USTA National Championship Girls 12

Future Match Info Report (posted 5:30pm 8/03 - updated for new entrants - 1 change Subhash)
Alternates By Event (5:30 pm 8/03)

CONGRATULATIONS TO MACKENZIE CLARK from the EASTERN SECTION

Sunday: LAHARI YELAMANCHILI - Midwest Section
Monday: ANNA BRYLIN - Eastern Section
Tuesday: ANGEL CARNEY - Southern Section
Wednesday: VANESSA STRENG - Southern Section

QF Doubles matches are scheduled to play at Racquet Club of the South (6350 Coiurtside Drive, Norcross 30092). SF matches are scheuled to play at Atlanta Athletic Club (1930 Bobby Jones Drive, Johns Creek 30097) at 7 pm. Matches scheduled for 2 pm should report to RCS by 2:30. Other delayed matches should report at their new scheduled time.

If you and your partner can play doubles earlier than the posted time, we will allow an earlier time if both teams agree.

Doubles times will be posted by NOON. No doubles matches will be played before 12:30pm. All matches involve players in morning singles.

NEW match times will be posted Wednesday.

All doubles matches are delayed until 5pm.

All matches (singles and doubles) on court, new match time is 3:00pm.
All other doubles matches new match time is 4 pm.
Be sure to check in prior to your new match time.

Only one round of singles followed by 2 rounds of doubles

All singles and double(2) matches on court - new match time is 4 pm.
Doubles scheduled at 2:30, 3:00 and 3:30 - new match time is 5 pm
Doubles scheduled at 4, 4:30 and 5 pm - new match time is 6 pm

Doubles draws are posted. 1st Match times for doubles will be posted Monday by noon.

1. TRAINER IS NOW AVAILABLE AT CRS.
2. WATER AND GATORADE IS AVAILABLE FOR $1

Hitting sessions are available at WEBB BRIDGE Middle School. Cost - $48. Sign up at WLC Front Desk.

Southern players warm up at WLC. 7:00 - 7:45 on courts 13-16.

Be sure to register with rainedout.net to get texts sent to your phone! FREE to you!

Complete list of Doubles competitors are listed. Please check to see that your name and your partner's name are both listed. There are 2 girls in the list without partners. Let the tournament referee know by 9 am if you would like to pair with each other. If we don't hear from you, we will withdraw you from doubles at 9 am.

Registration is from 3pm- 5pm, followed by group picture 5-5:30 and mandatory meeting at 5:30-6:00. Pool Party will follow the meeting at 6 pm. Bring swimsuits and towels! Hit for prizes during registration time after you have registered!

Be sure to HYDRATE in advance of the tournament to prepare your body for the heat and humidity of GA in August.

Go to www.rainedout.net . Enter Windward Tennis Academy in the search box. Click on the name Windward Tennis Academy. Follow instructions to register your phone number. Enter the validation code sent to your phone. Select Girls 12 National Tournament group. Instantly receive rain out information to your phone via text.

Information about rain delays will also be posted on the tournament website. more info

Please contact Windward Lake Club for availability of courts at Windward on Saturday. Due to the limited number of courts, you may reserve a court 24 hours in advance at $12/hour. There are other practice courts listed and directions provided on the Windward Lake Club website under Tennis-Tournaments that are available on a first come first serve basis at no cost. Windward Pros will have priority for the courts at Webb Bridge Middle School. more info

Withdrawal before Thursday, 7/012, 11:59 AM Eastern Time
Go to the Tournament website and find "EDIT REGISTRATION" on the right side of your screen then "Withdraw". From there you can withdraw. If you do not know your Confirmation #, click "Locate Confirmation No." just below "Withdraw."

Withdrawal after Thursday, 7/12, 11:59 AM Eastern Time
There will be NO refunds after this date! You must fax or email your withdrawal along with the reason for the withdrawal. Do NOT call to withdraw. The email address is chelton48@yahoo.com and the fax is (770) 740-0823. You will NOT receive a refund.

Withdrawals after Thursday, 7/12, 11:59 AM Eastern Time must provide a written medical excuse to the referee for injury or illness prior to the last day of the tournament. For personal circumstance, a detailed explanation should be submitted to the referee who will decide if this is an excusable personal circumstance.Once the draw is made players will not be removed from the draw if an alternate is not available.

Withdrawal AFTER the tournament begins, 8/05
You must see the trainer and notify the Head Referee in person AND by email. Do NOT call the tournament desk to withdraw. Unless you speak to the Head Referee IN PERSON, leaving the tournament will be counted as a "No Show."

Please click "more info" for more information concerning withdrawal and refunds. more info

CONTACT INFORMATION
It is your responsibility to notify the referee of your most current contact information. The tournament will use the phone numbers or email address provided to TennisLink to notify you of the opportunity to enter. If you did not provide this info in Tennis Link, please email your contact info to chelton48@yahoo.com.
Credit cards of alternates are not charged by Tennis Link.

ORDERED ALTERNATES REPORT
After the selection process is completed, applicants not selected will be placed on the tournament alternate list.The Tournament Committee shall prepare a list of those players with timely entries not accepted into the draw who appear on the Sectional Endorsement Lists and those players who are doubles finalists from the four preceding USTA National Opens. No other players are eligible to be singles alternates.

Alternate Ordering Procedure

Alternates will be ordered using the National Standings List used to accept players into the drawas follows:
1) Applicants with timely entries, but not selected, are ordered based on the National Standing List used for selection into the draw.
2) On time entrants not on the National Standing List are ordered by lot.
3) Endorsed players who entered late, are ordered by time of entry request.

Players of any standing who apply after the alternate list is published will be added to the bottom of the list.

POINT OF NO RETURN
If you have reached the "point of no return" for traveling, please be courteous and withdraw from the alternates list. We understand that some of you may not be able to come at a moments notice, even if a spot opens. As long as you are on the Alternates by Event Report, we assume you can still attend.

Replacing of Player Before Draw is Made:
The tournament committee shall replace a player who was accepted as part of a Section's quota with the next player on the Section's endorsement list. The tournament committee shall replace a player who was NOT accepted as part of a Section's quota with the next highest remaining alternate.
Replacing of Player After Draw is Made, but Before the Completion of the 1st Round:
The tournament committee shall replace a player after the draw is made, but before the completion of the 1st round with the next highest remaining alternate.
No Replacement of Players is Made After the Completion of the 1st Round:
No players are replaced in the draw after the completion of the 1st round. For example, a player who wins their 1st round, but cannot play their 2nd round due to injury, is NOT replaced with an alternate.

ENTRY FEE
If an alternate is offered a spot in the draw, you will need to provide your credit card information. Your acceptance is not final until the entry fee has been paid AND we have written confirmation by email that you accept the position. The entry fee is $129.50.

AFTER THE SINGLES SELECTIONS ARE MADE, PLEASE CHECK THE DOUBLES COMPETITOR LIST FOR YOUR NAME and partner.
If you SHOULD be entered and your name IS NOT present, email chelton48@yahoo.com
If you SHOULD NOT be entered and your name IS present, email chelton48@yahoo.com
If you should be paired with someone specific, email chelton48@yahoo.com BOTH players must confirm the pairing!

The following players are eligible to enter the doubles event:
1) Singles Players on the Competitors List
2) Singles Alternates who appear on a Sectional Endorsement List
3) USTA National Open Doubles Qualifiers
4) Players with doubles-only endorsements.
No other players are eligible to play doubles.

Please register online for doubles with a partner, if possible. On-Site Doubles sign up will end on Saturday, August 4, at 8:00pm. Please note that you are responsible for entering or withdrawing from doubles, as well as, finding a partner. At the mandatory check-in you will be asked to confirm your doubles status & partner.
After the meeting on Saturday, 8/04 we give you an opportunity to meet others who are not paired. Please understand if there is an odd number of unpaired players, there are no guarantees you will have a partner.
Any alternates or wildcards that were selected to play singles will have to notify the tournament if you want to play doubles.
Please click "more info" for information concerning doubles selection. more info

REGISTRATION CLOSES AT11:59AM EASTERN TIME ON THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012

This is a National Level 1 Tournament

Draw Size is 128 for singles and 64 for doubles. Singles will be a Compass Draw. Doubles will be single elimination.

Email the Referee with general tournament questions and regarding alternates and withdrawals – chelton48@yahoo.com.

Matches will be played at the Windward Lake Club and Creekstone Estates Tennis Center. Windward Courts will be available at 7 AM for warm-ups. Courts will be cleared at 7:45 for 8 AM matches. Other Practice courts are listed on the Windward Lake Club website.Courts 1-4 at Windward are reserved for Club members. Please do not ask to use these courts.

Play will start with 2 rounds of singles and 1 round of doubles on Sunday, August 5.

For East Draw singles and the Doubles draw, there will be a Playoff for 3rd and 4th places. A Gold Draw will determine 5th and 6th place and the Silver Draw will played for losers in the round of 16 in the East Draw.. In non-East Draws, awards will be given to the winners.

Match formats: All East draw singles matches will be the best of three tie-break sets
All non-East Draw singles will be2 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set
Doubles: Semifinals, Final, and playoff will be the Best of 3 TieBreak Sets. All other doubles will be 2 Tiebreak Sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set.

The official ball of the tournament is Wilson US OPEN.

No housing is provided.

Please click "more info" for the Tournament Website to get information about Registration, Directions to the facilities, Parties, Hotels, Rental Cars. more info

We have selected Hampton Inn & Suites Alpharetta as the tournament hotel. They offer discounted rates and are conveniently located just minutes from the facility. Group Code: UST more info

7/12 THU - Entries close 12 NOON EASTERN TIME. NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS TIME AND DATE. Late entries will be accepted by EMAIL or FAX only.
7/17 TUE- Ordered Alternate Report will be posted, if not earlier.
7/27 FRI - Alternates will be given 8 hours to respond before the next alternate is contacted
7/29 SUN - Alternates will only be given 4 hours to respond before the next alternate is contacted
7/31 TUES - First alternate reached by phone will have 1 hour to decide before the next alternate is contacted
8/01 WED - First Match Times posted by Noon
8/ 04 SAT - Mandatory Check-In at the Windward Lake Club -3:00 pm until 5:00 pm
8/ 04 SAT - Mandatory Player Meeting at 5:30 pm at the Windward Lake Club. Draws will be distributed and posted on Tennis Link at the end of the meeting.
8/04 SAT - 8 PM deadline to enter doubles and designate partner name. 8/04 SAT – All players & their families are invited to a welcoming party 6 until 8:30 PM. POOL PARTY
8/05 SUN - Doubles draws will be posted by NOON
8/05 SUN - Play begins - 2 rounds of singles and 1 round of doubles
Please see the Tentative Schedule for other events of the week.

The Windward Lake Club uses conduct rules above and beyond those enforced by the USTA. Players are required to abide by these facility rules of behavior on and off of the court. The list below indicates the Facility Behavior Rules:
• No use of the word "suck" or any form of the word, spoken or spelled.
• No use of expressions of frustrations with references to deities (i.e. "Oh My God", "Jesus", "Jesus Christ", "Christ", "God") either spoken or spelled.
• No use of "freaking", "frigging", or "fricking" or variations of such words either spoken or spelled.
• No cell phones are allowed on court and we ask that all spectators please have their phones on vibrate when courtside. Please be considerate of all players and use your phones away from the courts.
• No unsportsmanlike conduct by players, parents, coaches, or other spectators will be tolerated.
• No Smoking anywhere on the premises. Premises includes parking lots, bathrooms, and anywhere within 30 feet of a tennis court.

Any T-shirts must be plain or tennis related.
The bottom of your Shirt must touch the top of your Skirt or Shorts while standing upright-shoulders back.
Skirts and shorts must be worn appropriately above the pelvic bones.
Extremely short shorts are not allowed.

At check-in PLAYERS are required to submit a signed USTA Release form. If a parent is not traveling with the player, PARENTS should print a copy of the USTA release to send with THE PLAYER by clicking "more info". The form will be available on-site for those traveling with a parent or legal guardian. more info

Any one under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Creekstone Estates: 2260 Fossil Creek Dr , Cumming , GA 30041
ONCE YOUR ARE IN CREEKSTONE ESTATES, THERE ARE SIGNS TO THE TENNIS CENTER
From Windward Lake Club . Turn right onto Lake Windward Drive - go 1.2 mi . Turn left onto Club House Drive - go 0 .2 mi . Turn right onto Windward Parkway- go1.3 mi. Turn left onto McGinnis Ferry Road- go 0.4 mi. Turn right onto Old Alpharetta Rd - go2.5 mi. Bear left on Peachtree Pky(GA Hwy 141)- go 0.1 mi. Turn Left on S CLEMENT RD into Creekstone Estates - go 0.5 mi. Turn Right on CREEK TREE LN - go 0.1 mi. Turn Left on FLAT STONE DR - go 0.2 mi. Bear Left on WOOD COVE DR - go 0.2 mi. Turn Left on FOSSIL CREEK DR - go < 0.1 mi. Parking lot for tennis courts at at the end of FOSSIL CREEK DR.

On-Site alternates may check in during Tournament Registration on Saturday from 3 until 5 OR contact the referee to place your name on the On-Site list.
On Sunday, on-site alternates must check with the Referee 15 minutes before the first match time and should be prepared to play if a spot becomes available.
If there is more than one on-site alternate, available spots will be filled according to the published ordered alternates list. On Site Alternates MUST be endorsed by their section.

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

Seeding Method: The Computerized List Method of seeding will be used for the tournament. Refer to Table 18, page 167 in 2012 Friend at Court for the seeding criteria. The July 25, 2012 National Standing List will be used for the seeding process. more info

Singles: All East draw singles matches will be the best of three tie-break sets.
All non-East Draw singles,Gold Draw and Silver Draw for the East will be 2 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set

Doubles: Semifinals, Final, and playoff will be the Best of 3 TieBreak Sets. All other rounds of doubles will be 2 Tiebreak Sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set.

This tournament is a 128 compass draw. Please click on "more info" to see the quotas for each Section. more info

The Silver Draw for the East will be composed of the 8 losers from the round of 16 matches. The Gold Draw for the East will be composed of the 4 losers from the Quarter Final Matches. Finalist and winner of the Gold Draw will be 5th and 6th place finishers for the tournament. FORMAT OF MATCHES: Match tie break in lieu of the third set.

There will be a trainer on site at the Windward Lake Club during matches. By law, trainers are not allowed to distribute any medicine, even to adults. Please bring your own Tylenol, Advil, Sinus Medicine, etc. Plan on HOT temperatures and start hydrating early in the week before the tournament. Temperatures could be 80-100 degrees, so be prepared for the heat and humidity.
If you have an injury or illness, we strongly suggest that you see the trainer. If you need to withdraw due to injury or illness, the process will be much smoother if we have confirmation from the trainer. more info

The SINGLES event onlyis a“Compass Draw”, which means ALL PLAYERS will play at least four singles matches, regardless of whether they win or lose.
At the end of round 1:
• The winners go east
• The losers go west.
At the end of round 2:
• The east losers go north
• The west losers go south.
At the end of round 3:
• The east losers go northeast
• The north losers go northwest
• The west losers go southwest
• The south losers go southeast.
At the end of round 4 (round of 16):
• The losers are out of the tournament unless playing in the east
• The losers in the east will enter the Silver Draw Championship.
At the end of round 5 (quarter finals):
• The losers are out of the tournament unless playing in the east
• The losers in the east will enter the Gold Draw Championship.
At the end of round 6 (semi-finals):
• The losers are out of the tournament unless playing in the east
• The losers in the east will play for 3rd and 4th
• The winners play the finals on each draw sheet.

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Please click on "more info" for the selection process. more info

Eligibility:
Players who meet the U.S. or residency requirements, the USTA age eligibility requirements, and membership requirements (current USTA membership) may enter.
Players must be endorsed by their Section to be selected for the tournament as a competitor or alternate. more info

Players must enter using TennisLink. Please note that if you are not selected in the initial selection, your credit card is not processed. If you are selected from the alternates list, you will need to provide your credit card information to the tournament.

Please click "more info" for information about entering two age divisions. more info

Click on "more info" for information about wildcards. The deadline for applying for a wild card is Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. more info

Wildcards have been awarded. Other two wildcard positions will be filled with alternates. Wildcards and alternates accepted into the draw: Please call and ask for Amy Riley, Windward Lake Club Manager, at (770) 442-5783 to process your credit card. She comes in to the office around 10 am.
Please print the Release and Medical Release form, have it signed by a parent or legal guardian and bring it to registration on Saturday, August 4. The link for the form can be found below.

Player Party at the Pool on Saturday from 6:00-8:30pm. Be sure to bring your swimsuits and towels!!

Parents/Coaches meeting in Alpharetta on Monday from 1:00 – 2:00. Patrick will be onsite to talk to parents and watch matches any extra time he has.

Tentative schedule for doubles:
Monday - 1 round
Tuesday - 2 rounds
Wednesday- 2 Rounds
Thursday - Finals and 3/4 Playoff

Doubles Match times will be posted by noon each day.