Tournament Reports
Events - Alternates by Event 4/04 11:45 am FIRST MATCH TIMES FOR SINGLES
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SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS
Congratulations Sportsmanship Winners! Nathan Zou from Murphreesboro TN Jenasis Yarrell from Atlanta GA
Thanks to everyone for a great tournament!
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RAIN INFORMATION
7am Sunday: No rain in Rome
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Doubles Administrative Error
Administrative error were made in B12 Doubles and G16 Doubles concerning seeds and omitted players. New draws will be posted.
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ONSITE ALTERNATES
On site alternates should report to the Referee at RFTC 30 minutes before the first match time for their division. If a spot becomes available, players will be entered in the order listed on the Ordered Alternate list.
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FIRST MATCH TIMES POSTED (2:10pm Thursday)
Thank you for your patience. First match times are now posted under Tournament Reports above. Decision was made to not make the doubles draws until Saturday morning. There are still doubles players not paired - we have moved those players to the alternate list. Please look at the doubles competitors list and contact us (chelton48@yahoo.com) if you would like to pair with someone already in the event. 2 rounds of DOUBLES WILL BE PLAYED AFTER SINGLES ON SATURDAY, not before 2 pm.
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LATE ENTRIES
Sorry if you missed the 11:59pm Thursday deadline. Late entries will be accepted, but will be placed at the end of the alternate list in the order they were received. DO NOT CALL! Requests for late entry should be emailed to Cheryl Helton at chelton48@yahoo.com and copy the tournament director David Araiza at daraiza@rfpra.com.
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HOW TO GET RAIN INFORMATION
TO BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH PLAYERS, PARENTS, AND COACHES, WE WOULD LIKE
EVERYONE TO JOIN THE RAIN OUT GROUP. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW: Go to www.rainedout.net
. Enter HELTON TENNIS
in the search box. Click on the name HELTON TENNIS. Follow
instructions to register your phone number.
Enter the validation code sent to your phone. Select GA JR OPEN group. Instantly receive rain out
information to your phone via text. Information about rain
delays will also be posted on the tournament website.
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TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION
Tournament Registration will be held at Rome Floyd Tennis Center Friday from 4:30 until 7pm. To expedite the process please have your Medical Release form printed and completed before you arrive. If you are not able to arrive by 7 pm, you may come by RFTC Saturday morning one hour before your first match time to register. You may not register at other sites!
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MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
A
signed medical release form is required prior to playing your first match.
Parent or guardian must sign the medical release. Please print the form and
bring the completed document with you to registration at the Tournament Check
in.
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USTASOUTHERN LEVEL 3 TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Highlights of the Level 3 Format are as
follows:
ALL LEVEL 3 TOURNAMENTS WILL BE HELD OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD (SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY) UNLESS APPROVED BY USTA Southern.
1. All tournaments shall have two 16 balanced draws in each age division.
2. Two 16 draws will be determined by use of the waterfall system.
3. Format: Consolation will be a feed-in through the QF. Because Doubles will be played, there will NOT be a dependent draw for losers in first match of consolation.
4. If the number of participants goes under 24 (23 or less), one draw will be
used instead.
5. Format will remain the same for all Level 3 events. The only change will
be for an Indoor event which will be able to add one day.
6. Seeding shall follow the USTA Southern Section seeding regulations.
Players selected on their 10’s standing shall not be considered for seeding
in the 12’s division. 7. Scoring: Tie Break in lieu of the third set shall be used in all matches.
8. 10's will play on 60ft court using Orange Low Compression balls and
25" racquets Scoring: will be the best of three short sets,with No-Ad
Scoring, using a set (7pt) tie break at 4 all, with a set (7pt) tie break in
lieu of the third set.
9. NEW LEVEL 3 POINTS TABLE: More points for Level 3 tournaments.
10. With the smaller draws more players will receive more points. 11. Late entries will be accepted.
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ENTERING TWO AGE 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
#2. Players not selected to either division would remain on the
alternate lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the
division they first get in. 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 for the division they were not selected.
#4. Once a player is selected for any one division no changes can be made.
There will be no exceptions to these guidelines. If you feel you have
made an incorrect entry during the entry process, you can edit your
registration until the entry closing date.
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TIME LINE
TIMELINE
3/27 Entry Deadline Thursday,March 27 at 11:59 pm.
2/29 Last day to withdraw and receive a refund is Saturday, March 29 at NOON.
2/29 The Competitors list will be posted by noon on Saturday.
2/29 The ordered alternate lists will be posted by noon on Saturday.
4/02 The singles draws, will be made at 1 pm on Wednesday, April 2.
4/03 First Match Times as "Future Match Info Report " will be posted by noon, Thursday, April 3.
4/04 All Draws will be posted by noon, Friday, April 4.
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Saturday: 2 rounds of Main, 1 round of Consolation 2 rounds of Doubles
Sunday: 2 rounds of Main, 2 rounds of Consolation, 2 rounds of Doubles
Subject to change with weather issues/draw size.
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SELECTION CRITERIA
Entry for BG12, BG14, BG16 and BG18 will be
based on selection criteria of 28 from the age group of the event and up
to 4 from the lower age group who do not get in the first 28, and who
are in the top 40 of the Southern standings in the lower age group at
the time of selection.
Entry for BG10 will be based on selection criteria of 32 in the Southern standings at the time of selection.
Selections will be made using the most current Southern Standing Lists at time of selections.
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SEEDING
SEEDING
USTA SOUTHERN SINGLES SEEDING CRITERIA: Seeding
shall be done using the results from recently published USTA
Southern Combined Standings List of the division in the order in which
players appear on the list.
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 range of the most
recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings List of any younger
age division as determined by the Southern Seeding Calculator.
BG12 will not seed from the lower age division. Players with top 100 National Standings will be considered for seeding.
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ONLINE REGISTRATION CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Information: For purposes of Alternate notification, match time
changes, and draw changes, it is imperative for you to add contact information
(email and phone) during the online registration process. Please help us and the player by submitting this contact
information, so the player does not
lose out on important information.
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DOUBLES INFORMATION
Players must play doubles in the same age division for which they are selected for singles. Two rounds of doubles will be played on Saturday and Sunday. Doubles partners must be designated by Tuesday, April 1 at 11:59 pm. Both partners must confirm the pairing by emailing the referee at chelton48@yahoo.com.
Doubles Scoring: BG12-18 will play 8-game pro-sets with
a match (10 pt) tie-break at 8-all. BG10 Doubles matches - 6-game no-ad set with a seven
(7) point set tie-break played at 6-all.
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DOUBLES SELECTION AND SEEDING CRITERIA
(Doubles play in the division selected for Singles)
1. Both players have been selected in singles 2. One player has been selected into the singles and is partnered with an alternate 3. Both players are alternates 4. One player has been selected into the singles and is partnered with no singles entry 5. Alternate and no singles entry 6. Neither are entered in singles
Teams shall be seeded in the order of their combined standings
(e.g., Player A holds the #1 standing and Player B holds the #10
standing. The Team of A & B would have combined standing of 11.)
Teams that have the same combined standing, the tie shall be broken by
using the highest singles standing of the four players.
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FACEBOOK FOR DOUBLES PARTNER
We are not allowed to give player's personal information to anyone, so please do not email us for the information. To aid you in finding a doubles partner we have created a Facebook Group for this tournament. Please request membership and use the group to contact players(parents) to inquire about doubles partners. DO NOT PUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE COMMENTS. MESSAGE THROUGH FACEBOOK. THANK YOU.
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TOURNAMENT SCORING AND FORMATS
For
BG 12, 14, 16, 18:
All main draw matches and all consolation matches will be regular scoring for
best of two tiebreak sets with a match tiebreak (first to 10 by 2 points)to be
played in lieu of the third set. For BG10: Main and consolation singles matches will be REGULAR scoring in
best of two short sets to four with a set tiebreak (first to 7) at 4-4 and set
tiebreak (first to 7) in lieu of the third set. Play will be on 60 foot courts,
using orange balls and rackets 25 inches or less. The consolation will be a full feed-in consolation through the quarterfinals.
Consolation matches will be played through the semifinal round.
There will be a playoff for third and fourth place in the main draw singles.
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TOURNAMENT SITES
Rome Floyd Tennis Center (RFTC): 301 West 3rd Street, Rome, Ga 30165 Alto Park (ALTO): 1014 Burnett Ferry Rd SW, Rome, GA 30165 Etowah Park (ETOW): 1325 Kingston Rd NE, Rome, GA 3016 Georgia Highlands (GAHI): 3175 Cedartown Highway, Rome, GA 30161 Darlington School (DARL): 1014 Cave Spring Rd, Rome, GA 30161
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BALLS
The official ball for the tournament is PRO PENN MARATHON for BG12-18. BG10 will use the PENN 2-tone orange ball.
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HOTEL INFORMATION
Americas
Best Value Inn
Address:
2973 Cedartown Hwy. SE
Rome,GA
30161
Phone:(706)
235-1717
Fax:(706)
378-0008
Rate:
Double: $69.95
King:
$59.95
Best
Western Executive Inn
Address:
217 HIGHWAY 411S
ROME GA
30161
Phone:
706-234-3161
Fax:
706-234-3161
Rate:
Standard King rooms : $79.99 (two person rate - direct to
hotel only)
Standard
Queen/Queen rooms : $79.99 (two person rate – direct to hotel only)
Country Inn & Suites
Address: 15 Hobson Way,
Rome, GA 30161
Phone: 706-232-3380
Fax: 706-232-3364
Rate: Double: $99.00
King: $90.00
Hotel:
Econo Lodge
Address:
390 Dodd Blvd. SE
Rome,
GA 30161
Phone:
706-234-0014
Fax:
706-234-0720
Rate:
Double: $50.00
King:
$50.00
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Address: 35 Hobson Way
Rome, GA 30161
Phone: 706-232-0021
Fax: 706-314-0021
Rate: Double: $109.00
King: $99.00
La
Quinta Inn & Suites
Address:
15 Chateau Drive
Rome,
GA, 30161
Phone:
706-291-1034
Fax:
706-291-1036
Rate:
Double: $89.99
King:
$89.99
King
Suite: $109.99
Family
Suites: $129.99
Quality Inn
Address: 40 Grace Drive
Rome, GA 30161
Phone: 706-291-7797
Fax: 706-291-6858
Rate: Double: $79
King: $75
Suite: $165
*All
rates do NOT include taxes
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GEORGIA LEVEL 2 TOURNAMENT AND STA LEVEL 3 TOURNAMENT. JR
SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM IN EFFECT. CONSOLATION - FIC Singles &
3/4 Playoffs. Boys/Girls 10s MUST play all matches on a 60' court
with a 25" racket and use low compression balls. T-shirts. Scoring
format for BG18-12 Singles -Main draw & Consolation - 2 out of
3 sets with 3rd set match tie-break. Doubles - 8-game pro-sets with
a match tie-break at 8-all. BG10: Singles - Main draw and
Consolation - best of two short sets (first to four and win by two)
with a set tie-break (first to seven and win by two) at 4-4 in each
set, and a set tie-break (first to seven and win by two for the
third set.) BG10 Doubles matches - 6-game set with a seven (7)
point "Match" tie-break played at 6-all. This tournament is open to
all players regardless of ranking. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - This is a
State Championship Tournament.
PLEASE COPY & PASTE ALL LINKS BELOW:
Download your Medical Release Form!
http://www.ustageorgia.com/docs/Medical%20Release%20Form-USTA%20Georgia.pdf
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http://s.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB228WMWVFDPA?p=WEB228WMWVFDPA
Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
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