To our friends in the Media, 

The USTA Boys’ 18 & 16 Clay Court National Championships is making another splash in Delray Beach, Florida, July 18 – 25, 2010. The Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center will serve as the main venue for both the Boys’ 18s and 16s tournaments, with three other venues also hosting matches including Delray Swim and Tennis Club, Broken Sound Country Club, and Boca West Country Club.  Admission to watch these future red, white, and blue stars is FREE. 

Notoriously strong, past Qualifying draws of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ITC), an ATP World Tour event held February 18-27, 2011, included players like Taylor Dent, Robert Kendrick, Kei Nishikori, Robby Ginepri, Donald Young, & Xavier Malisse to name a few. Therefore, (drum roll, please)… New in 2011 the Boys 18’s Singles WINNER will receive a WILDCARD into the Qualifying Draw of the Delray Beach ITC! Also new…The United States Tennis Association (USTA) will award the Boys 18's Singles WINNER a Singles Main Draw WILDCARD at the US Open Juniors & a Main Draw WILDCARD into a Futures Event. The Boys 16's Singles WINNER will receive a Singles Qualifying WILDCARD at a USTA Men’s Futures Event (players must be age eligible). Keep your eye on YellowTennisBall.com to see how the junior Boys’ 18 Singles WINNER will fare in the Men’s ATP World Tour Qualifying draw (February 19 & 20, 2011).

GET FRIENDLY: If you are not able to personally cover the Clay Court Nationals in Delray Beach but would like to be actively involved via the Internet: Visit our Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and YellowTennisBall.com website streaming some up-to-the-minute tournament updates, the latest match results, updated draw sheets, player & tournament photos, etc.

Your annual coverage and continued support of the Clay’s hosted by the City of Delray Beach is greatly appreciated. If you’d like your email address to be added to the daily email blast (complete with match results and ‘Player of the Day’ press releases), or if you’d like us to make arrangements for player interviews, site visits, locations for truck parking, etc., please contact Marlena Hall, Media Relations Manager,  (954) 663-6633 or e-mail, MHall@YellowTennisBall.com.