[b1-tennis] NEVITC Open Championships 2015 - Entry and Info

From: Steve Trewick <steve.trewick@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: b1-tennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:25:32 +0000
Hi all, you should be receiving notification and entry details from your clubs 
very soon, but entry is now open.

The below is a cross post of our Facebook announcement.  We look forward to 
having a great B1 competition this year!

Please distribute to all your VI Tennis contacts.

Greetings Champions!

We are pleased to announce that entry for the NEVITC Open Championships 2015 is 
now open!  The tournament will be held at The Northumberland Club, Jesmond, 
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 3JU on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of may 
2015.

Tournament information, an entry form and a copy of the tournament rules are 
available from our website at http://www.nevitc.org.uk/tournaments/2015

This year we are also offering on-line entry and payment via the LTA website, 
so players with a BTM number can log on and enter at 
http://www.lta.org.uk/Competitions/Competition/?ctn=1-23UQ4IP

We are also hoping to provide an on-line facility for card payments to all 
players, regardless of entry method.

This year, for the first time, we are asking all players to provide an up to 
date British Blind Sport sight classification.  You can find out more about 
sight classifications and how to get one at the BBS website 
http://www.britishblindsport.org.uk/classification/

Players are strongly encouraged to familiarise themselves with the tournament 
information and rules, there will be a test later. Highlights for this year 
include sight classifications, eye shades, use of ITF red and orange courts and 
the relaxation of racquet size restrictions.

There will also be a cap on the number of B2, B3, and B4 players we can take as 
we have limited court space and we're sticking with a single venue this year.  
The initial cap will be 24 players, we may raise this if there is sufficient 
demand by cancelling the VI/Sighted doubles event.  Entries will be processed 
on a 'first come, first served' basis and there will be a reserve list for 
players who don't make the first 24.  Please see the tournament information 
document for more details.

We appreciate that players will be eager to minimise travel costs by booking 
accommodation and transport as early as possible, and we will endeavour to have 
our entry finalised as soon as is humanly possible so that this process can be 
begin.

Right then, now that we've got all the admin out of the way, may we cordially 
invite VI Tennis players to join us for an awesome weekend of tennis and 
partying!

This year the tournament again falls on the weekend of the Northumberland Club 
finals, it's also Great British Tennis Weekend (and what a way to celebrate 
it!) so we think we can guarantee you a great atmosphere both on and off court.

We're trying out a few new things this year, and we anticipate their will be 
wrinkles and hiccups, particularly with the entry process, so please bear with 
us while we attempt to master the ensuing chaos.

See you on the courts!

NEVITC Tournament Committee
[b1-tennis] NEVITC Open Championships 2015 - Entry and Info

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