1. Generally. The "Tennis Week" annual club championship tournament is planned and managed by the Director of Tennis and the Tennis Week Chair or Committee along with the Tennis Captain and Tennis Department staff, in coordination with the General Manager and Club staff.
2. Schedule. Tennis Week takes place the Monday after July 4th through the following Friday, the finals matches scheduled Wednesday-Friday of the second week.
3. Participants. Registration and play in the Tennis Week tournament are for Adult Members (as defined in Chapter 121) and Junior members who have graduated from high school. Social members may not register for or play in the Tennis Week tournament.
2/24/00: Made Juniors who have graduated from high school generally eligible to play in Tennis Week; 5/27/04: Rejected proposal to allow the professional staff discretion to allow Junior members to play in the championship flight.
Participation in accompanying events may be limited to Adult Members (or otherwise limited) in the discretion of the Tennis Week Chair or Committee.
4. Participation of Members who are also Full-time Seattle Tennis Club Employees. While members are not typically staff members, some members are employed by the Club as full-time tennis professionals. Full-time STC tennis professionals are generally discouraged from playing in Tennis Week due to the perceived unfair advantage pros have competing against members that they also coach.
1/23/14: Adopted; 2/27/14: motion to remove defeated.
5. Priority. Tennis Week takes priority over all courts and other events at the Club. Weddings and similar events may not be held at the Club during Tennis Week.
6. Junior Tennis Week. Junior Tennis Week takes place the Friday and Saturday following Tennis Week.
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10/27/22: Chapter 123 approved by the Board.