| 17 June 2011
Carlsbad, Calif. (June 17, 2011) The Mercury Insurance Open Presented by Tri-City Medical Center is looking for individuals to serve as ballpersons during the July 30 - Aug. 7 women’s professional tennis event, at the La Costa Resort and Spa.
The Mercury Insurance Open will conduct an on-court tryout for prospective ballpersons at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 26 at the resort. Attendees are asked to sign in at the registration table located in the parking lot just west of the tennis courts.
“It is a unique and positive experience to be a ballperson at a Premier Women’s Tennis
Association,” said Raquel Giscafre, Mercury Insurance Open tournament director. “No one else on the court has a better view of the action than the ballpersons. You really get a different perspective.”
The field for the 2011 Mercury Insurance Open will be highlighted by two-time defending US Open champion and reigning Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters, former world No.1 Ana Ivanovic and other WTA stars including Daniela Hantuchova, Maria Kirilenko, Flavia Pennetta, Melanie Oudin, Coco Vandeweghe, Julia Goerges, Anna Chakvetadze and Yanina Wickmayer.
Ballpersons are vital for a successful tournament as they help matches to flow smoothly by working as a team on the court.
The tryout session is open to experienced tennis players ten years old and above. Those selected to serve as ballpersons will be asked to work qualifying matches scheduled for Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31, plus two additional days during the main draw, Aug. 1-7. For more information regarding the ballperson positions, please contact Ron Marquez at sdballkids@gmail.com
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