Mandatory Players Meeting 7:30AM CST - SATURDAY
To make it easier for the parents and players travelling on Friday, we are going to have the Mandatory players meeting Saturday morning at 7:30AM CST. At that time you will meet your team coach, receive your team information, and receive the tennis schedule for the weekend. Warmup and Play will begin shortly after the mandatory meeting.
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UPDATED FORMAT 9-16-13
I just spoke with Southerns about the updated format. We ended up with 51 total participants that registered before the deadline ended. 31 boys and 20 girls.
Southerns has decided to go with 5 total teams. Each team will have 6 boys and 4 girls. Players on each team will play a singles match and a doubles match each round. 1 team will have a bye each round since there are a total of 5 teams. Is there mixed doubles? This has not been determined yet, but we will let you know.
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Southern Close 10's Team Event
The event will be 10 & Under, on clay. So that coaching can be included, we will put together a round robin team event. The top 36 boys and 36 girls who enter, will be selected and will be waterfalled into six teams consisting of six boys and six girls. These teams will play a round robin format, where they will play each of the other five teams. Each player will play a singles and doubles match against each team. As you can see, this will guarantee five singles and five doubles matches for each player, of course dependent on filling the six teams. Yes, you are correct! A lot of tennis in two days, but what an experience to have coaching available and this much competition in two days.
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Scoring Format
Singles will be best of two short sets to four, and a set tiebreak for the third, if needed. Also, a set tiebreak will be played at 4-4 in the first two sets. Doubles will be one 6 game set, with a tiebreaker at 6-6. Scoring format could change if necessary.
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Hotel Listing
The hotels listed on Huntsville Tennis Center webpage, will be under page listed "visitors guide". Most hotels listed are within 15 minutes of The Huntsville Tennis Center. The closest hotels are Hilton Garden Inn Boulevard South, DoubleTree Boulevard South, Hampton Inn Boulevard South, SpringHill Suites Marriott, and Holiday Inn downtown. These are within 5-10 minutes from Huntsville Tennis Center.
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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, September 13, 2013 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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