If you enjoyed playing in the HS State Championships this week, then you are going to love playing in the HS National Championships taking place Feb 22-26 at Multnomah Athletic Club. The size of the tournament is about the same as HS States (approx. 300 players), and the format of the tournament is nearly identical. It is a 5-day tournament, with players playing Wed, Thursday nights, then playing most of the day Friday Feb 24, and Saturday/Sunday if you make it that far in the tournament. The main difference is that players can play both same gender doubles, and Mixed Doubles. There will be approx. 100 players from Missouri, and about 25 players from other high schools around the USA.
This is an open tournament, any high school players can participate. I would hope that most Lincoln players participate in this tournament, since it is here at our home club. However, it certainly is not mandatory for Lincoln players to participate in HS Nationals. The State Championships was the tournament Lincoln coaches expected players to participate in; participation in HS Nationals is optional for Lincoln players.
