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THANKS EVERYONE !!
Thanks for everyone's patience this weekend as we enjoyed a beautiful fall weekend in Kentucky with a lot of indoor tennis ! I am actually shocked we were able to get this many matches in. Thanks for playing and check out our Level 3 tournaments in December (Kentucky Junior Indoor & Springhurst New Years Classic). Always remember when deciding your tournament schedule that if we had this weather almost anywhere else in the South, you would have turned right back around and gone home with never hitting a ball. Our December tournies are actually already scheduled indoors at which time we will probably have bright sunshine and 70 degrees outside !!
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SUNDAY TIMES ARE POSTED
Sunday calls for 100% chance of rain and not stopping until Tuesday....... Basically, we will make this an INDOOR tournament so please check with the updated sites as we will add two sites !! The NEW times and schedule for Sunday is posted:
1. ALL DOUBLES ARE CANCELLED
2. We will reach the finals of each of the Singles Main Draws. The finals will not be played.
3. We will reach the semifinals of each of the singles backdraws.
4. We know some of you are traveling from a nice distance and may not have your first match until late tomorrow... being one round behind due to the rain affects the schedule for everyone and we cannot move matches forward at all nor can we "pick and choose" matches while scheduling based on travel distance. Basically, if you played late on Saturday, you start later on Sunday.
5. We will play LATE tomorrow night also. Unfortunately, since these tournaments have gone to 2 days (they used to go to Monday), there is no way to get it done in one and half days. If you are traveling, please take this into consideration. If you need to default a match because of travel distance, please let us know ASAP so we may notify your opponent as they are waiting around also. IF YOU HAVE TO DEFAULT A MATCH TOMORROW PLEASE TEXT YOUR NAME AND DIVISION TO (502) 439-8312. TEXTING IS BEST !! PLEASE DON"T CALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE AS IT IS TOO HARD TO PICK UP THE PHONE !
6. Remember that you have this opportunity to play tennis indoors !! If you were anywhere else in the South you would have already been sent home.... also if you were playing baseball, golf, track & field, or many other outdoor activities you would not have an opportunity to move indoors and you would be sitting around waiting. We know waiting is not easy but we cannot control the weather. Thanks for your patience !!
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TOURNAMENT SITES
SUNDAY INDOOR SITES
The Tennis Club at Springhurst (SP on draw) 4109 Simcoe Lane, Louisville, KY 40241 (502) 412-2950 University of Louisville Bass Rudd Tennis Center (UL on draw) 350 Warnock Ave. Louisville, KY 40208 Louisville Indoor Racquet Club (LIRC on draw) 8609 Westport Rd Louisville, KY 40242 (502) 426-2454 Advantage Tennis & Fitness (ATF on draw) 4014 Dutchmans Ln St Matthews, KY 40207 (502) 897-7185
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WEATHER UPDATE 1:00pm SATURDAY
BOYS 16s FIRST ROUND RED REPORT TO SPRINGHURST AT 8:30pm BOYS 16s FIRST ROUND WHITE REPORT TO SPRINGHURST AT 9:15pm BOYS & GIRLS 18s ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY AND WILL START FIRST TOMORROW (Sorry we just ran out of time) !!
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DRAWS
Draws are now posted with Saturday match times. Sunday times will be completed and posted tomorrow. PLEASE NOTE YOUR TIME & YOUR SITE !! Sites and abbreviations are listed below. It is very important that you show up at the proper site at least 30 minutes prior to match time. You DO NOT have to check in to Top Gun unless you are playing at that site. You may check in directly at your site. If you show up at the wrong site we really cannot help you and your match will be defaulted if you are not at the correct site at the proper time. You also may be playing the consolation bracket at a different site so please make sure you have all addresses, etc.. for your GPS or you have printed directions. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AT THE PROPER SITE AT THE PROPER TIME !! Also, sites and times DO NOT change without us notifying you so you cannot tell us that "The internet said another site yesterday...." That is impossible but we hear it often. Please read the site information below and see everyone this weekend !!! EXTRA DRAWS: We will be having EXTRA DRAWS for each of the singles divisions. This means that you will be scheduled to play at least THREE singles matches. All EXTRA DRAW matches will take place on Sunday. Please make sure you check at the tournament desk even if you have lost twice for your next match time.
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WITHDRAWALS AFTER DEADLINE
ALL withdrawals after the deadline MUST be made by emailing Chris Mather at cmather@springhurst.com. DO NOT CALL WITH A WITHDRAW. WE MUST HAVE IT IN WRITING. If you are withdrawing before the deadline has passed, we ask that you do so online.
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PRACTICE COURTS
Outdoor practice courts on Friday, please use Tom Sawyer State Park. Due to USTA Adult Districts, we will not have courts available at Top Gun on Friday. Tom Sawyer has 12 courts that will be first come first served. We normally use them as a site, but there is a large cross country meet so parking may be an issue
During tournament play, The Top Gun Academy will be open at 6:30am each day of the tournament for first come, first serve practice courts until 8:00am at which time all courts will be used for match play. Here are some outdoor hard courts which will be available for warm up and practice (listed in order of proximity to Top Gun Academy):
Tom Sawyer State Park (12 cts) 3000 Freys Hill Rd Louisville, KY 40241.... we normally use Tom Sawyer as a site for playing but due to a large cross country meet they are not renting other facilities. The tennis courts will be open for practice use but may have parking and traffic issues.
Berrytown YMCA (2 cts) 1300 Heafer Road, Louisville, KY 40223
Hounz Lane Park (2 cts) 2300 Hounz Lane Park, Louisville, KY 40223
Ballard High School (3 cts) 6000 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40222
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OFFICIAL HOTEL
The OFFICIAL HOTEL is the COURTYARD MARRIOTT (listed below). The Tournament Commitee would greatly appreciate the participants to use the host hotel.
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COURTYARD MARRIOTT LOUISVILLE NORTHEAST
10200 Champion Farms Dr. Louisville, Kentucky 40241 (502) 429-9293. The hotel is approximately 15 minutes from each site and is conveniently located adjacent to numerous shops and restaurants.
more info
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FORMAT AND SCORING
Singles Draws will be 16 with a Full Feed In through the Quarters and 3/4 playoff. All singles matches will be best of three sets playing a 10 point tiebreak in lieu of a third set. Doubles is single elimination with 8 game pro set.
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SEEDINGS
Seedings are done based on the most current Southern Standing List. This is the guideline for seeding for all Southern Level 3 & higher tournaments. Doubles seedings are the sum of both players current standings in the respective age division they are playing. Any questions please email us at cmather@springhurst.com
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TOURNAMENT CHECK IN
There is no advance check in necessary for this tournament. Please report directly to your site at least 30 minutes prior to your first match time.
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STRINGING
USRSA Certified Racquet Stringing will be available at Top Gun Academy. We have a wide variety of strings available. Cost with your own string for tournament participants is $15.00.
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SELECTION PROCESS / TWO DRAWS OF 16 FOR EACH A
The top 32 players applying from each age group will be selected by the Southern Section office, from the latest USTA/Southern standing list -- 28 players from the age group will be selected and up to 4 players from the younger age group that have a top 40 standing and are not in the selected 28. Each group of 32 players selected from each age group will be divided into two draws of 16 each. We will be using the waterfall system to make sure each of the two 16 draws are balanced by strength.
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SIGNING UP FOR TWO DIVISIONS
Players are allowed to enter two divisions with these guidelines: #1. Players selected to both age divisions they apply for will automatically be selected to the older age division. They would be removed from the other age division. #2. Players not selected to either divisions would remain on the alternates lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division they first get in, from the alt. list. They would be removed from the Alternate list in the other division. #3. Players selected to one age division would be removed from the alternates list of the division they were not selected. #4. Once a player is selected for any one division no changes can be made.
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DOUBLES
Doubles will begin first on Saturday. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED WITH A PARTNER BY WEDNESDAY October 2nd at 6:00pm. PLEASE CHECK THE COMPETITOR LIST FOR DOUBLES EVENTS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE LISTED WITH YOUR PARTNER!! If you need a partner, please check the message below. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR PARTNER'S NAME TO CMATHER@SPRINGHURST.COM
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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 TOP GUN ACADEMY CHAMPIONSHIPS
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
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