Online registration is open to play in the fourth-annual racquetball tournament Feb. 25 to benefit the George S. Denny Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas is sponsoring the racquetball tournament to benefit the fund that awards scholarships to doctoral students in the college. The family of late U of A professor George Denny established the scholarship fund following his death in 2013.

The tournament will be played at the racquetball courts in the HPER Building.

Online registration for the tournament is required. The entry fee is $25 for University of Arkansas students and $50 for all others. The deadline to enter is Feb. 17.  Please read the tournament rules below before registering.

Tournament Rules

1 - The Game

Points and Outs — Points are scored only by the serving side when it serves an irretrievable serve (an ace) or wins a rally. Losing the serve is called a sideout in singles.

Match, Game, Tiebreaker — Pool play games in the morning will be played to 11 points. Bracket games in the afternoon will be played to 15. Players must win by 2 points.

Game Rules — Standard singles rules will be employed; all players will call their own match in the spirit of good sportsmanship that reflects the spirit and positivity of George Denny.

2 - Divisions

Competitive

Recreational

Couch Potato

Note — we may expand or contract the number of divisions based on number of participants

3 - The Tournament

Round Robin and Bracket Play — During the morning, we will have pool play (round robin) in which each player will be guaranteed two games. Based on these games, we will create the championship brackets in the afternoon. We will likely have a Gold, Silver and Bronze Bracket in each division. The final positions of players or teams in round robin competition is determined by the following sequence:

1. Winner of the most matches;
2. In a two-way tie, winner of the head-to-head match;
3. In a tie of three or more, the total point differential;
4. If all else fails, coin toss!