Tournament Reports
Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info
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NEW TIMES HAVE POSTED 1120 AM SATURDAY
We have redone the schedule for Saturday and Sunday. Please check your times and draws and plan accordingly.
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11AM SATURDAY WEATHER UPDATE
1. The rain is gone. 2. We will begin squeegeeing courts and drying them. 3. We are going to make the draws invisible now for about a 1/2 hour and we are going to reschedule the tournament times. 4. No matches will begin before 1PM. 5. Everyone needs to be ready to come to play based on new times once we make the draws visible again at 11:30. 6. The new times will be the new matches.
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930 AM WEATHER UPDATE REPORT
WE NOW HAVE A 4.5 HOUR RAIN DELAY. IT HAS STOPPED RAINING BUT WE SEE ANOTHER SMALL BAND APPROACHING. WE WILL REPORT AGAIN AT 11 AM. IF THAT IS THE CASE IT IS POSSIBLE WE MAY GO ABOUT RESCHEDULING MATCHES. SO PLEASE BE AWARE OF THAT. WE MAY ALSO USE MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE AT 11AM.
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6:30 AM SATURDAY WEATHER REPORT
There is now rain at LPTC. We now have a 3 hour delay due to rain. So you add 3 hours to your scheduled start time. We will update the website again at 9:30 AM.
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FIRST MATCH TIMES ARE POSTED AT LINK ABOVE:
The first match times are posted and were edited at 8:30 p.m. So please check your times again. The draws will be posted tonight after 8PM.
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DRAWS WILL BE POSTED AT 10PM TONIGHT.
The draws and schedules of play will be posted at 10PM tonight. The times for playing your first matches are already posted. With ALTA beginning and rain the the forecast we have made every effort to adjust schedules. We are not able to accommodate too many special requests for playing at different times. Please check the draws and times for your matches. All matches will be played at the Laurel Park Tennis Center unless otherwise notified. Make sure to check the web and draws before you leave for the tournament in case we have had to change the times and draws. When rain is in the forecast this is especially important as we may be in a situation where we have to not only change times but also the location of the matches.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER INSTRUCTIONS
In the case of rain or other weather considerations please check this tournament webpage for instructions on how to proceed. Do not call the tennis center for information.
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WARM UPS AND HITTING PROS AND STRINGING
We have pros ready to hit with players to warm up for matches. Please call the tennis center for this at 770-919-8602. We have onsite stringing for your racquets during the tournament.
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LATE REGISTRATION
We can accept late registration into the tournament. We will accept them up until 3PM on Tuesday. We can accept the registration into your age group if the registration does not affect the seeding. If the registration affects the seeding then we will automatically move the child up to the next age group where the seeding is not affected. The additional cost for a late registration is $10.00 per player. You will need to call LPTC after 10AM and before 3PM on Tuesday afternoon at 770-919-8602 and pay over the phone by credit card.
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PLAY DOUBLES!
Use this link to the Facebook page for the tournament to look for and ask to be paired up for the doubles matches! C'mon and play doubles! All coaches and parents should be encouraging doubles play!
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FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY PLAY
Plan on playing Friday at 5pm and then Saturday and Sunday as this is a Level 4 and there is doubles. Hard to avoid times for both singles and doubles.
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DRAWS
This tournament offers a FICQ for singles and SE for doubles.
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YOUTH PROGRESSION ADJUSTMENTS FOR 10U & 12U
In accordance with the youth progression adjustments, 10U-Orange level players will play the 60' court with the low compression orange ball and 10U-Green level 1 players will play the 78' court with the low compression green dot balls. Both will play short sets with a tiebreak in lieu of the third set.
12U players in USTA Georgia Level 4 tournaments will play with the yellow ball.
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COUNTING UP POINTS
Counting Points Up effective Jan. 1, 2017 Beginning January 1, 2017, the singles and doubles results for each player earned in a division for the previous 12-month period shall be counted as results in the next-older division at 20%. As such, players will no longer be considered for selection based on their lower age division standings. A description of this new amendment may be found on the USTA Southern website at
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Welcome to Tennis Dynamics and Laurel Park and our USTA series
of sanctioned tournaments. Entry into these tournaments is open and
registering for these tournaments can be done online.
GEORGIA LEVEL 4 TOURNAMENT. Boys/Girls 10 & Under divisions
will be played on a 60-ft court with a 25" racket, and use low
compression balls. Limited draw of 16 for singles and 8 for
doubles. This tournament offers a FICQ for singles and SE for
doubles. Awards for singles will be provided for 1st through 4th
place finishers and for doubles first and second place. T-shirts
will be provided for each participant.
Scoring format for BG 10 Under use 2 out of 3 short sets (sets to
4) with a 7-point tie break for the 3rd for Main Draw and
Consolation. BG 12-18--(MAIN DRAW) 2 OUT OF 3 SETS REGULAR SCORING
AND THE THIRD SET IS DECIDED BY PLAYING A 10-POINT TB AT 6-ALL IN
GAMES. CONSOLATION MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED USING A 3RD SET MATCH
TIEBREAK. For doubles we will play an 8-game Pro-set. Any draw with
fewer than 6 players entered will become a round robin event. This
is true even with 2 players. The 2 players will have to play one
another two times.
CHAMPIONSHIP - Open to all players regardless of ranking.
REFUND/WITHDRAWAL POLICY
REFUNDS:
There are absolutely no refunds after the entry deadline. If there
are weather issues and no matches are played, then your 75% of your
entry fee will be refunded in the form of a credit to another
Tennis Dynamics tournament: (Note: $3.50 The USTA Tennislink
service fee will not be refunded) If there are weather issues and
you begin play for a match, we will do our very best to get you
back on court.
WITHDRAWALS:
Before the entry deadline, withdraw on-line thru TennisLink.
After the deadline, withdraw via e-mail.
We utilize the following courts when needed for our events: Laurel
Park (13) Marietta High School (10) 500 yards away, Elizabeth
Porter Recreation Center (2-78', 2-60', 4-36') less than 3 miles
away, and Lewis Park (4) less than 3 miles away.
Play of Friday will begin no earlier than 5:00 p.m.
PLEASE COPY & PASTE ALL LINKS BELOW: Download your Medical Release Form and bring it with you to the Registration desk. http://assets.usta.com/assets/723/15/Medical_Release_Form-USTA_Georgia_(1).pdf
Submit your Tournament Evaluation Form:https://s.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB228WMWVFDPA?p=WEB228WMWVFDPA
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LATE ENTRANTS - USTA Georgia will allow late entrants to be accepted into all USTA GA tournaments, Levels 1-5, in the event that the draw is not full, provided that such late entrants do not affect the seeding and further provided that late entrants do not prevent timely entrants to be accepted into the draw under any circumstances. Accepting late entrants is at the discretion of the Tournament Committee. Seeds must be posted by 12 noon following close of registration. Once draws are posted, the tournament is closed and can no longer accept late entries.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, March 13, 2017 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700024417 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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