Gender: Men and women in the same draw

Date: Aug. 3rd, 2008

Prize Money:  Over $20,000

Time: Qualies Noon    ////   Main Draw 3:00PM   /////  6:00PM

Venue:  Palisades Tennis Center 851 Alma Real Drive Pacific Palisades, CA  90272
Press:  There will be press in attendance at the event.  By agreeing to participate, you are also agreeing to reasonable interaction with the press.

Prize Money Scaling:  TBD, but all main draw quarter-finals and above will be in the money.  It is likely that those reaching the quarter-finals will earn at least $1000.

Scoring: Each match is one drop hit game to 21

Venue Contact Info:  (310) 573-1331   www.palitenniscenter.com

Entry Fee:  Qualifying - $50  ////   Main Draw - $100

Main Draw Committee: A committee will determine who gets directly into Main Draw.

Main Draw Wild Cards: 6 may be purchased for $1000 each (all proceeds go directly to prize money)

Qualifying Event: No less than 4 players will advance into the main draw

Rules: Shotgun 21 is a game played on a traditional tennis court, but scored and orchestrated more like ping pong than tennis.

• Each player takes turn drop hitting 5 serves in a row to the deuce court and then each player takes turns drop hitting 5 serves to the ad court. This rotation continues until one player reach 21. At 20 all, the player up in rotation feeds the last point.
• A feed is considered “in” if it goes anywhere on side of the court that the feeder is serving in singles and anywhere on the side of the court the feeder is serving to plus the alley in doubles. On a traditionally painted tennis court on the back part of the court where the hash mark and the center service have a space (center of the backcourt,) players must decide whether it was on appropriate side by estimating where the line would be carried through from the center hash mark to the center service box line.
• Servers must strike the ball with their racket hand above the ball strike and below their wasteline.
• There is no second serve like tradition tennis.
• There are no “lets” or “netcords” in Shotgun 21.
• All other rules will be industry standard and Tournament Officials will make all decisions.
  

Tournament Officials:  Steve Bellamy, Andy McDonnell, Jon Neeter, AndresBorowiak.

Tournament Officials Phone:  (310) 230-2050

Tournament Sponsors:  Wilson Tennis, Palisadian Post, The Ski Channel, Palisades Tennis Center, Westwood Tennis Center, LA Golf Academy
Additional Benefits:  All players in the qualies or Main Draw will receive substantial discounts on all merchandise in the pro shop.

Tournament Ball:  Wilson US Open Ball

Tournament Umpires:  There will be one official per court for Main Draw Matches.  Players make all line calls and the official can overrule when a call is challenged.  During the qualies, it is recommended that players ask for an official if they are skeptical about their opponents line calls or when a match gets to the end and the score is close.

Draw Party:  7:00PM,  Aug 2nd at 881 Alma Real Drive – Terrace 8