UConn coach Geno Auriemma is planning to be in attendance at the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament on Aug. 25 and will be interviewed by Bruce Barber at 4 p.m. and will sign autographs beginning at 5 p.m.

Auriemma’s appearance was prompted by the partnership between Geno’s Cancer Team, the organization Auriemma and his wife Kathy created to raise money for cancer, and the Pilot Pen.

The tournament will be donating 5 percent of ticket sales from June 1 until the start of the tournament to Geno’s Cancer Team as long as the the promotion code “VF10” is entered when purchasing the tickets online at www.pilotpentennis.com.
There will also be discounted prices for box seats for the Aug. 24 day and night sessions and Thursday’s day session as Tuesday’s tickets will be cut from $70 to $35 and Thursday’s box seat tickets are available for $50 instead of the normal price of $99.

The Pilot Pen begins on Aug. 20 with qualifying and ends on Aug. 28 when the men's and women's singles and doubles champions are crowned at the Connecticut Tennis Center. Caroline Wozniacki, the two-time defending women's champion, leads the list of players entered in the tournament.