Dunlop Junior Tennis Championship (SC L2-STA L3) (formerly SMASH Jr. Cup)

Media Report for matches played on Sunday, February 16, 2014
Media Report
Events - Alternates by Event as of 10 am 2/14

Congratulations to our Girls' 18s Champion Ellie Halbauer.
We look forward to seeing you play in the qualifying rounds of the 2014 Family Circle Cup

Thank you to all the players, families, coaches, volunteers, and our title sponsor DUNLOP Sports for an awesome tournament! Look forward to seeing you next year.

ALL 12-18 singles matches will play 2 full sets with a 10 point match tiebreak at one set all.

All singles time are correct on line

View all updated match times at 10:45 am.

Double will play at the end of day

After consulting with Southern USTA on our current court conditions the decision has been made to start the day using the short set format.


This format consist of: the first to 4 by 2, at 4 games all a 7 point tiebreak will be played for the set. If you split short sets a 7 point tiebreak will be played to decide the match. The rest period at the end of 2 shorts sets will be a 2 minute set break (no coaching allowed).


Next update will be at 9:30.

Girls 18s singles all report FCTC 9:30
EVERYONE ELSE CHECK ONLINE AT 9am FOR A POSSIBLE 11am START. COURTS ARE BAD AND THEY DRY AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WE ARE WORKING TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE.

THERE IS A BUG IN TENNISLINK THAT HAS CAUSE DRAWS TO BE ERASED. I WILL BE MANUALLY REENTERING THOSE DRAWS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS TAKES TIME. YOU MAY BE ABLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD TO SE AN INCORRECT DRAW WHILE I AM WORKING> PLEASE CHECK BACK AT 4pm.

Thank you to everyone for your communication on the girls 18 seeds. This is a great opportunity for a young lady. Not every tournament can offer a wild card into the qualifying round of a WTA event. We hope to find the strongest candidate out there. Please come by and watch these outstanding athletes play.

DRAWS WILL BE POSTED AT 11pm 2/12 YOU WILL BE ON YOUR OWN TO CHECK BACK FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE DRAWS UP TILL 9am 2/14. ANY CHANGES MADE AFTER THIS TIME WE WILL CALL YOU. The complete list of match times will be posted Friday pm. Tennislink has a glitch in it and I want to thank those of you who noticed your names coming and going. Everyone has been very nice. Good Luck this weekend and keep your fingers crossed for mother nature to decide she is done with the South. THANK YOU

All players must initially check in at the Family Circle Tennis Center at least one half hour PRIOR to their first scheduled match. First matches will begin at 8:00 am on Saturday morning. Early check-in is encouraged and will be available on Friday, February 14th from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. If you do not arrive on Friday before 7:00 pm, you MUST check in at Family Circle Tennis Center at least one half hour prior to your first match. After initial check-in, all players should report directly to designated sites for scheduled matches. MANDATORY USTA and FAMILY CIRCLE TENNIS CENTER RELEASE forms must be signed by each player's parent/guardian prior to first match.

USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player prior to their first match. Please download, complete, and bring signed form to expedite player check-in. more info

All players' parent/guardian must sign a Family Circle Tennis Center waiver prior to first match. Please download, complete, and bring signed form to expedite player check-in. more info

Join us for dinner featuring a build your own taco bar.

It is the responsibility of the players to verify their match time as match times and locations are subject to change. Please check the draws again at 9:00 pm on Friday, February 14th to insure that you arrive on time for your first match on Saturday.

Alternates # 1 - 5 in each division should email nancy.heinz@familycirclecup.com current cell phone number and email address so that if an opening occurs in your division we can contact you directly after the draws have been posted.
The Alternates by Event Report will be updated daily. Contact us immediately to be removed from the list. It is the alternate's responsibility to check the website to see if alternate status has changed. Please provide current contact information during online registration. Once an alternate is selected for play, payment is due immediately. (Payments are not made online for alternates). On site Alternates must register one-half hour prior to Saturday's first match at their division's site tournament desk. On site Alternates will be selected in the order of the Alternates List. On site Alternates should be on-site when their age and gender check in for play for the first round.

If you were selected in Singles, you were also selected in Doubles IF you entered online in the same Singles age group for Doubles.
If you were selected for Doubles and the partner you signed up with online was not selected, please email the tournament referee Meg Farrelly
at megphotogirl@aol.com to advise her of your doubles plans.

The Family Circle Cup has long been recognized as a professional event where young stars make their mark and what better opportunity for a young girl than to experience the thrill of playing in one of the top pro events on the women's tour. That is exactly what will happen to the winner of the Girls' 18s Singles when she receives a wild card into the 2014 Family Circle Cup qualifying draw held Saturday, March 29th and Sunday, March 30th. She will get her chance to make her own mark on a tournament where legends abound and new ones can suddenly be born. Congratulations to our previous Girls' 18s Singles Champions: Hayley Carter (2012 & 2013), Josie Kuhlman (2011), Shelby Rogers (2010), Alison Riske (2009), Mallory Cecil (2008), Nina Pantic (2006 & 2007), Inga Beernann (2005), Katrina Tsang (2004), and Shadisha Robinson (2003).

All Dunlop Junior Tennis Championship players are eligible for Dunlop sponsorships. Additional information is available on the Dunlop Details sheet in the player gift bag. Please contact Kim Eppelsheimer at kim.eppelsheimer@dunlopsports.com for further details. more info

1251 Woodland Ave, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 843-284-0900
Book by February 5 for $144 rate which includes breakfast
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160 Fairchild Street, DANIEL ISLAND (843) 216-6555
$119 (2 night minimum)
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1104 Isle of Palms Connector Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 843-856-3900
Reserve by January 15 for $121 rate for King or double, $131 for Suite. Includes breakfast.

5265 International Blvd North Charleston, SC 29418 843-308-9330
Reserve by January 31 for $119 Double or King / $139 King Suite.
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5757 Palm Boulevard Isle of Palms, SC 29451
Reserve by January 31 by calling reservations at 800-845-8880 for Two Bedroom Resort View Condo $165/night or Three Bedroom Resort View Condo $195/night.
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Boys and Girls 16s & 18s Family Circle Tennis Center and Daniel Island Club CLAY
Boys and Girls 14s Wild Dunes Resort CLAY
Boys and Girls 12s Live to Play CLAY
Boys and Girls 10s and 8s Family Circle Tennis Center and Daniel Island Club HARD

For withdrawals prior to the entry deadline, please go to the tournament web page and click on Edit Registration and enter your confirmation number received by email during online registration to withdraw. After entry deadline, please email the referee with reason and put name / division in the email subject line. Credit cards will be charged at the time of player selection. No refunds will be given after entry deadline closes on February 9th.

Current Southern standings shall be used to determine the entries with 1/8 of the draw coming from the next lower age group in the top 40 in a selection of 32, and the remainder from the age group of the event. One exception will be for the Girls18s draw which will be one 32 draw using current G18s standings and will not select four players from the G16s age group. USTA Southern will provide the acceptance list.

Players eligible for Girls 16s are limited to entering either the Girls 16s OR Girls 18s division, but NOT both due to the level each of these divisions are sanctioned. Girls' 18s will be open to all ITF, national, regional, and state level players and have a draw size of 32. First Match Losers Consolation and 3/4 playoff with the best two out of three sets with a ten point tiebreak in lieu of a third set will be played.

Seeding shall follow the USTA Southern Section seeding regulations. Players selected on their 10s standing shall not be considered for seeding in the 12s division.

For Boys' 12s, 14s, 16s, 18s and Girls' 12s, 14s, and 16s draws, 32 players will be selected for each event and then be split into two Draws of 16 players using the Waterfall System for selection with a full feed in Consolation through the Quarters and 3/4 playoff. The best two out of three sets with a ten point tiebreak in lieu of a third set will be played for all Boys' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s and Girls' 12s, 14s, and 16s matches.

Boys' and Girls' 10s will play the best of three short sets (first to four and win by two) with a set tiebreak (first to 7 points and win by 2) played in lieu of a third set and full feed in through Quarterfinals. Play will be on a court size of 60 feet with orange low compression balls and players must use 25" junior racquets.
Boys' and Girls' 8s Round Robin format is the best of 3 games with the first to score 7 points winning the game. An additional game to 7 points will be played if players split. Matches will be played on 36 foot courts with red low compression balls using 23" racquets.

All Boys and Girls 12 - 18 doubles will be 8 game pro sets with single elimination. Boys and Girls 10s will be one set of first to win six games. Per Southern requirements, players must play the doubles division they were selected in singles.

Stop by Dewey's Deli for a quick snack or meal between matches onsite at Family Circle Tennis Center.

From the Family Circle Tennis Center parking lot, you turn right. Go about a 1/8 of a mile and make your next right turn at the light onto Island Park Drive. Go straight through two round-abouts. Take next right into the Park Club. Tennis courts on your left.
DANIEL ISLAND CLUB DRESS CODE Proper tennis attire is required. If you are scheduled for matches at the DI Club, you cannot wear a cotton tee shirt on the tennis courts. Dry fit crew neck and collared tennis shirts are allowed. No outside food is allowed.

From Family Circle Tennis Center, turn left onto Seven Farms Drive. Go ¼ mile to the stoplight and make a right hand turn onto River Landing Drive. This road will take you onto I-526 going east. Go 3 miles and take the Long Point exit. Make a left at the light. Go to the 4th stop light (1/2 mile) and turn right onto Whipple Road. Continue straight turning right at 2nd traffic light onto Mathis Ferry Road. Live to Play will be on the left.

Allow 30 minutes driving time from FCTC to Wild Dunes Tennis Center.From FCTC, take a left out of parking lot onto Seven Farms Drive. Take a right at the first stop light onto Daniel Island Drive (ramp to 526 East). Take the second exit which is Highway 17 North towards Georgetown. Stay in the lefthand lane bearing left on the Hungryneck flyover. Continue about 2 miles (just past the Towne Center on the left) and at the fourth light make a right onto the Isle of Palms Connector. At the second light, take a left on Palm Boulevard (Hwy 703 - You are now on the Isle of Palms.) Continuing straight through the S curve on Palm Blvd., approximately 2 miles down the road, turn right at the stop sign (still Palm Boulevard). The entrance to Wild Dunes Resort will be on the left. Turn in and stop at the gate and let the guard know you are going to the Tennis Center. Take the first right after the gate. Tennis Center is on the left.

South Carolina Tournament Level 2

Southern Tournament Level 3

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MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player prior to their first match. Please download, complete, and bring signed form to expedite player check-in. Turn in the release at the tournament check-in desk. Click USTA SC Medical Release Form to download the USTA SC Medical Release Form. http://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/576/15/usta_sc_medical_release_10.5.11.pdf