About MERC

Welcome to the newly created Mid East Racquetball Conference.  We have a conference tournament scheduled that will enable your college/university racquetball player to participate in 4 tournaments throughout the Mideast Region and regional championships.

Any College/University is eligible to participate in the MERC.  Our region includes Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia; however, any school can join.
Every student must be recognized as a student (undergraduate or graduate), as defined by their particular school and have a Recreational Sports Department Official sign and verify this. USAR membership is also required which is $25.00 per year for ages 21 and under and $50.00 per year for ages 22 and older.

A full team consists of eight (8) men and eight (8) women.  However, while this is encouraged, you are not required to bring a full team to any of the tournaments.  If you are an individual player and a student that would like to participate in the league, you are eligible.  All teams score points at tournaments regardless of whether or not you register as a team or individuals.  Also, throughout the course of the season, as you recruit more players, you may register as a team at a pro-rated amount. If your school has more than 8 men or 8 women that want to play, you just register an additional team.

MERC Fees
Team:  $350 per team.  This covers all entry fees to all four (4) MERC tournaments and the MERC regional tournament.
       *If you have a second team the cost is $250 per team.  Each team from each school scores points separately.
Individual(s):   If you are not coming as a team, but rather one or two individual players the cost is $25 per player, per tournament.
These fees supply you with court time, food, team prizes and lots of racquetball.

If interested in joining as a team, please contact Dr. Tim Miller at timiller@bw.edu.  He will send information on how to join MERC.  The contact person for each individual tournament is also listed under the schedule tab.