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Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic (PTATC)

Giving to Children's

August 6 - 9, 2009

The 24th annual Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic (PTATC) will be held Thursday through Sunday, August 6 - 9, 2009 at LifeTime Fitness, White Bear Lake. The PTATC is an annual tournament and is considered one of the premier, USTA sanctioned mixed doubles tournaments in the upper Midwest.

Additional festivities include sponsor appreciation party, 5K Fun Run/Walk, auctions and raffle. Tournament proceeds support the cancer research program at Children's Hospitals and Clinics. Individual and corporate sponsorships are available.

Make a gift or sponsor a player 

You can make a gift or sponsor a player to help support the PTATC or buy tickets to be a spectator.

More information about the event

For more information contact Barbie Hentges of Children's Foundation at (651) 855-2836.
Thursday – Sunday, August 6-9, 2009
Life Time Fitness in White Bear Lake, MN
4 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Sunday
$30 family ticket – other donation levels and corporate sponsorships available
Tournament schedule and draws by division

Junior Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic and the New NTRP Pine Tree Tournament

There are two additional tennis tournaments that benefit cancer research at Children’s: the Junior Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic and the new NTRP Pine Tree Tournament.

Junior PTATC Tournament

Life Time Fitness, White Bear Lake (map)
Friday, July 24 and Sunday, July 26
Open to boys and girls ages 14 to 18
Online Registration

NTRP PTATC Tournament

Life Time Fitness, Lakeville (map)
Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26
Open to all 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 players
Online Registration | Print Registration Form


PTATC 5K Run & Walk and Kids 440m Fun Run

The PTATC 5K is a great way for the whole family to actively participate in the Pine Tree weekend!

Life Time Fitness, White Bear Lake (map)
Sunday, August 9 at 9 a.m.
5K Run & Walk and Kids 440m Fun Run
Online Registration


Cancer Research and Supported Programs

Children's cancer research program benefits from Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic. It is one of the largest charitable non-celebrity tennis tournaments.

The PTATC research program prepares materials for scientific meeting presentations and publishes many peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. The following programs may also receive ongoing support from PTATC:

Proactive Educational Intervention Program (PEIP)
Rare Tumor Registries
Papers Made Possible by the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic
Presentations Made Possible by the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic
Proactive Educational Intervention Program (PEIP) Booklets