RIVER HILLS JUNIOR OPEN - MTA L3, STA L3

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Because of byes & defaults in the draw, some consolation times were changed. Check times on the internet tonight. ..............***All Girls 18 Quarterfinal Round of Consolation will be at 8:00am ***

Registration and Dinner will be from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at RHC in the "Teen Wing". The teen wing is located by the swimming pool. Pasta dinner will be for players and parents. If you can not make it by 8:00pm, fax or email your MS Medical Release form. Saturday morning you can go directly to your site if I already have the Medical Release form. Come by RHC to pick up T-shirts.

B18 & B16 will play at RHC. It did not print on the draws.

Please check under Tournament Reports for the updated alternate lists

***Cabot Lodge Jackson North***120 Dyess Road --- Ridgeland, MS 39157 --- Tel: 800-342-2268 or 601-957-0757--- Rate is $79 per night----Identify yourself as a River Hills Junior Open participant---Full hot breakfast included--- 2 hour hospitality reception 5:30-7:30 also included. Click more info link for reservations. more info

Please click on this link to read the 2012 Format for Southern Level 3 tournaments. more info

The format is Full Feed-In Consolation (through Quarterfinals).....with a playoff for 3rd & 4th 12s - 18s divisions: All Main Draw AND Consolation matches play a 10-point tiebreaker instead of a a 3rd set. Regular Scoring.

This is a Level 3 Mississippi tournament and a LEVEL 3 Southern tournament.

Boys/Girls 10s: The 10s divisions for all tournaments will play on a 60' court using ORANGE compression balls. Racquets cannot be longer than 25". Matches are best-of-three 4 game sets (win by 2, tie-break at 4-games-all). Advantage scoring, with a 7-point match tiebreaker instead of a full 3rd set.

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There is a Player Party/ Check-In on Friday, October 5th, 6:00-8:00 pm at River Hills Club. Medical release waivers MUST be signed on Friday night BEFORE participants are allowed to play Saturday morning.There will be a pasta dinner starting at 6pm. Come sign in and eat until the food runs out! If you can not make the sign-in, please please fax your medical release form to 601-987-4432. We MUST have these before play starts. Thanks.

USTA Southern Level 1, 2 and 3 Tournaments SINGLES SEEDING CRITERIA: Seeding shall be done using only the results from most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists of the division in the order in which players appear on the list. Definition of Most Recently Published USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists: • Southern Closed Championships (June) Published List on Monday prior to tournament start • Southern Championships (other than June) Published List at least 8 days prior to tournament start • Southern Designated Published List at least 8 days prior to tournament start • Southern Level 3 Published List used for Selections tournament start In addition to the list, other criteria to consider: • 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 10 of the most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists of any younger age division. • Players with current top 50 USTA National standing, top 100 ITF ranking, top 1000 ATP or WTA rankings should be considered for seeding.

BG 10's, 12's, 14's and G16's will be played on hard courts. B 16's and BG 18's will be played on clay courts. Due to inclement weather, the referee has the right to use additional surfaces at his/her discretion. River Hills has 4 indoor courts, but we DO NOT have these available for the tournament.

Play begins on Saturday, October 6th. First match start times are posted on-line Thursday, October 4th. Daily, players are to report to their respective match sites 30 minutes before their scheduled matches.

Players may not use electronic devises on court that are designed for communication (cell phones, pda's, etc.) or data storage/display (pocket notebook, rolodex, word processor, etc.). Use of these devices will result in immediate code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct. (A device that is in the "ON" mode constitutes use.) Notes and printed material brought on court for reference with a player are permitted.

Players are allowed to enter two divisions with these guidelines: 1 - Players selected to both age divisions they apply for will automatically be selected to the older age division. They are removed from the other age division. 2 - Players not selected to either division remain on the alternate lists for both divisions, but are obligated to play in the division in which they first get in. They are then removed from the Alternate list in the other division. 3 - Players selected to one age division are removed from the alternate list of the division they were not selected. 4 - Once a player is selected for any one division no changes can be made.

In matches without an official on court, players are expected to follow The Code. If you've never read it, please do so.

The MOST CURRENT USTA/Southern STANDINGS LIST is used for the SELECTION PROCESS. 28 players from the respective age group are selected and up to (4) players from the younger age group who are eligible and who have a standing in the top 40 of the younger age group are selected. If there are not (4) eligible players in the younger age group, remaining spots in the respective age group are filled with the next players from the respective age group. (FOR EXAMPLE, in the Girls’ 18 division, the top 28 players in Girls’ 18 – using the MOST RECENT Southern Standings List- who have applied are accepted as well as the top 4 players from the Girls’ 16 division who are eligible AND who have a ranking in the top 40 in Girls’ 16. If there are not four girls in Girls’ 16 who meet the requirements, the next player(s) in Girls’ 18 are selected into the event. The names of the players who have been selected appear as COMPETITORS.

The ALTERNATE LIST is made at the time of SELECTION according to the Southern Standing List at that time. PLEASE NOTE!!! WE CANNOT CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE ALTERNATE LIST. ONCE THE ALTERATE LIST HAS BEEN POSTED, THIS IS THE ORDER THAT IS USED FOR THE TOURNAMENT. Alternates are listed in the REPORT SECTION. DO NOT REFER TO THE ALTERNATES ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE WEB PAGE (That list is not updated). The ALTERNATE LIST is updated as soon as someone withdraws. IF NO ONE WITHDRAWS, THERE IS NOTHING TO UPDATE. It is the alternate's responsibility to check the website to see if the ALTERNATE LIST has changed. The tournament makes every effort to contact an alternate if he/she is selected to play in the tournament. Make sure your contact information is correct on your membership profile. The tournament is not responsible for a player not selected in the event the tournament cannot contact him/her due to incorrect or outdated contact information. Once an alternate is selected for play, payment is due immediately. Because ALTERNATES are not selected in the initial process, we cannot process your credit card. If you are offered a spot, please be prepared to call in credit card information. Your acceptance is not final until entry fee has been received. It is your duty to notify us if you have reached the "point of no return" for travelling. We understand that some of you may not be able to come at a moment’s notice if a spot opens. Please be courteous and withdraw from the alternate list if you know you cannot travel. As long as you are on the Alternates by Event Report, we assume you can still attend.

Anyone wanting to enter the tournament after registration closes, has to email daverandall@riverhillsclub.net . If there are alternates in the division you wish to enter, late entries go below all other alternates, regardless of ranking.

On- Site Alternates must CHECK-IN at the OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN on Friday, October 7th. The official On-Site Alternate List for each age group is ordered according to the Official Alternate List posted in the weeks leading up to the event. On-Site Alternates MUST CHECK-IN Saturday morning with the REFEREE at the respective sites (G18’s at Country Club of Jackson, etc). After this it is a waiting game. If a player does not show up for his/her FIRST match or withdraws before playing his/her FIRST match, the first player on the On-Site Alternate List is notified. On-Site alternates must be ON-SITE when called, or the next player on the On-Site list is notified.

If you need to withdraw BEFORE entries close, you must do so ONLINE. Click on edit registration, then withdraw. You will get a confirmation number- KEEP THIS NUMBER! Without the confirmation number you will not have proof that you withdrew. All withdrawals AFTER entries close must also be sent in writing by email to daverandall@riverhillsclub.net . Players withdrawing within 7 days of the tournament start date will NOT be refunded the entry fee. PLEASE, contact us immediately if you realize that you cannot come. An official withdrawal MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL to daverandall@riverhillsclub.net . You will receive a penalty unless you have a documented medical excuse faxed/emailed to us at the time of withdrawal. You will not receive a refund no matter the excuse. If you must withdraw during the Tournament, you must see the trainer at River Hills, and get approval from the Head Referee at River Hills Club. Do not tell anyone at the desk and think you have properly defaulted. Unless you speak to the Head Referee in person, it is counted as a "No Show." No telephone withdrawals are accepted. You must see the Head Referee in person or it will be counted as a "No Show" which carries 5 suspension points.

River Hills Club [RHC] ---- Parham Bridges [PB]---- Country Club of Jackson [CCJ]---- River Hills Club Hardcourts [RHH]------Jackson Prep (JP)

From I-55 take the Lakeland exit. Hwy 25. Go East about 1 mile and turn Left onto Ridgewood Rd and then immediately turn right into club.

Right out of club onto Ridgewood Rd Go 2 miles turn Left onto Old Canton Road then turn left into Parham Bridges Tennis Center

Left out of club onto Ridgewood Rd. Left onto Lakeland Dr. Go 2 miles turn Left into Jackson Prep

Right out of club onto Ridgewood Rd Go 2 miles turn Right onto Old Canton Rd Go 4 or 5 miles turn Right onto St. Andrews Dr. Follow around neighborhood then turn Right into CCJ