The Kenosha Unified Schools, Recreation Department will host their annual Junior Tennis Tournament July 28-29 at Bullen Middle School at the rear of the building.
The tournament, divided into age categories, will begin at 2 p.m. on July 28 with a competition in boys’ and girls’ doubles 12 and under.
The deadline to register for the tournament is Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and the cost to compete is $7. The link to register is available on the Kenosha Unified School District Recreation Department website.
“First (and) second place, get trophies,” said Simone Jones, recreation and senior center specialist at KUSD. “And then we also have ribbons that are given out and I think they will go all the way to fourth place.”
Tournament divisions include 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under and 18 and under for singles tournaments and 12, 14, 16 and 18 and under for doubles tournaments .
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“It’s open to the public for students who live within Kenosha Unified School District boundaries,” Jones said.
The event is also free to the public. Seats in the stadium stands will be available, but there will be no concessions available.
Tournament participants are expected to keep their own score and must know how to score, serve and transition throughout their own game with very minimal assistance.
Jones said some tournament participants were part of the recreation department’s annual free summer tennis program, which began in June this year.
“Our program is actually student-run, so they’re instructing the kids who are currently in our summer program,” Jones said. “They go there one day a week for a one-hour session. And then we also have two sessions which are strictly tournament training, so they learn to score (and) they learn to do everything themselves so that when they come to the tournament, if they decide to participate, they have acquired these skills.”
Jones added that students who weren’t in the summer program are still welcome to register and participate.
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