2024 $1,500 Garden City Singles Championships (Aug. 16-18)
- High Performance Money Division
2024 $1,500 Garden City Doubles Championships (Sept. 7-8)
- High Performance Money Division
2024 Garden City Doubles Championships (Sept. 7-8)
- Advanced and Advanced Plus
- New! Elite Women's Division
2024 Garden City Doubles Championships (Sept. 14-15)
- Novice and Intermediate Divisions
Organizers: City of Newton Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture and The Friends of Newton Tennis., Inc.
This community level-based tournament series is held in memory of Isadore Singer, MIT math professor, avid tennis player and Newton resident and supported by the New England Tennis & Education Foundation.
2024 Sponsors
Boston Ski & Tennis
StretchMed
Boston Motorsports - Maserati/Alfa Romeo
Wilson Sporting Goods
www.mystockoptions.com
New England Tennis & Education Foundation
Cardio High Fitness
DOT
Engel & Volkers Real Estate
* Tennis Lessons: The City of Newton with JXS Tennis Academy offer children thru adult group and individual instruction. Click here for more information.
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION INFO by Division
$1,500 Garden City Singles Championships (Aug. 16-18)
DESCRIPTION:
Welcome! The Garden City Championships is a level-based regional UTR singles championships for advanced and high performance players with $1,000 in prize money The City of Newton Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture and The Friends of Newton Tennis, Inc (a USTA Community Tennis Association) are the organizers. Player and sponsorship fees are used to repair and maintain 65 municipal courts in Newton.
DETAILS:
- Tournament fee ($75/player)
- Prize Money - $1,000 winner, $300 runner up and $100 semi-finalists
- Organized for high performance players
- 32-player draw
- This is an OPEN Co-Ed event. Men and Women can play.
- Best 2 out of 3 sets, NO-AD, 10 point tie break in lieu of a third set.
- Finals will be played out 2 out of 3 full sets
- Consolation draw for competitors who don't win their Round of 32 matches
- 2 matches guarantee
Rules and Regulation:
- Tournament directors reserve the right to adjust draws based on registration and UTRs.
- No refunds, 7-days prior to event
- Official start time and date is 8:30 AM Saturday, Aug 17
- All finals will be held on Sunday, Aug. 18.
- Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 18, to be announced (with 24-hour notice)
- If Championships are cancelled due to inclement weather, fees will apply to 2025 Singles Championships or to 2024 Garden City Doubles Championships (Sept. 7 & 8).
Contact information:
Please contact Tom Friedman for any inquires. Email: thomasharoldf@gmail.com Phone number: 617-259-0989
This community level-based tournament is held in memory of Isadore Singer, MIT math professor, avid tennis player and Newton resident.
2024 $1,500 Garden City Doubles Championships (Sept. 7-8)
- High Performance Money Division
* winners receive the Isadore Singer Cup sponsored by New England Tennis & Educaton Foundation
Our $1,,500 Garden City Doubles Championships is back for the second consecutive year in a row! In 2024, the #1 and nationally top ranked D1 Boston College team of JJ Bianchi and Jake Vassel walked away with the money. Who is up to the task in 2024.
Introducing the Singer Cup in honor of former Newton resident and MIT professor Isadore Singer
Who:
- D3 and D1 College Men and Women players
- Highly rated adult players
- Top ranked High School Boys and Girls
Format:
- Single set (6 game), No-Ad, 7 point tie-break at 5-5
Details:
- Prize Money: Draw Finalists Share $1,500 in cash (guaranteed)
- All players are guaranteed multiple matches
- Each division planned to last four hours
- Organized by Level-based Play
- "Coed" doubles refers to any combination of men-men, women-women and mixed pairs
- Universal Tennis Rating points earned
- Registration limited to first 16 teams per division
- Registration open to players of any age
- Tournament reserves right to adjust draws based on registration
- Individual Players (matched prior to August 24)
- Winners of Advanced and Women's College draw promoted to high performance draw
- No refunds after Sept. 1, 2024
Schedule:
- Saturday, Sept. 7 1:00 PM
Prize-Money High Performance Division
(Rain Dates: Sunday, Sept. 8)
- Sunday, Sept. 8
10:30 AM
Finals
Prize-Money High Performance Division
(No Rain Date, Played Indoors)
Courts - Hard
Balls - US Open Wilson
Tournament Director:
Please contact Tom Friedman for any inquires.
Email: thomasharoldf@gmail.com
Phone number: 617-259-0989.
This community level-based tournament is held in memory of Isadore Singer, MIT math professor, avid tennis player and Newton resident.
2024 Garden City Doubles Championshiips (Sept. 7-8)
- Advanced Plus (8:30 AM, Saturday, Sept. 7)
- Elite Women's Division (11 AM, Saturday, Sept. 7)
- Advanced (1 PM, Sunday, Sept. 8)
Rain Dates: Sunday, Sept 8 & Sunday, Sept. 15
DESCRIPTION
Garden City Doubles Championships for high achieving men-men, men-women and women-women is back for the third consecutive year in a row! This year, we've added a new wrinkle - the Elite Women's Division.
Who:
- High School Girls and Boys Players
- College Men and Women players
- Highly rated adult players
Format: Single set (6 game), No-Ad, 7 point tie-break at 5-5
Details:
- Tournament fee taken as a pair ($100/pair, $50/player)
- All players are guaranteed multiple matches
- Organized by Level-based Play
- "Coed" doubles refers to any combination of men-men, women-women and mixed pairs
- Universal Tennis Rating points earned - Registration limited to first 16 teams per division
- Advanced Plus and Elite Women winners advance to High Performance Money Division
- Registration open to players of any age
- Tournament reserves right to adjust draws based on registration
- Individual Players (matched prior to August 24)
- Rain dates are either Saturday and Sunday (with 24-hour notice).
- No refunds after Sept. 1, 2024
Tournament Director:
Please contact Tom Friedman for any inquires. Email: thomasharoldf@gmail.com Phone number: 617-259-0989
This community level-based tournament is held in memory of Isadore Singer, MIT math professor, avid tennis player and Newton resident.
2024 Garden City Doubles Championships (Sept. 14-15)
Novice - Sat., Sept. 14 (8:30- 11 AM)
Intermediaet Division Blue - Sat., Sept. 14 (11 AM to 2 PM)
Intermediate Division Red Sat., Sept. 14 (1 to 5 PM)
Rain Date: Sunday, Sept. 15
DESCRIPTION
City of Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture Department and The Friends of Newton Tennis are holding a weekend of level-based community doubles tournament for beginners to intermediate players.
DETAILS:
- Tournament fee taken as a pair ($100/pair, $50/player)
- Draws combine any male and female doubles combinations (aka Co-ed) based on playing level
- Open to Newton residents and non-resident
- Players guaranteed three matches plus a final - Each draw planned to last three hours
- Registration limited to 16 teams per draw/division
- Tournament reserves right to establish and place players in leveled draws
- Community event to celebrate lifelong tennis - ages 8 and 80+
- No refunds after registration closes on September 10 at 12 PM
Tournament Director:
Please contact Tom Friedman for any inquires. Email: thomasharoldf@gmail.com Phone number: 617-259-0989
This community level-based tournament is held in memory of Isadore Singer, MIT math professor, avid tennis player and Newton resident.
