2005 MEN'S MIAC CONFERENCE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Gustavus Adolphus College
800 W. College Ave.
St. Peter, MN 56082
Tournament Director, Steve Wilkinson 507-931-1614 or swilkins@gac.edu
Swanson Indoor Tennis Center, 507-933-6185

The MIAC Men's Conference meet will be at Gustavus on April 29 and 30. All conference matches are completed and the records are as follows. (1) Gustavus 9-0, (2) Carleton 8-1, (3) St. Thomas 7-2, (4) Concordia 6-3, (5) St. John's 5-4, (6) St. Olaf 3-6, (7) St. Mary's 3-6, (8) Hamline 2-7, (9) Bethel 1-8, and (10) Macalester 1-8. St. Olaf goes ahead of St. Mary's and Bethel ahead of Macalester because of head to head wins.

Following are the tournament details that will permit you to plan ahead. Outdoor matches are at the Brown or Gibbs courts on the Gustavus campus. All indoor matches are at the Swanson Center except the 9th place match.

Parking is permitted on 7th Street below the Gibbs Courts. Vehicles parked on the road above the courts will be ticketed and towed.

A USTA official will be in charge of each match except the 9th place match. Foot faults will be called and point penalties given for Code infractions. Match introductions begin five minutes before the match time. Only five minute warm ups are permitted. Singles matches begin as opponents are available and before all of the doubles may be completed.

We will present the Arthur Ashe and Coach of the Year Awards on Friday, April 29 at 3:15 p.m. on the Brown Courts if we are outside, and at 5 p.m. on the Swanson Courts if we are inside.

The official tournament hotel is the Best Western in Mankato. The tournament rate for non-smoking rooms with two beds is $69. The phone is 507-625-9333. Our group code is TENN. The rooms are reserved for the nights of Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29. Facilities included a pool, sauna, whirlpool, and a full service restaurant. There may still be some rooms left even though the reservation deadline has passed.

The RAIN SCHEDULE is as follows. All matches are played on three courts and take 4 hours. Individual matches are stopped if time has expired and the team match outcome has been determined.

Friday 9 a.m. Hamline vs. Bethel Swanson Center

St. Mary's vs. Macalester Swanson Center

1 p.m. St. John's vs Concordia Swanson Center

St. Olaf vs. St. Thomas Swanson Center

3 p.m Ham-Beth loser vs SMU_Mac loser Mankato TC

5 p.m. Arthur Ashe Coach of the Year Swanson Center

5:15 p.m. Gustavus vs. Ham-Beth winner Swanson Center

Carleton vs. SMU_Mac winner Swanson Center

Saturday 8 a.m. #5 vs. #8 and #6 vs. #7 Swanson Center

Noon . #1 vs. #4 and #2 vs. #3 Swanson Center

4 p.m. #5 vs. #6 and #7 vs. #8 Swanson Center

8 p.m #1 vs. #2 and #3 vs. #4 Swanson Center

Here is the OUTDOOR SCHEDULE. Matches are played on 6 courts. This schedule places all outdoor times at the same time or before the indoor times. This is crucial in case of unexpected inclement weather. That is why we need to start at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Friday 9 a.m. Hamline vs Bethel Gibbs Courts

St. Mary's vs. Macalester Brown Courts

Noon St. John's vs. Concordia Gibbs Courts

St. Olaf vs. St. Thomas Brown Courts

3:15 p.m Arthur Ashe, Coach of the Year Brown Courts

3:30 p.m. Carleton vs. SMU-Mac Winner Gibbs Courts

Gustavus vs. Ham-Beth Winner Brown Courts

Ham-Beth loser vs SMU-Mac Loser Swanson

Saturday 8 a.m. #5 vs. #8 Brown Courts

#6 vs. #7 Gibbs Courts

11 a.m. #1 vs. #4 Brown Courts

#2 vs. #3 Gibbs Courts

2 p.m. #5 vs. #6 Brown Courts

#7 vs. #8 Gibbs Courts

4:30 p.m. #1 vs. #2 Brown Courts

#3 vs. #4 Gibbs Courts

We have a trainer at all times and two umpires. Food is served continuously in our Dining Service. Everything is set for an outstanding championship. We look forward to having you here.

Sincerely,

Steve Wilkinson, Tournament Director