Similarities
Both Played around Labor Day
Men’s Women’s and Mixed Doubles
Winners get their names in the paper
Both have seeds
Both played on lots of courts
Parking can be a problem
Differences
At the Open, no one wonders who they’ll get for a partner next year
If it rains, the US Open doesn’t go indoors and play pro sets
No one has logos on their shirts or cares what you are wearing
Roosters!
No pesky qualification rules, one question only…do you or did you live here?
No dogs mixing it up
No ranking necessary…you can buy your racquet that day
No line judges except for everyone in the crowd
No one handing out zucchinis or sticking them in your car while you are not looking
Every court has a different surface
Snap your Achilles? One of the players will fix you up so you don’t have to leave.
Free drinks!
A star beside your name is not necessarily a good thing
You don’t have to bribe someone to move to a closer seat.
A 20 something can wind up playing against a 70 year old, and lose.
The Pizza place has its best week of the year.
Two day rest between matches? How about 2 minutes.
And best of all……
It is a time to see friends and have a few laughs.
Please give to keep the magic going.
Checks payable to: Chandler Bullock Fund
Send to: c/o Princeton Town Hall
6 Town Hall Drive
Princeton, MA 011541
On the Memo Line: Labor Day Tennis