Jon Vegosen David A Benjamin Chairman of the Board & President Executive Director United States Tennis Association Intercollegiate Tennis Association 70 West Red Oak Lane 174 Tamarack Circle White Plains, NY 10604 Skillman, NJ 08558 Dear Players, Coaches and Fans, The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the men and women who are participating in the 2011 USTA/ITA Regional Championships. Over 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete in the USTA/ITA Regional Championships held at 88 different college campuses across the country. As always, the level of play and sportsmanship is extremely high, and the competitors in this year’s USTA/ITA Regional Championships truly represent today’s top varsity collegiate tennis players. The USTA and ITA extend our best wishes to all participants in this prestigious Regional Championship and look forward to a memorable week of varsity collegiate tennis! Warm regards, Warm regards,

Jon Vegosen David A Benjamin Chairman of the Board & President, USTA Executive Director, ITA

2011 USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals at YALE 

Cullman‐Heyman Tennis Center 

October 21‐25, 2011 

 

 

Phone Numbers 

Christian Appleman, Director of Tennis Operations: cell 203‐314‐4319 

Danielle McNamara – Co‐Tournament Director  203‐815‐3735 

Christian Thompson – Co‐Tournament Director  203‐623‐5566 

Cullman‐Heyman Tennis Center Desk: 203‐764‐9227 

Head Referee – Tom Fayed 

Tournament Website 

http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w‐tennis/2011‐12/usta_ita_regional/index 

Locker Rooms 

Players may use the CHTC locker rooms on the lobby level.  No towels will be provided.  

Additional showers will be available in the bathrooms in the Smilow Field  Center, next door. 

Hospitality Table 

Fruit and snack items will be provided on the lobby level.  Please remind your school’s 

spectators that this is a courtesy for the players and coaches only. 

Stringing 

The Racquet Koop (203‐389‐1900) in Westville in the official stinger tournament stringer.  Chris 

and his staff will be on site for most of the tournament.  If you have your own stringing 

machine, please do not bring it into the Cullman‐Heyman Tennis Center, as the Racquet Koop 

has exclusive rights to all of the stringing within the building.  Cost: $16/racquet with your own 

string. 

Athletic Trainer 

A certified athletic trainer will be onsite throughout the tournament starting one hour before 

the first scheduled match of the day through the completion of the last match.  Ice will be 

available in the lobby, or training room next door. 

Practice Courts 

Warm up courts will be available in the morning before play begins each day and will be 

schedule according to match times.  Court assignments will be posted each morning in the 

lobby.  The warm up times will be 6:30‐7:00, 7:00‐7:30, and 7:30‐8:00. 

Coaches Meeting 

Friday, October 21st at 12:00pm in the Humphrey Lounge located in Smilow Field House next 

door to the tennis center. 

Schedule of Play 

Singles        Doubles 

Friday    Q 32 (16 matches)    Round of 64 main draw (32 matches) 

Start @8AM  Q 16 (8 matches)    Round of 32 main draw (16 matches) 

Saturday   Round of 128 (32 matches)   Rounds of 16 (8 matches) 

Start @8AM  Round of 64 (32 matches) 

Sunday   Round 32 (16 matches)    Quarter‐Finals 

Start @10AM  Round of 16 (8 matches) 

Monday  Quarter‐finals       Semi‐finals 

Start @10AM  Semi‐finals 

Tuesday  Finals        Finals 

Start @12 noon 

 

 

College Tennis in the CommunityCAMPUS SHOWDOWNS: What are they?• One day tournaments open to juniors, college players, professionals and adults run on college campuses with the college coach acting as tournament director.• Matches are short sets and most tournaments utilize round robin formats or compass draws to guarantee multiple matches for all participants.• Events can be men’s, women’s, or coed.• All ITA Members are encouraged to host—USTA grants are available for host institutions! Sign up to host here: http://yourserve.usta.com/campusshowdown

CAMPUS KIDS’ DAYS: What are they?• Campus Kids Days are designed to expose more junior players (and their parentsand coaches) to college tennis.• College coaches will select a team match that junior players and tennis fans in the local community are encouraged to attend.• Hosts will provide variety of promotional activities such as raffles, exhibition matches, fast serve contests, autograph signings, etc. • All ITA Members are encouraged to host—USTA grants are available for host institutions! Sign up to host here: http://yourserve.usta.com/campuskidsday

CAMPUS QUICKSTART: What is it?• The Campus QuickStart recognition program was created to recognize those college coaches who embrace and utilize the QuickStart format in their camps, clinics, and other tennis outreach events targeted at the 10 & Under market. The Intercollegiate Tennis Associations’ support of the QuickStart initiative has beentremendous and the USTA understands college coaches are leaders in their tennis community who can really shape the local tennis market. For coaches interested in utilizing the QuickStart format in their 10 & Under programming, there are also equipment grants available through the Campus QuickStart Program. • To register as a Campus QuickStart provider, please click here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/usta_CampusQuickStart• For coaches interested in Campus QuickStart Grants, please contact Erica Perkins, perkins@usta.com

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT :: INCREASED FAN BASE :: OUTREACH

COMPETITION :: EXPOSURE :: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The USTA and the ITA working together to build college tennis within your community