PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Maccabi USA is seeking qualified Jewish Tennis Players, ages 14-85+, to represent Team USA at the 20th World Maccabiah Games in Israel, July 4-18, 2017.

Age categories include: Juniors (birth years 1999-2002), Open and Paralympic (ages 18+), Masters, and Grand Masters teams. Masters (35+) and Grand Masters (65+) will compete in five-year age divisions. Tennis players will be part of the 1,200+ member USA Team at the Games, which are expected to include 9,000 athletes representing 80 countries, and 42 sports.

Tryouts for the Juniors and Open Tennis Teams will be held Nov. 5-6 in North Merrick and Bethpage, N.Y. Masters Tennis tryouts will be held Oct. 22-23 in Boca Raton, Fla. Grand Masters tryouts will be held Nov. 14 in Los Angeles, Calif. Only Grand Masters applicants in the 65-69 division will be required to attend the tryout.

Applications must be submitted prior to the tryout. Visit www.maccabiusa.com to apply for the Games. 
For more information, contact Shane Carr, at (215) 561-6900, or by email at scarr@maccabiusa.com.