Tournament Reports
9/25 2:00PM CST - Alternates by Event
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Feedback from this event
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Tournament Update
9/28 10:00PM CST: All match results have been recorded. If your have any questions or think there is an error, please email us at brtennistournaments@gmail.com. Thanks for playing in this event!
9/27 10:30PM CST: All match results have been put in and Extra Draws are updated. Some Extra Draws still do not have names in them. This is due to the players who will fill those lines are playing in the morning. Check with your site if you have any questions or concerns.
9/26 8:00AM CST: Draws are posted! If you are playing at Forest Park, double check your first round match time as it shows on the draw as some times have changed. We will always go by the time shown on the draw online as the final call on what time you will play during the weekend.
9/25 1:00PM CST: Future Match Report is up with your first round match times. Also, Boys 18 has had its alternates list updated. Safe travels and we will see you this weekend in Baton Rouge.
9/23 8:30pm CST: UPDATE ON DIVISION SITES FOR PLAY WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: INDEPENDENCE PARK: B10, G10, B12, G12, B16 FOREST PARK: G16, G14, B14 GREENWOOD: B18, G18
SEEDS ARE POSTED. If your division has 24 players or more, than it is waterfalled. Divisions with 23 players or less are not waterfalled (either a round of 32 or a round of 16). If there are 12 players or more in your draw, then there are 4 seeds. If there are 11 players or less, then there are only 2 seeds. If you have any questions regarding the seeds or how it was done, email brtennistournaments@gmail.com. Thanks.
9/22 12pm CST: Entries have been processed and Alternates Lists posted. If there are any questions or concerns, please email to brtennistournaments@gmail.com. Please do not call.
Also, if you are looking to enter a division that did not fill up, email your information and the best number to reach you at for payment to brtennistournaments@gmail.com. If a draw is already full (32 players max), we can only put you on the back of the alternates list. Thanks.
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Rain Information
9/28 2PM CST: Greenwood is dry and courts are open. Come early and we can put you on early and try to beat any more rain coming. FOREST PARK is running ahead. Check In early and we can put you on if there's an open court.
9/28 10:45AM CST: UPDATE: BOYS 18 RED BACK DRAW MATCHES AND THE TOP HALF OF THE BOYS 18 WHITE BACK DRAW ARE BEING MOVED TO HIGHLAND ROAD PARK (14024 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70810) TO START AT 12PM. THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE BOYS WHITE BACK DRAW WILL PLAY AT 1PM. THE MAIN DRAW OF THE BOYS 18 RED AND BOYS 18 WHITE WILL ALSO PLAY AT 1PM AT HIGHLAND ROAD. SITE DESK NUMBER FOR HIGHLAND WILL BE 225-939-9088. BEST DIRECTIONS ARE TO TURN LEFT ON AMISS ROAD, AND THE FACILITY IS WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT.
BOYS 18S EXTRA DRAW WILL ALSO PLAY AT HIGHLAND ROAD PARK. HEAD THERE AS WE WILL PLAY THOSE MATCHES AS SOON AS WE CAN. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
GIRLS 18 WHITE AND RED MATCHES WILL START BACK AT 11:30 AT GREENWOOD, WITH MATCHES TO FOLLOW AS SCHEDULED. GIRLS 18S RED AND WHITE EXTRA DRAW MATCHES WILL BE RESCHEDULED NOW TO 1PM AT GREENWOOD.
9/28 10:15AM CST Update: Greenwood has stopped raining. Please come help squeegee the courts. Each player is responsible for drying their half of the court. We are aiming to start back at 11:30am. Thanks for your help in getting the courts dry.
9/28 9:30AM CST Update: Greenwood got rain again. We will not start back before 11am. We will update by 10:15am.
Independence and Forest are currently playing.
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Tournament Desk Numbers
Independence Park: Taylor (504) 812-3767 Forest Park: Chester (225) 205-8054 Greenwood Park: Hayden (407) 902-1811
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Tournament Check In
We will have a check in on Friday from 4-7pm at Independence Park for
your convenience. If you do not make it Friday night to check in, then
you need to check in BEFORE your first match on Saturday. Saturday check in
will be from 7:30am-10am at Independence Park. If you cannot make it to
Friday check in but play an 8am match Saturday morning, then bring your
medical release to your site and then you can go pick up your T-shirt
at Independence Park after your first match and complete your check-in
there. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter!
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Medical Release Form
Medical Release Forms must be completed and signed by the parent
or legal guardian. Parents, please do not send your child without this
form completed. This form must be turned in during check-in. A
downloadable medical release form can be found here...
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Scoring Format
The 12-18 divisions (main and back draw) will play regular scoring with a 10-point tiebreaker for the 3rd set. The 10s (main and back draw) will be short sets to 4 (first to 4 by 2 games--you can win 5-3 but not 4-3) and a 7-point tiebreak at 4-4 in the set. Also, the third set is only a 7-point tiebreaker, with no coaching allowed before the third set tiebreaker. 10s will play no-ad scoring.
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Communication
Please use the email (brtennistournaments@gmail.com) to communicate with us. DO NOT call. Fastest way to get answers will be by email. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.
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Warm Up Times
All sites will open at 7am to warm up every morning.
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Alternates
It is your responsibility to notify us of your most current information
by filling out the proper information at registration. We will call the
phone numbers or use the emails given to us in Tennislink to notify you
of an opening in the draw. We communicate by email until the tournament
start is extremely close, then we will use the phone numbers in Tennislink.
Ordered Alternates list:
This is the order that alternates will be placed in the draw. This
report is made by the most recent southern Standings List at the time of
the deadline of registration. This report will be posted after the
selections have been made.
PAYMENT:
By email, we will notify you how to contact us to pay for late entry.
Since you were not selected in the original selections, your credit
cards were never charged. Late Entries, via alternates, must be paid
immediately and payment processed before we will enter you into the
draw. The alternate will not be listed as a competitor until the
payment has been charged. The entry fee is $55 for singles.
POINT OF NO RETURN:
It is your duty to notify us once you have been placed on the
alternate list that there is no way you can participate in the
tournament should a spot open up for you to play, regardless of if the
tournament is a week away or if starts the next day. If your name is on
the alternate list, you are saying that you can play. We understand that
you may not be able to drop everything and change your plans last
minute, so please be courteous and email us at brtennistournaments@gmail.com to
remove your name from the alternate list, even if it is the night before
and you live way too far away to make the trip last minute. We appreciate the notice as it may save us time the next day.
ON-SITE ALTERNATES:
You need to report to the site for your division 30 minutes prior to
the start of the first match for that division and be present during all
the first round match times of that division. If there are more that
one on-site alternates, we will go by the order of the Ordered Alternate
List to make the selection. You must notify the desk that you are there
in order for us to know to put you in the draw. If you are not present
if a spot opens up, you will not play. So it is important to remain
on-site until all the first round matches have started if you want any
chance at playing.
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Withdrawals
If you are going to withdraw, here is all the important information you need to know.
Before the singles deadline, Sunday, Sept 21, 2014 at 11:59 PM Local
Time (CST), go to the tournament website (you are here right
now) and click "EDIT REGISTRATION" on the right side of your screen,
then click "WITHDRAW". If you do not know your Confirmation #, then
click "Locate Confirmation" just below the "withdraw" link. We cannot
withdraw you before the deadline, you must do this yourself.
If you withdraw after Sunday, Sept 21, 2014 at 11:59PM CST, you must email
your withdrawal to brtennistournaments@gmail.com. DO NOT CALL. You will not
receive a refund after this date. You have until Sept 25, 2014 at 11:59
PM CST to withdraw without penalty, unless you have a documented medical
excuse.
If you withdraw after Thursday, Sept 25, 2014 at 11:59 PM CST, you must
still email your withdrawal to brtennistournaments@gmail.com and you will NOT receive a refund. You must include a documented medical excuse in the email or you will be penalized.
Defaulting during the tournament:
You must talk to the Head Referee at the host site. Do not tell the desk and assume you have properly defaulted. You MUST
speak to the Head Referee in person or it will be recorded in the
computers as a "No Show (ns)". If you are off-site, have the tournament
desk at that location call the Head Referee to speak to him. No
telephone withdrawals will be accepted. You must see the Head Referee in
person. A "No Show" counts as 5 suspension points.
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Player's Lunch
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches will be providing a player's lunch on Saturday at all sites. Lunch will be served at 11am at all sites.
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Practice Sites
City Park Tennis Center and Highland Road Park Tennis Center has courts available throughout the weekend. Court rental is $4/hr before 6pm and $6/hr after 6pm. Call the tennis sites to reserve yourself a court as courts are available on a first come, first serve basis. City Park - (225) 343-3767. 1442 City Park Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Highland Road - (225) 766-0247. 14024 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810.
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Timeline
9/21 Sun: Deadline to Register
9/22 Mon: Entries will be processed and alternate lists will be posted.
9/23 Tues night: Seeds will be posted. See seeding note below for any issues.
9/25 Thurs: First Round match times will be posted.
9/26 Fri: Draws will be posted.
9/26 Fri: 4-7pm Check in at Independence Park. 9/27 Sat: Singles play begins at 8am. Facility opens at 7am to warm up.
9/28 Sun: Play continues at 8am and concludes today. No Monday matches, regardless of weather. Facility opens at 7am to warm up.
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Sites
We will be using the following sites for this tournament. See below for the Tentative plan for which divisions will be at which sites.
Independence Park (IP on draw) (7800 Independence Boulevard,
Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Hard Line: (225) 216-0660) Forest Park (FP on draw) (13900 S Harrells Ferry Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. Hard Line: (225) 756-3312) Greenwood Park (GW on draw) (13350 Hwy. 19, Baker, LA 70714. Hard Line: 225-778-4040).
SCHEDULE OF DIVISION'S SITES IS AS FOLLOWS: Independence Park: Boys 10, Girls 10, Boys 12, Girls 12, Boys 16. Forest Park: Girls 16, Boys 14, Girls 14. Greenwood Park: Boys 18, Girls 18.
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Division Sites for this Tournament
Independence Park will be our main site. We will also be using Forest Park and Greenwood Park Tennis Center. See below for addresses. We will have directions at check-in. We will not know for sure which divisions will be at which sites until after the deadline. We have a tentative list below. Please realize this is TENTATIVE and subject to change based on draw sizes. Thanks for your understanding.
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New Southern Level 3 Format
See the attached link for the new guidelines to Southern Level 3 tournaments effective January 1, 2012.
According to the new guidelines, all tournament play will occur on Saturday and Sunday, including all doubles.
A new "waterfall" draw will be used for the Southern Level 3
Tournaments. To learn about how this will be used and how it works,
please see the link here....
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Host Hotel
Holiday Inn South is our host hotel. 9940 Airline Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70816 (225) 924-7021
NOTE: THIS IS AN LSU HOME FOOTBALL WEEKEND, SO BOOK YOUR ROOMS EARLY! Mention that you are part of the Total Tennis Junior Championships for your special rate. Discounted rate guaranteed through September 12, 2014. Will need to call the local hotel line to see if rooms are available at this rate after September 12, 2014. $94/night for a Courtyard Room. Breakfast Included $104/night for a Tower Room. Breakfast Included
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Doubles
There are no doubles for this tournament. If you have any questions regarding this matter, email brtennistournaments@gmail.com.
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Rules for Entering 2 Divisions
Players are allowed to enter two divisions in Southern Level 3
tournaments with these guidelines: #1. Players selected to both age
divisions they apply for will automatically be selected in the older age
division. They would be removed from the other age division. #2.
Players not selected to either division would remain on the alternates
lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division
they first get in from the alternates list. They would be removed from
the Alternates 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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Selection Report
Draws limited to 32. Top 32 players applying from the USTA/Southern
latest STANDINGS LIST. 28 players from this age group will be selected
and up to 4 players from the younger age group who are eligible for the
younger age group, who have a standing in the top 40 of the younger age
group, and are not in the selected 28, will be selected. The names of
the players who have been selected appear as COMPETITORS. Alternates are
listed in the REPORT SECTION. DO NOT REFER TO THE ALTERNATES ON THE FAR
LEFT SIDE OF THE WEB PAGE (That list is not updated)
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Refund Policy
Once the deadline for withdrawing and receiving a refund is past (Sunday, September 21 at 11:59pm CST), there are no refunds. This rule is in the Friend at Court.
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Official Ball
The official ball of this tournament is Dunlop.
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WE ARE NOT ALLOWING LATE ENTRIES. NO EXCEPTION
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USTA-MANDATORY MEDICAL RELEASE FORM-Each player that enters a USTA/STA/LTA sanctioned junior tournament must complete a medical Release form signed by his/her parent or guardian BEFORE
he/she steps foot on the court. Go to Jrs page on louisianatennis.com
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THIS TOURNAMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:
STA LEVEL: 3
LTA LEVEL: 3
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is restricted. Please consult your Section or District rules and regulations for entry requirements for this tournament. If you enter this tournament and are not eligible, any refund is as the discretion of the Tournament Director. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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