The City is back and is all starts today at 5 p.m. at Manker Patten Tennis Center with matches in men’s and women’s open singles divisions..
A full weekend of tennis and acivities are scheduled with a player party tonight (Thursday), while Friday has men’s and women’s open matches starting at noon followed The Champions Dinner at 6 p.m. catered by 1885 Restaurant for players, former singles champions and tournament volunteers.
Full Day Saturday: Doubles play for NTRP rated players begins and semifinals in the open diviisions.
Championship Sunday: Finals are tentatively set to start at 10 a.m. with the men’s and women’s singles matches.
Committee Member and Former Champion Jack Webb.
“The City Tennis Championship has such a great tradition with singles and doubles champions who have gone on to win Southern, national and world titles.”
“My two biggest singles wins in my career came in this tournament as I was able to beat good friend and long time opponent Pem Guerry in the 1973 finals and then edged my teaching pro Bill Tym in the finals in 1983.
“Both of those players were much better than I was and I was thrilled to win those matches."
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net