By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
It's time to register for the Dowagiac City Tennis Tournament.
The men's, women's and mixed doubles tournaments will be held at Dowagiac Union High School's courts on Saturday, Aug. 6 and Sunday, Aug 7.
Deadline to register is Wednesday, Aug. 3. The tournament pairings will be posted at the tennis courts on Thursday, July 28. Some matches will be played on Friday, Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
First round matches will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Cost remains $5 per person for the singles tournament. Residents of Cass County, a graduate of Dowagiac Union High School and current or former members of the Dowagiac Tennis Association are eligible to compete.
Matches will be the best of three sets with a 12-point tiebreaker used in all sets.
Balls will be furnished for all matches. The tournament is a single elimination format with a consolation round for those who wish to play. The board reserves the right to cancel an event if not enough entries are received for that event.
For more information, call Sue Watson at 782-3367 (home) or 782-8200 (work).
Last year Mike and Chuck Rubino captured the men's doubles championship, while Barbara Laing and Blair Lang captured the women's tournament championship.
The mixed doubled championship was won by Mike and Lisa Rubino.