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Registration Opens For 77th Fairfield Tennis Championships

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Registration is now open for the 77th Annual Fairfield Tennis Championships.

From left to right: Last year’s 76th Fairfield Town Tennis Tournament mixed doubles champions, Caitlin Canella and James Reiss, and runner-ups Pam Reiss and Charles Lipset holding their awards.

From left to right: Last year’s 76th Fairfield Town Tennis Tournament mixed doubles champions, Caitlin Canella and James Reiss, and runner-ups Pam Reiss and Charles Lipset holding their awards.

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The yearly tournament allows town residents and members of the Fairfield Tennis Center the opportunity to compete for the title of Town Tennis Champion in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

“This is a part of our town’s history and we are very excited to see this great tradition continue. The tournaments give our residents a chance to play some great tennis, get to know one another through the competition and experience our wonderful tennis center complex firsthand,” said First Selectman Mike Tetreau.

“We have a new volunteer committee running the championships this year. They have made some changes that many players are going to like, such as the one-night mixed doubles tournament,” said Val Collison, manager of the Fairfield Tennis Center.

Also new in 2016, the committee is replacing the age categories with NTRP ratings categories for singles and doubles matches and the mixed doubles matches will be an open category.

Registration is open through Tuesday, June 7. Entry forms are available at the Tennis Center, 210 Old Dam Road, or online on the Fairfield Parks and Recreation's website.

Entry fees are $20 for singles players and $35 for a doubles team. Players must be 18 years or older to participate. The tournaments will follow a single-elimination format and the mixed doubles tournament will be a single-elimination with modified scoring format.

Key dates include:

  • Tuesday, June 7: Registration closes
  • Friday, June 10: Draws posted
  • Friday, June 10: First-round match play begins
  • Friday, July 15: Mixed doubles one-night tournament
  • Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24: Singles and doubles finals
For more information, please call the tennis center at 203-254-0440, visit the FTC page here or send an e-mail to fairfieldtennischampionships@gmail.com.

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