Tournament Reports
Alternates By Event
|
TOURNAMENT PHONE #s: SATURDA
Starting Saturday December 28th please use the following phone numbers in regards to tournament questions: Daniel Egleston (502) 439-6160 Kelly Malone (502) 727-9610 Text is still preferable. Also email degleston@springhurst.com with any withdrawals due to injury or illness. Thanks !
|
GIRLS 14s CHANGES (#1 SEED WIT
Due to the withdrawal of the top seeded player, there have been several changes to the Girls 14 Singles Draw. All affected players have been emailed, but please check the draw for changes.
|
DRAWS POSTED
Draws are now posted. The rest of the schedule will be completed sometime Christmas Day. Please note that we are using 4 sites for this tournament. It is your responsibility to be at the proper site at the proper time.
|
TOURNAMENT SITES
MAIN SITE: The Tennis Club at Springhurst (SP on draw) 4109 Simcoe Lane, Louisville, KY 40241 (502) 412-2950 ALTERNATE SITES: Louisville Indoor Racquet Club (LIRC on draw) 8609 Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40242 (502) 426-2454 University of Louisville Bass Rudd Tennis Center (UL on draw) 305 East Warnock Street, Louisville, KY 40208 (502) 852-0223 Advantage Tennnis & Fitness (ATF on draw), 4014 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 (502) 897-7185
|
TIMELINE
Wednesday December 18th - Last Day to withdrawal and receive refund
Friday December 20th - Seeds posted
Saturday December 21st 6:00pm - Doubles Deadline. Must be listed with a partner.
Monday December 23rd 6:00pm - Draws Posted with First Match Times
Thursday December 26th 4:00-8:00pm - Check In at The Tennis Club at Springhurst
Friday December 27th 8:00am - Doubles play begins. Singles will follow doubles
|
EMAIL or TEXT ONLY !!
If you have any tournament questions, please email cmather@springhurst.com or text (502) 439-8312. We would love to talk to everyone in person, but email or text is more efficient to get a prompt reply. Please also note that I dont work on the tournament 24/7 so please limit your texts to "reasonable" hours of the day. There is also no need to email or text every hour if I have not responded. All is good and everyone's question, concern, doubles partner information WILL be answered. If you feel the need to do that, please email instead of text. Thank you very much !!
|
WITHDRAWALS & REFUNDS
ALL withdrawal MUST be made by emailing Chris Mather at cmather@springhurst.com. DO NOT CALL WITH A WITHDRAW. WE MUST HAVE IT IN WRITING. Withrawals on or before Dec 18th will receive a refund check of the entry fee. Withdrawals made AFTER Dec. 18th will not receive a refund.
|
HIGH-TECH TENNIS VIDEOS
We LOVE Kentucky in December (who can blame us, LOL) & we are sooo excited about our 6TH STRAIGHT Winter Southern Closed/New Year’s Classic!!! As most of you already know, we’ve been helping tennis players play better tennis since 2005 and we’ve learned a few important things: 1) If you want to play college tennis, YOU NEED A COLLEGE RECRUIT VIDEO and 2) if you want to compete with the top players, YOU NEED A MATCH PLAY VIDEO! Please visit www.high-techtennis.com for more info, including samples, and contact us via e-mail (video@high-techtennis.com) or text (678.640.2723) to reserve your match time. We have TEN digital camcorders and our services are very popular…FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED…
more info
|
PRACTICE COURTS
Practice courts will be available all day at The Tennis Club at Springhurst on December 26th for a cost of $25.00 per hour per court. These courts MUST be booked in advance by calling (502) 412-2950. Please specify that you are with the tournament. During tournament play, The Tennis Club at Springhurst will be open at 6:30am each day of the tournament. We will have 10 courts reserved for tournament warmup and practice starting at 6:30am. We will have times available from 6:30-7:00, 7:00-7:30am, and 7:30-8:00am. Due to the limited practice courts, the warmups will be 4 players per court for $5.00 each. You must reserve your spots and PAY IN ADVANCE for the morning warmup times. We will only allow coaches and/or parents to take a spot on the court if space allows. Practice courts are also available at the Tennis Club at Springhurst. We have 4 indoor courts (multi sport courts) available from 7.00 am- 9.00 pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for the tournament. These are an ITF approved Sport Court flooring ideal for warm up and practice. WE DO NOT PLAY MATCHES ON THESE COURTS. Strictly for warmup and practice purpose. The cost per hour is $25. Call (502)412-2950 to book your court time. All reservations must be prepaid with no refunds. All alternate sites will be open by 7:30am each day of the matches. There will be NO ADVANCE booking of warmup courts at alternate sites through Springhurst. You must call those clubs directly.
Other clubs may have court time available during the tournament for booking. You can call them directly. Rates and hours of operation vary by club. We have no control over other peoples business Louisville Indoor Racquet Club (502) 426-2454 Louisville Tennis Club (502) 426-4923 Blairwood Tennis & Fitness Club (502) 426-8820
|
OFFICIAL HOTELS
Our OFFICIAL HOTEL is the COURTYARD MARRIOTT NORTHEAST & RESIDENCE INN . Both hotels are adjacent to eachother and within 5 minutes of Springhurst. Tons of shopping and restaurants are in the vicinity also.
|
COURTYARD MARRIOTT LOUISVILLE
10200 Champion Farms Dr. Louisville, Kentucky 40241 (502) 429-9293.
more info
|
TOURNAMENT CHECK IN
ALL PLAYERS MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO PLAY REGARDLESS OF SITE
CHECK IN will be at THE TENNIS CLUB AT SPRINGHURST Thursday, Dec. 26th from 4:00-8:00pm. This check in is for all players but is not mandatory. If you are in town, we suggest that you register during this time to prevent delays on Thursday. If you are arriving on Thursday, Dec. 26th, you may register at The Tennis Club at Springhurst starting at 7:00am. You WILL NOT be allowed to play unless you have registered at Springhurst.
|
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please provide your contact information (cell phone and email) when prompted by Tennis Link during registration. It is EXTREMELY important to provide this information so that we may contact you with information regarding the tournament.
|
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
All players must have a copy of a Birth Certificate or Green Card on file in the Southern office.
Players should go to this link to see if their name is on file.
If your name does not appear here please fax it to 770-368-9091 or e-mail to howard@sta.usta.com.
more info
|
MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
All players must have a completed Medical Release form prior to play. Please click on the Tournament Reports - Medical Release Form at the top of the page, print and fill it out, and bring it with you to Tournament Check-in. This will make check-in quicker.
|
SEEDINGS
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. 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.
|
STRINGING
USRSA Certified Racquet Stringing will be available at The Tennis Club at Springhurst. We have a wide variety of strings available. Cost with your own string for tournament participants is $15.00.
|
TENNIS BALLS
The Official Ball is the USPTA PRO PENN CHAMPIONSHIP
|
INDOOR TOURNAMENT
The Winter Southern Closed is played INDOORS !! No threat of rain, hurricanes, snow or anything else that has been a huge factor in many outdoor tournaments !! Come to Louisville, sit back and enjoy the fact that all matches will be played as scheduled.
|
STAY & PLAY OUR LEVEL 3
Ring in the New Year in Louisville and stay and play our Southern Level 3 right after the Winter Southern Closed. The Springhurst New Years Classic is Dec. 31st - Jan. 1st !! Why make another trip this year when you can just stay and keep playing !!
more info
|
SELECTION PROCESS
This is a Southern Level 1-A and National Level 4 Tournament. Selections are based on current Southern standings.
You CANNOT enter Two (2) Divisions in a Southern Championship.
The Selection Process DOES NOT include the selection of 1/4 from the younger age group in a Southern Championship.
|
FORMAT and SCORING
Draws will be 64 with a Full Feed In through the Quarters and 3/4 playoff. Main Draw will be best two out of three tiebreak sets in Boys and Girls 14 & under. Boys and Girls 12 & under will be playing a 10 point match tiebreaker in lieu of a third set. Feed in will be best of three sets playing a 10 point tiebreak in lieu of a third set. Doubles is single elimination with an 8 game pro set with a match tiebreaker to be played at 8 all.
|
SELECTION LIST, ALTERNATES, A
The selection list has been made and players in the tournament are listed under COMPETITORS. If you are an alternate, there is an ORDERED ALTERNATE link above. This is the order you will be contacted if an opening occurs in the draw. Unfortunately, we cannot predict if and when someone may withdraw so the best advice if you want to still play is wait patiently and check the list often. It will be updated IF someone withdraws. You CANNOT edit your doubles registration online no matter how often you try. If you need to indicate a doubles partner, please email me at cmather@springhurst.com with that information. If you need to check to see if you are indicated, pull down the drop down box for your doubles division in the COMPETITOR list. The ones that are indicated after the deadline will NOT be on the overall COMPETITOR list but will be on the drop down box for your division (i.e Boys 14s Doubles). If you are still in need of a partner, please check the notes below. We do our best to forward emails if you are looking for a particular partner but we cannnot give out contact information and DO NOT guarantee that we will find you a partner. We also do not "randomly" partner people together as you may not like eachother for a particular reason and we have no way of knowing that. Thanks everyone and have a Happy Holiday and safe travels to Louisville !!
|
DOUBLES
Double check your doubles partner..click on Competitors and use the drop down box to pull up your doubles division. You must register with a partner before Saturday December 21st at 6:00pm. IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH A PARTNER BY THIS TIME, YOU WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE DOUBLES DRAW !! Doubles will start at 8:00am Friday morning Dec. 27th. If you are in need of a partner, please use our Facebook page to find a partner. You must play doubles in the same division as you are playing singles !
|
LOOKING FOR DOUBLES PARTNER ?
Are you looking for a doubles partner for this tournament ?? To make it easier to find a partner, we have created a FACEBOOK group to post a message that you are looking for a partner. Here is how to find a partner for the tournament:
1. Log into your FACEBOOK account (you can create an account if you do not have one) or click the link below
3. Search for the group WINTER SOUTHERN CLOSED
4. Click to join this group
4. You may post your information looking for a partner on the group page wall.
5. Other players will post messages and once you get a partner, then email that information to cmather@springhurst.com
more info
|
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 Sunday, December 15, 2013 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 703617813 from the searchable schedule homepage.
To use TennisLink, cookies must be enabled in the user's browser. For more information,
please go to your browser's help menu.