Ashland Tennis Center Hosts Annual Halloscream 12U Tournament
By: Sasha Bush
The Ashland Beacon
On Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, the Ashland Tennis Center will be hosting its annual Halloscream 12U Tournament. This tournament is for ages 12 and under and will occur between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. All participants will play in a round-robin style two out of three sets with a fast four-scoring format. Prizes will be awarded to first and second-place finishers.
What makes this tournament even better is the fact that you can wear your scariest Halloween costume! The Ashland Tennis Center shared on its Facebook page, “Be sure to wear your costumes during the tournament if you can play in it because there will be a costume contest at the conclusion of the tournament.” BJ Lahosit, who works with the Ashland Tennis Center shared with us, “It is optional to dress up, but honestly because of the age of the kids, I think they will want to dress up as long as they can still play and not be restricted in any way.”
The Ashland Tennis Center has run this tournament for the last 10 years. Lahosit explained that this has always been one of the tennis center’s most highly anticipated events of the year. “Our annual Halloscream 12U Tournament isn’t about the costumes or the decorations; that’s just something fun for the kids to do. The goal of this tournament is to get the kids out on the courts playing and having a good time. We do of course have the tennis center all decorated for Halloween. It has been something that we have done for years. We have a heck of a spread of Halloween decorations in place that people from all around enjoy seeing,” shared Lohosit. This tournament is sure to be a fun and exciting event for all who participate.
The Halloscream 12U tournament is divided into three divisions. “We will have the 10U co-ed orange ball division, 12u green ball co-ed singles division, and the 12u yellow ball co-ed singles division. All divisions will be played using the round-robin format and will consist of two sets with a match tiebreaker,” noted Lahosit. Each division has room to accommodate a total of 16 players and sign-ups are currently open.
If you are interested in signing up to participate in the Ashland Tennis Center’s annual Halloscream 12U Tournament, you can do so by clicking on the QR code, which will take you to the sign-up page. The Ashland Tennis Center is located at 1300 Oakview Rd. Ashland, KY 41101. The Ashland Tennis Center would like to wish everyone a spooktacular Halloween filled with laughter, treats, and delightful frights.
