Events

OTC 2024 American Tournament Series

Assistance: membership@odihamtennis.com

The next round is scheduled for 15th August 2024

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The 2024 American Tournament Series started on 9th May 2024.

The first series winners were:

Roger Searle and Alison Blades

The second series winners held on 27th June were:

Bill Wrench and Jackie O'Regan

American Tournament - Full Series Running Total
Player Name	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Total
Roberta Allan	16	17			33
Alison Blades	20				20
Steve de Botte	17				17
Nohra Currie	18				18
Neil Gibbons		13			13
Katie Giddings	14	14			28
Becci Friend	15	19			34
Beth Harding	18	14			32
Ivan Martinez	14				14
Jackie O'Regan		20			20
Hugo Riveros	17				17
Kevin Sampson		21			21
Roger Searle	28				28
Simon Temple	23				23
Freddie Warnes		23			23
Jason Warnes		17			17
Tony Weaver		12			12
Bill Wrench	24	27			51
Caroline Wright		19			19

Each tournament commences at the club at 18.45pm for warmup with play expected to commence promptly at 19:00. New balls are supplied. Each player played 6 x 15min rounds usually with a new player for the next round completeing the evening with the prizes being awarded at ~ 9.30.

What is an American Tournament?

It is a round robin mixed doubles competition, played as 15min rounds on a rotational basis, swapping partners between rounds.

At the end of the evening scores will be tallied and small prizes awarded for the male and female players who win the most games overall.

Any adult member or juniors aged 13+ can play irrespective of their playing ability.

What do I need to do to enter?

As player numbers are limited to 12 entry will be on a first come first serve basis so ensure you email m embership@odihamtennis.com asap to book your place.
If you are a junior aged 13+ and intending to play then please ensure you are accompanied by a responsible adult.

Rules of play for the night

15-minute rounds. Players try to win as many games as they can in the allotted time.
Rounds are started and ended with a klaxon.
At Round End. When the klaxon sounds whichever pair is leading the game wins the game regardless of the games score.
No advantage scoring. If the game score is deuce, it’s a sudden death point to finish the game with receiving pair choosing who will receive the serve.
Tied Score. If the score is tied at the end of the round, a sudden death point is played to finish that game with receiving pair choosing who will receive the serve.
No Lets Played. If the serve clips the net and lands in the service box, there’s no let and the ball is in play.
Changing partners. At the end of each round losers move down towards court 3, winners move up towards court 1 and new pairings are formed by playing a different end and partner.

We look forward to seeing you on court.

OTC Committee

For queries please email m embership@odihamtennis.com