***Ranking points are awarded for completed rounds only***
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2:50pm update. Tournament has been canceled. Thanks for your patience.
Due to continued rain, the remainder of the tournament has been canceled.
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***10:30am Update. All hard court matches scheduled at Optimist Park and North Hills Hard Courts report to North Hills Club by 1:00pm to play your first match at 1:00pm
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10:30am Weather Update. See below for more info. All Hard Court matches scheduled for Optimist Park and North Hills hard courts, report to North Hills Club by 1:00pm t
All clay court matches scheduled for North Hills are on a 2 hour delay and will resume at 10:30am. Please add 2 hours to your scheduled match time. For example, if you were originally scheduled for 8:30am, your match will now begin at 10:30am. ***All hard court matches at North Hills Club and Optimist park are on a continued delay and the next update for those matches will be at 10:30am. If you are scheduled for Optimist or Hard Courts at North Hills, please check back at 10:30am for your update.
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PLEASE NOTE- SITE CHANGE ON SATURDAY
DUE TO A COURT SCHEDULING CONFLICT ALL SATURDAY MATCHES THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR OPTIMIST (OPT) WILL BE PLAYED AT LIONS PARK THOSE DRAWS INCLUDE BOYS 14 WHITE, BOYS 16 RED, BOYS 16 WHITE, BOYS 18'S (FIRST ROUND ONLY).
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DRAWS - WE WILL HAVE THE DRAWS WITH FRIDAY-SATURDAY SCHEDULE POSTED BY 2:00PM THURSDAY.
Thank you for your patience.
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ATTENTION ALL PLAYERS - We are accepting up to 32 players and splitting the draws. See below for Alternates in B14's. NO LATE ENTRIES!
We will be splitting the draws for all events that exceeded 16 players. Alternates for B14's in order: 1) Alex Kazakov 2) Jonathan Hinson 3) Joseph Damare 4) Brannen Coe
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Deadline: Thursday October 19 at 11:59pm
Please note that there are no late entries allowed in North Carolina L3 tournaments. Please sign up ahead of time!
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Tournament Check In
Check in will begin at 4:00 at North Hills club on Friday and at 7:30 on Saturday. All Players must check in at North Hills first to turn in there medical release and their shirt. That will not be done at the other sites. Please leave yourself plenty of time to get to your playing site. By rule the finals match of the consolation will not be played.
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Check In/Please Read
You may bring your medical release directly to the site to check in for your match Friday or Saturday. The sites will have some, but please try to bring one with you. All Tournament Shirts will need to be picked up at North Hills during the event. Please note that we are on a tight schedule Friday night with Doubles. Please be on time and ready to play.
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Refunds
There will be no refunds after the deadline. No exceptions!
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Medical Release
Please print, complete and bring medical release form to player check in.
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Lunch: Saturday 11:30-2:00 at North Hills Club
Players eat free and parents and guests may purchase a ticket for $5.00. Tickets may be picked up at the Pro Shop Desk at North Hills beginning at 11:15. Lunch will only be at North Hills Club.
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Format
Singles Draws will be limited to 16 players. All singles matches will play 2 out of 3 sets with a match tiebreaker in lieu of a third set. Singles will not start before 8:00 am Saturday. All doubles draws will be limited to 8 with Single Elimination. All doubles matches will be play 8 game pro set. Doubles will not start before 5:00 pm on Friday. In the event of the inclement weather, match format and scoring are subject to change.
Please note that there will be a Third/Fourth Playoff in all Singles Draws. Also, per the rules the final round of the Singles Consolation will not be played.
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Trophies/Awards
We will be giving out awards for the winner and finalist in all the Singles Draws. We will also be giving out awards to the winners only in Doubles.
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Waterfall System and L3 Rules
All North Carolina Level 3 Tournaments adopt the "waterfall system". Taking cost of school day factors into account, this allows tournaments to be completed in just two days and provides players with the opportunity to earn more ranking points. Draws are limited to 32 players in each division. Each division that has 24 or more players will be split into two separate draws. Players will then "waterfalled" into two balanced draws based on the selection lists in the following order: RED: 1,4,5,8,912,13,16,17,20,21,24,25,28,29,32. WHITE: 2,3,6,7,10,11,14,15,18,19,22,23,26,27,30,31. Selections will be made using the most up to date NC standings. Seeds will be determined using the NCTA Seeding Criteria. Late entries are not allowed in North Carolina L3 tournaments.
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Boys/Girls 10U
The 10's division for this tournament will play on a regular court using GREEN compression balls. Please note that this event is a Green Level 1 event for 10U in the new Youth Progression Pathway.Matches are best of three 4 game sets (TB at 4-all), Ad Scoring with a 7 point tiebreak instead of a third set.
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Doubles Registration
Both players must register online before the deadline. If only one player registers, it will be considered an incomplete team and the team will not be accepted.
There is no Doubles Only Fee!
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Sites
North Hills Club: 4824 Yadkin Dr., Raleigh, NC 27609: Phone # 919-781-0468. From airport take 540 to Six Forks Rd. South. Go about 5-6 miles then take a right onto Northbrook. Then take a right onto Yadkin Dr., the club will be a the top of the hill on the right.
Lions Park: 516 Dennis Ave. From 440, take Capital Blvd exit towards downtown. Turn left onto Crabtree Blvd, turn right onto Timber Dr. Turn right onto Dennis Ave. Turn left into Lions Park.
Spring Forest Road Park- 4203 Spring Forest Road. Take a left on Yadkin Dr. Take a left at the stop light onto Northbrook, go to the light and take a left onto Six Forks Rd. Take a right onto Spring Forest. Cross over Capital Blvd. and the park will be on your left.
Optimist Park/Sanderson HS - 5500 Dixon Dr. The courts are located at Sanderson HS at the end of the student parking lot.
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Host Hotel-Courtyard Raleigh Midtown
Please support our Reommended Hotel- Courtyard Raleigh Midtown. Please use the link provided to book your rooms at a discounted rate. The hotel is a 9 minute drive from North Hills. The address is 1041 Wake Towne Dr., Raleigh, NC 27609.
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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 Thursday, October 19, 2017 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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