Welcome to the 6th Annual David L. Nycum Memorial Tournament! This special event benefits the College Scholarship Program bearing David's name. The annual scholarship(s) are awarded to deserving graduating High School Junior/Senior from the Hagerstown area.
This year's events include:
<<strong>>Thursday, September 10th<</strong>>
* Free Clinics from 3 - 5pm.
* Free Demonstration Session from 3 - 5pm.
* Social Meet and Greet from 6 - 8pm. Players get one free, non-transferable entry with registration (guests may purchase entry at checkout)! Menu is TBD.
<<strong>>Friday, September 11th <</strong>>
* Men's and Women's Doubles 70+
* Men's and Women's Singles
<<strong>>Saturday, September 12th<</strong>>
* Men's Doubles and Women's Doubles (under 70)
<<strong>>Sunday, September 13th<</strong>>
* Mixed Doubles (all ages)
Age Brackets will be 39 and Under | 40 to 59 | 60 to 69 | 70+
Skill levels will be 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0+
Players can play up in skill and down in age. However, players cannot play down in skill or up in age.
<<strong>>All scores will be reported to DUPR.<</strong>>
* DUPRs and self-ratings will be reviewed once registration closes.
* Players within 0.1 of the next skill level are strongly encouraged to play up
* Players with a DUPR reliability score of 60+ whose rating exceeds their registered division by more than 0.1 will be moved up, regardless of partner rating
(Example: A team registered as 3.5 with one player rated 4.18 and a reliability score of 72 will be moved to 4.0.)
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This is a non-sanctioned indoor tournament with age and skill divisions in men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
All USAPA 2026 rules will apply, including using only USAPA approved paddles.
We intend to offer round-robin play followed by medal rounds. However, the final format will depend on the number of registered teams/players.
Gold Medal matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 with a Tiebreaker Match (if necessary) being 1 game to 15 win by 2. Bronze Medal matches will be 1 game to 15 win by 2.
Tournament Director reserves the right to combine or split brackets and adjust the Match Format as needed to maximize play (and to minimize wait times!).
Medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams/players in each bracket.
