Jon Vegosen Chairman of the Board & President United States Tennis Association 70 West Red Oak Lane White Plains, NY 10604
David A Benjamin Executive Director Intercollegiate Tennis Association 174 Tamarack Circle Skillman, NJ 08558
Dear Players, Coaches and Fans,
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the men and women who are participating in the 2011 USTA/ITA Regional Championships.
Over 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete in the USTA/ITA Regional Championships held at 88 different college campuses across the country. As always, the level of play and sportsmanship is extremely high, and the competitors in this year’s USTA/ITA Regional Championships truly represent today’s top varsity collegiate tennis players.
The USTA and ITA extend our best wishes to all participants in this prestigious Regional Championship and look forward to a memorable week of varsity collegiate tennis!
Warm regards,
Warm regards,
Jon Vegosen Chairman of the Board & President, USTA
David A Benjamin Executive Director, ITA
2011 USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals at YALE Cullman‐Heyman Tennis Center October 21‐25, 2011
Phone Numbers Christian Appleman, Director of Tennis Operations: cell 203‐314‐4319 Danielle McNamara – Co‐Tournament Director 203‐815‐3735 Christian Thompson – Co‐Tournament Director 203‐623‐5566 Cullman‐Heyman Tennis Center Desk: 203‐764‐9227 Head Referee – Tom Fayed Tournament Website http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w‐tennis/2011‐12/usta_ita_regional/index
Locker Rooms Players may use the CHTC locker rooms on the lobby level. No towels will be provided. Additional showers will be available in the bathrooms in the Smilow Field Center, next door. Hospitality Table Fruit and snack items will be provided on the lobby level. Please remind your school’s spectators that this is a courtesy for the players and coaches only. Stringing The Racquet Koop (203‐389‐1900) in Westville in the official stinger tournament stringer. Chris and his staff will be on site for most of the tournament. If you have your own stringing machine, please do not bring it into the Cullman‐Heyman Tennis Center, as the Racquet Koop
has exclusive rights to all of the stringing within the building. Cost: $16/racquet with your own string. Athletic Trainer A certified athletic trainer will be onsite throughout the tournament starting one hour before the first scheduled match of the day through the completion of the last match. Ice will be available in the lobby, or training room next door. Practice Courts Warm up courts will be available in the morning before play begins each day and will be schedule according to match times. Court assignments will be posted each morning in the lobby. The warm up times will be 6:30‐7:00, 7:00‐7:30, and 7:30‐8:00. Coaches Meeting Friday, October 21st at 12:00pm in the Humphrey Lounge located in Smilow Field House next door to the tennis center. Schedule of Play Singles
Doubles
Friday
Q 32 (16 matches)
Round of 64 main draw (32 matches)
Start @8AM
Q 16 (8 matches)
Round of 32 main draw (16 matches)
Saturday
Round of 128 (32 matches)
Start @8AM
Round of 64 (32 matches)
Sunday
Round 32 (16 matches)
Rounds of 16 (8 matches)
Quarter‐Finals
Start @10AM Round of 16 (8 matches) Monday
Quarter‐finals
Semi‐finals
Finals
Start @10AM Semi‐finals Tuesday
Finals
Start @12 noon
College Tennis in the Community
The USTA and the ITA working together to build college tennis within your community CAMPUS SHOWDOWNS: What are they? • One day tournaments open to juniors, college players, professionals and adults run on college campuses with the college coach acting as tournament director. • Matches are short sets and most tournaments utilize round robin formats or compass draws to guarantee multiple matches for all participants. • Events can be men’s, women’s, or coed. • All ITA Members are encouraged to host—USTA grants are available for host institutions! Sign up to host here: http://yourserve.usta.com/campusshowdown
COMPETITION :: EXPOSURE :: COMMUNITY OUTREACH CAMPUS KIDS’ DAYS: What are they? • Campus Kids Days are designed to expose more junior players (and their parents and coaches) to college tennis. • College coaches will select a team match that junior players and tennis fans in the local community are encouraged to attend. • Hosts will provide variety of promotional activities such as raffles, exhibition matches, fast serve contests, autograph signings, etc. • All ITA Members are encouraged to host—USTA grants are available for host institutions! Sign up to host here: http://yourserve.usta.com/campuskidsday
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT :: INCREASED FAN BASE :: OUTREACH CAMPUS QUICKSTART: What is it? • The Campus QuickStart recognition program was created to recognize those college coaches who embrace and utilize the QuickStart format in their camps, clinics, and other tennis outreach events targeted at the 10 & Under market. The Intercollegiate Tennis Associations’ support of the QuickStart initiative has been tremendous and the USTA understands college coaches are leaders in their tennis community who can really shape the local tennis market. For coaches interested in utilizing the QuickStart format in their 10 & Under programming, there are also equipment grants available through the Campus QuickStart Program. • To register as a Campus QuickStart provider, please click here: http://www. surveymonkey.com/s/usta_CampusQuickStart • For coaches interested in Campus QuickStart Grants, please contact Erica Perkins, perkins@usta.com