Professionals and Top Local
Collegians Dominate This Year’s Entrees
For 4th Annual Walt Herrick,
Sr. Memorial Men's Prize Money Tennis Tournament
On January 4-6, 2013, The
Racket Club (a Crystal Lake Park District facility) will host its biggest pro
tournament to date, the Walt Herrick Sr. Memorial Men's Prize Money Tennis
Tournament. A guaranteed $4,000 prize money distribution has made this
tournament one that Professionals and top local collegiate players do not want
to miss. Players committed for the tournament include:
Local favorites, McHenry
County Classic Men’s Open finalists and recent NCAA Division 1 players John
Cincola and Sam Sweeney.
Former Costa Rican David Cup
player and local tennis luminary Fred Thome.
2006 NCAA Doubles Champion
and University of Illinois All-American Ryan Rowe.
Crystal Lake Racket Club
products and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater teammates Cam Laktash and Mitch
Osborne.
The $4,000 prize money
distribution is as follows: Prize money is guaranteed.
SINGLES: Champion -
$1600, Finalist - $800, Semifinalists - $300.
DOUBLES (per team): Champions -
$600, Finalists - $300. Players may register online at: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=132034
The Racket Club is located
at 9101 South Route 31, one mile south of Rakow Road in Algonquin. The public
is invited to stop by and watch the tournament action. Admission is $5 for the
entire tournament or $3 daily. There will be great close up views through the
spacious lounge windows. The Racket Club is truly excited about the opportunity
to host this tournament for the 4th straight year. "Not only does this
event provide the Club's members and the public a rare and special opportunity
to observe great professional-quality tennis players on court, it also allows
spectators the chance to interact closely with players when they are not
competing," said Rob Laue, Club Manager at The Racket Club.
This tournament is a
fundraiser for the Walt Herrick, Sr. Memorial Fund. Walt Herrick, Sr. was a
Crystal Lake businessman who founded The Racket Club in 1972. The Fund
was created to provide scholarships to promising junior players who would
otherwise not be able to afford access to tennis lessons and memberships at The
Racket Club.
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