Event to take place Thursday-Sunday at the Cal Club
Oct. 27, 2009
(San Francisco,CA) - USF men's tennis will host the inaugural Battle of the Bay Classic this weekend at the Cal Club in San Francisco. The four-day event will feature the top singles players and doubles teams from five Division I schools in
the Bay Area - USF, California, Stanford, Saint Mary's and Santa Clara. Admission to the event is free for the general public.
The Battle of the Bay will not only feature the top collegiate tennis players from the region, it was also highlight former ATP professionals. The invitational tournament will be the first of its kind, featuring high-level competitive tennis with local and national repercussions at stake. The Battle of the Bay is an Intercollegiate Tennis Association sanctioned event that will count for NCAA Division I singles and doubles rankings.
Action will get underway Thursday with the qualifying rounds. Singles play will begin at 10 a.m., with doubles qualifying commencing immediately following.
Friday, the first serves of the day will start at 10 a.m. for singles play. Doubles are slated to begin at 2:30. Following doubles action, there will be an ATP exhibition featuring Paul Goldstein and Sam Warburg, both of whom are alumni of the Stanford men's tennis program.
The quarterfinals and semifinals for the singles bracket will take place Saturday at 10:30 and 12:30, respectively. Following singles action, the doubles semifinals will be played at 3 p.m.
Sunday will be Kids Day at the courts, with the finals of both the singles and doubles brackets taking center stage. Action is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. The Dons have worked in conjunction with Harper for Kids, a local non-profit organization, to produce Kids Day at the Cal Club.
The Cal Club is located at 1770 Scott Street in the heart of San Francisco (94115).
For more information and a detailed schedule of the event, please check out www.battleofthebayclassic.com. For results from the event, please continue to visit www.usfdons.com.
About the Cal Club: Founded in 1884, the California Tennis Club has a rich history of hosting world-class tennis dating back to Pacific Open in the 1950's-60's. The 2009 Battle of the Bay will be open to the public and the CTC looks forward to creating a community based top-notch tennis tournament that will serve those in attendance. The Club is the old existing tennis club West of the Mississippi River and the eighth oldest tennis club in the U.S. The Cal Club, as it's referred to by its members, is a proud member of the elite international organization, the Centenary Tennis Clubs, with clubs exceeding 100 years in age from all over the world.
About Harper for Kids: Harper for Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization was formed in 2008. Its purpose is to provide children with educational and enrichment programs to cultivate, inspire and develop leadership skills and promote healthy character development. The mission of Harper for Kids is to teach children important life skills that will empower them to achieve their personal best in life. The HFK vision is that its enrichment programs will help children develop good character and inspire adults in the children's lives to be good role models of important core ethical values and help foster a healthy community. The organization was founded by Time and Peanut Harper.
About University of San Francisco Men's Tennis: The USF men's tennis program holds a rich history, including a National Team Championship in 1949, a NCAA singles title by Harry Likas in 1948 and a member of the National Tennis Hall of Fame, Art "Tappy" Larsen. The Dons are currently coached by Peter Bartlett, the 2003 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year, who is in his 13th year at the helm of the Dons.
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