Tickets for the Davis Cup tie in April here in Winston-Salem went on sale at 10 a.m. this morning for USTA members.  The USTA phone line they provided to order tickets has been busy every time I’ve tried to call (1 hour 15 minutes so far). No online sales, so the 888 number is the only way to order. I’d have thought that they anticipated high demand for the tickets, but for whatever reason didn’t expand their call center operations.  I’m getting a little irked.

**Update** I just called the USTA member support line and found out from Lynn (very nice lady) that the company handling ticket sales has 170 lines dedicated to ticket sales, and that they’ve been overwhelmed to the point that people are being bounced to a line for an event at the Rose Bowl, and that the only thing we can do is keep trying the same number.  Unfortunately they USTA customer service folks can’t take ticket orders and Lynn informed me that they’ve been getting hammered with calls similar to mine and she wished they could be more helpful.  I’m a lot less frustrated now that I’ve talked to a live person, and now I just hope I don’t get locked out of good seats.

**Update #2** Finally got through at 2:30 and the member allocation of tickets is already gone.  I’ll have to try on Monday when they open up to the general public.  Membership has its privileges, huh?