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Palmetto Tennis Center Will Host USTA Tournament - The Palmetto Tennis Center has been awarded a United States Tennis Association (USTA) junior national tournament for the first time in the facility's six-year history. The USTA Junior & Collegiate Competition Department recently said the Segment III National Tournament, a National Level 3 event, has been scheduled for Sept. 3-5, 2011, at the PTC. "It's going to open up a lot of other opportunities for us," said PTC director Sam Kiser when asked what hosting such a tournament means to the center. "This will open the door for us to get more Southern level and national level tournaments. "We've already had someone call showing interest in us hosting an adult and seniors tournament. It takes a pretty big facility to host Southern and national tournaments. There are only so many nice facilities large enough to do it." The tournament will have divisions for boys and girls ages 16 and under as we...