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2020 Winter Doubles Scramble REGISTRATION

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When: Saturday, January 4, 4-6 p.m. (3:30 p.m. check-in)

Where: A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center, 530 Hibbard Road, Winnetka, IL (indoors)

Categories of Play: Mixed Doubles—men and women will be scrambled for each round of play. No partner required to enter! (3.0/3.5 rating or higher, please)

Deadline to Enter: Sunday, December 29 (Note: Space is limited.)

Cost: $25 per player, plus annual ECTA dues
(Membership lasts 12 months from date of purchase. Email allisonc2751@gmail.com to confirm your member status.)

Two-Step Registration Process:
1) Email Richard Bell at rsbell@ameritech.net with the subject line: 2020 Winter Doubles Scramble and tell him you wish to enter.
2) Send a check made out to “ECTA” for the Cost above to:

Ken Rattner
ECTA board member
1216 Judson Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202

Giveaways for all participants! Prizes for the players who win the most games!

Please join us after the Doubles Scramble for a social gathering at The Happ Inn. (ECTA will provide starting appetizers. Cash bar.)


IN MEMORIAM

By now, many of you may have heard about the passing of George Nelson, former Evanston Community Tennis Association president. George was a longtime ECTA board member who ran many events for our organization and had a passion for the sport, competing in local leagues for years. He will be missed.

George’s family will hold a memorial service for him on January 4 at 1 p.m. at Unitarian Church of Evanston—we hope you will join ECTA board members there. Per George’s obituary, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Orphans of the Storm.

Following the memorial, the ECTA will host its annual Winter Doubles Scramble. We can think of nothing more fitting than to play tennis on a day dedicated to George.

2019 Thanksgiving Weekend Doubles Scramble REGISTRATION

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Register for the Evanston Community Tennis Association’s 2019 Thanksgiving Weekend Doubles Scramble!

When: Saturday, November 30, 2-4 p.m. (1:30 p.m. check-in)

Where: Northwestern University’s Combe Tennis Center (in Henry Crown Sports Pavilion), 2311 N. Campus Dr., Evanston

Match Rules: Men and women will be scrambled each round. You’ll play 20-minute, no-ad matches, w/a different partner for each rotation. No partner required! 3.0/3.5 rating or higher, please.

Cost: $25 per player, plus yearly ECTA dues
(Email allisonc2751@gmail.com to confirm your membership status.)

Payment: Send a check made out to “ECTA” to:

ECTA Treasurer
1313 Cleveland Street
Evanston, IL 60202

To Enter: Email Richard Bell at rsbell@ameritech.net by November 24. (Maximum # of participants: 20. All others will be wait-listed.)

SAVE THE DATE for our Winter Doubles Scramble on Saturday, Jan. 4, 4-6 p.m., at A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center in Winnetka! (Details to come at www.evanstontennis.org.)

2019 Fall Tournament Rules and Regs

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2019 Fall Tournament Rules and Regs

When & Where: Saturday (early rounds) and Sunday (finals only), Sept. 21-22, Lovelace Park, Evanston.
Categories of Play: Men’s Open Singles, 3.5 Singles, Open Doubles, and 3.5 Doubles; Women’s Open Singles, 3.5 Singles, Open Doubles, and 3.5 Doubles; Mixed Doubles
Match Format: Saturday’s matches will be a modified round-robin format (6-game, no-ad pro-sets). Winners from each group will proceed to the finals on Sunday (2 out of 3 sets, no ad)
Note: Must be age 16 or older by Sept. 21, 2019, to enter.

Tournament giveaways for all entrants! Prizes for all finalists!

ON-SITE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS:

Ken Rattner and Romil Sood

 

ELIGIBILITY:

This is an open tournament. However, YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE EVANSTON COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATION to participate. Membership is valid for one full year from the day on which you paid. Players must be 16 or older to enter.

OPEN-LEVEL EVENTS:

These events are for any participant, up to and including a USTA level of 5.0. Club Pros and more advanced level players may be eligible at the discretion of the Tournament Director.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL EVENTS:

These events are intended to provide players of mid-level ability the opportunity to compete against their performance-level peers rather than in the open events. Players with NTRP ratings higher than 3.5 or similar abilities are ineligible for these events. In terms of local leagues rated A, B, and C, the intermediate events are limited to players at levels B and C. The definition of a 3.5 player can be found on the USTA website.

POSTING OF EVENTS AND DRAWS:

The Tournament Committee reserves the right to cancel or combine events with insufficient entrants. (If cancellation leaves an entrant without any event in the tournament, that entrant’s fee will be refunded.) The tournament events and draws will be posted onsite the day of the event.

MATCH FORMAT:

Saturday’s matches will be a modified round-robin format. Winners from each group will proceed to single-elimination play on Sunday.

MATCH RULES:

ITF rules of tennis govern all tournament matches. Comments in USTA’s “Friend at Court” also are applicable. The Code for unofficiated matches governs all tournament matches except those played with chair umpires. The ITF rules and the Code are in “Friend at Court” on the USTA website at www.usta.com/Improve-Your-Game/Rules; click on Tennis Rules & Regulations in the middle of the page.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

Any dispute should be settled by the players in accordance with the tournament’s Match Rules or by directing an inquiry promptly to the Tournament Referee(s).

DEFAULTS:

Any entrant may be defaulted for the following: failure to appear for a scheduled match; inability to complete a match in progress due to injury, illness, or personal emergency; failure to maintain the tournament schedule, including scheduled semi-final or championship matches; and any other grounds specified under the tournament’s Match Rules. The Tournament Director has discretion to default a single player/team or both players/teams whose match is not completed by the deadline. All potential default situations must be ruled on by Tournament Director before they are effective.

POSTING OF RESULTS:

Match results will be posted at www.evanstontennis.org. Please note that all final communications and information will be posted on the ECTA website and/or through our email blast. Please inquire with the Tournament Director if you have questions.

 

2019 Winter Doubles Scramble REGISTRATION

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When: Saturday, January 5, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Where: A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center, 530 Hibbard Road, Winnetka, IL

Categories of Play: Mixed Doubles—men and women will be scrambled for each round of play. No partner required to enter! (3.0/3.5 rating or higher, please)

Cost: $25 per player, plus annual ECTA dues
(Membership lasts 12 months from date of purchase. Email allisonc2751@gmail.com to confirm your member status.)

To Enter: Email Richard Bell at rsbell@ameritech.net with the subject line: 2019 Winter Doubles Scramble

Space is limited. Please register by Jan. 2!

Giveaways for all participants and prizes for players who win the most games!

Join us afterward (4:30-6 p.m.) for a social gathering at The Happ Inn! (ECTA will provide starting appetizers. Cash bar.)

2018 Thanksgiving Doubles Scramble REGISTRATION

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When: Saturday, November 24, 1-4 p.m. 

Where: Northwestern University’s Combe Tennis Center (in Henry Crown Sports Pavilion), 2311 N. Campus Dr., Evanston

Match Rules: Men and women will be scrambled each round. You will play 20-minute, no-ad matches with a different partner for each rotation (3.0/3.5 rating or higher, please). No partner required for sign-up!

Cost: $25 per player, plus ECTA dues ($25 for one year’s membership); send a check made out to the ECTA to the following or pay onsite the day of the event:

ECTA Treasurer
1313 Cleveland Street
Evanston, IL 60202

(Email allisonc2751@gmail.com to confirm your member status. Your membership is good for 12 months from date of payment.)

To Enter: Email Ken Herrmann at Kenherrmann@att.net with the subject line: 2018 Thanksgiving Doubles Scramble Registration

Space is limited. Please register by Tuesday, November 20.

Light snacks will be provided. Giveaways for all participants, and prizes for finalists!

2018 Fall Tournament RESULTS

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Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s fall tournament! The match results are below.

We hope to see you all on the courts again soon. Please save the date for our annual Thanksgiving Doubles Scramble, to be held Saturday, Nov. 24, at Northwestern University’s Combe Tennis Center (indoors)–details to come!

Men’s Open Singles
Jay Woldenberg def Danny Postel (Retired)

Men’s 3.5 Singles
Richard Rykhus def Jimmy Kuo 6-1,7-6

Women’s Open Singles
Lesley Seeger def Sally Riessen-Hunt 6-1,6-1

Women’s 3.5 Singles
Teodora Varacheva def Sarah Smith 6-1, 6-1

Men’s Open Doubles
Thieu Brown-Ben Schamisso def Milligan-Postel (7-5, 7-5)

Men’s 3.5 Doubles
Arman Khan-Jimmy Kuo def Ken Rattner-Romil Sood 5-7, 6-4, 10-5 (tiebreak)

Mixed Doubles
Mark Ainsworth and Sara Marberry def Lesely Seeger and Nick Paterakos (score unknown)