Sign-up open for Sweet Corn Tennis Tournament

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Posted 7/24/19

MENDOTA – The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the 72nd Annual Sweet Corn Festival, which will be held Aug. 8-11, has announced that preparations for the 2019 Sweet Corn Festival Tennis Tournament are being finalized.

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MENDOTA – The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the 72nd Annual Sweet Corn Festival, which will be held Aug. 8-11, has announced that preparations for the 2019 Sweet Corn Festival Tennis Tournament are being finalized.

OSF Saint Paul Medical Center will sponsor the Sweet Corn Festival Tennis Tournament. The SCF Tennis Tournament will offer Junior and Adult Divisions, with the Junior Division playing on Friday, Aug. 9 and Adult Division playing on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11.  

The Mendota Chamber has announced the competition will be a first-round consolation draw, so everyone will be able to play a minimum of two matches. Juniors will now play an 8-game pro set – no “Ad”, and adults a 10-game pro set with “Ad.” The Championship match is two or three sets. All events are a blind draw.

The Junior Division events are: 13-under singles (boys and girls may play each other depending upon the number of registrants for this category), 17-under singles (B & G) & doubles (B & G). Participants can only play in one singles bracket 13 & under or 17 & under.

Adults are competing in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Adult doubles & mixed doubles are on Saturday, Aug. 10.  Adult singles will be held Sunday, Aug. 11.

All matches of this year’s tournament will again be played at the Mendota High School tennis courts on the high school grounds on U.S. Rt. 52 north of town.

Entry forms may be picked up at the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce office or by visiting sweetcornfestival.com. Entry deadline is Monday, Aug. 5 at 4 p.m.  All players registering by Monday, July 29, will be guaranteed to receive a Sweet Corn Festival Tennis T-shirt.

For more information, contact the Chamber office at (815) 539-6507 or email scftennis@mendotachamber.com.