SC Jr. State Open Championships at Rock Hill (SC L2 - STA L4)

LUNCH TODAY

SUNDAY LUNCH will also be provided today for all players at the Main Site. Groucho's Deli will be set up on the back patio at the Rock Hill Tennis Center (RHTC). Please come to the registration desk inside the building to get your ticket for lunch. (Reigstration is where you got your sweatshirt). Guest may choose from a menu for $5.00 - $7.00.

REGISTRATION

Registration will be open beginning at 3:00 PM at the main site, Rock Hill Tennis Center (RHTC) and remain open until the Tennis Center closes. You can register one hour before your match. We prefer that you register before your first match. We need to make sure we have a medical release and contact phone numbers to reach you during the weekend. If you are short on time, please go directly to your first match site. We prefer you to fax in your medical release before Friday (#803-326-3840). All late entry players must call the tennis center with their credit card payments before Friday.

MEDICAL RELEASE

Please print, sign, and bring with you at check-in. All players & parents will be required to sign the form before the player will be allowed to compete in the tournament. By bringing this form with you will save sometime at check-in. Thanks. more info

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All 10 and Under Age divisions will not start play until Saturday morning. They will play all of their matches at the Rock Hill High School (RHS). There next match times will be given out at the site. We will play as many singles and doubles as they are allowed in the B 10s, but it is a large draw. Some play may have to continue on Sunday. Scoring format and additional info is listed below in another message.

10 and Under Ages

As regulated since 2011 Nationally, all play in the 10 and Under Age Division will be on Quick Start courts. All play in the 10's will play on 60ft court using Orange Low Compression balls and 25" racquets. (We will measure all racquets to ensure compliance with this National Regulation). The scoring format will be as follows: best of 2 Short Sets (first to four and win by two), with a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) and win by two) at 4-4 in each set, and a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) and win by two) for the third. Doubles matches shall consist of a regular six (6) game set, with a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) and win by two) at 6-6 ro short sets, as detailed above in singles play. (We will determine this based on the size of the draws).

ALTERNATE SITES

We will be using additional sites for the tournament. We will be using the Rock Hill Tennis Center (RHTC) as our main site. We will also be using NorthWestern High School (NWES), Winthrop University (WINT) and a third site TBD. Directions and physical addresses are available below in seperate messages and at the tennis center.

MAIN SITE ( RHTC)

MAIN SITE: RHTC: ROCK HILL TENNIS CENTER: 897 Maplewood Lane, Rock Hill, SC 29730 From I-77 North/South: Take Exit 82 B towards Rock Hill. Turn onto Cherry Road heading west. Continue on Cherry Road for 1 1/4 miles through 5-6 traffic lights. Tennis Center will be on your left. If you have come to Cherry Park or to Blockbuster you have gone to far. CiCi-s Pizza & TCBY are across the street, Little Caesar's Pizza, Penn Station, & Family Dollar are a block just before the center on the same side of the street. Call (803)-326-3842 if you need help. From I-85 take Route #5 or Route 161 towards Rock Hill/York, do not go all the way to Charlotte. Follow Route #5 into Rock Hill & turn left onto Cherry Road. Continue on Cherry Road for 2.1 miles and the tennis center will be on your right.

WINTHROP (WINT)

WINT: WINTHROP COLLEGE: (10 Minutes from Main Site) Directions from the Rock Hill Tennis Center to Winthrop Memorial Tennis Courts. 1162 Eden Terrace, Rock Hill, SC 29730 From tennis center main (lower) parking lot turn right out of parking lot to Eden Terrace at stop sign. Go through 1 stoplight and continue approx 1/2 mile. Turn left into Winthrop University and tennis courts are located there. From tennis center upper parking lot, turn right onto Eden Terrace. Go through 1 stoplight and continue approx 1/2 mile. Turn left into Winthrop University and tennis courts are located there. Winthrop Park Hitting Wall is located across the street from the Tennis Complex. You will have to turn left out of Winthrop coliseum onto Eden Terrace and then immediately right into the Winthrop park.

ROCK HILL HIGH (RHS)

RHS: ROCK HILL HIGH SCHOOL (20 minutes appx from Main Site) Site Directions from the Rock Hill Tennis Center to Rock Hill High School 320 W. Springdale Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 1. Take a left out of the main (lower) parking lot 2. Take 1st right onto Cherry Road 3. Take 1st right onto Mt Gallant Rd (Little Caesars pizza is on the right) 4. Turn right onto Anderson Rd N at the traffic light by Auto Sale Car 5. Once you drive for a few miles….Attention! keep going straight through the red stop sign to keep on Anderson rd 6. Keep going on Anderson road and you will see the Rock Hill High School sign. 7. Turn right onto Leslie Hwy by BP Gas Station 8. Turn right onto Springdale Rd 9. Turn right onto Rock Hill High School

NORTHWESTERN (NW)

NW: NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL SITE (15 Minutes appx from Main Site) is located at 2503 West Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29732-8961. This site is appx 15 minutes drive from the main site. From RHTC: Turn left onto Cherry Rd and travel 2.8 miles to Main St/SC Hwy 5. Turn right on Main St/SC Hwy5 travel 2.6 miles. Go past high school then turn left at light and continue around to the back side of school. Follow the traffic circle around to the left and you will see the courts ahead on your right.

SEEDING

SEEDS are now posted in Singles and Doubles. If you have any questions, please contact the Referee. Seeding will be done using USTA Regulations and following the 2012 USTA South Carolina Seeding Policy. Players who have a standing in the next younger age division may be seeded in any group of seeds if they are in the top 50 of the most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standing Lists ( STA List published 1-10-2012) of any younger age division. Southern Standing in the top 200 – may be given consideration for seeding. National Standing in the top 400 – may be given consideration for seeding. Out of State players with a Sectional standing up to 200 may be given consideration for seeding.

REGULATIONS

The Point Penalty System will be in affect for all play.

DOUBLES

If you need help finding a doubles partner, please email the Tournament Referee (msrabb@aol.com) to request your name be placed on the web site. You can also send your contact information to be shared with other players seeking partners. We need to at least know if you are interested in playing by Sunday night, January 8th. First Match Times must be posted by Wednesday afternoon, so we need doubles partners decided as soon as possible. Please do not wait, it takes time to contact a partner. Email us immediately and we will forward your information to players you are interested in playing with. DUE TO PRIVACY ISSUES ,WE ARE UNABLE TO GIVE OUT E-MAIL AND PHONE NUMBERS FOR DOUBLES PARTNERS , UNLESS BOTH PARTIES CONTACT US BY E-MAil, PREFERABLY. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ASSIST YOU.

HOTELS

Please click "more info" at the end of this message to see a list of host hotels available in the area or use this link: http://www.cityofrockhill.com/userfiles/file/documents/HostHotels2010links.pdf more info

RACQUET STRINGING

There will be someone stringing racquets at the main site, but you may want to call in advance to make sure they can complete it in the time requested. You can reach them at the main number 803-326-3842.

PARKING at RHTC

IMPORTANT!!! There are additional parking spots behind the tennis center at Sullivan Middle School. We have only 35 spots at the bottom of the hill of the tennis center, with an additional 200 spots behind the courts at the middle school. DIRECTIONS: When you turn left/right onto Maplewood Lane. from Cherry Road, do not turn into the parking lot of the center, continue straight on Maplewood Lane. for 1/8 of a mile, then turn right onto Eden Terrace and then a quick right into the middle school lot by the tennis courts.

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

We will be giving out a Girls and Boys sportsmanship award this weekend. Please feel free to share any stories you have witnessed over the weekend of a player showing exemplary good sportsmanship with an official or the Tournament Referee.

MATCH PLAY FORMAT

All Main Draw and Consolation matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a match tie break in lieu of a 3rd set, if necessary. Consolation is a First Match Losers Consolation. There will be a playoff for 3rd and 4th place in the main draw (12's - 18's age diviisions). Doubles will use an 8-game pro set and will be single elimination. Draws are limited at 64 players.

RESTAURANTS

Within walking distance: CiCi's Pizza, Little Caesars Pizza, Little Cafe Family Restaurant, Penn Station Subs, Burk's BBQ, TOYO Sushi. We also have a small concession area that provides snacks, sodas, bottled water & powerade to our customers. Within 1/4 - 1/2 mile drive: Chick-fil-a, Wendy's, Arby's, McDonalds, Subway, Bojangles, Jack-in-the-box, Starbucks, OutBack, Taco Bell, KFC, Thai House, Burger King, Jersey Mikes, Lee's, Wing King Cafe.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

The Referee reserves the right to make any changes in match play format due to inclement weather, inlcluding play on Monday. (Monday may also need to be used for extremely large draws).