COVERED/OUTDOOR TOURNAMENT;

16 HARD COURTS

ALL COURTS ARE CONCRETE SURFACES.

April Sound Country Club has eight covered courts and eight outdoor courts.

No Membership in any association is required for registration.

This tournament is US Senior Pickleball approved.

To join USSP, go to USSeniorPickleball.com, only $20 per year. Multi-year payment discounts available.

The "Lake Conroe May Day Classic" is a three-day pickleball event consisting of Friday Singles, Saturday Doubles, and Sunday Mix Doubles with eight covered courts and four outdoor courts.

We will have sponsor giveaways throughout the weekend for registered players and April Sound Country Club will be providing a Saturday lunch for all registered players.

Fees paid are "Per Player".

The following events will be played on these days:

Friday (5/17):

Men's Singles 2.5

Men's Singles 2.5 "Super 70"

Men's Singles 3.0

Men's Singles 3.0 "Super 70"

Men's Singles 3.5

Men's Singles 3.5 "Super 70"

Men's Singles 4.0

Men's Singles 4.0 "Super 70"

Women's Open Singles

Women's Open Singles "Super 70"

Saturday (5/18):

Men's Doubles - Skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+

Men's Doubles "Super 70" - Skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+

Women's Doubles - Skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+

Women's Doubles "Super 70" - Skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+

Sunday (5/19):

Mixed Doubles - Skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+

Mixed Doubles "Super 70" - Skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 40

*Remember: In order to be counted as a team, payment must be completed. Otherwise, you will be moved to the wait list. If you are having trouble registering your partner, make sure they have a pickleball brackets account and profile.

Format for tournament:

10 teams - divided into 2 pools of five teams each, top 2 winners from each pool play a single elimination playoff for medals. Pool play will be 1 to 15 win by 2

9 teams - divided into 3 pools of three teams, the top 2 seeds from each pool advance to a six-team single-elimination playoff. Pool play will be double round-robin 1 to 15, win by 2

8 teams- 2 pools of four teams, 2/3 to 11 with playoff (#1 vs #1 for gold; #2 vs #2 for bronze)

7 teams- round robin, 1-15, win by 2

6 teams- round robin, 1-15, win by 2

6 teams - 2 pools of 3 teams, 2/3 to 11 with playoff (#1 vs #1 for gold; #2 vs #2 for bronze)

5 teams- round robin, 2/3 to 11, win by 2

4 teams- round robin, 2/3 to 11, win by 2

**If fewer than 3 teams, brackets will be combined.

**Any more than 8 teams (up to 10 teams max), 1 to 15 will be played in pool play.

USSP has a points system to award prizes to the top finishers each year. In the past, prizes with a retail value of $20,000 were awarded to the top 10-point winners in each age group for both men and women on an annual cycle. In 2023, the prize points will begin in January and run through the end of December.

NO CASH WILL BE AWARDED

LODGING/ACCOMMODATIONS

IHG Properties (tournament discount booking link:

https://bit.ly/Tournamant_Room_Discounts_IHG)

Happy Goat Retreat, 13651 Shepard Hill Road Willis, 77318 (https://www.happygoatretreat.com):

10% Discount Code: "happypickle"

Best Western Lake Conroe Inn, 14643 Hwy 105 W, Montgomery, TX 77356; (936) 588-3030

Super 8 By Wyndham Montgomery/Lake Conroe, 201 Mesa View, Montgomery, TX 77356; (936) 588-2886

Facility Address:

April Sound Country Club

1000 April Sound Blvd

Montgomery, TX

GPS coordinates of pickleball facility:

(30.3729452, -95.6136807)

Court Locations

https://jtjmedia.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/april_sound_court_locations.tiff

Internet map of pickleball location off HWY 105;

https://apple.co/3gKpaSl

Refunds will be available up to 2 weeks before the tournament registration closes.

All refunds will be charged a $15 processing fee. Emergency refunds will be issued based on approval.

THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR WEATHER-RELATED CANCELLATIONS. IN CASE OF WEATHER DELAYS, AN ATTEMPT TO PLAY ALL MATCHES SCHEDULED FOR A DAY WILL BE MADE.

Since April Sound Country Club has eight covered courts we will play all matches rain or shine.

All registered players must have emergency contact information included in their player profiles.