By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
DOWAGIAC – The 2007 Dowagiac City Tennis Tournament is about to begin.
The singles portion of the tournament will be held July 27-29, while the doubles matches – men's, women's and mixed – will be held Aug 4-5.
There are a few changes for this year's tournament.
The tournament is moving from the Dowagiac Union High School courts to the new courts at the Dowagiac Middle School.
Dowagiac girls' tennis coach Chuck Rubino is the tournament director.
The singles tournament is now a three-day event instead of two days. There will also be a feed-in consolation round.
The singles tournament will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 27.
The tournament will continue on Saturday, July 28 with the finals scheduled for Sunday, July 29.
Deadline for entry in the singles tournament is Wednesday, July 25 at 5 p.m. The tournament draw will be posted at the Dowagiac Middle School courts on Thursday, July 26.
The men's and women's doubles tournament will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4. Some matches could be played on Friday, Aug. 3, beginning at 6 p.m.
The mixed doubles tournament will begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5.
Entry deadline for the doubles tournament is Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. The tournament draw will be posted at the DMS courts on Thursday, Aug. 2.
The tournament, which costs just $5 to enter for singles and $10 per doubles team, is open to all residents of Cass County, as well as graduates of the Dowagiac Union School District, and current or former members of the Dowagiac Tennis Association.
Matches will be a best two out of three format with a 12-point tiebreaker in all sets.
Balls will be furnished for all matches. The tournament is a single elimination format with a feed-in consolation round. (Feed-in matches will use a 10-point tiebreaker in the third set)
The board reserves the right to cancel the event if not enough entries are received.
Contact Rubino at 782-3292 for further information or to register.