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Don't Miss Any of the Action! Don’t Miss Any of the Action! Saturday, February 10 Monday, February, 12 USTA League Clinic 5:00 p.m. WTA Professionals Practice Sessions 8:00 a.m. Senior Day USTA League Players...come hit with the pros in this A Special Thank You Come watch the worlds best up-and-coming female one hour on-court clinic. Limited to the first 50 people tennis players practice before the tournament begins Qualifying Tournament 10:00 a.m. who RSVP. To register, contact Ursula Shute at (952) To Our Sponsors! on Sunday, Feb. 11. Admission is FREE. Adults: $8*; Students/Seniors are free! 358-3287. Officials School/National Line Clinic 8:00 a.m. Senior Clinic at Reed-Sweatt 10:00 a.m. USTA League Reception 6:15 p.m. Title Sponsor Interested in being a certified official at the Boston Seniors have a chance to drill with the tournament All USTA League Players...come mingle with your Boston Scientific Scientific Tournament or other events in the Section? pros in the morning before heading over to Fort fellow league players over snacks and beverages and Presenting Sponsor Here is your chance as the Northern Tennis Officials Snelling to watch their favorite player in the tourna- receive free admission to the matches. To register, KS95-FM/FM107 USTA Northern Association is conducting a free Provisional Officials ment for free. To sign up for the clinic, please contact please contact Ursula Shute at (952) 358-3287. School followed by a National Line Clinic. For more Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center at (612) 825-6844. Pro Circuit Sponsor USTA League Tennis National Championship Wilson Sporting Goods information, contact Tim Kurtt at [email protected] Qualifiers Recognition 6:45 p.m. or at (651) 260-4853. Advantage Sponsor Tuesday, February, 13 Cheer for your fellow league players as USTA Northern Fort Snelling Tennis & Learning Center Smith Barney Kids Tennis Block Party 4:00 p.m. Corporate Day honors all teams and captains who competed at General Mills Kids are invited to participate in a National tournaments in 2006. Champions Sponsor clinic with the professionals followed Qualifying/Main Draw 10:00 a.m. Best of Times & Family Times by food, games and music! ADMIS- Adults: $8*; Students/Seniors are free! Saturday, February, 17 Outback Steakhouse SION IS FREE! RSVP to Darren Corporate Clinic 5:30 p.m. High School Day Other Sponsors Iverson at [email protected] or call him at Corporate Tennis Leaders and Human Resource Brueggers (952) 358-3290. A special thank you to Smith Barney Singles & Doubles Semifinals 11:00 a.m. Steve Dahl Specialists... After work come drill and ask questions of Joanne and Bill Edlefsen for sponsoring this event. the professionals and learn about corporate tennis Adults/Seniors $16*; Students $8*. Three great semifinal matches featuring the world’s best tennis Grand Lodge Hotel/Waterpark of America programs in USTA Northern. Please RSVP to Patty Greater Twin Cities Tennis Association (GTCTA) Sunday, February, 11 Egart at (952) 358-3292 or by e-mail at players in both doubles and singles are scheduled. Health Fitness Corporation Family Day presented by [email protected]. High School Girls and Boys Clinic 5:30 p.m. Illingworth Communications High school girls and boys from around the Section InnerCity Tennis Fort Snelling Tennis & Learning Morries Brooklyn Park Hyundai-Subaru-Nissan Center and General Mills Wednesday, February, 14 can come hit with the professionals at this event. Perfect Pair Designer Earrings & Fine Jewelry USTA Member Appreciation Day presented by Valentine’s Day ADMISSION IS FREE! RSVP to Patty Egart by calling SevenHills Benefit Partners Outback Steakhouse (952) 358-3292 or at [email protected]. Somerby Golf Club Main Draw 10:00 a.m. Smith Barney Adults $8*; Students/Seniors are free! Sunday, February,18 Tim Kurtt Qualifying Tournament 10:00 a.m. US Bank -TC Market Adults: $8*; Students/Seniors are free! Singles & Doubles Finals 1:00 p.m. Xcel Energy Center Thursday, February, 15 World-Class Wheelchair Exhibition Yost & Baill, LLP USTA Northern Member Appreciation Party Main Draw 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Adults/Seniors $16*; Students $8*. Come see if presented by Outback Steakhouse Adults $8*; Students and Seniors are free! Milagros Sequera of Venezuela can retain her 2006 tournament title in the singles while Sequera and USTA Northern members can receive Friday, February, 16 American Julie Ditty look to win their second doubles free admission to the tournament and USTA Northern League Appreciation Day! crown. Also, Jon Rydberg of Oakdale, Minn., who is free lunch from Outback Steakhouse. To RSVP, please Main Draw 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. ranked 12th in the world in wheelchair tennis will do contact Sandy Smith at (952) 358-3288 or at Adults/Seniors $13*; Students $6* an exhibition between matches. [email protected]. Space is limited./ * USTA Members Receive $2 off admission Catch A Rising Star... www.northern.usta.com Bloomington, Minn. 55431 1001 W. 98th Street, Ste. 101 USTA Northern TODAY!!! Boston Scientific Pro Women’s Tennis Classic presented by KS95-FM/FM107 February 10-18, 2007 Fort Snelling Tennis and Learning Center * St. Paul, Minn. Seven Years of Tennis Excellence! Where and When? Boston Scientific, in conjuction with USTA Northern, The tournament runs from February 10-18, 2007, at the based in Bloomington, Minn., is proud to be the title Fort Snelling Tennis and Learning Center in St. Paul. Please sponsor of the seventh annual Boston Scientific Pro visit www.northern.usta.com for daily matches and specific Women’s Tennis Classic presented by KS95-FM/FM107. times. The tournament schedule is the following: This world-class event, which features many of the up- * Sunday, Feb. 11: Qualifying Singles at 10 a.m. and-coming female tennis players from the United States * Monday, Feb. 12: Qualifying Singles/Doubles at 10 a.m. and around the world, is February 10-18, 2007, at the Fort * Tuesday, Feb. 13: Main Draw Singles at 10 a.m. Snelling Tennis and Learning Center located near the * Wednesday, Feb. 14: Main Draw Singles/Doubles at 10 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in St. Paul, a.m. Minn. * Thursday, Feb. 15: Main Draw Singles/Doubles at 12 noon with two night matches beginning at 7 p.m. World Class Field! * Friday, Feb. 16: Quarterfinals starting at 12 noon with Many of the top female two night matches beginning at 7 p.m. players in the world * Saturday, Feb. 17: Semifinals beginning at 11 a.m. Pro Women’s Tennis Classic participate in the tournament * Sunday, Feb. 18: Finals beginning at 1 p.m. hoping to improve their Presented by... Women’s Tennis Association Affordable For the Whole Family! KS95-FM/FM107 (WTA) ranking and earn Don’t miss out on this great event! Tickets are available points in order to qualify for in advance by calling the USTA Northern office at (952) WTA and Grand Slam events 887-5001 or at the door of the Fort Snelling Tennis and later in the year. Last year, 22 Learning Center. The 2007 ticket prices are: players in the 2005 and 2006 All-Tournament Pass - $30 for adults/seniors; tournament fields qualified for $20 for students February 10-18, 2007 the singles or doubles main Sunday-Thursday, Feb. 11-15 – Box $10; Adults $8; Fort Snelling Tennis & Learning Center draw at the 2006 US Open. Students/Seniors free St. Paul, Minnesota Top players who have participated in the past include Friday, Feb. 16 – Box $20; Adults/Seniors $13; Students $5 former US Fed Cup players Jill Craybas and Laura Saturday, Feb. 17 – Box $20; Adults/Seniors $16; www.northern.usta.com Granville, the #1 doubles player in the world Samantha Students $7 Stosur, 1997 French Open Champion Iva Majoli, 10-time Sunday, Feb. 18 – Box $20; Adults/Seniors $16; Grand Slam doubles champion Anne Smith and 2004 Students $7 Olympic Doubles Gold Medalists Ting Li and Tian-Tian Sun of China. *** USTA members receive a $2 discount to any session or can buy a tournament pass for only $25/$15 by presenting their USTA membership card..
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