GA ALABAMA STATE JR OPEN CHPS (14-10) (STATE CHP)-GA L2 & STA L4

FIRST MATCH TIMES - Singles and Doubles
Alternates By Event

Congratulations to the following players for showing great sportsmanship throughout the tournament:
Lindsay Tulenko G12 from Bogart GA
Campbell Harmon B12 from Alpharetta GA

QF main draw matches will play a full 3rd set if they split.
SF and F of main draw matches will play a match tiebreak for the 3rd set.

Doubles will be played after singles and times will be posted later tonight.

ALL MATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY. NEW MATCH TIMES WILL BE POSTED BY 10 PM.

The following matches are NOT released and should check the website at 6 pm:
B14 Main Quarterfinal matches not completed.
B14 Consolation Round 2 matches not completed
G14 Main draw Quarterfinal matches not completed
B12 Main draw Quarterfinal matches not completed

All Doubles have been postponed for today.

All other matches Consolations and Semi Final Main Draw matches are postponed,

Both sites are in a rain delay. We will post new information about match times at 5 pm.

Rain delay at both sites. All matches ON COURT or scheduled at 11 report back to your courts at 12:45. All OTHER matches have new match times on website. (1 hour 30 minutes delay from original time)

Please note that the USTA Mobile App does not update in real time. Could be as much as 2 hours before it will update. Please check new times on a computer.

Service will be on Court 14 at 7 am (in case of rain location will be moved to "upper room"). Will last app.15-20 minutes.

First match times are posted above under Tournament Reports. Draws have been made. Any withdrawals now will remain in the draw unless we have alternates for that draw. Opponent will receive a walkover.

Private Party for Tournament participants and families at the Bowling Alley. Dessert,Games and Bowling!!!
Drawing for 2 night stay at TOPS'L in Destin FL. Must be present to win!!

PLEASE GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION more info

GA/AL Junior Open State Championships will be played at 2 locations simultaneously. The BG 10-14’s will be hosted in Bainbridge, GA and the BG16-18’s will be hosted in Dothan Alabama.

This is a STA Level 4 event and is a Level 2 State Championship event for all age divisions for both Alabama and Georgia thru a cooperative agreement with both States Junior Competition Committees, GA players playing in the Alabama hosted event will receive State Championship credit as well as Alabama players playing in the Georgia event.

Based on 32 draw size in Singles and 16 draws size for Doubles
Saturday – 1st round Doubles followed by 2 rounds Main draw singles and 1st round Consolation
Sunday – 1 round Doubles, 2 rounds of consolation singles, 2 rounds Main draw singles, SF round Doubles
Monday – Final of Doubles, 2 rounds of consolation singles, F and 3/4 playoff Main draw singles
Tuesday – Rain day

Please note that the Consolation will be played through the semis.

All withdrawals after the entry deadline should be in writing and the reason for the withdrawal given.
On or BEFORE Sunday, March 24, 11:59pm, please withdraw on the website. 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 #, then click "Locate Comfirmation" just below "Withdraw".Your credit card will not be charged and no reason for the withdrawal is necessary.

AFTER Sunday, March 24 at 11:59pm, withdrawing players should email the referee at chelton48@yahoo.com stating the reason for the withdrawal.

NO refund will be given if a player withdraws after 11:59pm, Sunday, March 24.

We will be playing doubles on the first day of the tournament.
You must play doubles in the same age group in which you were accepted for singles.
Please sign up with your partner before the entry deadline. Once the deadline has passed you will need to email the referee by Tuesday evening, March 26 at midnight with the name of your doubles partner and their USTA number.
If you are playing doubles ONLY, then the fee is $25.00, which is payable at the first doubles match

Parents/ Players can join the Facebook Group to find a partner. more info

Late entries will be accepted until Tuesday, March 26 at noon. To enter after the online entries time has passed, send an email to tournament director at tthompson@bainbridgecity.com. There is an extra charge of $15 for late entry.

Sunday, March 24, 11:59pm - Online Entries and withdrawals with refund close. No refunds for withdrawals after this date and time.
Monday, March 25 - Selections for ontime entries by tournament director by 5 pm
Tuesday, March 26, noon - last date and time for late entries. Late entries will be placed at the end of the alternate list in order of time of entry request
Tuesday, March 26, midnight - Doubles partners must be designated by midnight.
Wednesday, March 27 – draws will be made at 10 am. First match times will be posted by 9 pm.
Friday, March 29 – Draws will be posted by 3 pm.

Entry for BG12, BG14 will be based on selection criteria of 28 from the age group of the event and up to 4 from the lower age group who do not get in the first 28, and who are in the top 40 of the standings in the lower age group at the time of selection.
Entry for BG10 will be based on selection criteria of the top 32 players applying from the latest USTA/Southern standing list.

Seeds will be determined by the most recent Southern Standing List (3/25/13). For out of section players, consideration will be given for National and Section Standing.

For BG 12, 14: All main draw SINGLES matches will be best of three tiebreak sets. New balls will be provided for the third set.
Consolation matches will be 2 Tiebreak sets. A match tie-break will be played at 1 set all (10 points by 2).

For BG10: Format will be the new approved format with Short sets. Play will be on 60 foot courts, using orange balls and rackets 25 inches or less.

The consolation will be a full feed-in through the quarterfinals.

There will be a playoff for third and fourth places in the main draw singles.

For BG12, 14: DOUBLES matches will be one 8 game Pro Set. A match tiebreaker (10 points by 2) will be played at 8-all.
For BG10: Doubles matches will be one 6-game no-ad set with a seven (7) point tie-break played at 6-all.

The Holiday Inn Express will be the host hotel.
Please see the Accommodations link on the organization website link above. more info

Do not enter two tournaments at the same time. How to avoid Penalties: If you end up on the alternate list, you must withdraw from the alternate list first and then enter the 2nd event.

GA AL Junior Open has been designated as one of the open tournaments that will count towards TennisRecruiting.net (TRN) rankings - as well as towards qualifying competitors as "national players" at TRN should they have at least one win in their event.

PLEASE COPY & PASTE ALL LINKS BELOW:
Download your Medical Release Form and bring it with you to the Registration desk.

http://assets.usta.com/assets/723/15/Medical_Release_Form-USTA_Georgia_(1).pdf

Submit your Tournament Evaluation Form:https://s.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB228WMWVFDPA?p=WEB228WMWVFDPA

LATE ENTRANTS - USTA Georgia will allow late entrants to be accepted into all USTA GA tournaments, Levels 1-5, in the event that the draw is not full, provided that such late entrants do not affect the seeding and further provided that late entrants do not prevent timely entrants to be accepted into the draw under any circumstances. Accepting late entrants is at the discretion of the Tournament Committee. Seeds must be posted by 12 noon following close of registration. Once draws are posted, the tournament is closed and can no longer accept late entries.