Tournament Reports
Media Report
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THANK YOU!
Thank you to all players for participating in the 2018 Palmetto Championships presented by Chick-fil-A of Anderson. A special thank you to everyone, including parents and coaches, as we worked through the unusually rainy conditions and delays. We were disappointed to cancel doubles and the feed-in consolation and appreciate your understanding of the challenging conditions. GOOD LUCK TO ALL PLAYERS WHO WILL BE REPRESENTING SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE SOUTHERN CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!
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Truluck Receives Dunlop Scholarship
Congratulations to Elizabeth Truluck of Myrtle Beach for her selection as the 2018 Dunlop Scholarship recipient. Elizabeth was selected from a group of strong candidates based on a combination of her academic excellence, extracurricular honors and activities, and tennis accomplishments. Elizabeth was ranked in the top 2% of her class and had a GPR over 5.0. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and numerous other organizations. She was a member of 2 high school state championship teams and made All-Region and All-State. She earned the USTA South Carolina Girl's Sportsmanship Award as a 14 year old. She was ranked #1 in the state in the Girl's 16U in 2015 and was a finalist at this year's Palmetto Championships. Elizabeth said in her essay: "After playing tennis for the past 12 years, I have realized that this sport has been a gateway to incredible opportunities such as volunteering, participating in team events, and succeeding academically. These experiences have led me to learn more about myself and the numerous ways I can use my talents to help others." Elizabeth will attend Davidson College this fall where she will play varsity tennis and study psychology. The Dunlop Scholarship was established in 1992 through a partnership between the Palmetto Championships and Dunlop.
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Tournament Sportsmanship Awards Announced
The Malloy Evans Memorial Sportsmanship Award was presented to Stanley Waters from Mt. Pleasant who was a semi-finalist in the Boy's 16U. The Matthew Strange Memorial Sportsmanship Award was presented to Jacobus Smit from Fort Mill who won the Boy's 12U. The Kimberly Hampton Memorial Sportsmanship Award was presented to Sidney Mitchell from Greenville.
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Southern Closed Tshirts
All top 8 players please see James Tart under the gazebo at BTC for your tshirt for qualifying for Southern Closed!
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Endorsement to Southern Closed
As consolation matches have been cancelled, endorsement to Southern Closed will be based off of Southern Standings after the top 4 spots. The top 4 spots will be determined after the main draw semifinals. Please let James Tart, USTA SC's Tournaments & Player Development Manager know of any questions at tart@sctennis.com.
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FINAL ROUNDS SCORING
FINAL ROUNDS SCORING
With new updates to the scoring on TDM it is now possible
to record scores as they actually were in the final rounds played in Belton on
Tuesday. This means that it will not be necessary for us to record scores as
starting at 2-2 in each of the sets. By recording the sets in the short scoring
format that we actually played, it will not adversely affect anyone’s UTR
rating.
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***** www.beltontennis.com *****
VISIT www.beltontennis.com FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2018 Palmetto Championships.
more info
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SITE LEGEND
AU = Anderson University (E Orr St., Anderson, SC) BHP = Belton Honea Path High School (11000 Belton Honea Path Hwy) BROOK = Brookstone Meadows Tennis (107 River Club Dr., Anderson, SC) BTC = Belton Tennis Center (104 Brown Ave., Belton, SC) CARD = Cardinal Racquet Club (808 Reed Rd., Anderson) HANNA = T L Hanna High School (2600 N Hwy 81, Anderson) LEDA = Leda Poore Park (14367 Hwy 20, Belton, SC) SPORT = Anderson Sports & Entertainment (Jim Ed Rice Pkwy, Anderson, SC) SWU = Southern Wesleyan University (215 Clayton St., Central, SC)
ALWAYS GO DIRECTLY TO THE SITE LISTED ON THE DRAW FOR YOUR MATCH. There is no need to check in at the headquarter site before your matches.
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FRIDAY TOURNAMENT CHECK IN
Tournament check in will be available at Belton Tennis Center on Friday for 14U, 16U & 18U. Tournament check in for 10U will be at Brookstone Meadows Tennis and check in for 12U will be at Anderson University. 14U BOYS AND GIRLS: If you do not check in for the tournament on Friday at the Belton Tennis Center, your players packet will be available at your site on Saturday. (GIRLS - T L Hanna High & BOYS - Anderson Sports & Entertainment and also Southern Wesleyan University).
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10U AT BROOKSTONE MEADOWS TENNIS
All 10U matches will be played at Brookstone Meadows Tennis, Anderson, SC. All 10U matches will be played on clay courts. Matches will start on Friday AT BROOKSTONE. Check in at Brookstone Meadows on Friday.
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HEADQUARTER SITES
10U-Brookstone Meadows Tennis, 107 River Club Dr. Anderson, SC; 12U-Anderson University Tennis Complex, E Orr St.., Anderson, SC; 14U Girls-TL Hanna High School, 2600 N HWY 81 (Courts behind school on Vandiver Rd.), Anderson, SC; 14U Boys-Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center, Jim Ed Rice PKWY, Anderson, SC; 16U & 18U-Belton Tennis Center, 104 Brown AVE, Belton, SC. Note: All 14U, 16U & 18U players will check in at the Belton Tennis Center on Friday, May 25. 10U will report to Brookstone Meadows Tennis on Friday. 12U players will report to Anderson University Friday.
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Palmetto Championships Southern Level 2
All state junior qualifying tournaments, including the Palmetto Championships, will be Southern Level 2 Tournament in 2018! The Palmetto is open to all boys and girls age 18-and-under who live in South Carolina.
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Good Sportsmanship
The Palmetto encourages good sportsmanship from players, parents, coaches and spectators on the basis that "Great Sports Make a Sport Great!" The Palmetto officials award sportsmanship pins to players throughout the tournament and the Tournament Committee selects 3 major sportsmanship awards....2 in the 12U divisions (Kimberly Hampton and Matthew Strange Memorial Sportsmanship Awards) and 1 overall tournament award (Malloy Evans Memorial Sportsmanship Award).
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Hotels
Go to www.beltontennis.com and click on "Host Hotels" to get hotel rates and contact information.
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LIGHTNING POLICY
The Palmetto Championships uses athletic trainers provided by Playsafe and abides by their Lightning Policy as outlined below.
The AT
(Athletic Trainer) will use WeatherBug to monitor for possible inclement
weather. The AT will make the decision to inform the site officials if
conditions become too dangerous to continue. When lightning is within 15 miles
the AT will inform everyone “heads up” in person or via cell phone/radios. Once
lightning is within 10 miles of our area the AT, officials or site director
will notify all persons and they are to clear the courts and seek shelter
immediately with no questions asked.
Once
conditions have been determined to be unsafe, all athletes, coaches, officials,
and others will move to an enclosed, frequently inhabited building with
plumbing and electricity. If this is not possible, the next best thing is a car
or team bus with a metal roof.
***Dugouts,
sheds, open shelters/awnings or porches, convertibles, and golf carts ARE NOT
SAFE!!***
***The
official decision to return to play will be made by the AT in conjunction with
the site director and officials while using the above mentioned available
technological resources to determine when play is deemed safe to resume.***
This is once the lightning has been out of the area for at least 30 minutes
without any further lightning strikes detected.
TL Hanna
High School and Southern Wesleyan University Lightning Procedures
The ATC will
use Thor Guard and WeatherBug, in conjunction, to monitor for possible
inclement weather since these locations have the Thor Guard lightning detection
system available. The ATC will make the decision to notify site officials if
conditions become too dangerous to continue and as back up if the Thor guard
system fails for whatever reason. There are two Thor Guard stations on both
school campus. The one located on top of the football press box will be the
most visible and audible to the tennis courts at each school. Once Thor Guard reaches “Red Alert” a 15
second solid blast will sound and the light will begin flashing. When Thor
Guard is no longer in “Red Alert” 3, 5second blasts will sound and the light
will stop flashing.
Once
conditions have been determined to be unsafe, all athletes, coaches, officials,
and others will move to an enclosed, frequently inhabited building with
plumbing and electricity. If this is not possible, the next best thing is a
car/vehicle or team bus with a metal roof.
***Dugouts,
sheds, Open shelters/awnings or porches, convertibles, and golf carts ARE NOT
SAFE!! ***
Athletic
Trainers will allow safe access to the nearest indoor facility at these
locations for those who do not have a vehicle present or other safe location to
take cover inside of.
***The
official decision to return to play will be made by the AT in conjunction with
the site officials while using the above mentioned available technological
resources to determine when play is deemed safe to resume. *** This is once the
lightning has been out of the area for at least 30 minutes without any further
lightning strikes detected.
Technological
Issues
In the event
of technological issues with WeatherBug and the Thor Guard systems, the AT,
official or site director will make the decision based on common sense and the
flash to bang technique. Once a flash/lightning is seen, an individual (AT,
official or Site director) should begin to count the seconds until the
bang/thunder is heard. If the count is 50 seconds or under, the courts should
begin clearing and by the time a count of 30 seconds is determined all courts
should be completely cleared as this is approximately 6 miles away and you are
now in danger. (50/5=10, 30/5 = 6). A
30minute clock to return to the courts should be set and with each additional
strike detected the clock should be restarted again at 30 minutes until the 30
minutes can be reached without being reset.
The time will be monitored and adjusted by the AT, official, or site
director covering that site as stated above.
Play can
resume once the lightning has been determined, by the AT, site director or
official, to be out of the area for at least 30 minutes without any further
lightning strikes being detected.
NOTE: In the event an AT is not present, it will be
up to the official and/or site director to make decisions about lightning using
the information given in this policy and common sense. Please keep up with the changing weather conditions
predicted for that day and be proactive by “keeping an eye to the sky” for
these changes.
WeatherBug
is a Free Downloadable Mobile Weather App.
Please download this app and familiarize yourself with it prior to the
beginning of any contest and its use.
Common
Alerts for Real-Time Notification of Lightning Alert Meanings per NATA
(National Athletic Trainers Association): ‘‘Heads up’’ Lightning within 15 mi
(13 nmi) ‘‘Begin safety procedures’’ Lightning within 10 mi (8.68 nmi) ‘‘You
are now in danger; safety procedures should be complete’’ Lightning within 6 mi
(5.2nmi) ‘‘All clear’’ Lightning has not been detected at 15 mi (13 nmi) for 30
min
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The Chick-fil-A Palmetto Championships has been played in
Belton, S. C. since 1957 and is the South Carolina junior
qualifying tournament. Players must play in the Palmetto
Championships to advance to the Southern Closed Championships.
Championships are determined in 5 age divisions for both boys and
girls in singles and doubles. The Palmetto is closed to residents
of South Carolina only.
South Carolina Tournament Level 1
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Please take the time to fill out our tournament survey.
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Sportsmanship Responsibilities: All parents are encouraged complete the "Parenting My Champion" sportsmanship video before their player participates in this level tournament.
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Please be aware that this tournament is a 10U Youth Tennis
Progression event. This means that in order to play in the 10U division offered
you must be in the corresponding level. If you are not able to register for 10U
singles that means you are not eligible for that level of 10U. To find out more
information call (803) 781-2574.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Friday, May 18, 2018 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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