Annual Club Tournament Sat 31 Aug 2013 - Sun 15 Sept 2013

• The annual club tournament is open to all full Senior members, Students, Intermediates and Invited Juniors.

• Please complete one entry form per person. For doubles events it is essential that we have forms from both players with availability.
  
  
  Online Entry Form Here to be submitted by Weds 21 Aug
  
  

• Availability

Please take into account your availability when deciding how many events to enter. Entering four+ events, for example, will require you to have good availability throughout the tournament and you will be expected to play two matches some evenings/at weekends.

We ask that you check your availability for the whole tournament fortnight nowand do not introduce new unavailability once you have entered as this always causes problems with scheduling. Please note that the scheduler/organisers reserve the right to scratch any player in this respect. Details of unavailability must be filled in on all entry forms.

• It is the responsibility of all competitors to find out their match times. The schedule of play will be online a minimum of 24 hours ahead of play.  Please always check to see whether you have one or twomatches on any day/evening.

• Please arrive on time for all matches. If you are likely to be late, please phone the clubhouse to inform the organisers (0116 2712889). As scheduling can be tight, please be aware that if you are unreasonably late, it is likely that your opponent(s) will be given a walkover.

• Entry rules for age events are:
  

  Over 35  must be aged 35 by 31/12/13.

  Veteran men must be 45 and veteran women must be 40 by 31/12/13

• Matches will be the best of 3 sets, with a tie-break at 6 all in all sets.

The Men’s Over 45’s will be a Championship tie-break at one set all.

• Finals will be held on Saturday 14^th and Sunday 15^th September.

• If you would like us to find you a partner for any doubles event, please put ‘Partner Required’ on the form and we will do our best to help.

• The usual club dress code applies throughout the tournament i.e. white shirts/tops or coloured tennis shirts/tops not football shorts or beachwear.

• The usual club expectations about behaviour both on and off court apply throughout the tournament.

• All competitors must provide a can of good quality tennis balls for their matches.

• The draw will take place on Sun 25 Aug. A schedule of play for the first weekend of the tournament will be online/on display at the club from Wed 28 Aug.

• Granville Plate 
  
  
  All first round losers who are senior members may sign up for the “Granville Plate” competition. In order to make the Plate open to those who will not win another event, members who later reach any final will not be eligible. It is members’ responsibility to enter themselves in the draw – a list will be on the tournament desk. Please note that there is no reverse draw and that partners are drawn for this event.