ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (March 30) – Some of the world’s top women tennis players will be competing April 6-12 in Ponte Vedra when the MPS Group Championships come to the Sawgrass Country Club. The Championships will showcase the talents of top players and rising stars on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour including Nadia Petrova, Caroline Wozniacki and Patty Schnyder. The Ponte Vedra tournament will open the American clay court season and will feature seven full days of exciting tennis action.

The MPS Group Championships is hailed as one of nine U.S. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events on the Tour’s worldwide calendar which consists of more than 2,000 players representing 90 nations at the Tour’s 60 events in 34 countries. For tickets and more information call 800.486.8366 or log onto www.mpsgroupchamps.net.

For more information on vacation opportunities and special events in St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches, go to the Visitors and Convention Bureau’s website www.Getaway4Florida.com or call 1.800.418.7529.

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