Success for TennisLeagueNetworks First USA Tennis Tourney
Newton, MA- The first yearly National tourney of the Tennis League Network (TLN), which sponsors local web based tennis communities in 34 US cities, was a huge success, says TLN CEO Steve Chagnan. Held November 6-8 at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Miami, FL, The event, played on hard courts, pulled 31 players of all skill levels– all of the players winners in their respective local TLN seasons.
Baltimore Tennis, Dallas Tennis, Seattle Tennis
The tourney surpassed my wildest expectations. The facility and weather were perfect, and the players were congenial and avid, said Chagnan. Tennis participants who won their respective season playoffs local seasons received free entry into the tourney.
The TLN local communities drive to link tennis players who are fanatic about the game in either a Partner Program (non-competitive format) or Flex League format. Our system keeps that the tennis participants are getting players who are close to their skill level so they are enjoying fun challenging tennis peers. In the past 5 years we have seen over 43,000 tennis matches played and growing at a rate of 50%+ a year.
TLN was inspired to produce this USA tourney as the complete closing for all the players who have won championships in their respective cities, said Chagnan. The players represented most major cities, including Miami, Boston, DC, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Denver, Orange County, LA and Philadelphia. players were paired in mini-divisions of 5 players, and played in a round-robin using a 10 pro set format (First to win10 games). The top two tennis participants from each mini-division advanced onto a single elimination tourney with other skill-level mini-division qualifiers.
Enrollment starts in early January for the 2010 spring season for TLNs 33 web based communities, which are committed to bringing together local tennis players of every skill level — from beginners to advanced– who desire to participate in a lot of singles tennis matches and make new tennis friends. We make sure that both men and women are affiliated with tennis partners of similar skill levels, says Chagnan.