CLEVELAND,
Jan. 23 / YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO BE HERE!!!
The Greater Cleveland Platform Tennis Association (GCPTA)
in conjunction with the APTA announce that the registration
for the Marsh 2004 APTA Men’s & Women’s National
Championships is now open! The Championships and President’s
Cup will be held March 4-7th hosted by the Cleveland Racquet
Club and surrounding Cleveland area clubs.
Championship
Format: 96 Men’s Team Main Draw and 64 Women’s
Team Main Draw. Consolation and Reprieve back-draws will be
played. Weather permitting, three match minimum. APTA rules
apply.
Location:
GCPTA member clubs in the Cleveland area. Directions are available
at www.paddlepro.com/nationals2004.
Deadline:
Entries close February 23rd, or as soon as the draw fills
on a first come, first serve basis. Please note: Entries will
initially be limited subject to the naming of President’s
Cup teams and top nationally ranking Men and Women teams.
Waiting lists will be created on a first come, first serve
basis. It is the recommendation of the tournament committee
that you register early!
Entry
Fee: $250 per team ($125 per paddle). Non-refundable.
How
to Enter: All
entries must be completed on-line at click here for application.
Entry must include both players’ APTA membership numbers.
No checks will be accepted for entry fees. A Saturday Night
Party guest fee of $60 per person will be incurred for entrants’
guests, payable at registration and reception desks in Cleveland.
Notification:
Once registered, you will receive an e-mail confirmation from
paddlepro.com and a payment conformation from C3it. (note:
AOL users may only recieve one conformation) By March 1st,
one team member will be notified of the team’s first
match time and venue. If you do not receive notification by
March 1st, please contact Brian McCreary at 440-247-1562.
Draw sheets, directions, and information will be available
at www.paddlepro.com/nationals2004,.
Amenities:
Entry fee includes favors, balls, registration reception at
the Cleveland Racquet Club, lunches, awards, and Saturday
evening party extravaganza at The Country Club in Pepper Pike,
Ohio.
Hotel:
The tournament committee has secured favorable lodging rates
($85 / night + local taxes and fees) at the Hilton
Cleveland East / Beachwood 3663 Park East Drive, Beachwood,
Ohio 44122. Please call 216-464-5950 to make reservations.
Mention the group name: APTA/Cleveland Nationals
to obtain the favorable rates. Reservations must be made
by February 8th to obtain the favorable rates.
Questions:
Brian McCreary, Tournament Co-Chair & President, GCPTA,
440-247-1562 or mccrearyb@aol.com.
E-mail is preferred.
We hope
to see you in Cleveland in a few weeks!
TO
PADDLE TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS:
The Greater Cleveland Platform Tennis Association (GCPTA)
is pleased to have been selected to organize the 2004 American
Platform Tennis Association’s National Championships
to be held in Cleveland, Ohio in March, 2004! This will mark
the first time the competition will return to the mid-west
since Cleveland last hosted the event in 1993. The GCPTA sought
to hold this tournament here, not only because we wanted Clevelanders
to see the world’s best players exhibiting their skills,
but also because we hope that we can show our visitors the
vitality of Cleveland, its people, and its first class facilities.
We hope
you’ll agree to get involved in the community in which
you live and/or do business by supporting our effort. The
information herein will describe the event in more detail
and outline available sponsorships. Of course, with an event
of this magnitude, we’re also looking for volunteers
to help run the event. Please contact Maureen Hole at (216)
283-5197 or Brian McCreary at (440) 343- 3063 if you are interested
in volunteering.
A total
of four tournaments will be played, including a Men’s
and Women’s National Championship and Men’s and
Women’s Presidents Cup. The matches will involve more
than 300 contestants from throughout the United States and
Canada.
We hope
you share our enthusiasm and choose to be a part of these
championships as a sponsor, volunteer, player, host or spectator.
Cheers,
TheGCPTATournament Committee |
