Fall Season of Junior Team Tennis Starts
for immediate release
Beaufort County, SC
Registration for the fall Junior Team Tennis season is about to open the first of October. This will be the 7th season of this growing USTA league, designed to allow competition between boys and girls ages 8 - 18 in Beginner (must be able to serve and keep score), Intermediate, and Advanced classifications. This fall, local juniors of all ages and levels are welcome to join teams in hope that levels other than the 18 and Under Intermediate will be filled. Currently 5 teams (Bluffton Badkatz, Wexford, Beaufort, Racquet Club Villains, and the Chaplin Park Landsharks are scheduled to compete in a format that features; Boys and Girls Singles, Boys and Girls Doubles, and Mixed Doubles in an 8 game pro-set with all winning games contributing to the team total. Highest number of team games won during an 8 match season advance to State Championship.
Teams are professionally coached during practice sessions by the likes of Scott Nicols, Patrick Mason, and Robert Brown and others. USTA Membership required and an on-line team registration fee which covers practices/matches, balls, and tee shirt. This fall’s season will be roughly mid-November through mid- January with matches played on weekends. No child need be available for all matches. “This is a perfect way to keep kids playing year-round particularly JV and Varsity kids looking forward to or just completing a high school season”, according to League Co-coordinator Robert Brown who went on to say… “This is the best product I have seen Juniors. It opens doors for other play including tournaments, offers important team bonding, and culminates in one of the best run tournaments I have ever been to”. Brown can be reached for more details at 290-2833 or visit sctennis.com and go the Junior Team Tennis.