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April 13, 2010
Inaugural Deaf Tennis Open Tournament Announced
USA Deaf Sports Federation in conjunction with DeafNation will host the first-ever USA Deaf Tennis Open, to be held on July 15-19, 2010, at Las Vegas Hilton Tennis Center and Lorenzi Park Tennis Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Open will be held prior to the DeafNation World Expo on July 19-23, 2010.
Sanctioned by the International Committee of the Sport for the Deaf, and recognized by the United States Tennis Association (USTA)-Nevada District, the USA Deaf Tennis Open will have four following events that will be counted toward tennis ranking points.: Open Men's Singles, Open Women's Singles, Open Men's Doubles, Open Women's Doubles.
The Open will also have three non-ranking point events: Open Mixed Doubles, Men's Over-35 Singles and Women's Over-35 Singles. Doubles events for Over-35 will be determined, based on the number of entries received. Current Tennis Ranking Points can be found at www.deaflympics.com/pdf/RankingPoints-Tennis.pdf
Eligible participants must a hearing loss of 55 decibels (dBs) or greater in the better ear over an average of 500/1000/2000 Hertz. If you are interested in competing in the Open, please contact your country's deaf sports federation. If you have question about the Open, contact the organizing committee at usa@ciss.org. In addition to the four-day competition, the Open will begin with an opening ceremony on Thursday, July 15, and end with an award ceremony during the DeafNation World Expo Evening Event at Treasure Island Pool area on Monday, July 19.
Information about the DeafNation World Expo is available at DeafNation DeafNation World Expo. To obtain more information please contact Chris Kaftan, the Communications & Media Specialist at kaftan@usdeafsports.org.
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Posted by 4HL on April 13, 2010 9:19 AM
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