Short Hills Invitational

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Short Hills Invitational Men's Challenger (NRT)

Date: Feb 7 to Feb 8

City, State: Short Hills, NJ

Region: 1

Start Date
Saturday February 7, 2026
End Date
Sunday February 8, 2026
NRT
Tournament Director
Derek Bowen
646-515-8546
bowenderek@hotmail.com
Brian Skinner
215-906-1680
brian.p.skinner@gmail.com
Host Club
Short Hills Club
Entry Selection
All teams for Grand Prix and Challenger draws will be registered/waitlisted in one pool of teams. Click here to SIGN UP THROUGH THE MEN'S TOUR PAGE.

The draw size for the Grand Prix is 32 and the draw size of the Challenger will be an additional 32 teams. All teams who do not qualify for Grand Prix based on combined NRT points will remain on the waitlist and then placed in the Challenger draw based on combined NRT points. When the number of teams on the waitlist exceeds the number of available spots and there is a tie in ranking (either matching NRT points or no NRT points) for the last available spot or spots, the team(s) with the lowest combined PTI will be moved into the tournament. All teams will be notified of entry status on Monday, February 3rd. Seeding for the Grand Prix draw will be by NRT points, seeding for the Challenger draw will be by PTI.
Format
All main draw matches will be 2 out of 3 sets with regular scoring. All back draw matches will be played with a 10-point match tie breaker in lieu of the third set.
Additional Details
There is a $35 favor discount for players who elect not to receive a favor. If choosing No Favor, you must also choose the discount at checkout.
Wild Cards
National Ranking Tournaments (NRT) and PTI level Tournaments with a “waitlist only” entry selection are subject to wild card spots, with a wild card available for every 16 teams allowed in a draw. A wild card team must be registered for the tournament by the registration deadline and must be approved by the National Tournament Committee. If no wild card spots are used, the draw will be filled out by the next eligible team/s.
Event Ball
MASTER
APTA Membership
All players must be APTA members, and membership must be purchased before entry.
Rules
Official APTA rules will govern play.
Event Details
Entry fee includes: Guaranteed 3 matches, favor, buffet lunch on Friday (Friday players) and Saturday (Saturday players), light appetizers on Friday night and buffet Saturday night, including beer and cash bar.

NO JEANS ALLOWED
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