APTA Men's & Women's Nationals

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APTA Men's National Championship Challenger

Date: Mar 7 to Mar 8

City, State: Philadelphia, PA

Region: 3

Presenting Sponsors

Start Date
Friday March 7, 2025
End Date
Saturday March 8, 2025
NRT
Tournament Director
Bruce Redpath
215-421-8862
bruceredpath@gmail.com
Andy Addis
240-506-4786
andy.addis1@comcast.net
Boris Fetbroyt
240-413-0614
borisfetbroyt@gmail.com
Host Club
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Draw Size
32 teams
Price
$500 Per Team
Entry Qualifications
Register on the Men's National Championship page. All teams for the National Championship and Challenger draws will be registered/waitlisted in one pool of teams. All teams who do not qualify for Championship Draw based on combined NRT points will remain on the waitlist and then placed in the Challenger Draw based on combined NRT points.
Entry Selection
The draw size for the Men's National Championship is 64 teams and the draw size of the Men's Challenger is an additional 32 teams. When the number of teams on the waitlist exceeds the number of available spots and there is a tie in ranking (either matching NRT points or no NRT points) for the last available spot or spots, the team(s) with the lowest combined PTI will be moved into the tournament. All teams will be notified of entry status on Wednesday, February 26th. Seeding for the National draw will be by NRT points, seeding for the Challenger draw will be by PTI.
Wild Cards
National Ranking Tournaments (NRT) and PTI level Tournaments with a “waitlist only” entry selection are subject to wild card spots, with a wild card available for every 16 teams allowed in a draw. A wild card team must be registered for the tournament by the registration deadline and must be approved by the National Tournament Committee. There are a maximum of 2 wild card spots available for the National Championship Challenger draw. If no wild card spots are used, the draw will be filled out by the next eligible team/s.
Format
All main draw matches and all back draw matches will be 2 out of 3 sets with no-ad scoring (server's choice) through the quarterfinals, then regular scoring for the Main Draw semis and finals.
Favor
Favors are not included in the entry fee for this event, however, Nationals merchandise will be available for purchase prior to the tournament.
Event Ball
XENON Championship Ball
APTA Membership
All players must be APTA members, and membership must be purchased before entry.
Rules
Official APTA rules will govern play.
Additional Details
Thursday, March 6th:
1:00pm - Play Begins
6:00pm - Players' Welcome Dinner, including Sponsors & VIPs
7:30pm - APTA Cup Award Presentation
Friday, March 7th:
Play Continues
Evening - Quarterfinal Watch Party
Saturday, March 8th:
Play Continues
Evening - Finals Watch Party & After Party
Sunday, March 9th:
Weather Contingency Day
All players receive lunch on Friday & Saturday, along with dinner on Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
Hotels
A limited supply of housing for players available upon request. Additional preferred hotel options include:
Holiday Inn: Holiday Inn Link
Union League Liberty Hill: Email Union League at Liberty Hill
Tournament Sponsors
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