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Hello Tennis Friends,

The tournament and social will be Sunday, as Saturday’s forecast was not looking good. Play will be from 9am to 1pm followed by an afternoon social. Since we’ll likely be hungry for lunch, we’ll take a break in play and the two finalist teams will be given flexibility as to when they wish to start; estimated match time is 2:15pm. Stop by to cheer and bring a dish to share if inclined.

Dar and Woody

Updated Friday 8/30.

Hi All,

If you are interested in entering a team for the tournament, please do so by end of Wednesday. Please refer to guidelines and email address to connect with both Woody and me in the original post, https://www.madrivertennis.com/labor-day-weekend-2024/.

We have six teams entered, so we’ll take a few more and keep it to one day, Saturday Sunday, due to poor forecast for Saturday.

We’ll be back in touch Thursday evening (or Friday) with team and scheduling details.

All members are welcome to the late afternoon championship match(es) and potluck social gathering. We hope to see you and celebrate tennis!

Dar and Woody

Updated Friday 8/30.

Hello Tennis Friends,

The Labor Day weekend social and tournament is becoming a tradition and we are beginning the planning for this year!

We will conduct a matrix round robin of predetermined doubles teams divided into flights of equivalent ability followed by a member social event. Tournament play may be spread over Saturday and Sunday as needed based on the number of entries and the weather forecast. Sunday or Monday will be a rain date. Labor Day weekend this year is August 31 through Sept. 2.

Doubles teams may be formed as mixed, womens, or parent/child and with an approximate combined average skill level not greater than NTRP 4.0 (not greater than total 8.0).

Two to four flights will be held based on number of entries, morning flight(s) from approximately 8:30am to noon and afternoon flight(s) from approximately 1:00pm to 4:30pm, adjusting times if necessary. Everyone will get to play the same number of games during the flights regardless of winning or losing. The winning teams from each flight will face off in Club Championship match(es) after each day’s flights.

Also after the tournament at ~5:30pm, all MRTC members and their families are invited to meet, socialize, and celebrate tennis at the club. MRTC will provide beer and soft drinks, but feel free to bring your preferred beverage as well. Please bring a potluck snack, appetizer, or dish to share during the tournament or afterward at the social. Let us know if you’d like to help out with setup and organization of paper goods.

PLEASE RESPOND BY Wednesday, August 28 to [email protected] with your intention to enter a team, and with the following information:

• Team member names.
• If you do not have a partner and would like us to match you up.
• Estimated NTRP.
• Your availability in at least two, preferably three or all, of the time slots Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon to allow us most flexibility in planning.

The sooner you respond, the better, as that will give us an indication of how many flights to prepare for and how much court time to reserve. We will also be watching the weather forecast. We will be back in touch with people on Friday, August 30 (or Thursday if possible) with scheduling. We may also update this post, so bookmark it and refer back periodically.

We hope this will be a great opportunity for fun competition and a fulfilling occasion for us to visit with each other and celebrate tennis!

Woody & Darlene

P.S. A couple related notes:

• Comments/feedback welcome from previous participants.
• We may be slow in responding to emails in the next couple weeks, thus the early planning.
• In future years, we may periodically move the tournament to the weekend prior to Labor Day weekend to give people some Labor Day flexibility.