USTA Northern is seeking site directors and volunteers for its Area and Section Championships including USTA League Tennis presented by Chrysler Twin Cities Area Championships (August 1-3); USTA Northern Adult Championships (August 15-17); USTA Northern Senior Championships (September 12-14) and USTA Northern Mixed Doubles Championships (September 19-21). For more information, please contact Ursula Shute at shute@northern.usta.com or call her at (952) 358-3287.

Combo Doubles & Combo Mixed Doubles registration is now open. All matches will be played at the Baseline Tennis Center utilizing both their indoor and outdoor facilities. Teams must be registered with their minimum number of players (6) by July 21, 2008. League play will begin the week of August 4, 2008 and continue through September 26. Three positions of doubles are played each match and partners combined ratings cannot exceed the level of play. Levels and days of play offered are:

Combo Doubles Men & Women
5.5 Men & Women - Monday
6.5 Men - Monday
6.5 Women - Thursday
7.5 Men - Thursday
7.5 Women - Tuesday
8.5 Men - Tuesday
8.5 Women - Thursday

Combo Mixed Doubles
5.5 - Wednesday
6.5 - Wednesday
7.5 - Wednesday
8.5 - Monday

Combo Doubles league registration fee is $10 and court costs per player are only $6.

2009 Fall/Winter League registration will open on August 11, 2008. Teams will need to be registered and have their minimum rosters filled by September 5, 2008. If you need a team to play on or need players for your teams be sure to contact our Matchline Service. Contact Kristi of matchline at matchline@usta.com .

The Twin Cities Area Championships are taking place August 1-3, 2008. The captains meeting for this event will take place on Wednesday July 30, 6:00 PM at the Radisson Bloomington Mall of America. Due to space limitations, one captain per team please. The tournament will take place at the Baseline Tennis Center Indoor and Outdoor, Lifetime Fitness Lakeville and Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center. See below for details on where play will take place for each level. On-line registration details will be forwarded to qualifying teams.

Location League

Baseline Indoor 3.0 Women, 4.5 Men

Baseline Outdoors 3.5 Men, 4.0 Men

Lifetime Fitness Lakeville 3.5 Women

Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center 4.0 Women

Early Start Ratings will be published on our web site August 11th. An early start rating is a tentative rating for exclusive use by players who register for an early start league prior to publication of year-end ratings. The number is based on the most current dynamic rating at the time of publication. Early start ratings are replaced by year-end ratings. All early start rating appeals must fill out the 2008 appeal form available online and returned to Kara at johnson@northern.usta.com or fax to (952) 887-5061.