Prize Money Doubles Shoot Out

IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TOURNAMENT!! WE WILL BE TAKING ENTRY'S THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT! WE WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO PLAY AS POSSIBLE TO INCREASE PRIZE MONEY PURSE. CALL NORTHGATE COUNTRY CLUB WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION TO SIGN UP, $50 PER TEAM. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A USTA MEMBER! IF YOU HAVE QUESTION E-MAIL KEN OLIVIER AT TENNIS@NORTHGATECOUNTRYCLUB.COM. THE ENTIRE TIE-BREAKER TOURNAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY BETWEEN 4-9PM.

Prize money will equal total entry fees collected. Maximum $5,000 with breakdown of 50% to the winner, 30% to runner ups and 20% to Semi finalist.

Men's doubles, we are allowing all level players including juniors to particpate in this tiebreaker tournament.

The scoring format will be shortened to create more excitement and a sense of urgency to play well! Each match wll consist of two out of three Super tiebreakers instead of sets. The first person to 10 points wins the tiebreaker. You must win 2 tiebreakers to win the match.

There are many ways to enter this tournament. You DO NOT have to be a USTA player to participate. 1. You can enter on line if you are a USTA member in good standing 2. You can mail your entry to: Northgate Country Club, Att: Tennis, 17110 Northgate Forest Drive, Houston, TX 77068 3. You can fax your entry to 281-444-2587 or 4. E-mail your entry with credit card information to: tennis@northgatecountryclub.com. 5. Drop your entry by Northgate Country Club tennis shop. IF YOU DO NOT SIGN UP ON LINE IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE YOUR ENTRY HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE TOURNAMENT. NO ACCEPTIONS!

We will have certified USTA official roving and chair umpire and ball boys on center court. Poor sportsmanship or inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.

Entry fee includes food and drinks throughout the event.

Full access to player lounge area, food, beer, dirnks, goody bag, Raffle tickets and more! All players can participate in the Saturday lunch and exhibition match.

May 15th (Friday) at 3:00 pm. All Matches will be played on Friday! No Saturday matches... ALL PLAYERS MUST BE PREPARED TO PLAY FRIDAY BY 4:00PM!

Ladies clinic and playday with lunch, Friday morning 9a-12p Prize money tournament starts Friday at 4pm and finishes Friday night. NO MATCHES ON SATURDAY!! The Pro Am sponsor tournament is saturday 9-12, followed by lunch 12-1, Exhibition match begins at 1:00 pm. Kids Carnival scheduled for 3:00pm and is FREE for kids!

The Exhibition Match will be played from 1-2:30pm. We will have special guests play in the Exhibition.

Live Auction will take place May 15th, at 6:30 pm in the main clubhouse. All tennis sponosrs and players are encouraged to particpate. Several great trips will be auctioned off in George's memory.

Sponsorhip for this tournament are available by going to northgatecountryclub.com tennis site and downloading the tennis brochure. You can also call Northgate Country Club to sponosr the tournament at 281-440-1224.

Volunteers are needed Friday 3-10 pm and Saturday 9a-4p.

FIRST ANNUAL GEORGE C. MCINGVALE, JR. GOLF & TENNIS CLASSIC TO BE HELD MAY 15 AT NORTHGATE COUNTRY CLUB Memorial Event to Benefit St. Luke's Episcopal Health System and American Heart Association HOUSTON (April 16, 2009) - In memory of their brother, George McIngvale, Jr., Jim "Mattress Mack" and Ralph McIngvale are hosting the First Annual George C. McIngvale, Jr. Memorial Golf & Tennis Classic benefiting St. Luke's Episcopal Health System and the American Heart Association. The event, to be held on Friday, May 15, at the Northgate Country Club, will include a shotgun modified golf scramble as well as a doubles tennis tournament and other tennis events. A live auction and cocktail reception will immediately follow the tournaments. "We want to celebrate our brother's life while honoring his tradition of giving back to the community," said Ralph McIngvale. "With his love of sports, especially golf and tennis, it seems only fitting to hold this tournament in his honor." Tennis activities include a doubles tournament, which begins on Friday at 3 p.m., with prize money offered. A Ladies Drill and Play Day begins at 9 a.m. and includes fun drills and doubles round robin play followed by lunch and a silent auction. Tennis activities continue through Saturday with a Tennis Pro Am Tournament from 9 a.m. until noon, Exhibition Match from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Tennis Carnival for children from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information about the tennis tournament and other tennis events, call 281-210-4544. Golf teams interested in participating should call 281-209-2871. Sponsorships are also available. For more information about the First Annual George C. McIngvale, Jr. Golf & Tennis Classic, visit www.gmmemorialtournament.com or www.galleryfurniture.com. # # # About St. Luke's Episcopal Health System St. Luke's Episcopal Health System (www.stlukestexas.com) includes St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, founded in 1954 by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities, a charity devoted to assessing and enhancing community health, especially among the underserved and, KS Management Services, LLC, overseeing 18 area clinic locations. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is home to the Texas Heart® Institute, which was founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD, and is consistently ranked nationally among the top 10 cardiology and heart surgery centers in the nation by U.S.News & World Report. Affiliated with several nursing schools and two medical schools, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital was the first hospital in Texas named a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, and has been honored three times with the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ by HealthGrades, a leading independent company that measures healthcare quality in hospitals. The Health System has been recognized by FORTUNE as among the "100 Best Companies to Work For" and by the Houston Business Journal as a top employer in Houston. St. Luke's Episcopal Health System also was honored as one of Modern Healthcare magazine's "100 Best Places to Work." About the American Heart Association Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association today is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to reducing disability and death from diseases of the heart and stroke. These diseases, America's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, and all other cardiovascular diseases claim over 870,000 lives a year. In fiscal year 2005-06 the association invested over $543 million in research, professional and public education, advocacy and community service programs to help all Americans live longer, healthier lives. EDITOR'S NOTE: A biography of George C. McIngvale, Jr. is available here: http://www.galleryfurniture.com/memoriam/default.aspx For more information, contact: Jennifer Friedmann or Elizabeth Simpson The Point Group 713-622-7174