Round 1: Thursday 12 March

Round 2: Thursday 23 April

Round 3: Thursday 4 June

Round 4: Thursday 16 July  

Round 5: Thursday 27 August

Round 6: Thursday 10 September

Assistance: americanseries@odihamtennis.com

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 plays 6 x 15min rounds usually with a new player for the next round completing 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 enter via ClubSpark below 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.

Donations

We continue to offer the series without charge.  Please consider making a donation towards the Clubhouse project using the link below. If you would like to give an amount that is not shown, please contact the Treasurer.

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Note: only the first 4 dates are available to book at the moment.