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The 2018 POP/Paddle Tennis Nationals in Venice Beach is a doubles ONLY event, no singles. Mens and Womens doubles including Open(Advanced), A(Intermediate) and a Social entry level division for B players, beginners, parent-child, casual mixed or those just looking for a fun, recreational experience. Advanced Mixed doubles also.
The best players in the country from both coasts, everywhere in between and all around. We are thrilled to follow up on last years very successful event, in which we had 208 total entries. We welcome ALL racquet sports players of all ages and levels of play.
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*$5000 in cash & prizes
- Title sponsors: The AZEK Company/Scranton Products
- Gold sponsors: Adidas POP Tennis & All Racquet Sports
- Silver sponsors: USTA Southern California and Babolat
- Partners: David Lee Graphic Design, PTBrand, Your Super, TuMe Water
Location: Venice Beach Paddle Tennis Courts, 1800 Ocean Front Walk. Venice, California 90291
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Registration Info:
Minimum $5000 in cash and prizes. Cash offered ONLY in advanced divisions(mens, women’s, mixed). Cash payouts will be determined by draw size. All other divisions receive prizes provided by Adidas POP Tennis and All Racquet Sports.
*All registered players receive tournament shirt courtesy of Adidas POP Tennis & All Racquet Sports and a tournament hat courtesy of Babolat.
*The 2018 POP Tennis Nationals in Venice Beach is a doubles ONLY event, no singles. Mens and Womens doubles including Open(Advanced), A(Intermediate) and a Social entry level division for B players, beginners, parent-child, casual mixed or those just looking for a fun, recreational experience. Advanced Mixed doubles also. We are thrilled to follow up on last years very successful event, in which we had 208 total entries. We welcome ALL racquet sports players of all ages and levels of play.
*Scheduling: All divisions except Sundays Advanced Mixed division will begin early Saturday and be played simultaneously. So players are limited to entering only 1 Saturday draw. Saturday divisions will either end late Saturday by 6pm or by noon on Sunday. Draw size will determine! Sunday advanced mixed will begin at noon and be completed by 5pm. Checkin times on both days could be as early as 8:30am. Final times TBD based on draw size and/or scheduling issues.
*Out of towners should fly to LAX. Plenty of hotel/condo/AirBnB options in Venice Beach, Marina Del Rey and Santa Monica.
*Tourney will be played on 50’ courts with low compression Tennis balls. All teams are guaranteed at least 2 matches per draw entered. Match Formats will ultimately be determined by number of total entries in each division. Larger divisions will most likely be 2 out of 3 sets in winners bracket with 3rd set a Super TB, 8 game pro set in losers bracket. Smaller divisions will do a round robin of 6 or 8 game sets. See Tennislink format section for updated details. Tournament Director will determine and reserves the right to makes changes based on total entries and scheduling.
*Players should enter with a partner. Even though Tennis link prompts you to add partner name & info, you can click continue and it will still allow you to register as an individual. If you cannot find a partner, the tournament committee will work to assist finding you someone at your level.
