No Date Yet for Wheaton Indoor Re-Opening
MCTA to Continue 90 minute League Matches through the 2008 Fall Season 

MCTA Tennis Players; 

MCTA regrets to inform you that the Wheaton Indoor Tennis Center is not expected to re-open before the start of the 2008 MCTA Fall Mixed and Combo League season.   Because the Wheaton indoor courts will not be available for MCTA match play, MCTA will once again administer its 2008 Fall League season using 90 minute matches instead of the 2 hour matches that our players prefer.     

The MCTA Board is aware that our players are frequently challenged to complete the matches in an  hour and half; we recognize that many matches time out.  MCTA is committed to reinstituting 2 hour matches as soon after Wheaton reopens as scheduling permits. Until then, we ask for your patience and cooperation in making the best of the situation, and have published a “tip sheet� to efficiently manage 90-minute matches. This document is available on the MCTA website and will again be “e-blasted� to all 2008 Mixed and Combo Fall season captains and players. 

The MCTA Board also prefers 2 hour matches.    As you know, MCTA is dependent on absolute numbers of available courts  that are  within close proximity to our players.   As long as we do not have access to Wheaton Indoor, - which provided over 1/3 of the total courts required for 2 hour match league play - we will schedule 90 minute matches while continuing to offer a diversity of match formats (Combo, Mixed, Adult, Senior) for over 6,000 players.  

Thank you in advance for your understanding and for your support of MCTA tennis leagues and programs.    

Sincerely;