Spring Bloomington Duel in the Desert

We are excited for the tournament. We have a large group of juniors and are looking forward to some great tennis matches. If there is anything we can do to help make your experience better, please let us know. The tournament is a first-round losers consolation in singles and single elimination in doubles. Please become familiar how this format works so you do not miss any of your matches.

Play begins Friday, April 12th at 8:00 a.m. Please be available to play during the day Friday. Players will not be allowed to play singles in two different age groups but may play one singles event and one doubles event.

The main tournament hotel is the LaQuinta Inn, 91 E. 2680 S., St. George, UT 84790. Mention the tournament to get a rate of $89.00. Call (435) 674-2664 before the cut-off date of April 1st. Great new hotel, close to all tournament sites.

We have made arrangements with the Crystal Inn as another hotel option, 1450 S. Hilton Dr., St. George, UT, 84770. Call (435) 688-7477 before the cut-off date of April 1st. Mention the tournament to get a rate of $89.00. This is a great hotel with 3 tennis courts, close to all the tournament sites.

TBD

The singles draws will be out sometime Tuesday, April 9th.

The tournament official is Cheryl Jameson.

The scoring will be best 2-of-3 tie-break sets in all events EXCEPT B10s and G10s will play a 10-point Match Tie-Breaker in lieu of third sets. Doubles will be 8-game pro sets with a 10-point Match Tie-Breaker at 8-8. The 15 minute default rule will be enforced throughout the tournament.

Sites for the tournament are: Bloomington Country Club (BCC) 3174 Bloomington Dr. E., Tonaquint Park (TP) 1581 S. Dixie Drive, and Green Valley (GV) 1871 W. Canyon View Dr.

Sunday play is required in this tournament. If you are not able to play on Sunday (finals), please do not enter the tournament if you think you could make it to the finals. There will be no rescheduling of matches.

The tournament committee is Clark Hancock, Richard Taylor, and Mary McCarthy.

The appeals committee is Cheryl Jameson, Clark Hancock, and Mary McCarthy.

A withdrawing player shall immediately notify the Tournament Committee or Referee by telephone or electronic cimmunication that the player will not be playing. If the player is not playing because of an injury or illness, the player shall deliver written verification of the injury or illness from a medical professional to the Referee no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament. If the player is not playing because of a personal emergency, the player shall deliver a written deion of the situation to the Referee no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament. The Referee shall determine whether the situation is a personal emergency.

The seeding for this tournament will be taken from the most current Intermountain standings list.