2024 Marietta Grand Prix (MGP) Begins In March!

2024 TOURNAMENT SERIES

Welcome back to the Laurel Park Tennis Center! We are back in May of 2024. Each event offers competition, lunch and a chance to compete and be crowned The 2024 Season Champion of your Division. Divisions for Juniors and Adults.

Boys and Girls 10’s-18’s both singles and doubles.

Here is the link to the MGP #1 Junior Divisions.

Here is the link to the MGP #1 Adult Divisions.

Entry fee varies from: Singles $35 Doubles $17.50/$10.00

 

 DOUBLES

If doubles only the entry fee is $17.50 per player. If doubles in addition to singles then $35.00 for the singles and $10.00 for the doubles.

FOR NON-OPEN DOUBLES ONLY:

WE CHARGE $17.50 PER DOUBLES PLAYER.

THE DOUBLES IS PLAYED AFTER THE SINGLES UNLESS WE HAVE SPECIFIC “DOUBLES SPECIALISTS” WHO SIGN UP TO PLAY. IF YOU SIGN UP FOR DOUBLES ONLY THE FEE IS $17.50 PER PERSON. IF YOU ARE PLAYING SINGLES AND ADDING DOUBLES THE FEE IS ONLY AN ADDITIONAL $10.00.

PLAYED AFTER THE SINGLES THE DOUBLES EVENTS ARE SINGLE ELIMINATION.

IF THERE IS ENOUGH PARTICIPATION FOR “STAND ALONE” DOUBLES EVENTS THE DRAWS WILL BE ARRANGED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE MATCH. IF YOU WIN YOU CONTINUE ON TO PLAY THE NEXT ROUND.

YOU NEED TO CALL US AND LET US KNOW YOU WANT TO PLAY DOUBLES.

**FOR DOUBLES: If you do not have a partner we will try to find one for you.

DOUBLES IS PLAYED LATER IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY AFTER THE SINGLES DIVISIONS.

The dates for this year’s series of (10) ten tournaments is as follows:

March 30, 2024

April 27, 2024

May 18, 2024

June 29, 2024

July 20, 2024

August 10, 2024

August 24, 2024

September 21, 2024

October 19, 2024

November 30, 2024

 

TYPICAL MARIETTA GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE

10:20 am – Arrive for the Rally Ball Challenge

10:30 am – Rally Ball Challenge

10:30 – 10:50 am – On-Site Registration and warm-up.

11:00 am – Play for singles begins.

12:45-1:00 p.m – Lunch arrives and is served. Short break in play.

1:00 p.m. – Singles and Doubles play resumes.

3:00 p.m. – Final singles matches begin to finish up and players who entered doubles to play after the singles concludes begins.

4:00 p.m. – Our goal is to finish up around 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. (Depending on the number of doubles matches).

IF WE HAVE 5 OR LESS PLAYERS IN A DIVISION THERE COULD BE A ROUND ROBIN FORMAT FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. IT DOES NOT MEAN EVERYONE PLAYS EACH OTHER.

  • Any player who withdraws must notify the tournament staff immediately. Players do not need to be members of USTA to play this tournament. Less than two entrants in a division will mean that event will be closed and the entrants placed in the next appropriate level up or down. The best advice we can give you is not to enter a tournament unless your calendar is open. Individuals may enter one singles and one doubles event.
  • While the scoring system is abbreviated this does not apply to the court or the balls used for this tournament. All ages and levels will play with the Regulation Yellow ball and on 78′ courts. THIS INCLUDES THE 8 AND UNDER’S BOYS AND GIRLS AND THE 10 AND UNDER BOYS AND GIRLS. PLEASE NOTE THIS WHEN SIGNING UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
  • Phone entries will cost an additional registration fee of $10 per player. Please enter online at the USTA link provided.
  • The MGP tournaments will all use abbreviated scoring each Saturday and are played over one day. For these events we use a variety of scoring formats to help with the developmental process of the players. Goal is to provide at least 3 matches – which could be simply three sets. GENERALLY OUR GOAL INCLUDES: DRAW SIZES OF 8 PLAYERS. The “abbreviated formats” means modified matches or sets are played in order to complete the tournament by early evening on Saturday. Example: If the entries are high the match would be 1 set to be played with No-Ad scoring to 6 games with a 12-Point Tiebreaker at 6 Games-All. Conversely, if entries are low a format with two sets, each starting at 2-all and a full third set is a possibility.
  • No refunds will be given once a tournament entry has been accepted and filed online. A credit toward the next tournament is offered if the player notifies us by Friday noon of the day before the tournament. If one round is completed in an event then the tournament will be counted as complete. No refunds will be given.
  • Lunch is included and will be served to all players during the tournament. All others pay a $10.00 lunch fee.
  • Entering a Grand Prix tournament and showing up to first match is worth 5 points. Each win is awarded 5 points. Each loss is awarded 2.5 points. Grand Prix points leaders in each division at the end of the tournament series will be announced after December 2024.
  • During these tournaments coaching is allowed. You may speak to the players most freely at the benches during the changeovers. Quiet and limited comments may be made during points. If this becomes abused in the judgement of the tournament staff then the coaching will be limited to only during the changeovers and from the bench.
 No refunds will be given once a tournament entry has been accepted and filed online.

THE RALLY BALL CHALLENGE

  The Tennis Dynamics Rally Cup Challenge is a special event held 4 times each year at the Laurel Park Tennis Center in Marietta, GA. Tennis Dynamics began the Rally Cup Challenge in 2015 as a fun new challenge for players of all levels and ages to compete for the longest continuous rally with a yellow ball on a 78′ court. We will be holding the The Rally Cup Challenge during the 2022 season. We will let you know when this event will be held on the Important Info section of the website where you register for the tournament.
  • Pairs of players begin a rally on a full or half court (begun at the blow of a whistle) with only one (yellow) regulation tennis ball from the baseline.
  • The players have one ball and one chance to keep the rally going.
  • Once either player misses in the rally they are done.
  • The last pair standing and rallying wins – but the credit for the rally count only goes to the one player who makes the last ball in the court.
  • A player may save an out ball by rallying the ball back out of the air but the rally is over if the ball lands outside of the lines or if the ball bounces twice.
  • The rally is over if the players stop the rally for any reason.
  • The rally is over if the ball lands in the net.
  • Players must keep the ball in a rally mode such as to be from baseline to baseline.
  • If a rally begins to take place predominantly inside the service box then players will be disqualified.
  • A good rule of thumb is the rally must happen where the ball is landing beyond the service box more than 60-70% of the time.

This contest takes place at 10:30 a.m. before the Marietta Grand Prix begins. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED AT THE DESK BEFORE 10:20 AM. The winner of the contest gets the recognition and his/her name engraved permanently on the enormous silver trophy kept at the Laurel Park Tennis Center. All players need to be present at 10:20 a.m. in order to review the rules for the contest. If the players are entered into the Marietta Grand Prix then they are then they are able to compete at no charge. If rally players are not entered in the MGP then the fee is $5.00.

 The first Rally Cup Challenge contest was held in 2015 and was won by a fantastic 6 year-old girl named Chloe Zigliara. Chloe managed to rally just under a 400-ball-rally with her partner. To win the Rally Cup Challenge it takes skill and discipline. Chloe defeated several older ranked players to win the first challenge. 10 kids and adults joined in the contest which lasted over 30 minutes. Each time we hold the Rally Ball Challenge we produce another fantastic rally.

So come join us to participate or come join us to watch the contest!

What Is The Georgia “Road To The Masters”?!

What is the Georgia USTA Road To The Masters series of tournaments?

This is a series of junior USTA Level 6 tournaments held around the state of Georgia. The results are compiled and linked together by the Match App people. Here is the link to the Master’s page on the GTA website:

Road To The Masters

Once the regular season has been completed qualifying players are then invited to play in the “very special” season ending “Masters” tournament. The results are compiled by USTA Georgia and there is a leaderboard for the players to follow.

Road To The Masters Leaderboard

Where?: These tournaments are held in Georgia only.

When?: The series began this year in March of 2022 and will end with the Masters Championship some time in the fall of 2022!

How?: Each tournament is offering singles and doubles. Each tournament is attempting to treat these 6 (current) tournaments as very special USTA Level 6.

Results?: The results will be complied and posted for the year on USTA Georgia’s website.

What are we playing for?: The USTA Georgia has put together some great trophies and prizes and invitations to the special season ending Masters event for the winners of each age group. Enter one or all of the events along “the road” to the Masters.

The current dates for the 2022 Road To The Masters are listed below:

 

The current dates for the 2022 Road To The Masters are listed below:

#1 Road To The Masters March 11-13, 2022 Laurel Park Tennis Center (Completed)

#2 Road To The Masters May 06-08, 2022 Dekalb Tennis Center

#3  Road To The Masters May 13-15, 2022 Laurel Park Tennis Center

#4 Road To The Masters July 8-10, 2022 Laurel Park Tennis Center

#5 Road To The Masters September 9-11, 2022 Laurel Park Tennis Center

#6 Road To The Masters September 16-18, 2022 Laurel Park Tennis Center

*** Road To The Masters TBA Fall 2022 Location TBA

2022 Marietta Grand Prix Begins In May!

 The Marietta Grand Prix for 2022 is presented by Tennis Dynamics!

Welcome back to the Laurel Park Tennis Center! We are back in May of 2022. Each event offers competition, lunch and a chance to compete and be crowned The 2022 Season Champion of your Division. Divisions for Juniors and Adults.

Boys and Girls 10’s-18’s both singles and doubles.

Here is the link to the MGP #1 Junior Divisions.

Here is the link to the MGP #1 Adult Divisions.

Entry fee varies from: Singles $35 Doubles $17.50/$10.00

  You do not have to be a member of the USTA in order to play this tournament!!!! Click on this FREE USTA ACCOUNT link and get a number we can use!

OPEN DIVISIONS ($$)

Gentlemans’ and Ladies’ Open Divisions for Singles and Doubles – This tournament is open to all ages!

Singles entry fee is $75.00

Doubles entry fee is $37.50 per person

$1000 Prize Money & Gift Cards will be awarded.

PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN: 30+entries Winner $500 Finalist $200

Court surface – Hard

WITHDRAWALS: To withdraw please text 678-467-1810 prior to entry deadline.

BOTH players must report to the tournament desk within 15 minutes after completion of the match to report score.

For the Open Divisions the tournament ball is the Wilson US Open ball. For all other divisions we will use the most readily available ball, could be Babolat, Dunlop or Penn.

Tournament Hotel: Marietta Hilton and Conference Center

Refunds: Once the deadline closes there will be no refunds for the Open events. If there is inclement weather and no matches are played you will receive either a credit toward the next Marietta Grand Prix or a 75% refund.

The Open division is open to the top 6-8 players who register. We will consider “all factors” in determining the qualifying entrants and seedings. If there is a large number of entrants we will host a Qualifying Tournament on the Wednesday evening before and thru Friday. We will select 6 entrants into the main draw and 2 entrants will have to qualify for the event. The qualifying matches may be longer scoring formats than the main draw format on Saturday due to less time constraints. Prize money is awarded based on the number of entrants. Our intent is to award to the Champion, Finalist and perhaps semi-finalists in the singles. For the Doubles events the Champions of both the Gentleman’s and Ladies Doubles are awarded prize money. More info on the prize money levels is to follow in the coming days.

We most likely will not be providing officials for these events. Players are expected to adhere to “The Code”.

There are no back draws for the Open Events. It is a “One and Done!” event for both the qualifier and the main draw events.

Ad Scoring will be used in all events to assist in allowing for “benefit of doubt”.

Alternative formats will be used for both the singles and doubles on Saturday. One example of an alternative format might be playing the TB first and then the subsequent sets. We call that format “The Icebreaker” format. Scoring might even include starting a set at 2-2 in order to complete the events before the end of the day. The doubles events could be shortened even more as they will occur after the singles is completed. One possible format for the doubles will be one set to six starting at 2-All in games.

Here is the link for the MGP #1 Open $$ Divisions.

DOUBLES

If doubles only the entry fee is $17.50 per player. If doubles in addition to singles then $35.00 for the singles and $10.00 for the doubles.

FOR NON-OPEN DOUBLES ONLY:

WE CHARGE $17.50 PER DOUBLES PLAYER.

THE DOUBLES IS PLAYED AFTER THE SINGLES UNLESS WE HAVE SPECIFIC “DOUBLES SPECIALISTS” WHO SIGN UP TO PLAY. IF YOU SIGN UP FOR DOUBLES ONLY THE FEE IS $17.50 PER PERSON. IF YOU ARE PLAYING SINGLES AND ADDING DOUBLES THE FEE IS ONLY AN ADDITIONAL $10.00.

PLAYED AFTER THE SINGLES THE DOUBLES EVENTS ARE SINGLE ELIMINATION.

IF THERE IS ENOUGH PARTICIPATION FOR “STAND ALONE” DOUBLES EVENTS THE DRAWS WILL BE ARRANGED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE MATCH. IF YOU WIN YOU CONTINUE ON TO PLAY THE NEXT ROUND.

YOU NEED TO CALL US AND LET US KNOW YOU WANT TO PLAY DOUBLES.

**FOR DOUBLES: If you do not have a partner we will try to find one for you.

DOUBLES IS PLAYED LATER IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY AFTER THE SINGLES DIVISIONS.

 The Men’s and Women’s Open Singles and Doubles Divisions will be played for prize money.

The dates for this year’s series of (8) eight tournaments is as follows:

May 21, 2022      $ Open Event

June 11, 2022     $ Open

July 23. 2022     $ Open

August 13, 2022     $ Open

September 24, 2022

October 8, 2022

November 12, 2022

December 3, 2022

TYPICAL MARIETTA GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE

10:20 am – Arrive for the Rally Ball Challenge

10:30 am – Rally Ball Challenge

10:30 – 10:50 am – On-Site Registration and warm-up.

11:00 am – Play for singles begins.

12:45-1:00 p.m – Lunch arrives and is served. Short break in play.

1:00 p.m. – Singles and Doubles play resumes.

3:00 p.m. – Final singles matches begin to finish up and players who entered doubles to play after the singles concludes begins.

4:00 p.m. – Our goal is to finish up around 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. (Depending on the number of doubles matches).

IF WE HAVE 5 OR LESS PLAYERS IN A DIVISION THERE COULD BE A ROUND ROBIN FORMAT FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. IT DOES NOT MEAN EVERYONE PLAYS EACH OTHER. 

  • Any player who withdraws must notify the Referee or Tournament Director immediately. Players do not need to be members of USTA to play this tournament. Less than two entrants in a division will mean that event will be closed and the entrants placed in the next appropriate level up or down. The best advice we can give you is not to enter a tournament unless your calendar is open. Individuals may enter one singles and one doubles event.
  • While the scoring system is abbreviated this does not apply to the court or the balls used for this tournament. All ages and levels will play with the Regulation Yellow ball and on 78′ courts. THIS INCLUDES THE 8 AND UNDER’S BOYS AND GIRLS AND THE 10 AND UNDER BOYS AND GIRLS. PLEASE NOTE THIS WHEN SIGNING UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
  • Phone entries will cost an additional registration fee of $10 per player. Please enter online at the USTA link provided.
  • The MGP tournaments will all use abbreviated scoring each Saturday and are played over one day. For these events we use a variety of scoring formats to help with the developmental process of the players. Goal is to provide at least 3 matches – which could be simply three sets. GENERALLY OUR GOAL INCLUDES: DRAW SIZES OF 8 PLAYERS. The “abbreviated formats” means modified matches or sets are played in order to complete the tournament by early evening on Saturday. Example: If the entries are high the match would be 1 set to be played with No-Ad scoring to 6 games with a 12-Point Tiebreaker at 6 Games-All. Conversely, if entries are low a format with two sets, each starting at 2-all and a full third set is a possibility.
  • No refunds will be given once a tournament entry has been accepted and filed online. A credit toward the next tournament is offered if the player notifies us by Friday noon of the day before the tournament. If one round is completed in an event then the tournament will be counted as complete. No refunds will be given.
  • Lunch is included and will be served to all players during the tournament. All others pay a $10.00 lunch fee.
  • Entering a Grand Prix tournament and showing up to first match is worth 5 points. Each win is awarded 5 points. Each loss is awarded 2.5 points. Grand Prix points leaders in each division at the end of the tournament series will be announced December 2022.
  • During these tournaments coaching is allowed. You may speak to the players most freely at the benches during the changeovers. Quiet and limited comments may be made during points. If this becomes abused in the judgement of the REFEREE or Tournament Director then the coaching will be limited to only during the changeovers and from the bench.
 No refunds will be given once a tournament entry has been accepted and filed online.

THE RALLY BALL CHALLENGE

  The Tennis Dynamics Rally Cup Challenge is a special event held 4 times each year at the Laurel Park Tennis Center in Marietta, GA. Tennis Dynamics began the Rally Cup Challenge in 2015 as a fun new challenge for players of all levels and ages to compete for the longest continuous rally with a yellow ball on a 78′ court. We will be holding the The Rally Cup Challenge during the 2022 season. We will let you know when this event will be held on the Important Info section of the website where you register for the tournament.
  • Pairs of players begin a rally on a full or half court (begun at the blow of a whistle) with only one (yellow) regulation tennis ball from the baseline.
  • The players have one ball and one chance to keep the rally going.
  • Once either player misses in the rally they are done.
  • The last pair standing and rallying wins – but the credit for the rally count only goes to the one player who makes the last ball in the court.
  • A player may save an out ball by rallying the ball back out of the air but the rally is over if the ball lands outside of the lines or if the ball bounces twice.
  • The rally is over if the players stop the rally for any reason.
  • The rally is over if the ball lands in the net.
  • Players must keep the ball in a rally mode such as to be from baseline to baseline.
  • If a rally begins to take place predominantly inside the service box then players will be disqualified.
  • A good rule of thumb is the rally must happen where the ball is landing beyond the service box more than 60-70% of the time.

This contest takes place at 10:30 a.m. before the Marietta Grand Prix begins. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED AT THE DESK BEFORE 10:20 AM. The winner of the contest gets the recognition and his/her name engraved permanently on the enormous silver trophy kept at the Laurel Park Tennis Center. All players need to be present at 10:20 a.m. in order to review the rules for the contest. If the players are entered into the Marietta Grand Prix then they are then they are able to compete at no charge. If rally players are not entered in the MGP then the fee is $5.00.

 The first Rally Cup Challenge contest was held in 2015 and was won by a fantastic 6 year-old girl named Chloe Zigliara. Chloe managed to rally just under a 400-ball-rally with her partner. To win the Rally Cup Challenge it takes skill and discipline. Chloe defeated several older ranked players to win the first challenge. 10 kids and adults joined in the contest which lasted over 30 minutes. Each time we hold the Rally Ball Challenge we produce another fantastic rally.

So come join us to participate or come join us to watch the contest!

2020 COMEBACK TEAM CHALLENGE – Schedule of Play 5/22-24

Round #1 Friday (5/15) **Boys First Round Draft Pick player on team has bye.
Boys’ Olympic Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
GB v CH 3:30 PM Crts 3,4,5 GB (2-1)
AU v ES 3:30 PM Crts X, 1,2 AU (3-0)
Boys’ World Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
IT v NL 3:30 PM Crts 7-9 NL (3-0)
SE v RU 3:30 PM Crts 10-12 SE (3-0)
Girls’ Olympic Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
AU v IT 5:45 PM Crts x,1,2 IT (3-0)
GB v CH 5:45 PM Crts 3,4,5 CH (2-1)
Girls’ World Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
NL v RU 6:00 PM Crts 7-9 NL (3-0)
ES v SE 6:00 PM Crts 10-12 ES (2-1)
Round #2 Saturday (5/16) **Boys Second Round Draft Pick  on team has a bye.
Boys’ Olympic Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
CH vs ES 8:30 AM Crts 3,4,5 ES (2-1)
AU vs GB 8:30 AM Crts X,1,2 AU (2-1)
Boys’ World Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
RU vs NL 8:30 AM Crts 7-9 RU (2-1)
IT vs SE 8:30 AM Crts 10-12 SE (2-1)
Girls’ Olympic Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
CH vs IT 11:00 AM Crts 3-5 IT (3-0)
AU vs GB 11:00 AM Crts X,1,2 AU (2-1)
Girls’ World Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
SE vs RU 11:15 AM Crts 7-9 RU (2-1)
NL vs ES 11:15 AM Crts 10-12 ES (2-1)
Round #3 Saturday (5/16) **Boys Third Round Draft Pick on team has a bye.
Boys’ Olympic Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
CH vs AU 2:00 PM Crts X,1,2 CH (2-1)
ES vs GB 2:00 PM Crts 3,4,5 ES (2-1)
Boys’ World Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
RU vs IT 2:00 PM Crts 7-9 RU (2-1)
NL vs SE 2:00 PM Crts 10-12 NL (2-1)
Girls’ Olympic Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
CH vs AU 4:30 PM Crts x,1,2 AU (2-1)
IT vs GB 4:30 PM Crts 3-5 IT (3-0)
Girls’ World Division Time Scheduled Court Assignment Team Winner
SE vs NL 4:45 PM Crts 7-9 NL (2-1)
RU vs ES 4:45 PM Crts 10-12 ES (3-0)

SUNDAY’S MATCHES

SEMI-FINALS

Girls Olympic vs World Courts Time
#2 AU vs #1 ES X,1,2 8:30AM
#1 IT vs #2 NL 3,4,5 8:30AM
Girls Olympic vs World Courts Time
#3 CH vs #4 SE 7,8,9 8:30AM
#4 GB vs #3 RU 10,11,12 8:30AM

 

Boys Olympic vs World Courts Time
#1 AU vs #2 SE X,1,2 11:15AM
#2 ES vs #1 NL 3,4,5 11:15AM

 

Boys Olympic vs World Courts Time
#3 GB vs #4 IT 7, 8, 9 11:15AM
#4 CH vs #3 RU 10,11,12 11:15AM

Finals

Girls Olympic vs World Courts Time
 #1/ #2 Winners X,1,2 2:00PM
 #1/#2 Losers 3,4,5 2:00PM

 

Girls Olympic vs World Courts Time
 #3/ #4 Winners 7,8,9 2:00PM
 #3/ #4 Losers 10,11,12 2:00PM

 

Boys Olympic vs World Courts Time
#1/ #2 Winners X,1,2 4:45PM
#1/#2 Losers 3,4,5 4:45PM

 

Boys Olympic vs World Courts Time
#3/ #4 Winners 7,8,9 4:45PM
 #3/ #4 Losers 10,11,12 4:45PM

 

The Cleanest Tennis Center!

What LPTC is doing to KEEP YOU SAFE!

1. COMMUNICATION

  • This post is part of our effort to communicate ongoing practices letting everyone know what is happening at the Tennis Center and what we are accomplishing on a daily basis to lessen the health risks.
  • We have signs up about the importance of best practices.
  • Court reservations should be made using Kourts.com app or calling the tennis center (770) 919-8602.

2. CLOSING EARLIER & NO RANDOM ACCESS

  • During this pandemic our closing time is earlier. At this time the whole park is closed at 8:00 P.M. therefore the courts are closed at 7:30 P.M. (Mondays thru Thursdays) and 6:00 P.M. (Fridays thru Sundays)
  • All of our gates are locked or roped off and access to the courts is limited. Only those playing tennis are permitted on the court. Only staff open and close the gates so there is no random access.
  • At the current time no more indoor classes are being held. Classes are being rescheduled on inclement days at a later date.
  • The tennis center building will remain locked until further notice.
  • The tennis center bathrooms are closed to tennis patrons at this time.
  • There are bathrooms open in the park which are sanitized regularly by the City Of Marietta. Those restrooms are located below the old pro shop behind X Court.

3. SPRAY & WIPE DOWN BLITZ!

  • Wipe down blitz! Everything that could be touched we are wiping down. We are wiping and spraying gates, nets, benches, score boards and umpires chairs after every usage. All railings and door handles are cleaned.
  • Soap and sanitizers are available for the players to use.
  • Please wash your hands before coming to drills and after leaving.

4. DO YOUR PART AND STAY APART!

  • We want everyone to keep good social distance when coming to play.
  • A great bit of the normal tennis activities and programs are now limited at the LPTC. Smaller numbers of players on each court and privates are now the norm. Hitting lessons and ball machines are great ways to improve.
  • No more than 4 players on a court at a time is the new standard.
  • We have more staff and lower class numbers.
  • We work hard to put less players on courts and in every instance possible will leave one court open in terms of spacing.
  • All court assignments ands reservations are done on Kourts.com and records of play are kept in that manner.
  • The courts are sanitized after each reservation.

5. COACHING!

  • We are 6′ at a minimum apart on the drill courts.
  • Player – player drills as opposed to line drills are what we use. This is the basic model of coaching we are known for all along. We believe players progress better and with solid fundamentals thru doing these types of drills. We never have been big on line drills.
  • Coaches have become excellent at being able to instruct players from a distance. Using the right words to communicate to the players and using simple and solid concepts is the key to having this type of coaching work. Our Coaches are excellent at it.
  • At the completion of the drills the players need to leave immediately.
  • If any players remain the coaches remain until the parents arrive.

6. FUZZY BALLS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT!

  • We spray and clean the balls for each usage.
  • We keep the balls separate for each group and coach.
  • We use mowers to pick up the balls.
  • But in all honesty the best defense against the virus and the tennis ball comes from the sun. Latest research explains that while the virus can remain on hard surfaces for up to three days this is on indoor surfaces. Outside in the sunlight the virus dies in 30 seconds or less. So between sanitizing the balls and leaving them in the sun to dry our tennis balls are some of the cleanest balls around! 

7. AFTER DRILLS & WISE PLAY!

  • Do NOT come to the LPTC to play if you have any of the symptoms of the Corona Virus (see CDC Guidelines) or are not feeling well. It is that simple.
  • Wash your hands before playing.
  • Bring and use your own equipment. Do not lend equipment or use anything that is not yours.
  • Do not arrive earlier than needed for drills.
  • Come at your scheduled time to drill and not to hang out.
  • Leave the court immediately upon finishing play.
  • Avoid touching net, fences and gates as much as possible.
  • Avoid contact if playing doubles.
  • Stay on your side of the court.
  • During this time period if the kids are not practicing then they need to leave.
  • Parents must pick up their kids immediately after drills are over.
  • There is to be no hanging around by players before the drills and after the drills. If they are on site to practice that is fine but no hanging around the courts and other common areas.
  • Coaches stay with their players until their parents arrive to pick them up. Kid stays – Coach stays!

The Marietta Grand Prix Series Returns!

Presented by Tennis Dynamics and The Laurel Park Tennis Center!

For 2020 we are beginning the Marietta Grand Prix in February! The first is on February 29th, 2020 and the second is on March 21st, 2020! You can sign up by going to the USTA’s Tennislink website and finding the date there and completing the registration online. Or you can call the LPTC to get more information about this and other tournaments hosted at the tennis center throughout the year.

There are 12 events throughout the year and each event is held on a Saturday.

Here is the rest of the schedule for 2020!

February 29, 2020 #1

March 21, 2020 #2 Canceled due to Co-Vid 19

April 18, 2020 #3 Canceled due to Co-Vid 19

May 23, 2020 #4 TBD

June 13, 2020 #5

July 18, 2020 #6

August 29, 2020 #7

September 5, 2020 #8

October 10, 2020 #9

November 7, 2020 #10

December 5, 2020 #11

December 12, 2020 #12