Bryan Brothers Doubles Showdown
Alpine Hills Tennis & Swimming Club
Saturday, October 15th, 8:30am
Join the Bryan Brothers for a once-in-a lifetime experience at the newly renovated Alpine Hills Tennis and Swimming Club.
Alpine Hills is a member-owned club offering a variety of athletic and social activities for adults, children and families, in the tranquil setting of Portola Valley. Located just a few miles from Mike and Bob Bryan’s college alma mater, Stanford University, Alpine Hills is the perfect place to spend a day on the courts and earn an opportunity to play doubles against the greatest men’s doubles team of all time.
Join Mike and Bob on Saturday, October 15th - Pick your favorite doubles partner and enter the Doubles Showdown!!
Start the day with "Breakfast at Wimbledon" (including strawberries and cream), followed by a Chalk Talk and Clinic with Mike and Bob.
The Chalk Talk includes everything from learning Mike and Bob's training routine to their favorite tournament and pre-match meal. Get all of the inside scoop on their training and career highlights! Following the Chalk Talk, the 90-minute Clinic will have you moving through courts hitting with top local pros and time on the court with Mike, Bob and their Dad (and Coach) Wayne.
Following the Clinic, the round robin begins as we break out teams into divisions and play a 4-team round robin. The winning team in each division will get the chance to play Mike and Bob in a 4-game pro set, complete will ball persons and a chair umpire!
Schedule of Events
8:30am Light Breakfast and On-Court warm-up
9:00am Chalk Talk
9:30 am Clinic with the Bryan Brothers and Coach Wayne Bryan
11:00 am Break and Photos with the Bryans
11:30 am Round Robin matches begin
12:00 pm Buffet Lunch (enjoy in between round robin matches)
3:00 pm DOUBLES SHOWDOWN with the Bryan Brothers
Rules and Guidelines
Format
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Women’s & Men’s doubles teams
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5 flights; 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, & 5.0
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Each round robin group is made up of 4 teams
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Each team will play 3 matches within their flight
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Top finishing team in each flight moves on to a center court head-to-head doubles challenge against the Bryan Brothers
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Bryan Brothers challenge match will consist of a 4-game no-ad set
Match Guidelines
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Each round robin match will be timed-based finishing upon the completion of 30 minutes of play
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A time alert will be given at the 25 minute mark notifying players that any game in progress can be completed with no new games being started
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There will be a limit of games a team can win of 6 games
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All games played will be no-ad scoring
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Each game won will equate to one point
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The team in each round robin group with the most points tallied after the 3 round robin matches have been completed will move on to play the Bryan Brothers in a head-to head challenge match
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No additional point will not be awarded to teams leading after the 30-minute mark has elapsed; only total games won by each team will be recorded
Other
Players may not play with another player who is rated more than 1.0 above their partner’s USTA rating. Combo teams must play in higher-rated group category. For example: a 3.5/4.5 combo team must play in the 4.5 group.
Make checks payable to: Taube Family Foundation (note it is for the Bryan Brothers Event in the memo area)
Mail to: Taube Family Foundation, 1050 Ralston Ave., Belmont, CA, 94002, Attn: Shana Penn, Executive Director
