2010 is the United States Gay Open's 30th Anniversary

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The United States Gay Open turns 30 this year and we're celebrating in a big way. Past champions are receiving special invites to come back and relive their glory and plans are underway for the grandest USGO Tournament Party.  In addition to Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles and 40+ age events, we’re adding 50+ Senior events, and of course World Team Tennis returns.

Something really special is happening too–we’re staging the USGO Welcome Party on the 15th Street Tennis Courts, as we showcase their renovation by the City and dedicate the courts as a historic site for their role as our original “clubhouse” and the birth site of organized gay and lesbian tennis.

It’s North America’s largest LGBT tennis tournament–Get Registered! If you want to help with this year’s USGO, please join our volunteer tournament committee. Help is needed with fundraising, publicity, organizing, entertainment and much more. Contact Dave Campbell at: mailto:usgo@gltf.org

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Telling GLTF’s History: Your Stories Wanted” The United States Gay Open tennis tournament has come along way, as has our club and in fact the entire organized LGBT tennis movement. To celebrate this landmark, the GLTF is lobbing for the sky: Inviting tennis celebrities and pros to attend Designating the birthplace of the GLTF—the 15th Street tennis courts in San Francisco’s—as a historical site on the National Register of Historic Places Staging the biggest USGO tournament party ever Of course, it will take a gay village to make these things happen.  We are looking for stories about the GLTF’s origins, its history, events that led up to the formation of the GLTF, and events that have happened over the last 30 years that help us tell our story. Tell Your Story on the GLTF Blog We would love hear about the obstacles and challenges you and other LGBT tennis players have overcome during the last 30 years.  Your story might be purely uplifting or perhaps it’s a tale of triumph over adversity from which we might draw inspiration. Collectively we have a compelling story to tell.  The GLTF is one important, but untold story in the larger gay sports movement and fight for equality.  Your accounts will help us remember where we’ve come, fuel other players’ excitement about this year’s USGO, and encourage our progress in overcoming hate and discrimination—all while having a gay old time. (Plus, your remembrances will also help us make the case for including the 15th Street tennis courts in the National Historic Registry.) To tell your story, visit the Blog page above, or email your story to usgo@gltf.org. If you have any questions about this request, feel free to contact Dave Campbell, USGO Tournament Director. 2009 USGO Results The USGO returned to Stanford University on May 22-25th of 2009. Thanks to all the 350 participants and the dedicated volunteers. If you missed out, be sure to sign up next your for our 30th Anniversary! See the results and pictures >  |  See who registered  |  See the draws $7,000 donated to USGO Beneficiary: East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring Program The East Palo Tennis & Tutoring Program (EPATT) works with kids from the low-income community of East Palo Alto and provides after-school study and tutoring and then of course lots of tennis instructions and practice. After three years as a USGO beneficiary, EPATT has received over $20,000 in contributions. And Special to all of the 2009 USGO Sponsors The Bank of the West Classic donated a 4-ticket, VIP tennis package to the semi-final action of this year's tournament coming up July 27- August 3 at Stanford. Dunlop was our tennis ball sponsor and all of our used tennis balls were donated to the East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring Program. Babolat donated tons of cool swag, including a couple of brand new rackets, a tennis bag, over grips, and t-shirts. Gamma again contributed pull-string player gift bags, over grips, strings and several tennis rackets. Adidas was back better than ever providing  water bottles for the players, tennis rackets and gift certificates to their Sport Performance Stores, Powerade provided all the sport drink and Smart Water we could drink, and Mitchell’s Ice Cream helped us wrap things up with buckets of your favorite team-flavored ice cream after World Team Tennis concludes Monday afternoon. Gay Day at Great America Amusement Park After play on Friday, players enjoyed an evening of fun and games at the Great America Amusement Park in Santa Clara, a short drive from Stanford. Gay Day at Great America is a super-fun event for the Bay Area's LGBT community, as well as a successful fundraising event for local LGBT non-profits. Over 80 players headed out to the amusement park after play on Friday to enjoy the rides, dancing, and wild fun with 1,000's of others of our friends. View the official site > Lots of Great Food & Drink The USGO offered a complimentary Saturday afternoon barbecue at the Chuck Taylor Grove adjacent the Taube Tennis Center on Stanford campus, Saturday night World Team Tennis Kick-Off Pizza Party, sandwiches for Sunday lunch, and an extra-yummy Monday morning brunch to get you ready for some great finals matches. View the schedule of events > World Team Tennis returned Mixed doubles is replaced at the USGO with World Team Tennis, where teams of 4-10 players, men and women compete in a singles/doubles/mixed format pioneered by Billie Jean King. Check out the World Team Tennis page for full details. Ice cream party on Monday afternoon for all participants. You will be placed on a team after you register, costumes and witty cheers encouraged. Learn more > Latin Dance Party at Roccapulco Players enjoyed one of the funnest USGO parties in years at the Latin dance club Roccapulco. Drinks from south of the borders, Mission-style hors 'd oeuvres, raffle prizes and live auction, Latin dance instruction, a tennis ball pinata and of course the USGO's world famous drag shows featuring none other than the GLTF's own Raya Light.

 
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