USTA Father Daughter Clay Court Championship

2018 Gold, Silver & Bronze Ball Winners

Father-Daughter Open Division
Gold Ball: Pacheco, Isabel & Eduardo
Silver Ball: Torrellas, Ana & Kenny
Bronze Ball: Friedland, Karly & David

Father-Daughter Senior Division (60 and over)
Gold Ball: Flower, Nicole & James
Silver Ball: Morse-Karzen, Becky & Kenny
Bronze Ball: Knox, Molly & Rob

Father-Daughter Super Senior Division (70 and over)
Gold Ball: Cohen, Julia & Richard
Silver Ball: Tolosa, Stephanie & White, William
Bronze Ball: Feher, Jill & Estes, P.

Father-Daughter 80 & Over Division
Gold Ball: Hicks, Cheryl & Robert
Silver Ball: Fechtor, Chance & Sheldon
Bronze Ball: Wiser, Brenda & Dorrel, Charles

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The 6 Sr. Father-Daughter teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams. They are called Group A and Group B. On Friday and Saturday you will play the 2 other teams in your group. On Sunday the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers from Groups A and B will play one another. These 3 draws for Sunday's matches will be posted by Saturday.

We will have the draws posted TONIGHT (Tuesday)

2018 SEEDS

Father-Daughter Open Division Seeding: 8 seeds
1. Fotopoulos, Sam & Mimi
2. Friedland, David & Karly
3. Pacheco, Eduardo & Isabel
4. Williams, Scotty & Jasmine
5. Kollmansberger, Mike & Stella
5. Lackey, Thomas & Jacqueline
5. Leano, James & Isabella
5. Torrellas, Kenny & Ana

Father-Daughter Senior Division (60 and over) Seeding: 2 seeds/Round Robin Draw with play-off on Sunday for 1 & 2, 3 & 4, and 5 & 6 places.
1. Flower, James & Nicole
2. Morse-Karzen, Jerry & Becky

Father-Daughter Super Senior Division (70 and over): 4 seeds
1. Cohen, Richard & Julia
2. White, William & Tolosa, Stephanie
3. Jones, Merrill & Lynsie
4. Estes, P. & Feher, Jill
Father-Daughter 80 & Over Division: 2 seeds with round robin draw
1. Hicks, Robert & Cheryl
2. Fechtor, Sheldon & Chance

FATHER-DAUGHTER OPEN & 60+ DIVISIONS
MAIN DRAW: Best of three tiebreak sets, including the bronze ball 3rd & 4th place playoff match
Main Draw Set Break: 2-minute set breaks, however, a 10-minute rest period at the option of any team after splitting sets.
CONSOLATION: Two tiebreak sets and a 10-point match tiebreak will be played at 1-set all
Consolation Set Breaks: 2-minute set breaks

FATHER-DAUGHTER 70+ & 80+ DIVISIONS
MAIN DRAW, 3rd & 4th PLACE PLAYOFF & CONSOLATION: Two tiebreak sets and a 10-point match tiebreak will be played at 1-set all
All 80+ Division matches will have 2-minute set breaks

The COMAN TIEBREAK will be used in all SET and MATCH TIE-BREAKS. Players change ends after the first point and then after every four points (i.e., after the 5th, 9th, 13th, 17th points, etc.).

The members and staff at the Club at Ibis are excited to be hosting the USTA National Father-Daughter Clay Court Championships! Our Club features 54 holes of Nicklaus family designed golf, 16 Har-Tru hydro-grid tennis courts, 4 Pickleball courts, a full-service spa, fitness center and a state of the art aquatics complex. The tournament will feature a player party, spa services, and player use of our locker rooms, fitness center, pool, the Bistro Restaurant and more. Please plan on competing in what will be a memorable event!

Friday, October 26: Match play starts at 10:00am, with all divisions playing at least 1 match


Saturday, October 27: Match play starts at 9:00am


Sunday, October 28: Match play starts at 9:00am

PLAYER BANQUET & BBQ - Starts at 6pm on Saturday at the Ibis tennis courts. We hope to see everyone there. Special player gifts will be provided for all tournament players.
We are going to have a terrific event!!! Safe travels.

There is now a Facebook Page for USTA Adult Tournaments!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/USTAgoldball/
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Certain Ibis facilities will be available for tournament player complimentary use including: Ibis Fitness Center, Ibis Tennis Locker Rooms and Ibis Pool. Fees associated with use of The Ibis SPA, Physical Therapy, use of Fitness Trainers and dining at The Bistro at The Club at Ibis will be the player responsibility.

THE 4 AGE DIVISIONS OFFERED ARE:
Father-Daughter Doubles – Open Division
Sr. Father-Daughter Doubles (60 and Over) father minimum age of 60 by December 31, 2018
Super Sr. Father-Daughter Doubles (70 and Over) father minimum age of 70 by December 31, 2018
Ultra Sr. Father-Daughter Doubles (80 and Over) father minimum age of 80 by December 31, 2018
Fathers and daughters related by virtue of blood, legal adoption or current step relationship are eligible to play together in this tournament.

United States citizenship is not required to play in this tournament

PLAYER REGISTRATION will take place outside the Ibis tennis office at the times noted below:
Thursday, October 25: 11:00am – 6:00pm - a limited amount of practice courts available during these times.
Friday, October 26: 9:30am until 1 hour prior to your first scheduled match


MATCH CHECK-IN:
Please check-in at least 15 minutes prior to each match

DRAW POSTING:
The draws and match times will be posted no later than noon on Wednesday, October 24th.

MATCH SCHEDULE:
Based on past entries, we anticipate that we will start playing the Open Division first on Friday, followed by the other divisions. Check the draws on the 24th for detailed match scheduling information.

THE FINAL MATCH OF EACH DIVISION WILL BE CHAIRED
A Bronze Ball 3rd & 4th Place Play-off match will be played in each division, but they will not be chaired

Our tournament site is inland and some of you may prefer to stay closer to downtown West Palm Beach or the beach.

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON in PALM BEACH GARDENS - OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT HOTEL
4431 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, phone: 561-622-2260
Rate: $115 / night + taxes - rooms available for the nights of October 24 - 28

Click on the following link to view the hotel and to book your reservation.

http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/P/PBIMPDT-UST-20181023/index.jhtml
or call the hotel at 561-622-2260 then press 2 (when prompted) to speak with the in-house sales team. Reference the room block for the USTA National Father & Daughter Championship Group Code USTA
Rooms will be held on a first come, first served basis. Please note that the group cut-off is on October 10, 2018.

FEEL FREE TO USE OTHER HOTEL BOOKING SEARCH ENGINES IN THE WEST PALM BEACH AREA TO FIND A HOTEL TO YOUR LIKING.

Practice courts will be available on October 25 from noon to 6:00pm. Players must reserve court time in advance by emailing Chuck Gill at cgill@clubatibis.com. A limit of 1 hour of practice time per team and 4 players will be placed on each court. If you want to practice with another team, then signup together.
A limited amount of practice courts will be available on the other days. More information will be available at the player registration.
Thanks for your cooperation.