matches on
the weekend, but if the number of entrants requires us to schedule
matches during the week, we will start scheduling matches on Friday
evening at 5:30 p.m. or later and then if more days are needed we
will start scheduling matches on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. or
later and so on.
• We will attempt to accommodate player scheduling issues if the
Tournament Director is notified of the scheduling issue on or
before August 8, 2012. However, there is no guarantee that we will
be able to accommodate player scheduling issues. We cannot honor
requests for scheduling changes due to player unavailability after
the draws have been posted.
USTA Sanctioning
This is a USTA Sanctioned Tournament.
Player Selection TypeNo Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, August 8, 2012 5:00:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 650004212 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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