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PENZANCE 66th OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
25th July 2015 – 1st August 2015
Major Sponsor
TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE
LTA Affiliated
Tennis Clubmark Accredited
PENLEE PARK PENZANCE CORNWALL TR18 4HE
Telephone 01736 367627
www.penzancetennisclub.co.uk
This is an LTA Official Grade 3 Tournament incorporating:LTA Ratings Singles; Men's, Ladies' and Mixed Open Doubles; Handicap
Singles, Doubles and Mixed; Men's Senior Doubles (over 45 & over 55);
Ladies' Senior Doubles (over 40);
Senior Mixed Doubles. New event – Ladies Over 55 Doubles
PLUS
Social events to be held during the week, starting with the
Tournament Reception on Sunday, 26th July, at 7.00pm - all entrants are
invited
AND NOT FORGETTING …
The Gold Award winning ‘First Service Cafe and Bar
Is open throughout the tournament
The Officials
President – Melville Jones, Club Chairman – Trevor Newborn and Referee: Steve Wynn
Tournament Organiser: Des Hosken, Northstoke, Hendra Vean, Carbis Bay, St Ives TR26
2LQ Telephone 01736 798408
Tournament Committee: Helen Bennie, Birte Hosken, Randy Haunfelder, Sue Moore and
Chris Rowland
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Tournament Regulations and Conditions
1a. The Tournament will be run in strict accordance with the ITF Rules of Tennis, the Rules of the LTA and the LTA
Tournament Regulations, including the LTA Code of Conduct (as each may be amended from time to time).
1b Doping Statement 'I consent to him/her participating in doping control procedures, if selected, undertaken by a
doping control officer appointed by UK Sport.'
1c Disciplinary Statement 'I acknowledge and agree that I am subject to the Rules & Regulations of the LTA (including,
without limitation, the LTA's Tournament Regulations, Anti-Doping Programme, Disciplinary & Dispute Resolution
Procedures, and the Regulations concerning Match Fixing, Financial Speculation and Betting) and hereby fully and
unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction and authority of the LTA.
1d Media Statement 'I consent to being involved in any publicity connected with LTA Staged or Supported Tournaments,
including media interviews, photographs, T.V. footage and LTA research projects. Please inform the Tournament
Organiser if you do not wish to be involved in such publicity.'
1e British Tennis Membership 'I consent to the details provided on this entry form to be used to update the
Membership Record of the person identified'.
1f Data Usage Statement 'I consent to the LTA and/or the organisers of LTA Tournaments, from my geographical area,
using the details provided on the entry form to communicate information about this and future tournaments, in my
geographical area, via post/email or SMS.'
1g 'Every competitor must be a British Tennis Member and have a rating. This shall not apply to events using handicap
scoring, or events which carry ATP/WTA/ITF world ranking points'.
2. Entries must reach the Tournament Organiser by the following dates:
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All others
: Saturday 18th July 2015
Grade 3 events: Saturday 4 July 2015
We will, however, endeavour to accept late entries.
3. All entries, with an entry form for each competitor, should be forwarded with the entrance fee - cheques made
payable to Penzance Tennis Club.
4. Entry forms may be obtained from the website of Penzance Tennis Club.
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5. The draw for all events will take place on Thursday 23 July 2015 and will be available to competitors the following day.
6. Matches in the Grade 3 Open Events will be the best of three sets using the LTA tie-break system in each set.
Handicap events will be the best of three short sets. Senior events will be the best of two tie break sets with a
championship tie break.
7. The Tournament Committee reserve the right to alter the programme, refuse any entry and/or withhold prizes if
insufficient entries are received, subject to the LTA Tournament Regulations 2015.
8. Any decision made by the Tournament Committee shall be final subject to item 9.
9. Complaints: Complaints in connection with the Tournament must be made in writing and lodged with the Tournament
Organiser within 48 hours of cause or occurrence. A written complaint may be lodged with the LTA at
officiatingsupport@lta.org.uk within 7 days of the occurrence of the situation leading to the complaint.
10. All competitors should wear clothing, including footwear, appropriate for the game of tennis.
11. Any periods of unavailability for play should be noted on the entry form.
12. Evening only players may enter no more than two events and must be available on weekdays from 17.30 and during
the day and evenings at weekends. Other competitors are limited to enter a maximum of 6 events.
13. Play will start at the discretion of the Referee.
14. Kindly limit the knock-up period to a maximum of 5 minutes.
15. ITF Approved tennis balls will be used.
16. Competitors may be requested to umpire.
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17. Winners of all trophies will be entitled to retain them until 1 July 2016 during which time they must have them
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engraved. By 3 July 2015 they should be returned to Penzance Tennis Club.
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18. Play for all Handicap and Senior matches may start at 10.00am on Sunday 26 July. If you are not able to play on
this day, please ensure that your entry form is annotated accordingly
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19. Early rounds of the Ratings event will be held on Saturday 25 July and Sunday 26 July for entrants with ratings
below 7.1 as outlined below
TIMES OF FIRST MATCHES FOR PLAYERS IN THE OPEN RATINGS SINGLES WILL
BE NOTIFIED BY POST OR ELECTRONICALLY – FOR ALL OTHER MATCHES
PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING WHEN THEIR MATCHES WILL
TAKE PLACE
Winners must be prepared to play more than one match on the day
Ratings Events:
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Men's and Ladies Singles 10.2, 10.1, 9.2, 9.1, 8.2, 8.1
Saturday 25 July
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Men's and Ladies Singles 7.2, 7.1,
Sunday 26 July
It is essential players with these rating be available on these days
Section finals will be held on the morning of Saturday 1st August 2015 and Mixed Doubles Open will be played on
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Saturday 1 August 2015 IN THE MORNING.
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ENTRY FORM FOR THE PENZANCE 66TH OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Supported by Truro and Penwith College
Evening competitors may enter only TWO events and must be available from 5.30pm each day.
NO COMPETITOR MAY ENTER MORE THAN SIX EVENTS
RATINGS SINGLES ONLY Please enclose SAE with entry for notification of first match.
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Closing date for ratings singles Saturday 4 July.
Entrants for these events must be LTA registered members and have a current LTA rating.
Event
Prizes
Entry Fee
Fees Paid
1 Men's Singles
W £300 RU £150
£12.00
£……………
2 Ladies Singles
W £200 RU £100
£12.00
£…………….
Event
Entry
3 Men's Doubles Open*
£7.50
4 Ladies Doubles Open*
£7.50
5 Mixed Doubles Open*
£7.50
6 Men's Singles (H'cap)
£7.50
7 Ladies Singles (H'cap)
£7.50
8 Men's Doubles (H'cap)*
£7.00
9 Ladies Doubles (H'cap)*
£7.00
10 Mixed Doubles (H'cap)*
£7.00
11 Mixed Senior Doubles*
£7.00
12 Men's Senior Doubles*
£7.00
13 Ladies Senior Doubles*
£7.00
14 Men's Over 55 Doubles*
£7.00
15 Ladies Over 55 Doubles*
£7.00
Partner
TOTAL
£
*Fee per person. Seniors over 45 for men & over 40 for ladies as at 31/12/2015
I have read, understood and accept all the conditions of entry. PLEASE do not forget to complete the
information for the Referee on back page.
Name...................................................................................... (Mr/Mrs/Miss)
Address...................................................................................................................................
…....................................................................................................................................Tel..................................
If
appropriate,
include
phone
number
for
contact
during
tournament...............................................Email……………………………………………………………………
ENTRIES ACCOMPANIED BY FULL ENTRY FEES TO THE TOURNAMENT ORGANISER:Des Hosken, Northstoke, Hendra Vean, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2LQ
Cheques payable to Penzance Tennis Club
Entry can also be made online, via the LTA website (www.lta.org.uk), using Paypal.
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Closing date for entry into grade 3 events Saturday 4 July 2015 and for all other events Saturday
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18 July 2015
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INFORMATION FOR THE REFEREE
EACH COMPETITOR MUST COMPLETE THIS FORM
Please complete the following as far as possible, in order to assist with seeding and handicapping.
LTA RATING.....................................
BT MEMBERSHIP NUMBER............
IF YOU PLAY FOR YOUR COUNTY
County.......................................................Senior/Junior
IF YOU PLAY FOR YOUR CLUB TEAM
Name of Club Team…
Please give any other information ie your standard of play relative to someone else who is entering this
tournament.
…............................................................................................................................................
…............................................................................................................................................
Are you available: all day
YES/NO
: only in the evenings from 5.30pm
YES/NO
Otherwise please give details of any special requests concerning availability. Failure to provide this
information may lead to cancellation of your entry.
….........................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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DECLARATION
I have read, understood and accept the conditions of entry. Please accept my application.
Name:Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms:………………………………………
Address:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Tele no. during tournament:..........................................E-mail:..............................................................
Signature:.........................................................................................
Please forward your entry form and declaration together with your fees to the Tournament Organiser
ADDRESS AS PER THE ENTRY FORM
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