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Sign up now for Fisherman’s Picnic Tennis Tournament




The Cook County Tennis Association is once again hosting a Fisherman’s Picnic Tennis Tournament. The tournament at the Cook County tennis court will once again feature junior and adult events on August 1-5.

Junior events (Level 6) include: 18, 16, 14, 12, and 10 singles and doubles for boys and girls. Junior events begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 2 and finish on Aug. 3.

Adult (age 16 and over) events include Men’s 70 doubles, Men’s 60 singles, Men’s 50 singles/doubles, Women’s 50 singles/doubles, Mixed 50 doubles, Men’s NTRP 4.0 singles, Women’s 3.5 singles, NTRP combined men’s 8.0 doubles, NTRP combined men’s 7.0 doubles, NTRP combined women’s 7.0 doubles, NTRP combined mixed 8.0 doubles, NTRP combined mixed 7.0 doubles, Open men’s singles/ doubles, Open women’s singles/doubles, and Open mixed doubles.

Senior/Master (ages 50 and over) events begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 1 and finish up on Aug. 2. All other adult events will be played Aug. 3 – 5.

There are five courts, three with lights, available for play.

Registration is open now and the entry deadline is Friday, July 27. For online registration, draw information and schedule, go to the CCTA website: www.cookcountytennis.org and click on Tournaments. Draws will be posted at the tennis courts and on the website the night before the tournament begins, or call 218-387-2198.

Online registration fees are: junior singles, $17; doubles, $17 per player; adult singles, $20 per event; doubles, $20 per player. Paper registration fees are adult singles $30 per event, doubles $30 per player. Registration may be made with a credit card.

Entry forms are available at www.cookcountytennis.org

Adults do not have to be USTA members to participate in this tournament, or to register online, but junior participants do.



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