Tournament Director: Andrew Burrow

Tournament Chairpersons: Robin Gold

Pro Am/Kid’s Day/Ladies Day:

Coordinating special promotions for each day. Working with the press aide to ensure there is sufficient press coverage and advertising. Responsible for obtaining any promotional items that may be distributed. Responsible for coordinating the Pro Am tournament with the Tournament Director.

Hospitality/ Sponsor Liaison:

Responsible for creating the "tournament fact sheet" that will be distributed to all players.  Will be the contact for players and sponsors to address any needs they have throughout the tournament.  Responsible for monitoring the players lounge to be sure there are adequate supplies of food, water, towels.  Responsible for obtaining sponsor and volunteer badges.

Transportation/Accommodations:

Responsible for researching hotel and ttransportation options for players and umpires and presenting their recommendations to the Tournament Chairpersons.  Creating a transportation schedule for players and umpires to and from Franklin Creek Tennis Center.  Will be the contacts person regarding hotel and issues throughout the tournament.  May need to recruit drivers for player's transportation vans.

Food & Beverage:

Coordinate with the Landings Club Food and Beverage department for Sponsor tent, Sponsor VIP area, player's breakfast and official's lunch.  Also responsible for the Food Court services and for coordinating any food and beverages that will be sold on the property.  Will be the contact person for any problems or needs that occur during the tournament.

Facility:

Coordinates the logistics and setup of the tournament areas including Sponsor tents, players lounge, portajohns, bleachers, and first aid/player treatment room.  Coordinates the placement of sponsor banners and facility signage with Triet Bui.  Will be the contact person for any problems or needs that occur during the tournament.

Parking:

Responsible for coordinating tournament parking for visitors and spectators.  Will need to investigate off-site locations and create a shuttle schedule for transporting spectators.  May need to recruit drivers for the shuttle vans and liaise with the player transportation coordinator.

Court Maintenance:

Must have knowledge of court up-keep, be on call to roll courts, brush lines, bring water and sweep between matches.  Must ensure that courts are in top shape for all matches.  Responsible for obtaining sponsor banners and facility signage.

Ball Persons:

Adequately trains and staffs ball handling persons throughout the tournament.  Coordinates several ball person training sessions prior to the tournament.  Will create a schedule for all persons and direct them to court assignments when they arrive.  At least one ball person  chairman should be on site everyday to monitor ball persons and handle any problems that may occur.  Responsible for coordinating advertising for the back of ball person t-shirts and ordering the correct sizes.

Publicity/Advertising:

Responsible for all event publicity and advertising.  Must coordinate with print, TV and radio media.  Will over-see the Press Aide who will distribute press releases, and fulfill all requirements of Press adie outlined by the USTA Publicity Manager before, during and after the tournament.  Designs posters, flyers, tickets, programs, ads, t-shirts and other such material.  Will be in charge of program layout and coordinating with the program chairperson.

Program:

Responsible for coordinating the program contents with the USTA and a local printer.  Will need to recruit volunteers to sell program ads and coordinate placement and content with the publicity/advertising chairperson.  Responsible for printing the daily draw provided by the tournament desk and inserting it into the programs.

Ticket Sales:

Responsible for recruiting volunteers to sell tickets on a daily basis.  Will need to research sources for vendors for tickets.  Will also be responsible for coordinating pre-event ticket sales.

Tournament Desk:

Responsible for assisting the USTA Tournament Supervisor with court asignments or matches and practice courts, recording scores, and overall match logistics.  Will need to recruit a crew of volunteers to be available on a daily basis.

Tax Forms:

Responsible for obtaining any necessary tournament tax forms and also for assisting players with tax forms, if needed.  At least one person will need to be available daily for tax assistance.

Computer Website:

Scoreboard: