APTA Men's National Championship Challenger
Posted on 3/9/2026 12:00:00 AM by APTA
Winners Patrick Haggerty - Tom McDonald
Finalists Daniel Brous - Nicholas Denefrio
2-6, 7-5, 6-4
APTA Men's & Women's Nationals
APTA Men's National Championship Challenger
Date: Mar 6 to Mar 7
City, State: Summit, NJ
Region: 1
Presenting Sponsors
- Start Date
- Friday March 6, 2026
- End Date
- Saturday March 7, 2026
- Tournament Director
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Rob Schenone973-452-4109robschenone@gmail.comBlake Anderson
- Host Club
- Canoe Brook Country Club
- Teams Registered
- CLICK HERE TO SEE TEAMS REGISTERED
- Price
- $400 Per Team
- Registration Opens
- Sunday February 1, 2026
- Registration Closes
- Sunday February 22, 2026
- Entry Qualifications
- Teams entered through the Men's Nationals registration page before midnight on 2/22/26 have priority entrance. Teams registered after the deadline will be admitted first come, first serve, including teams that requested to an off-site waitlist following the original close of registration. Registration closes Wednesday, February 25th @ 11:59pm. The draw size will be determined based on the final number of registered teams and all teams will be notified of the entry status by Thursday, Feb 26th.
- Entry Selection
- Seeding for the Challenger draw will be by PTI.
- Format
- All main draw and all back draw matches will be 2 out of 3 sets with no ad scoring (server's choice) and a 7 point tie break at 6-6.
- Additional Details
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Thursday, March 5 – Player Events & Hall of Fame Dinner
Courts at Canoe Brook Country Club will be available for practice matches and warm-ups on Thursday. Please check in at the paddle hut when you arrive. Players will have access to locker rooms in both the CBCC Performance Center and the Clubhouse.
All players are invited to a complimentary Player Cocktail Party on Thursday evening at CBCC in The 1901 Tavern beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Paddle attire is welcome; no jeans, please.
The Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, honoring Jared Palmer and Drew Broderick, will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Cocktail or country club attire is suggested; jackets for men are welcome but not required.
Players may register to attend the dinner at a subsidized rate of $75, thanks to generous Hall of Fame dinner sponsors.
Players wishing to bring a guest must register their guest separately. Click HERE for Guest Reservations. Go to the Hall Of Fame tab. The cost for non-player guests is $125.
Please note: Dinner seating is limited and expected to sell out. We strongly encourage early registration if you plan to attend. - Wild Cards
- National Ranking Tournaments (NRT) and PTI level Tournaments with a “waitlist only” entry. All National Ranking Tournaments (NRT) and PTI level Tournaments 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. Wild card requests may come from tournament directors, the APTA, or players themselves, and should be requested prior to the close of registration. If no wild card spots are used, the draw will be filled out by the next eligible team/s.
- Favor
- Player favors for Nationals include a men's or women's M4 Perpetual Quarter Zip
- 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.
- Event Details
- CLICK HERE for complete information on the 2026 APTA National Championships
- Tournament Sponsors
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Official APTA Sponsor
