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Teams may consist of six to ten people and must submit payment with entry form. Make checks payable to Northwest Louisiana St. Jude Classic. Non-playing (social) guest fee $75.00. All net proceeds will benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The event includes meals, beer, goodie bag and a minimum THREE MATCH GUARANTEE for players! Limited to the first 300 players. We will kick things off with registration Thursday, and tennis play on Friday afternoon. Please join us to make this event successful by putting together a mixed doubles team for this tournament!
Tennis Divisions:
Teams will compete as three mixed doubles pairs. Mixed levels are: 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 & OPEN. Three matches will be guaranteed to each team with additional matches possible in championship rounds. Most recent ratings will be used. Match play begins Friday night at 5:00 p.m., twice Saturday and championship rounds on Sunday. Entries limited! Players can only play on one team.
Deadline To Register:
September 5th. All subs must be signed up prior to deadline at high noon. A team captain’s e-mail address must be on form and tournament communications will be made exclusively to the captain whose obligation is to pass them on to his/her team.
Entry Fee:
Register before August 23rd and entry fee is $115.00 a person. If you register between August 23rd and September 5th it is $140.00 a person. Deadline to register is September 5th. Non-playing social guest fee is $75.00. Teams must have a minimum of 6 players. Teams must submit payment with entry form whether it’s online or via mail. Make checks payable to Northwest Louisiana St. Jude Classic and mail to 1265 Capilano, Shreveport, LA 71106.
Special Events:
Refreshments all weekend. Royalty presentation is at 6:00 and Hit For Prizes will be at 6:30 Saturday night, and tickets are $20.
Draw:
Available no later than Wednesday prior to tournament on our website and facebook page, and sent to captains via e-mail. If questions, or in need of directions please call Edmund Brown at (318) 458-2511 or visit the website at www.stjudeclassic.info. Only captains call please.
Lets:
Lets will be available for purchase at $5 a piece. Use of lets is limited to one per set, NOT INCLUDING the third set tiebreaker.
Eligibility:
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to reclassify or refuse any entrant. All ADULT ONLY players (18+) must have an NTRP rating, be rated by the Tennis Director prior to play, or place themselves in jeopardy of being disqualified from play. Stevie Schmidt and Edmund Brown will be the tournament directors.
Rules of Play:
All tournament procedures will be governed by the USTA. Best 2 out of 3 sets, with the third set being decided by a 10-point tiebreaker during preliminary matches. During Championship rounds, regular scoring in all three sets may be used. Inclement weather may result in the use of no-ad scoring, pro-sets or cancellations. Events with less than 4 entrants may be combined or canceled. The tournament director may serve as referee. If entire event cancelled due to weather, all proceeds will be donated to St. Jude.
PLEASE FILL OUT ALL FIELDS OF THE FORM FOR EACH PLAYER YOU REGISTER. We will need emails and phone numbers as well to communicate before and during the tournament. Thank you!!
OPTION #2: Via Snail Mail
Print Form
Click HERE to download and print entry form
Print multiple forms for more than 6 players.
Please make check payable to: NORTHWEST LOUISIANA ST. JUDE CLASSIC
In the “For” section please put team name.
MAIL APPLICATION & CHECKS TO:
Edmund Brown, Co-Chair, Northwest Louisiana St. Jude Classic 1265 Capilano Drive Shreveport, LA 71106