Friday, June 26, 6pm to Dusk, g14, b16, b14, b12 MD singles finals Photo Gallery!
Photo gallery, high-res, of G14, B16, B14, and B12 MD Singles Finals, as well as of Coed 12 Doubles matches and players.
http://www.kambizphotography.com/Sports/Tennis/2015-USTA-Frick-Park-Red-Clay-/
more info
|
Sunday 'Rain Day' Schedule - All consolation backdraws - 2:00pm to Dusk
* Thanks to all players in Consolation backdraw matches today, for your patience and flexibility to get as many matches for you indoors at the Mellon Park Bubble.
* Please email us at clayfricktennis@gmail.com, visit us at www.clayfricktennis.org, follow us on Twitter @clayfricktennis !
* We hope to see you on the courts again soon! Jose
* Thanks and congrats to all finalists on Friday !!! - And many thanks especially to all for making it possible for all to move finals matches.
* Due to rain, there were no matches on Saturday, June 27.
* Consolation backdraws were moved Sunday afternoon 2:00pm to Dusk: MOVED to Mellon Park Tennis Bubble, 5th Ave. and Beechwood, across the park from Bakery Square, keeping 2:00pm start time the same.
|
Notes
2015 is the seventh year for this junior tournament!
Boys and girls (divisions 16, 14 and 12 & under) from City
neighborhoods and as far away as Madrid, Spain, Puerto Rico,
Florida, and Texas compete in the only junior tournament held on
red clay in all of western Pennsylvania. This USTA-sanctioned and
USTA-off iciated event is organized by the Frick Park Clay Court
Tennis Club, a community tennis association (CTA). ---
This open junior tournament accepts both City and non-City
residents and has no USTA or other ranking requirements. Entries
are open and players of all levels - novice to experienced junior
tournament players - are encouraged to enter. Large draws for each
event along with players from out of town ensure local players are
exposed to a great variety of other players. To make the most of
their tournament experience, relative novices are encouraged to
participate in the Junior Mini-Camp (ages 10-16) at Frick Park the
previous week. ---
All Main Draw first round match losers are entered into a Full
Consolation Draw. Main Draw singles matches are best 2 out of 3
tiebreak sets and are held Monday to Friday, all day, 8 a.m. to
dusk, with Main Draw Singles Finals on Saturday at 12:00PM Noon to
be followed by all Singles Consolation Draws. All doubles are
scheduled for Friday, 8 a.m. - dusk. Doubles events are Round
Robin. Sunday is reserved as a rainday if needed. All schedules
subject to change and weather permitting - match schedules posted
online at tournament website. ---
Sponsored by Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club, Dollar Bank, PNC,
USTA Middle States, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh Tennis League
(PTL), Babolat and Gamma Sports. Frick Park red clay courts are
maintained the non-profit Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club.
Proceeds from this tournament are to be invested in ongoing
improvements to this unique and historic tennis facility in the
city of Pittsburgh. Vamos!
Messages
This tournament is part of the Nat'l. Public Parks Tennis Assoc. Tournament Series. The goal of the series is to increase awareness of public park tournament tennis and to promote the Nat'l. Public Park Tennis Chps. Visit nppta.com for more information.
|
Players can register with or without the name of partner to play DOUBLES on FRIDAY. Doubles registration to remain open through the start of singles play early in the week.
|
TENTATIVE, weather permitting, SCHEDULE ( based on 2017 draw sizes): All singles main draw early round matches Monday to Wednesday - 8am to late afternoon, early evening - All SIngles Finals, weather permitting, Wednesday 6:00pm. Thursday ALL Day Doubles Round Robin, and if Wednesday evening play is posponed or suspended, finals then Thursday 6:00PM. Please use online poll to let us know of an AVOIDANCES for days and/times are all CONSIDERED - please use the online poll. Thanks!
|
SE HABLA ESPAÑOL - Tournament Desk staff is bilingual English and Spanish. You are welcome! Bienvenidos!
|
See CLAY TIPS and CLAY RULES links on tournament website www.clayfricktennis.org for court rules.
|
2015 Mini-Camp, Wednesday to Friday, July 17-18-19, 9am to 4pm, $40 includes lunch - quick online registration, max 20 players: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nNSzA5YtA36XqSvAfrDy0WdwOTFZi4Ed5L6z67EU1j0/viewform?usp=send_form
|
For DIRECTIONS, and last minute COURT UPDATES, please see www.CLAYFRICKTENNIS.org (top right corner) - and/or follow Twitter @clayfricktennis - There are bathrooms and changing rooms on site - Plenty of lunch places across the Street on Braddock Ave., and within walking distance, including FPCCTC Sponsor Park Pizza and Ice Cream. There’s also a playground for younger siblings next to the tennis courts.
|
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Saturday, June 20, 2015 3:00:00 PM Eastern 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: 351108415 from the searchable schedule homepage.
Division and Draw Type Abbreviations
Legend
To use TennisLink, cookies must be enabled in the user's browser. For more information,
please go to your browser's help menu.