NO HOPE FOR CONTINUED MATCH PLAY :-(
The tournament and CATA staff are disappointed to say we have to say "WHEN". There is no way that we can get any further match play on any courts at any of our 3 secured sites today due to the unexpected weather conditions. We appreciate all the hard work you put into your tennis to get to this year-end Championships. My staff and I put a lot of hard work in as well so we all share in the disappointment. We hope to see all of you next year with DRY courts.
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1:37 PM SUNDAY: ALL SITES IN RAIN DELAY UNTIL 3PM
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SUNDAY a/o 1:00 PM COURTYARD RAIN DELAY UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
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**NEW UPDATE FOR LAKEWAY a/o SUNDAY, 1:15 P.M. RAIN DELAY AT LAKEWAY UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
Lakeway originally was not able to give us any courts between 3pm and 5pm today. However, their events are cancelled so if we can get a break in the weather soon, play may resume by 3:00 p.m. at Lakeway. Please re-check this homepage for more updates.
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NOON START LOOKS PROMISING
Wind is picking up some and no moisture falling. Need help preparing courts for play at all sites for a possible noon start. Players for 8:30 matches should report at noon. Once matches begin, an update for later match times will be noted on this homepage.
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10:15 A.M UPDATE: USTA CERTIFIED OFFICIALS REPORT TO ALL SITES
Please report to all sites to help prepare for noon start
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UPDATE SUNDAY 9:30 A.M. NO PLAY BEFORE NOON ALL SITES
Regretfully courts just aren't drying due to dampness. Check back for continued updates.
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SUNDAY, 8:20 A.M. NO MATCH PLAY ALL SITES UNTIL 11:00 A.M.
Courts remain wet and puddled and not drying due to humidity and low clouds. Another update will be done around 9:30
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WEATHER UPDATE AS OF SUNDAY 7:00 A.M.
No match play before 10;00 a.m. at ALL SITES due to continued wet
conditions. Check back here
for further updates around 8:30 a.m.
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ALL MATCHES HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY AT 3 SITES
Players: BE SURE TO CHECK THIS TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT TO YOUR SITE IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR AN 8:30 A.M. MATCH TIME on SUNDAY. Our tournament site directors and referee will be physically driving to all 3 sites to determine if courts are playable with an update posted to this homepage no later than 7:00 a.m. This way you can avoid heading to courts unnecessarily.
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WEATHER UPDATE A/O 4:30 p.m.
No match play will resume today. Draws have been pulled and are being re-scheduled for a variety of sites tomorrow in hopes of getting match play completed. Anticipate a shortened format :0( NEW SITE for SUNDAY: AUSTIN TENNIS CENTER 7800 Johnny Morris Rd., Austin, TX 78724 (512) 928-8119. Recent car break-in at this site so please do not leave any valuables in plain view in your vehicles at this site nor any other. SITE ABBREVIATION: XYZ
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WEATHER DELAY AT COURTYARD AND LOST CREEK ONLY
The Courtyard and Lost Creek matches will not resume play until 12:30 p.m. assuming misting stops. Stay tuned for updates for times for other scheduled matches. Once we resume play, I'll note the delay for other match times.
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MATCHES WILL BEGIN ON TIME AS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV. 15TH
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PLAYER PARTY FRIDAY EVENING 6:00 TO 9:00 P.M.
Dinner will be served from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Texas Hold 'em following early dinner (6:45-ish) Come play...it's a BLAST!!! Prizes for top 3 Texas Hold 'em winners.
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CHAMPIONSHIPS REGISTRATION THURSDAY, NOV. 13TH AT THE COURTYARD
PLAYERS: Tournament registration and check-in will be held from 3:00 -
8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 13th at The Courtyard Tennis & Swim Club, 5608
Courtyard Dr., Austin, TX 78731 Telephone: (512) 345-4700 Please plan to
attend. All TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION and player gift bags for the tournament
will be distributed at The Courtyard throughout Championship weekend.
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FINALS SCHEDULED MATCH TIMES ARE ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE
ALL Finals match times will be rescheduled as needed based on player scheduling conflicts of those players in multiple final events and court needs.
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TOURNAMENT SITES AND LEGEND
SITES & LEGEND
HEADQUARTERS: The Courtyard Tennis and Swim Club (512)
345-4700 CYTC on draws
5608 Courtyard Dr.
Austin, TX 78731 Lost Creek Country Club(512) 892-0173 LCCC on draws 2612 Lost Creek Blvd.
Austin, TX 78746
Lakeway World of Tennis (512) 261-7222 LKWY on draws
1 World of Tennis Square
Lakeway (or Austin), TX 78738
Other sites may be secured in the event of weather issues.
DIRECTIONS TO SITES
DIRECTIONS TO SITES THE COURTYARD TENNIS AND SWIM CLUB (Shown
as CYTC on draws) 512 345-4700 5608 Courtyard Dr., Austin, TX 78731 From Hwy
183 North at the Arboretum.....Take Capital of Texas Highway South (also
known as Hwy 360) to the street just BEFORE you pass over the large Lake
Austin suspension bridge. This street is Courtyard Dr. Take a left onto
Courtyard Dr. Take another immediate left onto Scout Island and follow to
street inlet just before the silver fire hydrant. Take a right on inlet,
which leads to the site's parking area.
LOST CREEK COUNTRY CLUB (Shown as LCCC on draws) 512 892-0173
2612 Lost Creek Blvd., Austin, TX 78746 Heading South on Hwy 360 (also known
as Capital of TX Hwy), take a RIGHT onto Lost Creek Blvd. Follow it until it
crosses the creek and bridge. Turn into the club on your right.
LAKEWAY WORLD OF TENNIS (Shown as LKWY on draws) 512 261-7222 1
World of Tennis Square, Austin, TX 78738. From RR 620 turn west on to Lakeway
Blvd. Continue on Lakeway Blvd., past the first traffic signal and on through
the three-way stop. Approximately 1.25 miles past the three-way stop, turn
left onto Highland Blvd (just passed the Lakeway Swim Center). Take a right
at the next stop sign into the World of Tennis parking lot.
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HOW DRAWS ARE DIVIDED INTO RED AND WHITE
To SEED this tournament the Texas Selection List is used dated 9/19/14.
While round robins are not routinely SEEDED, it is done so we may place the
appropriate players in the correct draw using the WAVE method. Players ranked
1, 4, 5, and 8 from the 2014 Texas Selection list dated 9/19/14 are in RED
draws while players ranked 2, 3, 6, and 7 are in WHITE draws. If an event is
not full (7 players instead of 8 selected) the RED draw will play only 2
matches to determine the advancing player. In events with only 5
teams/participants, one Round Robin will be used. Players/Teams in a 5
player/team RR need to anticipate two matches on Friday (early morning start),
two matches on Saturday and the last match on "CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY".
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HOTEL
Central Reservations Number: 877-242-3654 and request a reservation under the
group code G-AMPO $119 King rooms; $125 Doubles;
more info
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WHAT TO DO IN EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER
While rain is not currently in the forecast for
our 2014 MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, this information will help you in the event it
does occur. ***Fastest updates: FOLLOW ME ON Twitter at
https://twitter.com/catadirector.***CHECK TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE: I routinely
(every 45 minutes to 1 hour) update this website with details about rain
delays, and when play is anticipated to resume. If you do not have internet
access readily available to you, your hotels generally do in their business
centers. Please use their internet services to access our tournament homepage
to look for answers with regard to rain delays, should this occur. This will
help you know when to return to your site for match play and help the
tournament run more smoothly by reducing unnecessary phone calls. Your
most up-to-date info can be found by FOLLOWING ME ON TWITTER.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, October 26, 2014 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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