Tournament Brochure

NEWARK, Del. -- The third annual Mary Ann Hitchens Golf & Tennis Classic, which benefits University of Delaware women’s athletics, will be held Monday, Sept. 15 at Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club.

The event is sold out.

The event is presented by Michael J. Axe, M.D. of First State Orthopaedics and sponsored by Thom Shumosic of Rockwood Financial, Whiting-Turner Construction, University of Delaware Bookstore, Courtyard by Marriott at the University of Delaware, Bancroft Construction, the National 5 & 10, and Nason Construction. Last year’s event sold out in August.

Registration will begin at 11 a.m. with the golf tournament (scramble format) set for 12 noon and the tennis tournament to start at 1 p.m. A reception and silent auction will be begin at 5 p.m.

Individual golf and tennis and group sponsorships as well as tickets to the reception/silent auction are available by contacting University of Delaware Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator Sue Groff by phone at 302-831-3666 or by email at groff@udel.edu. Registration forms are also available by logging on to the UD Athletics website at www.udel.edu/sportsinfo/news08-hitchensgolf.html.

Individual golf sponsorships, which include a playing spot, reception ticket, lunch, and a gift bag are $175 while tennis sponsorships, which include a playing spot, reception ticket, lunch, gift bag, and the opportunity to play with members of the UD tennis team, are $100. Group sponsorships start at $1,000. Tickets to the reception and silent auction only are $65.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit University of Delaware women’s athletics teams. The event will be hosted by Hitchens and Groff along with current UD head coaches Tina Martin (basketball), Carol Miller (field hockey), Kim Ciarrocca (lacrosse), Laura Slice (rowing), Scott Grzenda (soccer), B.J. Ferguson (softball), John Hayman (swimming), Laura Travis (tennis), and Bonnie Kenny (volleyball).

Hitchens, who retired in 2006 after 37 years of service to intercollegiate athletics at UD as a nationally-recognized field hockey and basketball coach and administrator, is a member of the UD Athletics Hall of Fame and the Delaware Sports Museum and Sports Hall of Fame.