Hinsdale Paddle

Five tournaments will be played over Friday to Sunday, March 10-12:
Women's Round Robin on Friday morning, 9 to 12
A, B, and C Draws will be played Saturday and Sunday morning
Women's Open on Sunday at 12:30 PM

The entry deadline is March 6: Hinsdale Tournament 2006 Entry.doc

The Platform Tennis National Championships will return to Chicago from March 2 - 5, 2006. These tournaments will draw 450 competitors for what will, no doubt, be a memorable weekend. Please support our beloved winter sport by competing, attending, or with a financial gift (Fundraising Campaign.doc).





Gift Recognition

All gifts will be listed in the Tournament Program.

Friend ($25 to $99)
Your team and club earn one participation point.

Donor ($100 to $499)
Your team and club earn two participation points.

Contributor ($500 - $999)
Your team and club earn three participation points.

Sponsor ($1,000 - $2,499)
Your team and club earn five participation points.

Major Sponsor ($2,500 and higher)
Your team and club earn ten participation points.
Corporate donations at this level receive special recognition at tournament sites.

Awards
Clubs earning ten or more participation points will receive a donor’s plaque from the Nationals Tournament. The three women’s teams and three men’s teams with the greatest participation levels will receive a free three-hour paddle clinic from top Chicago pros.

Friday, January 6 will be hosted by Kim Stephens and Lynn Kuessner

Friday, January 27 will be hosted by Adrienne Renwick and Nancy Ballantine






Looking for hosts for these four dates:
Friday, February 10
Friday, February 17
Friday, March 3
Friday, March 17

Sign up on the Reservations web site. Call Lynn Kuessner at 325-1030 if you'd like to host an evening.

Ed Usher offers this recap of the series tournament:

"Congratulations to all 30 of our HPD Players who participated in the Series’ Tournament. This is great for our program, and I am sure that all entrants found tournament-play to be great fun and a terrific way to improve their game. Lessons learned will benefit you come playoff time.

Special Congratulations go out to the UNSEEDED team of Dumon/Holland for winning the 7,8,9 tournament. Winning 5 straight matches in 2 days while knocking out the #4, #6, & #2 seeds is a terrific accomplishment.
Congratulations also go out to several semifinalists:

Series 4,5,6 – Maltby/Pollitt and Bowman/Hart each lost 3-set semifinal matches.

Series 7,8,9 – Herbst/O’Reilly encountered a tough 3-set semifinal loss.

Series 10,11,12 – Figora/McCarthy reached the semis, losing to eventual champions - score unknown.

There were many other noteworthy wins by our HPD participants, but I’ll leave it up to those guys to toot their own horns around the clubhouse. You can also view the results under “Tournament” section of the league website"

Three weekly events are going strong for women playing paddle. These are "open" sign-ups. Passholders should add their names on the Reseervations web site under EVENT Registration.

Thursdays, 9 AM to 10:30 AM, for Intermediate/Advanced players
Fridays, 9 AM to 10:30 AM, for Advanced Beginners
Saturdays, 9:30 AM to 11 AM, for Advanced players