TO OUR AWESOME WHEELCHAIR TENNIS ATHLETES! LET'S ROCK! SI SE PUEDE!
WE PLAY
Bienvenidos, welcome to the First Annual Medstar NRH Wheelchair Tennis Championships, an indoor tournament in Wheaton, Maryland, just minutes away from Washington, D.C.! We’re putting together what will be a fabulous tournament, from the play, to the food, to the entertainment. You’ll be playing on great courts in a climate-controlled building. So don’t worry about rain delays or having to play in brutal heat. Lots of play guaranteed! Stay tuned for more information. And start planning your D.C. vaca!
Entry Fee: $60
Hotel Information The Cambria1 Helen Heneghan Way, Rockville, MD $84 plus tax per night (14 accessible rooms)
Online reservations: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/CR92V4 Phone reservations: 301-294-2200, rooms under "USTA Wheelchair Tennis Tournament" Cut-off date for the group rate: July 9th.
Registration Friday, August 3, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Wheaton Indoor Tennis Facility 11715 Orebaugh Ave, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD (301) 905-3030
Two practice courts will be available Friday evening from 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m., with one of the courts equipped with a ball machine. Play to begin Saturday morning and end Sunday afternoon. Sports chairs may be stored at the facility. A court will be reserved for viewing the competitors.
All meals, except Saturday evening dinner, will be at the tournament site. Friday dinner: Latin American feast with dishes from Ecuador (llapingachos), Peru (alli de gallena), Argentina (empanadas), and the Caribbean (arroz con pollo). Saturday dinner: The Upton Club Room, Mission BBQ feast paired with local and Chilean wines as well as local brew from Brawling Bear Brewing, and featuring jazz guitarist Kevin Burnes. Breakfasts will include French pastries and Starbucks coffee.
Shuttle service, with a wheelchair van generously donated by the Carrasco family, will be available from Reagan National Airport as well as from the hotel to the tournament site. Please contact Enrique Carrasco before making your flight reservations.
After you hit on the practice court Friday evening, or if you think you'll rock on the court without hitting, grab some Latino food and make your way to the Rockville Town Square, which is feet away from the Cambria, and rock out with The Crawdaddies, playing roots rock and zydeco from 6-9 p.m.!
Stay tuned for more information!
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