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UPDATE 12:50... MAIN DRAW FINALS AND PLAYOFFS
All Main Draw Finals and Playoffs for 3/4 5/6... NOT BEFORE 2:30 AT BAYLOR SCHOOL. We will be playing matches outside as courts dry. We WILL have courts available at 2:30.
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CONSOLATION SEMI-FINAL MATCH TIME UPDATE 11:40
All Consolation Semi-final matches are scheduled for 1:00 at Baylor School.
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9:55 UPDATE MAIN DRAW AND QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFF
All Main Draw and Quarterfinal Playoff Matches report to Baylor School at 11:00.
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9:30 CONSOLATION MATCHES SITES
All 9:30 Consolation Matches: Your sites and times have been updated to reflect the wet outdoor courts at Baylor. PLEASE CHECK THE DRAW FOR YOUR MATCH SITE.
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MCCALLIE SCHOOL AND UTC
McCallie School : 500 Dodds Ave
UTC TENNIS CENTER: UTC Tennis Center is at the corner of Vine and Huston St. You can use 426 Vine St. as an address for your GPS systems. The Tennis Center is next to the McKenzie Arena. YOU MAY HAVE TO DROP PLAYERS OFF AND FIND PARKING THIS MORNING SINCE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.
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ALL TOURNAMENT DESK STAFFS HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED ATTENDING THE PLAYERS' NEEDS. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH THE SCORE UPDATE.
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GIRLS 16 DOUBLES DRAW
The Girls 16 Doubles seeding has been updated. The update reflects a new #1 seed due to the withdrawal of one player from the previous team. The seeding reflects the tournament committee's decision to allow a reasonable amount of time to contact a new partner that did NOT effect the original seeding in the event.
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GIRLS 16 SINGLES AND DOUBLES DRAWS HAVE BEEN REMADE AS OF 9:05PM THURSDAY FEB 5TH
As of 9:05PM Thursday February 5th, the Girls 16's Singles and Doubles Draws have been remade! Please check the updated match schedule report for your match times!!!
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CHECK THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY. SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WITHDRAWS
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SCHEDULE RELATED INFORMATION
First match schedule will be published on Thursday. Draws will be published on midday Friday. First match starts at 5PM on Friday (doubles), 8:30AM Sat-Monday starts with singles & doubles in late afternoon. Sandwiches for players will be served on Saturday- from 11AM at Baylor & 11:30AM at Champions Club. Pizza party at 11:30 on Sunday at Baylor & Champions Club.
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PRACTICE COURTS
There will be plenty of practice courts available before the first match starts at Baylor & Champions. There will be 4 indoor courts available throughout the day at Baylor. There are 6 public courts right by the Champions club - Rivermont has 6 courts.
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ALL SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED. PLEASE REVIEW THE COMPETITOR LIST & CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU NEED TO WITHDRAW
Email to cathy.palisoc@gmail.com & arogers@sescosupply.com Please review the Alternate reports which get updated periodically. If you want to withdraw from the Alternate list, please email us.
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LATE REGISTRATION FOR DOUBLES WILL BE ADDED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ALTERNATE LIST EVEN IF YOU ARE ALREADY ACCEPTED IN SINGLES.
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PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH OVER 400 FAMILIES INCLUDING ALTERNATES
We willl communicate most information on the tournament website. Please review all info. on the website before sending an email. We might not be able to reply to all emails due to the volume of emails(unless it's necessary), but most info. is already on the website.
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YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY DOUBLES IN THE SAME DIVISION AS SINGLES. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE USTA SOUTHERN OFFICE'S GUIDELINES.
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SINGLES SELECTION POSTED. DOUBLES SELECTION & ALTERNATE LIST POSTED LATER
We apologize for the USTA email saying that you are not accepted in the doubles even though we have not completed the doubles selection yet. Please ignore it. We apologize. We received about 30 emails & 20 phone calls about this for last 15 min. & we can't reply one by one. As stated above, doubles selection to be posted late this afternoon.
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EMAIL CATHY PALISOC, CO-TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR WITH ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS:
cathy.palisoc@gmail.com . To keep the record of communications & to better serve 256 families & other alternate families, please don't call but email. Text if it's necessary (423)322-6482. For any USTA rules or referee related questions, contact Andrew Rogers, our referee: arogers@sescosupply.com, (423)322-7919
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MANDATORY CHECK-IN AT BAYLOR BEFORE YOUR FIRST MATCH
Friday: Check in starts at 3PM - 9PM at Baylor Tennis Center We are staying until 9:00 pm for your convenience. We feel strongly that you should be able to make it by that time, For those of you that it's impossible to check in on Friday, you need to check in at Baylor ONE HOUR before your first match on Saturday either you play at Baylor or at Champions. 1. Print, fill out & bring the Parent behavior & medical release form to make the check-in process faster for you. 2. If you bring the form above with you, then you just need to fill out your contact phone number & hotel name/location at the check-in desk.
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HOTEL INFORMATON
Promotion Code: Baylor Tennis
Chattanooga Marriott 2 Carter Plaza, Chattanooga, 37402 Marci Smith - 423-756-0002 Rates: $99 Rate Cutoff: 1/22/2015
Comfort Inn 2420 Williams St, Chattanooga, 37402 Robert Cohen – 423-265-0077 Rates: N/A Rate Cutoff: N/A
Courtyard Downtown 200 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, 37402 Stephanie Randall – 423-755-0871 Rates: $109 Rate Cutoff: 1/22/2015
Days Inn Rivergate 901 Carter St, Chattanooga, 37402 Robert Cohen – 423-266-7331 Rates: $69 Rate Cutoff: 1/25/2015
Hampton Inn Suites 400 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, 37402 Lori Jenkins – 423-693-0500 Rates: $129 Rate Cutoff: 1/19/2015 The Read House 827 Broad St. Chattanooga, 37402 Marlena Palmer – 423-643-1228 Rates: $119 Rate Cutoff: 1/29/2015
Hixon
Country Inn & Suites 5000 New Country Dr. Hixon, 37343 Lisa Baity – 423-308-2333 Rates: $80 Rate Cutoff: 1/29/2015
Quality Inn 4833 Hixon Pike, Hixon 37343 James Hall – 423-877-8388 Rates: $75 Rate Cutoff: 2/4/2015
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LOOKING FOR A DOUBLES PARTNER ?
To make it easier to find a partner, we have created a FACEBOOK page to post a message that you are looking for a partner. Here is how to find a partner for the tournament: 1. Log into your FACEBOOK account (you can create an account if you do not have one) 2. Search for the page Southern 1A Championships at Baylor 3. Click to LIKE this page 4. You may post your information looking for a partner on the page
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TIMELINE (ALL TIME POSTED EASTERN TIME)
1/25 Sun - 11:59 pm (one minute before midnight) Deadliine to register or withdraw. To withdraw - Click on Registration, withdraw. After this date, please email any withdrawals to cathy.palisoc@gmail.com & arogers@sescosupply.com (NO PHONE OR FAX )
1/28 Wed - 5:00 pm Selection Lists and Ordered Alternates Report will be posted to the Tournament Website ...We will assume that Alternates can attend unless you email a withdrawal notification prior to your selection..Once an Alternate has been selected, entry fee is required immediately.
1/29 Thurs - Start calling Alternates for any open spots - You have 24 hours to respond. 1/31 Sat 11:59PM - Last day to withdraw and receive a refund.
2/2 Monday: Seeds posted by 5:00 PM
2/4 Wed - Alternates cut off date
2/5 Thurs - First round match times posted at 5:00 pm ...Anyone withdrawing after this time will receive a penalty.
2/6 Fri - The first Alternate that we reach will be offered any open spot. NO CALLS WILL BE MADE AFTER NOON. Mandatory check-in at Baylor Tennis Center 3:00-9:00 pm. Draws will be posted at this time.
2/7-9 - Sat, Sun, Mon - Practice courts open at 6:30 am at Baylor
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SCHEDULE OF PLAY (YOU MUST CHECK IN AT BAYLOR SITE BEFOR YOUR FIRST MATCH)
Friday: Doubles starts at 5:00 PM. 2 rounds to be completed. Saturday: Two rounds of main draw singles and one round of feed in. Also a round of doubles. Sunday: Three rounds of feed in and two rounds of main draw. Monday: Two rounds of main draw, quarterfinal playoffs, and finish feed in
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DRAW SIZE IS 64. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PUBLISHED WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS
Hotel recommendations to be published next week
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TOURNAMENT SITES
Main Site: Baylor School (BAY) 171 Baylor School Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37405 Do not turn left go through the first main gate of the Baylor School as your Navigator might say, but proceed to the next traffic light by the Raceway gas station. Turn left at the light & follow the road to the back gate. You will see the tennis center parking lot straight ahead from the back gate.
Champions Club (10 min. from Baylor) (CC)3400 Lupton Drive, Lupton City, TN 37351 (Lupton City is in Chattanooga)
Manker Patten Tennis Club (10 min. from Baylor) (MP) 100 Douglas St., Chattanooga, TN 37403
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PRACTICE COURTS
At Baylor or Champions Club in the morning or Rivermont Park throughout the day. Rivermont is located by Champions Club.
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BIRTH CERTIFICATES
All players must have a Birth Certificate on file in the Southern office for proof of US citizenship. Green cards will be accepted, but passports will not.
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IT IS AN OUTDOOR TOURNAMENT BUT WE WILL USE INDOORS ALSO IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER
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PARENT/PLAYER BEHAVIOR/MEDICAL RELEASE- PRINT, FILL OUT & BRING IT TO THE CHECK IN DESK FOR FASTER CHECK-IN PROCESS
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PARENT EDUCATION AND SPORTSMANSHIP
Parents are suggested to watch this short educational and sportsmanship video.
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SELECTION CRITERIA
Entry will be based on selection criteria of 56 from the age group of the event and up to 8 from the lower age group who do not get in the first 56, and who are in the top 80 of the Southern standings in the lower age group at the time of selection
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ALTERNATES
CONTACT INFORMATION It is your responsibility to notify us of your most current information. We will call the phone numbers given by TennisLink to notify you of the opportunity to enter. We will not try to contact you by the email address given by TennisLink as this has proven to be unsuccessful. We will only communicate with you by email if you first contact us. Please email to arogers@sescosupply.com your contact info. ORDERED ALTERNATES REPORT This is the order alternates will replace any withdrawals originally selected from the Standings List. This report will be posted after selections. PAYMENT If you accept a spot, payment must be made before you are listed as a competitor. . Since you were not selected in the initial batch, your credit cards were never processed. POINT OF NO RETURN It is your duty to notify us if you have reached the "point of no return" for traveling. We understand that some of you may not be able to come at a moments notice if a spot opens. Please be courteous and withdraw from the Alternates List if you know you cannot travel. We cannot know someone's intent until you tell us. As long as you are on the Alternates by Event Report, we assume you can still attend.
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LATE ENTRIES
Anyone wanting to enter the tournament after registration closes, has to email arogers@sescosupply.com - If there are alternates in the division you wish to enter, late entries will go below all other alternates, regardless of standing.
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ON-SITE ALTERNATES
Need to report to the correct site for your age division 30 minutes before the start of play and must be present for all starting match times. If there is more than one on-site alternate, and there is an opening we will go by the Ordered Alternate List to make the selection
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RULES FOR ENTERING MORE THAN ONE DIVISION
Players are allowed to enter 2 divisions in Southern Level 3 and Southern Level 1A tournaments with the following guidelines. (This is for selection only you cannot play 2 divisions at one tournament) 1. Players selected to both age divisions they apply will automatically be selected in the older division. They will be removed from the other (younger) age division. 2. Players not selected to either division would remain on the Alternates list for both divisions but would be obligated to the division they first get in from the Alternates list. They would then be removed from the Alternates list in the other age 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. There will be not exceptions to these guidelines. The selection process is very fast and the guidelines will be followed precisely. If you feel you have made an incorrect decision during the entry process, you can edit your registration until the closing date.
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HIGH-TECH TENNIS VIDEO SERVICES
*Please see below message from the High-Tech Tennis Video Services & also note that there is a chance that the players might be video taped during a match.*************** We’re very excited about bringing our popular video services to the upcoming tournament!! As you may already know, we’ve been helping tennis players achieve their recruiting & training goals since 2005 and we’ve learned TWO important things: 1) If you want to play college tennis, YOU NEED A COLLEGE RECRUIT VIDEO and 2) if you want to compete with the top players, YOU NEED A MATCH PLAY VIDEO! Fortunately, we can help with BOTH! Please visit www.high-techtennis.com for more info, including samples, and contact us via e-mail (video@high-techtennis.com) or text (678.640.2723) to reserve your match time. We have MANY digital camcorders and our services are very popular…FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED!! more info
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SEEDING
USTA SOUTHERN SINGLES SEEDING CRITERIA: Seeding shall be done using only the results from the most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings List published List used for selections) 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 10 of the most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings List of any younger age division. Players with current top 50 USTA National standing, top 100 ITF ranking, top 10000 ATP or WTA rankings should be considered for seeding.
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SCORING FORMAT
Singles will be draws of 64 draws with Feed-In Consolation through the Round of 16. There will be a playoff for Quarterfinal losers as well as a semifinal playoff for 3rd and 4th place. The feed-in consolation will use Short Scoring (match tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd Set). The feed in consolation will play 3 rounds on Monday and will finish Monday afternoon. The Main draw and playoffs will finish Monday afternoon. Short scoring may be used in the Main Draw to catch up after weather delays, but must get final approval from Southern office. Doubles will consist of a 32 single elimination draw. An eight game pro set will be played with a tie break at 8 all. A 3/4 playoff shall be played in both singles and doubles.
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BALLS
Dunlop balls will be used.
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TRAINER & STRINGER ON SITE AT BAYLOR
By law, trainers are not allowed to distribute medicine. Please bring your own Tylenol, Advil, Sinus medicine, etc. If you have an injury or illness, we strongly suggest that you see the trainer. IF you need to withdraw due to an injury or illness, the process will be much smoother if we have confirmation from the trainer. Without confirmation, or a written doctor's excuse by Monday at 5:00 pm CST, you may incur suspension points for leaving. Remember that if you default due to an injury during the tournament, you must see the Head Referee in person or it will count as a "No-Show"
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EVALUATION
This is an online evaluation form that will be tied into Southern championships and on the USTA Southern home page under Juniors. home page
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SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
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