Entries Open for Strawberry Festival Tennis Tournament

As the calendar nears May that means early preparations for the Strawberry Festival are gearing up.  Such is the case for the 41st annual tennis tournament.

The non-sanctioned event will take place on June 10-11 at two locations – Crawfordsville and Southmont high schools. There are 14 different categories, but participants are limited to two. The categories are split into juniors and adults. Age cut-off is June 1. The categories are:

• Girls 16 & under singles
• Girls 16 & under doubles
• Girls 18 & under singles
• Girls 18 & under doubles
• Boys 16 & under singles
• Boys 16 & under doubles
• Boys 18 & under singles
• Boys 18 & under doubles
• Womens singles
• Womens doubles
• Family open doubles
• Mens singles
• Mens doubles
• Mixed doubles

The entry deadline is June 5 and fees are $20 for singles and $30 per team in doubles.  The draw will be limited by category to the first 16 entrants. Tennis balls will be provided and T-shirts will be given to all participants instead of medals. Matches are two out of three sets with a super tie-breaker in lieu of a third set. All players should report on Saturday to their respective locations. All categories will be played at CHS, with the exception of boys and girls 16 singles and doubles. Those matches will take place at South.

Tournament directors are Jason and Susie Hutchison. Contact Jason at [email protected] and Susie at [email protected].