W’burg Open ‘10
We're proud to announce the first annual Williamsburg Doubles Open, a tennis tournament to raise money for the restoration of the McCarren Park Courts. Our second annual singles open tournament will be held at the end of the summer. The dates of the tournament are Saturday, May 1 & Sunday, May 2. Rain date is for the following weekend.
At this time, all draws are sold out. If you are interested in being on the wait list for any of our draws, please register below -- some people inevitably drop out. However, waitlisters should not pay until you are notified that you were accepted. Again - if your draw selection says "WAIT LIST ONLY", you may register for the wait list but do not pay at this time. Thank you.
Registration. To register, fill out the form below. Each partner must register and pay separately. When you're done, submit the $35 fee via PayPal. After you're done registering, please enter your email address in the box in the "Email Updates" box to the right and we'll keep you up to date on fundraising efforts, future tournaments, and our soon-to-be legendary parties.
The Fee. The tournament entrance fee is $35. The price includes one McCarren Tennis T-shirt as well as membership to McCarren Tennis Association for 2010. 100% of the proceeds will go towards maintenance of the McCarren Park Courts. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each draw.
Payment. Register below first. If the form says WAIT LIST ONLY when you register, do not pay at this time!
| Simply click the "Pay Online Now" PayPal button below to submit your $35 payment. Please put "McCarren Tennis Doubles Tournament" in the memo field when submitting. Don't forget to register below! | PayPal is strongly preferred, but if you cannot use Paypal, you may send a check for $35 payable to Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn to this address: |
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McCarren Tennis Tournament
c/o Velour 26 Dobbin St., 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11222 |
The Draw. There will be two 16 team and one 8 team doubles draws. Draws are based on skill level ("A" = Advanced, "B" = Intermediate, "C" = Beginner). The smaller draw will be assigned to whichever draw has the smallest number of signups. Doubles teams can be mixed or same sex.
Teams. You will have the option to submit the name of your partner when registering below. If you do not have a partner, we will attempt to find you a partner of similar level. Both members of a team need to register and pay the $35 entrance fee.
Getting There. The McCarren Park tennis courts are located here, between Bedford Ave. and Berry St., just north of North 12th St., in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Take the L train to Bedford Ave. or the G train to Nassau. The tournament registration desk and entry to the courts for the tournament is on Bedford Ave.
The Format. First and second rounds will be played Saturday, May 1st. The semi-finals and finals will be played Sunday, May 2nd. All matches will be best of 3 sets with a 10-point tie-breaker in lieu of the third set. All matches will be single elimination. Prizes will be awarded to the runners-up and winners of each draw.
The Fine Print. McCarren Tennis cannot refund payments. If someone drops out, those on the wait list will be notified via email and you will have the opportunity to pay at that time or give up your slot on the wait list. Players on the wait list will be added to the tournament in the order in which their registration was received. Your registration will not be confirmed until we have received payment.
Registration Form
April 6th, 2010 - 15:34
Wojtek, will you be my partner? I bet we can win the Beginners draw if it’s not too windy.
April 12th, 2010 - 02:05
u ppl need a life
April 12th, 2010 - 02:07
yea im a lil to busy beating everyone playing singles …as u kno i am undefeated…
April 13th, 2010 - 19:53
I would be undefeated, too, if I never accepted a match from a formidable opponent.
April 16th, 2010 - 17:38
What happens if you registered, and paid, but your partner did not, and is now on a wait list?
April 16th, 2010 - 18:37
hi amy, you are playing with melissa murphy right? if so, i’ve reserved a spot for the two of you since you’ve paid already. you just have to tell melissa to pay her registration fee.
April 18th, 2010 - 00:18
what is skill level in beginner? i played on a team in H.S. but haven’t much since.
April 18th, 2010 - 22:17
oh ok so ur sayin moshan the tournament finalist isnt a formidable opponent…hmmm….i never declined to play someone….. stupid lol ..lets set up a match wit the winner artur bobko
April 19th, 2010 - 11:18
Wojtek – Who is your partner for the doubles tourney?
April 19th, 2010 - 15:41
unfortunately i am on the waiting list
(((( which im sure pleases everyone since my brother and i would definetly take the title … so whoever is willing to give up or sell their spot… i would greatly appreciate it… would throw in 3 free tennis lessons and a mix cd by urs truly 
April 19th, 2010 - 15:43
or maybe ill just sign up for the beginner draw since there are still spots and play soloto make it somewhat fair lol
April 21st, 2010 - 14:06
Let’s just get this straight… you and your brother would definitely win the tournament, but in 10 days you just couldn’t find the time to sign up?
I’ll sell my spot to you got a $500 donation to McCarren Tennis.
April 27th, 2010 - 01:22
how about we play u and ur partner for the spot and the losers will pay the 500….donkey….i was really busy and by the time i got around to it it was to late.. 1 week before the tournament and the draw is already out…for only a 16 team draw….i kno a lot of ppl would def sign up and play which would drastically increase the money raised to fix the courts…but to have a wait list is discouraging … since ppl have to make plans for the weekend…so good job guys… using 5 courts u could of did the same one set format for the first few rounds and then 2 for later rounds which would def fit in more teams… could of raised a whole lot more money….after all isnt wat this tournament is about :/
April 28th, 2010 - 12:15
We could have done that Wojtek, but then 1/2 the draw would have been eliminated after one set of tennis – possibly after only six games. We figured rather than have people pay $35 each ($70 per team) and possibly be bounced after only getting to serve one game we would rather have people get some more tennis in.
I’ve made this offer before, but you are welcome to come to any of our bi-weekly meetings to actually help us instead of just posting here about what you think we are doing wrong. You know how to reach me.
April 28th, 2010 - 19:47
yea id be glad to…its just that i work nights… let me kno when the next meeting will be
April 28th, 2010 - 22:07
i got a spot….waaaaat
April 29th, 2010 - 15:38
im excited about this weekend’s tournament..after all this talking it will be nice to see who the real players will be!!!
April 30th, 2010 - 02:40
phhhhhhhhhhhh lol wat a jokster
May 4th, 2010 - 14:38
BRING COACH MIRO BACK!
May 4th, 2010 - 14:39
I agree. Who gave you the right to fire coach Miro?
May 4th, 2010 - 15:19
McCarren Tennis has nothing to do with Coach Miro not being at the courts this year. That was a decision made by Parks over a year ago, before “McCarren Tennis” even existed.
May 6th, 2010 - 12:33
Again, we had nothing to do with Coach losing the concession. The city decides who gets the concession to teach on court 1, and apparently Coach did some things that the Parks department didn’t like. Also, getting the concession is a process set up by the NYC Parks Department, involving a public RFP. All interested parties can apply. Someone told me that Coach has re-applied. But Parks picks the winner, not us. All we do is raise money and try to fix the courts.
June 1st, 2010 - 00:45
Hi guys, I am a member of Lincoln Terrace Tennis Club and we are trying to get the City to resurface our courts. However, we are getting nowhere. I am so impressed by your do yourself activities that I told some of our members about the good work that you have done in restoring your courts. We would like to start the self-help process but we ask if you could kindly tell us how much it cost you to restore one of the courts. Also, we would like to have club tournaments between our two clubs. Thanks.
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:00
Any plans for a tourney in September?
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:17
Yes, looking at Oct 2/3 weekend. or maybe the last weekend in Sept. More soon.