Monday, July 28, 2014

Wayne Bryan to Lead Junior Team Tennis Day at Citi Open Tuesday

Wayne Bryan will hold a tennis clinic for juniors on Tuesday

From our friends at the Citi Open...

Junior Tennis Players to Participate in Clinic with Coach Wayne Bryan

Wayne Bryan, the renowned coach and father of the world’s No. 1-ranked men’s doubles players, Bob and Mike Bryan, will hold an hourlong tennis clinic for junior players ages 12 and older on Tuesday, July 29 at the Citi Open Tournament.

A $35 ticket includes one hour of instruction by Bryan, appearances by ATP and WTA tennis pros, an official 2014 Citi Open poster and a reserved-seat ticket to Session 4 of the tournament. Instruction will take place on the clay courts at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, located at 16th & Kennedy Streets NW in Rock Creek Park, four miles north of the White House. Coach Bryan will be assisted by the tennis professionals from the Blue Chip Tennis Academy.

Clinic registration begins at noon, and the clinic lasts from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Session 4 starts at 1.45 p.m. Register for the clinic here.

Friends and family members of participants may purchase tickets to Session 4 here.

The Citi Open Tournament is part of the prestigious Emirates Airline US Open Series, the summer tennis season that links eight North American hard-court tournaments to the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open. The men’s tournament is one of only 11 elite ATP World Tour 500-level events worldwide, making it one of the top 20 tournaments in the world, and the only one held in the United States. It also features a WTA International Tournament, one of only two in the United States. The tournament’s owner and beneficiary, the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF), provides underserved children in the D.C. area with a safe environment to learn critical life skills both on and off the court through academic and athletic enrichment.

For more information, visit the Citi Open Tournament on the Web at www.citiopentennis.com. Citi Open is a Lagardere Unlimited production. Citi Open is a registered service mark of Citigroup Inc.