Summer Tennis Championship hits off Friday in Steamboat
Thursday, July 22, 2010
If you go
What: Players Party dinner and live auction
Where: Catamount Lakehouse Restaurant
When: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
Cost: Included in entry fee for players, $25 for extra tickets
Call: The Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs at 970-879-8400
Steamboat Springs — There is apparently no shortage of love for tennis in Steamboat Springs.
The Steamboat Tennis Association is preparing to field its largest Summer Tennis Championship field. Organizers expect more than 148 players to compete in Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s tournament at the Tennis Center at Steamboat Springs.
The tournament caters to players of all abilities, including play in singles, doubles and combined partner mixed doubles.
Entry fees include the Players Party dinner and live auction at Catamount Lakehouse Restaurant from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. All are welcome to bid on the silent auction items.
Those items will be displayed until Friday at the Tennis Center.
“It looks to be a great event,” Tennis Center Director Jim Swiggart said. “I just think our community is willing and eager to support our kids programs, and they do it through supporting the STA.”
The STA is a nonprofit group that helps support and fund youth tennis, scholarships and the Steamboat Springs High School boys and girls tennis teams.
The Summer Tennis Championships serve as the major fundraising event, with proceeds going to help the high school teams and youth players.
“It’d be difficult without this,” said Don Toy, who with John Aragon coaches the Steamboat boys and girls tennis teams. “Especially paying for court fees and expenses like salaries. Parents would have to pay a lot more. It’s really nice. The community does a nice job in really getting involved with this.”
The tournament usually raises more than $10,000, and without it the Steamboat Springs High School tennis teams and junior programs at the Tennis Center wouldn’t be as successful.
In addition to the fundraising efforts, the Summer Tennis Championships usually provide for some intriguing tennis.
High levels of play come with top high school players and weekend warriors, and the mixed doubles usually allow for married couples, siblings and parent-child teams to finally play together.
The community is welcome to watch the tournament, Swiggart said.
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