USTA BG12 National Open

Most of the information you need for the 12s is on this site, so please read carefully - and enjoy! You should also go to the USTA.com tournament page for this tournament in order: To register for this tournament; as we get closer to the start of it, to see important announcements (about accepted players, alternates, etc.); and, once the tournament has begun (and after it is over), to see the draws and results and follow-up announcements:

• www.USTA.com

2003 Tournament Results
2004 Tournament Results
2005 Tournament Results
2006 Tournament Results
2007 Tournament Results
2008 Tournament Results
2009 Tournament Results
For the Match Point Magazine take on the 2006 12s click here.

2003 Tournament Results

Frank Carleton of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and Ryann Cutillo of Kings Park, New York, were the winners of the Boys and Girls Division, respectively, in the United States Tennis Association National Open Championships, The Twelves, held May 17-21 at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland.

Top-ranked boys’ tournament seed Carleton defeated the second seed, David Holland, of Pennington, New Jersey, 6-2, 6-4. Second-ranked Miss Cutillo defeated third-ranked Chichi Scholl of Pompano Beach, Florida, 6-2, 6-2.

In the matches for third place, Kevin McMillen of Richmond, Virginia, defeated Denis Kudla, of Fairfax, Virginia; and Mia Fiocca of West Harrison, New York, defeated Olivia Janowicz of Linden, New Jersey.

Maryland First Lady Kendel Ehrlich and retired nationally ranked tennis professional and Maryland native Elise Burgin, both members of The Twelves honorary committee, presented trophies to the winners.

Additionally, the Howard Head Memorial Sportsmanship award was presented to Natalie Kirchner of Fairfax, Virginia, and Michael Katz of Owings Mills. The sportsmanship award was presented by Mrs. Martha Head, the widow of world-renowned sports equipment inventor and entrepreneur in tennis and skiing equipment and manufacturing, Howard Head.

The Twelves tournament was co-hosted by Campaign for Our Children (CFOC) and the Baltimore Tennis Patrons (BTP), and featured the top nationally ranked boys and girls in the 12 and under age group, playing singles and doubles competition.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Baltimore Tennis Patrons and CFOC, a non-profit corporation that addresses abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention and a broad range of additional social issues affecting youth, including adolescent sexual health, male responsibility, infant mortality prevention and child support enforcement.

“This event was a tremendous success for the tennis community, CFOC and the Baltimore area itself,” said Hal Donofrio, Founder, President and CEO of the CFOC. “We look forward to making this an annual event that will continually draw more area youth to the game of tennis and make them aware of the many incredible options they have to live fulfilling lives.

”Donofrio noted crucial support from the event’s sponsors, including First Union National Bank, H&S Bakery, Diamond Comics, MIE Properties and Doracon Contractors, which helped provide a memorable experience for competitors and spectators at The Twelves.

Baltimore tennis fans echoed Donofrio’s praise for the event.

“This was a great showcase for tennis in central Maryland and a great opportunity for local junior tennis players,” said tournament director Laddie Levy, past president of BTP and a current member of its Board of Directors. “We were proud to be able to bring this type of tennis talent to compete in the state, and look forward to doing it again next year.”

2004 Tournament Results

The second edition of “The Twelves” this May was a definite improvement over last year’s inaugural effort! When the awards presentation started, many glanced at the heavens and marveled at the clear, blue skies and delightfully balmy temperatures that marked the event – unlike last year’s rain-impaired, rain-delayed, and rain-shortened tournament, one that forced the cancellation of one entire day’s worth of matches and moved the tournament indoors for its final rounds.

Like last year, the Twelves was again blessed with great play and sportsmanship from players from as close as right down the street – and as far away as Texas, New England, Florida and the mid-west. It also featured many returning players but also many new ones. On the boys’ side, #1 seed Junior Ore (Gaithersburg), Cliff Reynolds (Boyd), and Paul Burgin (Baltimore) all had fine runs in the singles event finally won by #2 seed and co-winner of the Howard Head Sportsmanship Award Dante Terenzio (Stamford, CT) who also won the doubles when teamed with fellow Connecticut native Peter Reinemann.

On the girls’ side, Beatrice Capra (Ellicott City) and Lulu Jin (Cockeysville) were among the successful local participants in a singles draw eventually won by queen-of-the-tie-break Nelo Phiri (Yonkers, NY) over Brett Ellen Keeler (Austin, TX), the other co-winner of the Howard Head Sportsmanship Award. Chichi Scholl (Pompano Beach, FL), a finalist last year, finished third in the singles and teamed with Capra to claim the doubles crown. All results are available by clicking on the USTA.com link above.

The tournament was also again marked by its unique and special sponsorship arrangement. Hosted by McDonogh School and operated by the Baltimore Tennis Patrons (BTP), the event is the brainchild of Hal Donofrio, President and CEO of Campaign For Our Children (CFOC), a national organization based in Baltimore dedicated to dealing with teen pregnancy and other youth health issues.

Sponsors include Brown Advisory, Peter Angelos, Constellation Energy, Continental Realty, Diamond Comics, Doracon Contractors, H&S Bakery, Martha Head, The Manekin Corporation, MIE Properties, Inc., Patricia and Arthur Modell, John Paterakis, Dorothy and Henry Rosenberg, and Wachovia. Sponsor proceeds underwrite the overhead expenses and benefit CFOC and BTP.

Maryland's First Lady Kendel Ehrlich chaired the Honorary Committee for the tournament while the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine, WBAL Radio and WBAL TV served as media sponsors. KFC (through Aarsand Management) and Pappa John’s provided some much appreciated food for the players!

With the excitement created this year, plans are already underway for 2005!

2005 Tournament Results

The third incarnation of “The Twelves,” the USTA National BG 12 Open Championships held May 21-25 at McDonogh School, was another success. This year attracting players from as far away as Florida, Maine, Wisconsin, and Texas – some eighteen states in all – the level of play seemed to rise just as the tournament’s popularity has. And while the event was eventually plagued with rain, the first three days of the tournament, when the lion’s share of matches occur, went off on McDonogh School’s twenty courts without a hitch, so moving indoors to the Bare Hills Sportplex for the final rounds neither extended the tournament nor forced any change in match format.

While the eventual winners came from far off, a number of local players did very well! They included Alexandra Sharsakov (Reisterstown), Hana Evans (Odenton), Anton Kovringin (Rockville), Eiichiro Okuyama (Potomac), and Joe Dorn (D.C.). In the Boys’ final, Bjorn Frantangelo (PA) defeated Daniel Nguyen (VA) 6-7 (9), 6-2, 1-0 (3). Nicole Gibbs (OH) won the girls’ draw beating Madison Cohen (PA) 6-2, 6-1. Nicole teamed with Jenny Falcone (VA) to win the doubles on the girls’side with Robbie Mudge (NC) and Robert Stineman (IL) combining to win the boys’. Kelsey McGillis (VA) and Mitchell Frank (VA) shared the Howard Head Sportsmanship Award, the largest trophy of the tournament, given in honor of the legendary local sports inventor and innovator of tennis and skiing equipment.

The tournament is a product of a collaboration of Campaign for Our Children (CFOC), a non-profit organization that addresses teen pregnancy prevention and a broad range of additional social issues affecting youth, and the Baltimore Tennis Patrons (BTP), organizers of this event and a variety of tennis programs for kids and adults in and around Baltimore.

As usual, the tournament featured a 64 singles draw with a full feed-in championship consolation and a 32 doubles draw for both boys and girls, with trophies going to the top six singles players and the doubles winners and finalists. Laddie Levy, Dave DeGrafft, and Curtis Way formed the tournament committee, considerably aided by Beatrice Grasu and Brooke Rogers. The Honorary Committee was once again graciously chaired by Maryland First Lady Kendel Ehrlich.

“This tournament continues to present a great stage for local junior players to compete on a national scale and is a great showcase for quality tennis in Baltimore,” said tournament director Laddie Levy. “The union of CFOC, BTP, and McDonogh School, engineered by CFOC President and CEO Hal Donofrio, is also great to see since all three are so committed to kids and Baltimore.”

Sponsors of the tournament include: American Pan Company, American Yeast Company, Bayside Vending, The Bozzuto Group, Brown Advisory, Constellation Energy, Diamond Comics, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary USLLP, Doracon Contractors, Gallagher, Evelius, & Jones, H & S Bakery, The Manekin Corporation, Maryland Office of Tourism, MIE Properties, Metro Ready Mix Company, Metroplex Distributors, Residential Title and Escrow Company, and Wachovia. Media sponsors are The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine, Style Magazine, WBAL Radio, and WBAL-TV. The Friday night dinner is provided by KFC/Aarsand Management, and the Wednesday lunch by Papa John’s Pizza.

2006 Tournament Results

The 2006 version of the USTA BG 12 National Open, held May 20-24 at McDonogh School, was characterized chiefly by unusually windy conditions. Not until the picture-perfect last day was weather not a main topic of conversation. On that day, however, attention was properly turned to Nicole Desimone of Havertown, PA, and Kyle Martino of Harrison, NY, winners of the Howard Head Sportsmanship Award, presented by Hal Donofrio, President and CEO of Campaign For Our Children and founder of the event.

The last day’s play was worthy of some special notice as well as 7th seed Strong Kirchheimer of Cary, NC, defeated 3rd seed Jonathan Carcione of Franklin Lakes, NJ, 6-4, 6-2, and 2nd seed Anna Mamalat of Philadelphia, PA, bested Julie Vrabel of Centreville, VA, 6-1, 6-1 for the boys’ and girls’ titles. Skylar Morton, of Bethesda, came in 3rd. In boys doubles, Richard Del Nunzio of Forest Hills, NY, teamed with Martino to defeat TJ Pura of Bedford Hills, NY, and Daniel Kerznerman of Brooklyn, NY. On the girls’ side it was Claudia Li of Jericho, NY, and Vrabel who won over Tina Jiang of Somerset, NJ, and Jamie Loeb, of Ossining, NY. Complete results are at www.USTA.com

Joining in the awards ceremony was Sol Schwartz representing the tournament’s new sponsor, Holabird Sports. Sol’s comments about the tournament, the future of tennis, and the role of parents in competitive sports were particularly apt and well received, as was the Papa John’s pizza lunch (courtesy of Papa John’s), which followed.

Once again players came from far and wide: Florida, California, North Dakota, New England and many places in between. They were ably served by veteran Referee Dave DeGrafft and his fine crew of roving umpires and tournament desk chief Beatrice Grasu and her new staff of Dani Barish, Lyssa Cleary, Tiffany Chan, and Megan Richards.

A surprise visit by International Tennis Hall of Fame member (and McDonogh graduate) Pam Shriver was a highlight Saturday. Pam was unable to address the mandatory meeting Friday night, but she delighted a number of young fans with autographs and photo ops. With her absence, the highlight of Friday was the KFC dinner for all present kindly provided again this year by Aarsand Management.

2007 Tournament Results

The 2007 BG 12 National Open at McDonogh School, the 5th incarnation of the tournament operated again by the Baltimore Tennis Patrons, was marked by a wide geographic draw (players came from 16 states including Arizona and Michigan and Florida and Georgia) and strong play. It was also marked by only a few inconvenient showers over the weekend and then lovely sunny weather for the last three days, which saved the event from having to go indoors (we would have moved to Bare Hills had it been necessary), very fortuitous to an event that found out only shortly before its May 19-23 running that it had lost its 2006 sponsor.

On the girls’ side Tina Jiang (Somerset, NJ) defeated local phenom Alexandra Sharshakov (Reisterstown, MD) in the finals 6-3, 6-1. Quinn Gleason (Mendon, NJ) edged Sherry Li (Flanders, NJ) for 3rd place. In doubles Jiang paired with Katrine Steffensen (Scarsdale, NJ) to best Gleason and Margarita Kotok (Macedon, NY). For the boys it was Luca Corinteli (Alexandria, VA) defeating Josh Goodman (Weston, FL) for the singles title 7-5, 6-3; the two combined to take the doubles title from Chris Vrabel (Centreville, VA) and Aries Wong (Bethesda, MD). Last year’s singles champion, Strong Kirchheimer (Cary, NC) edged Vrabel 6-4, 6-4 to take third. Complete results are at www.USTA.com

While donors Hal Donofrio and Martha Head were unable to be on site to present the trophies, The Howard Head Sportsmanship Award was nevertheless presented, this year to Chris Vrabel (Centreville, VA) and Danna Gandelman (Sunny Isles Beach, FL) who proved to be most worthy recipients.

Tournament Director Laddie Levy teamed with Referee Dave DeGrafft and tournament desk staff Curtis Way and Beatrice Grasu, all of whom have worked the event for each of its five years. Dani Barish assisted at the desk, Jennifer Cook served ably as our Certified Athletic Trainer, and David Oster, our stringer, was kept extra busy. The food concession was again operated by the Stowers family, with the opening night dinner provided by KFC and Aarsand Mangagement and Wednesday’s lunch donated by Papa John’s Pizza, all of whom have been with us for all five years!

2008 Tournament Results

The 2008 BG 12 National Open at McDonogh School, sponsored for the 6th year by the Baltimore Tennis Patrons, was marked again by a wide geographic draw (players came from 16 states) and strong play. The weather gods tried to make life difficult for us (we had to move indoors all day Tuesday to the Green Spring Racquet Club), but we finished on time – with no format change necessary.

On the girls’ side Jessie Lynn Paul (Greenville, NC) defeated Katrine Steffensen (Scarsdale, NY) in the finals 7-6(4), 1-6, 1-0(4). Ekaterina Bure (Springfield, NJ) defeated Kylie Isaacs (Wexford, PA) for 3rd place. In doubles Sylvia Huffman (South Riding, VA) paired with Abbie Pahz (Midlothian, VA) to best Steffensen (a doubles winner last year) and Rachel Horton (Stamford, CT). For the boys it was Jack Murray (Birmingham, MI), who only lost 11 games in the tournament, defeating Jared Donaldson (Cumberland, RI) 6-4, 6-1. David Parker (Anderson, SC) beat Shane Monroe (Ventor City, NJ) for third. Murray and Parker combined to take the doubles title from locals Kasey Countee (Cheltenham, MD) and Aries Wong (Bethesda, MD).

With donor Martha Head unable to be on site to present the trophies, tournament sponsor and president of CFOC (Campaign For Our Children) Hal Donofrio, the man responsible for bringing the tournament to Baltimore, presented The Howard Head Sportsmanship Award to Kylie Isaacs and Matthew Benstock (Bryn Mawr, PA), who proved to be most worthy recipients.

Tournament Director Laddie Levy teamed with Referee Dave DeGrafft for the 6th year to run the event. They were joined by tournament desk manager Tiffany Chan with Natalie Ferguson and Sheila Razdan assisting. The food concession was again operated by the Stowers family, with the opening night dinner provided by KFC and Aarsand Management.

2009 Tournament Results

For the first time in its seven year history at McDonogh School, the USTA BG 12 National Open was dominated by local players. While competitors came from thirteen states, it was a young man from nearby Reisterstown, MD, and a young lady from Virginia who walked off with the gold. On the boys’ side it was Yancy Dennis, who not only won the singles 6-2, 6-2 over Justin Kang of Medford, NJ but who also teamed with Francis Tiafoe of College Park, MD, to win the doubles by defeating Ryan Dickerson and Keven Lam, also of New Jersey, 8-3. On the girls’ side it was Ndindi Ndunda of Burke, VA, who defeated Bridget Forster of Lebanon, PA, 7-5, 6-3. In girls’ doubles, it was Lauren Goodman of Fort Wayne, IN, and Emma Stein of Dublin, OH, who prevailed 8-2 over Jessica Golovin of New York, NY, and Yelizaveta Patenko of Lansdale, PA.

The tournament was beset by a little of the rain that has drenched the area this spring, but it came late enough Saturday afternoon and early enough Sunday morning that its effect was minimal; the tournament managed to end on time and without any change in format or cancellation of matches.

This year’s Howard Head Sportsmanship Trophy was awarded to Rebecca Fakas of Little Neck, NY, and Sarthak Mohanty of Edison, NJ. Tournament Director Laddie Levy and Tournament Referee Dave Degrafft, who have run the tournament for each of its seven years, were joined by Amy Brooks and Natalie Ferguson, who ably handled things at the tournament desk. Food was again prepared by the Stowers family.

2009 Information

Entry Deadline

Entries for the BG12s will open March 4, 2009 and close Thursday April 16, 2009 at NOON Eastern time.

USTA Release

Please bring a signed USTA Release form with you when you register. To download the form, click here.

Eligibility

This event is restricted to the following Junior players: U.S. Citizens; Permanent Resident Aliens; Diplomats, Refugees and asylees; Junior players residing in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Samoa or Guam and Canadian residents of British Columbia. You may be asked for proof of status. Refer to USTA Regulation III.A.2.a.

Selection

Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the "Selection Process" link on the left side of the tournament page on the USTA web-site link above. It is the player's responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player's name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries have to be submitted by noon April 16, 2009 Eastern Time.

Housing

The tournament hotels are Hyatt Place right next to campus (410-998-3630), the Hilton Garden Inn Owings Mills (1-800-Hiltons, 1-410-654-0030, or www.hilton.com), which is just beyond it (detailed directions are right below), and the Pikesville Hilton (410-653-1100 or 1-800-283-0333) which is located at the corner of Reisterstown Road and I 695 (a little farther from the tournament site but a hotel with an indoor tennis facility). Mention you are with "The USTA National Open Championships" and reserve your rooms by May 1 to receive the tournament discount and ensure your booking. NOTE: Book hotel early -- even before you are entered (can always be cancelled.)

Directions to McDonogh School

To get to McDonogh School, take the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), which is accessible from the north or south by I-95 and from the west by I-70 or I-83, to Exit 20 (Garrison-Pikesville). Go north on Reisterstown Road (toward Garrison and Reisterstown - NOT Pikesville). At the sixth light, turn left on McDonogh Road. Continue about one mile; the School is on the right. NOTE: The street address (for Mapquest and the like) is 8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117(for some search engines, you may need to make it Pikesville, MD 21208). For a map, click here.

Parking on Campus

Enter McDonogh via the WOODS ROAD entrance. Park by the athletic center at the end of the road. Please remember we are guests of the school, which is in session, so please behave accordingly, do not enter buildings, etc.

Directions to the Tournament Hotels

To get to the first two tournament hotels, continue on McDonogh Road past the school. At the light, turn right onto Painter's Mill Road. Hyatt Place (formerly AmeriSuites) is on the left just before the second light at Red Run Boulevard. To get to the Hilton Garden Inn, turn left onto Red Run Boulevard at the second light. The next light is Owings Mills Boulevard; the hotel is on the corner to the left.

The Pikesville Hilton is at the corner of I 695 (the Baltimore Beltway) and Reisterstown Road.

Check-in

Check-in will be held at the courts at McDonogh from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 15. At that time, doubles sign-up will open. You and a parent must sign a medical release form (To download the form, click here), show your USTA card, and provide your local address and phone number (in case we need to contact you) to check-in. You and your doubles partner must sign up for doubles together, even if you signed up on line. If you wish to be seeded in doubles, you need to provide supporting information.(If it is raining, check-in will take Saturday morning only.)

Check-in, Player Meeting, Start times, Practice Courts

If it is not raining, players may practice at the McDonogh School courts after 3 p.m. and until dark Friday, May 15. We will have non-mandatory check-in on Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the courts as well – to relieve the crush in the morning. We will not have any other activities Friday night (no players meeting or other activity).

On Saturday, girls’ singles will be scheduled first (from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.). Check-in will begin at 7 a.m. and there will be a brief players’ meeting at 7:30 a.m. on court A. Boys’ matches will begin at 10 a.m. Boys should check-in between 8:30 and 9:30, and we will have a second players’ meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the football stands next to the courts. These meetings are not mandatory but are strongly recommended. Note: The meetings are a good opportunity to find a last-minute doubles partner.

For early morning arrivals, we remind you that we do have a concession building on site with coffee, bagels, full breakfasts, etc. They will be open all day with sandwiches, fruit, burgers and hot dogs, etc., etc.

General Information

• Singles are maximum 64 draws with mandatory Feed in Championship consolations. Doubles are maximum 32 draws. All singles matches are two of three tie-break sets with a 10-point match tie-break in lieu of a third set. All doubles matches are 8-game pro-sets with regular scoring and a 10-point match tie-break at 8-all. The USTA point penalty system will be in effect, and roving (and for some matches chair) umpires will be used. You must check in 15 minutes before each match and also check in after each match - win or lose.
• For tournament information, go to: This site or www.usta.com (tournament #152100509) or call 410 296-2100. On-site phone: 410 935-8331.
• Matches will be played on McDonogh's twenty hard courts using Wilson US Open Extra Duty tennis balls.
• Appropriate tennis attire is mandatory; no running shorts, sleeveless shirts/tank tops (for boys), sports bra tops, etc.
• Seeding Method: The Computerized List Method of seeding will be used in this tournament. Refer to Table 17 in 2009 Friend of Court for the seeding criteria.
• A concession stand (operated by the Stowers family) is located next to the courts. Fruit, bagels, coffee, breakfast foods, sports drinks, sodas, sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, etc., are available for purchase.
• Restrooms are located by court 10.
• Water fountain is located inside the near entrance to the stadium, by the concession stand and court 7.
• Practice courts will be available on-site at McDonogh during the course of the tournament. The courts at Garrison Forest School, used in previous years, will NOT be available for our use! All twenty courts will be available for practice before play daily, and at least three courts will be available all day.
• A stringer is available. He may not be on site all the time every day, but when not on site, he will be regularly picking up, stringing, and delivering racquets during the event. Inquire at the tournament desk.
• A certified athletic trainer is available on site. If you are not playing, inquire at tournament desk. If you are playing, you need to contact a roving umpire.
• IMPORTANT!Due to a new policy from the USTA’s legal department, tournament directors will no longer have access to phone numbers and email addresses of the tournament participants unless the player re-enters their contact information at the time of event registration. This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email information each time they register for a tournament, the tournament director cannot contact them for any reason, including alternate status, withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc. Your cooperation will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary information to you. Thank you.
• Withdrawals and Refunds: A player shall not withdraw from a tournament except for illness, injury, personal emergency, or previously authorized entry into another tournament. A player accepted into the main draw of a National Open will only receive a refund if the Tournament Committee receives written verification no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament that the withdrawal is for injury, illness, or personal emergency, that the illness, injury, or personal emergency is genuine, and a self-addressed stamped envelope is included with the written verification. Send requests for refunds to Laurance Levy, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD 21117-0380
• Draws will be made at 6 pm Wednesday evening at McDonogh School. Especially because of last minute withddrawals (which may force us to change your match time and opponent), but also because we will be hosting another tournament at the school until late Thursday afternoon, draws and schedule may not be published until late Thursday or early Friday. At that time they will be available at the site, on-line on the USTA.com web site, and at the Friday check-in, where they will be posted. Note: Always check draws at the last minute for possible changes - we always get some withdrawals.
• Spectators may only view matches from the west or south sides of courts. The bleachers between courts A & B may only be used during chaired matches.

Weather Information

Weather updates will be available at 410 581-4760 during the tournament. If you get a busy signal, hang up and call again - it simply means too many people are calling at once. Only call the on-site phone, 410 935-8331, for emergencies. If weather forces us to cancel or delay Saturday or Sunday, that's what we will do. But if we have rain on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday (when we have fewer matches) and if we decide to go indoors, we will play at The Green Spring Racquet Club (see the link above on the left.)

Tentative Schedule

• FRIDAY:
• 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Practice courts available at McDonogh (if not raining)
• 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Check-in available at the courts - if not raining
• SATURDAY:
• 6:00 - 7:30 a.m. - Practice courts available at McDonogh
• 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. - Check-in for 8 a.m. players who did not check in Friday night. Players with later first match times who did not check in Friday night must check in at least one hour before their first match.
• 7:30 a.m. - Players' Meeting (court A) - for girls (and any boys on-site early)
• 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Check in for boys
• 9:30 a.m. - Players' Meeting (football stadium adjacent to courts) for boys
• DOUBLES SIGN-UP WILL CLOSE Saturday at 10 a.m. for girls, 12 noon for boys. Doubles draws will be posted and play will begin Saturday afternoon.
• 8:00 a.m. - Matches begin at McDonogh (tentative plan: 2 rounds singles main draw, 1 round consolation singles, and one round doubles).
• SUNDAY:
• Same as Saturday (tentative plan: 3rd round of main draw singles, 2nd and 3rd rounds of consolation singles, next two rounds doubles).
• MONDAY:
• If on schedule, matches will begin at 9:00 a.m. (tentative plan: QF main draw singles, next 2 rounds of consolation singles, final round(s) doubles)
• TUESDAY:
• Same as Monday (tentative plan: SF main draw singles, next two rounds consolation singles).
• WEDNESDAY:
• Same as Tuesday (tentative plan: Finals main draw and consolation singles last two rounds

Sportsmanship

The Howard Head Sportsmanship award is presented annually in honor of the Baltimore sports equipment inventor and developer by his wife, usually to one boy and one girl. The winners' names will be inscribed on the permanent trophy and they will receive a companion trophy.

The Baltimore Tennis Patrons

Pictures

Photos here are from various years and sources, but many were taken by Match Point Images and some published in our favorite tennis publication: Mid-Atlantic Match Point Magazine.