PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Tournament Set
2006 event features increased purseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Peggy Edwards
PO Box 4739
Hilton Head Island,
843-785-7244
peggy@ptrtennis.org
05/26/06 - Hilton Head Island, SC--Professional Tennis Registry and The ROHO Group will co-sponsor the ROHO/PTR $17,500 Wheelchair Tennis Championships at the Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. There is a $2,500 increase in prize money over last year’s purse. Tournament play begins Wednesday, Sept. 20, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 24, with men’s, women’s, quad and junior divisions. Some of the top wheelchair players in the world compete in this event, which is part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour and is an ITF Series I event and a USTA Southern Championship.
A welcome reception and Opening Ceremony, sponsored by Quickie, will be held Thursday, with a one-up-one-down exhibition match to follow. The annual awards banquet will be held Friday evening and Saturday night’s festivities include a beach party with special matting to allow player access to the hard pack beach and ocean. Additional player amenities include a Wednesday night picnic, free lunches, a wheelchair repair station, shuttle and an on-site athletic trainer.
PTR will conduct a Instructing Wheelchair Tennis Workshop with Advanced Wheelchair Skills & Drills from 9am-2pm on Sunday, September 24. The course is open to tennis teachers and coaches who want to learn to teach wheelchair tennis. Quickie will provide chairs for able-bodied coaches to use during the workshop. The workshop fee is $50.
The deadline for tournament entry is August 16. USTA membership is required for entry.
Spectators are invited free of charge. The Jana Hunsaker Grant is available to assist in-need participants. For more information or an entry form, contact PTR at P.O. Box 4739, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29938. Phone: 800-421-6289 or 843-785-7244. Fax: 843-686-2033.
Email ptr@ptrtennis.org or register on line at www.ptrtennis.org/roho.htm
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 12,000 members in 123 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.
Event Date: 09/20/06
Event Title: PTR/ROHO Wheelchair Tournament begins, Hilton Head Island, SC
