NEW MONDAY TIMES ARE CURRENT AND CORRECT
All first round match times have been updated and are current as of 6:40AM Monday Morning. Some times have changed, some have stayed the same. Please check for your new starting times.
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MONDAY MORNING UPDATE - NEW TIMES
We only have 10 courts available at 8:00AM. CONSOLATION ONLY at 8:00AM. There are 8 second round Consolation matches that were on the court yesterday. Those 8 matches will go on first at 8:00AM. Main Draw matches will begin at 9:30 AM. Please check for your new times. I'll have them posted by 6:45AM.
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Sunday Night 8:00PM Update
We have 24 clay courts. I was planning on 16 courts being ready by 8:00AM Monday - therefore scheduled only 16 matches instead of 24. Three inches of rain in 28 hours isn't good for our courts - they become saturated and don't drain well. Never been a problem late August. We received another hard/steady 20 minutes rain again, for the 6th time, after I posted the new Monday start times. If 16 courts aren't ready by 8:00AM, there will be delays. I'll have an updated post at 6:30AM Monday Morning on court conditions ONLY IF 16 courts aren't ready.
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SUNDAY 5:00 PM UPDATE
All Monday times are correct and updated as of 5:00pm Sunday. We are going to play 3 rounds of singles in both the main draw, and consolations on Monday. By playing 3 singles rounds to get caught up, we will NOT PLAY DOUBLES. Please Email me @ Joc@huntsvilletenniscenter.com if you have any questions or concerns
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DOUBLES IS CANCELLED
We are playing 3 rounds of singles in the main draw and consolations Monday to get caught up. Our last main draw singles matches go on at 4:00pm if on schedule. We are not going play the first round of doubles beginning at 7:00pm the third night. Thank you for understanding this decision due to our Saturday and Sunday rainouts. NO DOUBLES - CANCELLED FOR THE TOURNAMENT
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RAIN DELAY #5 3:50 PM SUN
All play is cancelled for the day. We just received another heavy bout of rain - our clay courts can't handle anymore rain. I will have all NEW SUNDAY TIMES posted by 5:00PM today.
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RAIN DELAY #4 1:30 PM SUN
All play is suspended until 4:30. At 4:30, the 9 consolation matches that were on the court will be first on (2nd round). THESE CONSOLATION MATCHES HAVE TO BE PLAYED BEFORE MAIN DRAW, B/C THEY ARE ONE ROUND BEHIND. We are going to be very limited on how many courts are going to be playable the rest of the day. There might not be enough courts ready at 4:30PM for the 9 matches, but be here ready to go. Round of 32 Main Draw - Won't begin before 5:30 if at all today. I will have FINAL TIMES POSTED BY 4:00PM for main draw. I will know by 4:00 how many courts are going to be playable for the evening. CONSOLATION - 3rd round Qualifier will NOT play today
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RAIN DELAY #3 10:20AM SUN
Matches Scheduled at 10:00AM will now play at 12:00 NOON. Whatever your scheduled Sunday time is, move it back 2 hours. We are going to have limited clay courts the rest of the day due to all the rain. NEW TIMES ON COMPUTER ARE CORRECT AS OF 10:43 AM
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SUNDAY MORNING DELAY - ALL MATCHES
ALL MATCHES WILL START LATER. We will not have any clay courts ready at 8:00am. The first matches to begin Sunday Morning at 10:00AM will be the two singles matches that were still on the court, and second round of consolations (9 matches). The main draw round of 32 will be played next, followed by third round qualifier in consolations, followed by main draw round of 16, then doubles. I will have your new starting times by 7:00AM. No warm up on clay courts before your matches. 6 hard courts will be available for warm up.
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NEW SUNDAY TIMES POSTED
6:55AM SUNDAY - ALL NEW TIMES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR SUNDAY. Please check for your new starting times.
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7:25PM Saturday Night Update
We've had a lot of rain this evening. There is a chance all 24 clay courts WON'T be playable in the morning. We will have a message posted by 6:30 am on conditions for morning matches.
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RAIN DELAY #2 @ 3:50pm 8-30
All Play is suspended for the day. Singles play will Resume at regularly scheduled times for Sunday. Singles times for Sunday are correct on the computer.
The two singles matches that were still on the court - Ecarma vs Swope & Sykes vs Gwynn will resume their matches at 8:00am. They will then go immediately back on the court for their scheduled Sunday singles match.
Doubles times will remain the same that were scheduled for Saturday
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RAIN DELAY 1:10PM 8-30
ALL singles matches still on the court, and ALL DOUBLES matches be ready to play at 3:30. If the courts are not ready b/c of rain, I will have an update at 3:00 with instructions. Otherwise, be ready to play at 3:30.
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TOURNAMENT CONTACT NUMBERS
Tournament Director - Joc Simmons - direct line 256-883-3988. Email - Joc@huntsvilletenniscenter.com Front Desk Number - 256-883-3986 WEBSITE - www.huntsvilletenniscenter.com
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PRACTICE COURTS
Practice courts will be available all Friday afternoon until we close. Saturday Morning practice clay courts will be available until 8:45 am. After 8:45, we'll have limited hard courts available for practice. Sunday Morning - first come first clay courts until 7:50AM, then all clay courts will be used. Limited hard courts will be available.
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SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Singles is a 128 draw. There are 72 players, therefore, a lot of first round byes in the round of 128. Singles rounds 128 & 64 will be played Saturday. 2 rounds of singles (most players will only play 1 singles). Doubles rounds of 32 & 16 will be played Saturday afternoon. 2 rounds of doubles
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Friday Check In
There will be a Friday check in up until 8:00PM. This is not mandatory. If you can't make the Friday check in - just show up 30 minutes prior to your first match at Huntsville Tennis Center.
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AWARDS
Singles awards will be given for 1st - 6th place. Doubles awards will be given for 1st-4th place.
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SEEDING CHANGE
We had the #4 seed pull out. The new seeds are listed.
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First Match Start Times
First match start times will be posted by 12:00pm (noon) Thursday, August 28th.
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SEEDS
The Seeds have been posted for both Singles and Doubles. We have 16 seeds in singles and 8 in doubles. Doubles Seeding - we took the standing list that Southern's sent us last week. We added up the combined singles rankings for both players to come up with a cumulative number. Example: Joc ranked 15 and Bill ranked 40 equals a cumulative number of 55. The lowest number was seeded #1, then #2, ETC. PLEASE EMAIL if you have any questions or see an obvious mistake. Joc@huntsvilletenniscenter.com
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DOUBLES PARTNERS
We are going to randomly assign doubles partners early next week, for those that aren't matched up yet. We are not aloud to give out contact info of other players, so please don't ask us for numbers or emails. Please email me if you do match up with a partner, and I'll make the adjustment on tennis link to show.
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SCORING
A third set - 10 Point Tiebreak will be played in both main draw and singles. Doubles is an eight game pro-set.
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HOTELS
The three closest hotels are Double Tree Suites, Hilton Garden Inn South, Hampton Inn South. All three of those are located on boulevard south 5 minutes away. The two next closest hotels are Springhill Suites and Embassy Suites at 5-10 minutes away. All the other hotels listed are 10-15 minutes away.
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Draw Size - 128 singles & 64 Doubles
This is a large singles draw. Remember, it's a 4 day tournament.
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FORMAT - SCHEDULE
All play begins on Saturday, August 30th. Singles will be played first each day, followed by doubles in the afternoon/evening. This is a 4 day tournament. There will be matches played on Tuesday if a player makes it that far, so please plan accordingly.
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Doubles Information
Doubles registration will be online. Please be sure to indicate your partner before the registration deadline ends. When the deadline ends, we will randomly match players without partners together.
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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 Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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