It’s Happening ...

[John Bardos]

Hi All!

It's official ... The next WCRC tourney is going to be BIG
- The UC Santa Cruz - Surf & Slam!
- Sat & Sun, April 25 & 26
- Yes, TWO DAYS!!
- Both Fun & Games

And, we also have "Possibilities" ... Saturday night ...
- Beach BBQ / bonfire
- Boardwalk roller coaster, rides & games

Circulate and talk about this with the other players ...
Let's get some input on format ...

- First, who / how many can play both days?
I'm going to work on over night stay options and costs.

- Use both days for our tourney? ... All matches are full
length matches, with the final rounds being played the
first half of Sunday, then other racquetball the rest of
Sunday ...
Doubles, misc singles matches ...

OR

- Use the first day for our "typical" one day tourney,
then do something else on Sunday? ... A full day of
doubles, or open up the tourney to more players - more
students, recent grads, post-docs, riff-raff ... Depending
on the number of players, might be single or double
elimination.

Thoughts ...

-John Bardos
-http://www.WCRCRacquetball.org
-http://www.Premierline.com
-jba...@premierline.com
-831 335 3308

[John Bardos]

Hi All,

Due to popular demand, the WCRC Santa Cruz Surf & Slam has
been changed to the next weekend after the original date
... The new date is:
- Sat & Sun, May 2nd & 3rd

Same great tourney, new and improved date!

And, now you can play in the
Women's pro stop and full open tournament
ISSC West Lane, Stockton, CA
and Twin Arbors Athletic Club, Lodi, CA
http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=5385

Thanks,

-John Bardos
-jba...@premierline.com
-831 335 3308
-http://www.Premierline.com

[Josh Martinez]

Hey john,   I think this will be a great tourney.  Im looking forward to it.  i think that we should let it be open to post-grad players too. doubles would def be nice since that has never been done before. just throwing my thoughts out there. Thanks   Josh Martinez Sac State University --- On Tue, 4/7/09, John Bardos <jba...@ucsc.edu> wrote:

[Jeffrey Weiss]

For the Saturday night, are people going to be getting a hotel, heading back or sleeping on the beach, etc?

Thanks,

Jeffrey Weiss
(408) 439-8579
President- Claremont Racquetball

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From: Josh Martinez <small...@yahoo.com>
To: wc...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 9:34:19 AM

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[John Bardos]

Hi All,

I should have hotel info and costs early next week.
Please let me know if you're looking for lodging, and how
many would be in your group.

There's no camping on the beaches in town that we will go
to, but I think there's a beach about 30 minutes south of
Santa Cruz that allows camping; I'll find out. "Anything
goes" (at your own risk) about 30 minutes north of Santa
Cruz. And, there are several camp ground type places near
town and campus where you can camp in the redwoods. I'll
have some info on that as well next week.

Thanks,

-John Bardos
-jba...@premierline.com
-831 335 3308

-http://www.Premierline.com

[John Bardos]

Hi All,

Here is hotel information ...

Best Western Suites Inn
500 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

They have made a limited number of rooms available
at a steeply discounted rate:
- Up to 3 people, $99/night
- 4 people, $119/night
- Several rooms are double queen,
the rest are single king w/ pull out sleep couch
- These rooms are for tournament players
- Additional single bed rooms are $119/night
for family and guests.
- Please be thoughtful on how you book rooms
and how many people you have in the rooms.
There are many schools and players, and these
rates and availability is the result of a business
relationship with UC Santa Cruz.

For reservations, call
- (831) 458 9898
- Preferred to ask for Eugene Lee (9am - 6pm)
- Specify "WCRC Racquetball Group" for above rates

There are many other hotels in Santa Cruz, so feel
free to shop around or look for another location.

More tourney details will follow ... But, I will be
needing your team rosters by this Sunday night.

Thanks,

-John Bardos
-jba...@premierline.com
-831 335 3308
-http://www.Premierline.com

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:01:03 -0700

[John Bardos]

Hi All,

I need your team rosters asap ... Monday night at the very
latest.

The tourney will be structured as follows ...
Saturday:
- Full length matches (to 15 points).
- We will likely end the day around 4 to 5 pm
Sunday:
- Finals rounds in the morning
- Doubles in the afternoon
- If you don't have enough people for a doubles team, or
have "extra" people,
we will "build" teams ... So, everyone will be on a
doubles team.

Costs
- You will need to be a USRA member - $25, you can pay at
the tourney.
- The tourney fee will be $25. This provides food for
both days,
sanctioning, racquetballs, etc.

Saturday night ...
- You're "on your own" for dinner ... I'll send out some
options,
and folks can collaborate on where to go as groups.
- The rides at the Beach Boardwalk are open until 8pm
- Folks will probably go to a nearby beach for a bonfire

Directions and other details will follow ...

Send your rosters asap ...

Thanks,

-John Bardos
-jba...@premierline.com
-831 335 3308
-http://www.Premierline.com

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:56:38 -0700

[Stephen Hibbs]

Hopefully this will become a longer list soon:
Stephen Hibbs D2
Cris Cecka, D2
david owens D3
kevin miklasz D3(?)
sandeep D3

[Stephen Hibbs]

Add Scott Lee on but only for Saturday (if that's possible)

[John Bardos]

Hi All,

You can arrive at 8:30am, the tourney will start at 9am.

We're playing full length matches ... The Full Cruz ...


FACILITY
UC Santa Cruz, East Field
http://www2.ucsc.edu/opers/

Bring your own towel
Locker room / showers are available
Bring your own lock

DIRECTIONS
- At some point you will take 880 / 17 South - Santa Cruz
- Hwy 17 is a winding mountain highway ... Take your time
- After the highway generally flattens out, you will pass
through Scotts Valley, then you will see signs for Highway
1 North / Half Moon Bay (vear right).
- You will pass through two traffic lights. After the
second traffic light, you will take an immediate right
hand turn onto Highland Ave
- Turn left onto High St.
- Turn right at the "base of campus" - Glen Coolidge Dr.
The base of campus is pretty low key.
- Then, follow the maps ...

PARKING
Parking is free

See you Saturday morning!

-John Bardos
-831 335 3308


On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:50:48 -0700

[John Bardos]

Hi Stephen,

Berkeley will have a good number of people who will be
playing on Sunday. So, Sunday is on, and hopefully some
of the Stanford folks will play.

Thanks!

-John Bardos
-jba...@premierline.com
-831 335 3308
-http://www.Premierline.com