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Sponsored By:
 Weldon Tennis Association
City of Glasgow – Mayor Darrell Pickett
Glasgow
Recreation
Dept. – Deborah B. Jones, Director
Western Kentucky
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Gray Construction Company
Vann Healthcare
Services, Inc.
Southern Kentucky Tennis Association
BB&T-Glasgow,
Ky.
Benedict & Benedict, Inc.
Cook, Downing, & Underwood Insurance
Royse Broadcasting - WCLU
Radio 1490 AM 102.3 FM
2007 Weldon Singles
Champion
Robert Cameron
Knoxville, TN
2007 Jim Moody Doubles Classic
Champions
Robert Cameron & Michael
Mather
Knoxville, TN
Louisville, KY
Courts
All matches will
be played on 8 hard surface courts. All play will be in the day, unless
emergencies arise that will cause night or indoor play.
Balls
USTA approved
championship balls will be used.
Rules
The USTA
Tournament Rules and "Code" shall govern play. All interpretation of rules
regarding play in the Weldon Tennis Tournament shall be the responsibility of the
Weldon Tennis Association tournament committee.
Tie-Breaker
The 12 point
tie-breaker shall be used in all play.
Entries
No singles
entries will be accepted after Monday, June
23, 12:00 noon (CDT). Deadline for
doubles entries will be 4:30 p.m. (CDT), Friday, June
27.
Players participating
in doubles must select their own partners. No entries will be accepted by
telephone. Checks or money orders made payable to the
Weldon Tennis Tournament
must accompany the entry blank. No entry fees will be returned unless an entry
is not selected as a participant in the Weldon. Entries
are limited to 16 in
singles and 8 doubles teams. Players must
be able to arrive on time for tournament
play in order to participate. There will be a singles consolation bracket
for all participants losing their first round match.
Qualifications
This is a
men's open tournament under the direction of the Weldon Tennis Association. The Weldon Singles Championship
and Moody
Doubles Classic are invitational tournaments, and the selection of entries for
each division will be the responsibility of the Weldon Tennis Association.
Please include any information in the entry that will help the committee select
and seed participants. Anyone not selected by the committee to participate in
either division will be refunded their entry fee.
Awards
Awards will be
presented to the winners and runners-up of the W. A. Weldon Open Tennis
Tournament in both the Weldon Singles Championship and the Moody Doubles
Classic. Prize money will be awarded in the finals, semi-finals and the
quarter-finals in the Weldon Singles
Championship and in the finals and
semi-finals in the Moody Doubles Classic. In order to qualify for
prize money in either division, a singles player or doubles team must have won at
least one match in their division. A singles
consolation bracket will
be held for the Weldon Singles Championship participants that lose in their
first round match. Prize money will be awarded to the winner and runner-up in
the consolation bracket.
| Weldon Open Singles Championship: |
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| Winner |
$900.00 |
| Runner-up |
$450.00 |
| Semi-Finals: |
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| (2)
Participants |
$225.00
each |
| Quarter-Finals: |
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| (4)
Participants |
$100.00
each |
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| Jim
Moody Doubles Classic: |
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| (2) Winners |
$450.00
each |
| (2) Runners-up |
$225.00
each |
| Semi-Finals: |
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| (4)
Participants |
$100.00
each |
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| Singles Consolation Bracket: |
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| Winner |
$50.00 |
| Runner-up |
$25.00 |
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Schedule of Play
*Weldon
Open Singles Championship – Friday, June
27, 2008, at 4:00 p.m. Players
may begin checking in at 2:30 p.m. at tournament headquarters in Gorin
Park.
*Jim Moody Doubles Classic – Saturday, June
28, 2008, at 10:00
a.m. unless otherwise notified.
Singles draw will be
Wednesday, June 25, at 4 p.m.
Doubles draw will be Friday, June
27, at the Weldon Barbecue Dinner.
The draw will not be released in advance. |
Tournament Events for
2008
Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Weldon for Kids Clinic &
DrillMania. Free tennis instruction, fun & food for area youth, ages
6-16; sponsored by BB&T Glasgow and SOKY Tennis Association. BB&T
Tennis Clinic-10:30-11:30 a.m.; Lunch-11:45a.m.; SOKY DrillMania-12:30-1:30
p.m.
Friday, 6:15 p.m. - Weldon Barbecue Dinner. Barbecue,
Fixin's, and Fun; informal dinner for Weldon participants, their families, and
Weldon guests. Sponsored by Gray Construction Company and Western Ky. Coca-Cola
Bottling Co.
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Weldon Tennis Association |
| Chairman |
Buddy Underwood |
| Vice
President |
Philip
Whiteside |
| Secretary |
Joe
Burton Downing |
| Treasurer |
Tommy
Jackson |
| Member |
Bonnie
Bennett |
| Member |
Terry
Bunnell |
| Member |
Trina
Rickard |
| Member |
Pat Vann |
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Accommodations
For
lodging information and/or assistance, call us at 270-651-3811. The Weldon
Committee will attempt to locate local families willing to house participants
in the 2008 Weldon, but you must enter by the deadline and indicate on the
entry form that you desire to receive local housing. You will be contacted
concerning your request prior to the tournament. Lodging for participants and
their families is not guaranteed for any entry. It is expected that anyone
receiving guest lodging will show their host(s) proper respect and courtesy
while a guest in their home.
W. A. Weldon Open Tennis
Tournament
The W. A. Weldon Open Tennis Tournament is one of the oldest
privately endowed tennis events in the South. The late Dr. Weldon, well-known
ear, nose and throat specialist in Glasgow, built the first tennis courts here
and held the first of these tournaments, under the name of the Weldon
Springdale Tennis Tournament, in 1928. Except for a period during WWII, the
tournament has continued annually and has drawn some of the finest players in
the South. Dr. & Mrs. Weldon have both passed on, but each provided in a
material way for the perpetual continuation of this great event. The Glasgow
Recreation Department is in charge of the tournament, working with the Weldon
Tennis Association and Committee, all of whom are loyal supporters of tennis
and the Weldon Open Tennis Tournament.
Jim Moody Doubles
Classic
The Jim Moody Doubles Classic is the doubles division of the
Weldon Open. Jim Moody was chairman of the Weldon Tennis Committee, an avid
tennis player who was a masterful doubles partner, and known throughout our
area as the premier sports announcer and newsman for WCLU radio. Jim, who loved
to call people Legend, became himself a Legend in Glasgow, loved by all who
knew him. WCLU radio and Royse Broadcasting proudly sponsors this division of
the W. A. Weldon Open in honor and memory of one of the true Legends of our
city. Jim Moody loved this City of Glasgow, loved tennis, loved his family,
loved his work, and loved people. His tireless energy and enthusiasm will be
forever missed.
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