IA Thomas L. Cardella & Associates Midlands Adult Open

I hope everyone had a great time playing in the Thomas L. Cardella & Associates Midlands Adult Open this year. We only had a little rain on Friday but didn't affect the schedule at all. We had double the participation in this year's Family Feud. I hope to see everyone and more next year....Midlands Tournament Director: Mark Blume

There will be rain back up for this Friday evening if we have rain. It will be at the same site with no delay. An indoor court fee of $3.50 per person for doubles matches will be required per match.

Both divisions of Family Feud will start at 2pm on Sunday. I'm having trouble posting the "compass" draw online. Each match will be an 8 game proset and everyone will play 3 of them.

Men's 65s & Women's 4.0 will be round robin and will have shortened scoring. Men's 45s may as well. Some of the smaller Men's doubles divisions may play as a round robin as well.

Men's 3.5 singles and doubles will be at City High School...Men's 4.0 singles and doubles will be at West High School. Please check in first at Hawkeye/Klotz before 8am on Saturday.

Men's Open will start Saturday morning...Mixed will start at 5:30pm on Friday evening....Men's singles will start early Saturday morning...Women's singles will start late Saturday morning....Doubles will start Saturday early afternoon...Family Feud divisions will start Sunday @ 2pm

Please check in 30 minutes prior your first round match. University of Iowa Klotz Courts/Hawkeye Recreation Tennis Center will be the headquarters and you will need to check in here first. ADDRESS: 2820 Prairie Meadow Dr. Iowa City, IA

Maps will be available at the tournament desk with directions more info

For smaller divisions this year we may use round robins/compass draws with alternative scoring for smaller divisions of 8 or fewer people....We want to allow players to only have to play on one day if they are only playing one event as well as play more players in that event. I will send an email to all the players involved to let them know of the draw type and scoring format before start of play.

The Family Fued was a great success last year and will be offered again as a non sanctioned event in addition to Midlands. You will need to email me with the doubles team entrants. Entry fee will be $20 per player. Doubles teams will be guaranteed 3 matches....There will be two divisions this year. One division will be for higher rated adult/junior combinations, and the other will be for lower rated combinations. Please include your NTRP rating or junior tournament experience in your email so I can place you appropriately.....Each division will have 8 teams and will be a compass draw.

There will be a player party on Saturday evening from 3 to 7:30 with chips and tacos sponsored by Pancheros Mexican Grill. The party will be held at the outdoor deck of Klotz Tennis Courts. Thank you to the Anderson Family for providing this party.

Players MUST sign up online before deadline to play doubles. Please have your partner's USTA# ready for input. There will be NO SIGN UP AT DESK ON SATURDAY.

A special thanks to our sponsor for the second year, Thomas L. Cardella and Associates. Named the 2010 Corridor Business Journal's Fastest Growing Company, Thomas L. Cardella & Associates offers employment opportunities at both their locations in the corridor - Coralville and Cedar Rapids. For more information, please visit their website. more info

Thanks to our sponsor, John Raley, from American Family Insurance. Your continued support in our tournament is a tremendous help. Please visit his website. more info

Since I will be working on the draws immediately once they close there will be no refunds once the entry deadline has passed. If you need to withdraw from the tournament please do so on tennislink with your USTA number and confirmation code.