Ready for men's professional tennis? Tallahassee Tennis Challenger starts Monday

Jim Henry
Tallahassee Democrat

 

Tallahassee - April 29: BLAZ ROLA (SLO) d. RAMKUMAR RAMANATHAN (IND), 6-2, 6-7(6), 7-5, in the singles final at the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger.

Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Visitor Information

When: Monday, April 22 to Sunday, April 28

What: Tallahassee Tennis Challenger is a men’s professional USTA/ATP Challenger Tour event. This tournament benefits the D. Mark Vogter, M.D. Memorial Endowment for Neuro-Intensive Care at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and the Maria Yealdhall Challenger Tennis Fund at the Friends of Our Parks Foundation.

Qualifying Matches: Monday morning

Main Draw: Monday through Sunday —a 48-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw.  Players from all over the world, including several former top 50 players and some of the top doubles players in the world will play in the tournament. There will be two feature matches every evening, beginning after 5:30 pm on Stadium Court. Finals for both the singles and doubles will be held at noon approximately on Sunday.

Tallahassee - April 29: SCOTT LIPSKY (USA) and LEANDER PAES (IND) d. MAXIMO GONZALEZ (ARG) and LEONARDO MAYER (ARG), 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-7, in the doubles final at the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger.

Where: The tournament will take place at the City of Tallahassee’s Forestmeadows Tennis Complex. 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312. Tournament Desk: 850-894-0461

Tickets: Tournament passes and individual day tickets can be purchased beginning April 9th at: Forestmeadows Tennis Center at the Front desk. The cost for general admission tickets are as follows:

Tournament Pass (for the entire tournament):  $70
Single Day tickets are as follows:

April 22 – 23 –  $5/day
April 24 – 25 – $10/day
April 26 – 27 –  $15/day
April 28 –Finals – $20/day

VIP Sponsorships are available starting at $500. To become a sponsor, call Karen Vogter at 850-545-8740 or Charlie Adams at TMH Foundation at 850-431-5931.