Tournament Reports
Events - Alternates by Event
|
High % Chance of rain Friday night
There is a high % chance of rain tonight. If there is a delay in the morning, we will have a message posted by 6:45am with instructions HERE. Please do not call the tennis center. We will make all announcements on the tournament homepage.
|
DRAWS and TIMES are posted
Please double check your time and location. The match above and below you on the draw might be same time but different facility. Please pay attention to your site. Sunday's times are not posted yet, we will be working on those times this evening.
|
Tournament Check- IN
No Friday mandatory check in. Just show up 30 minutes prior to your first match at the site where you play. ALL T-shirts will be handed out at HTC. If you are playing at ACA, you can come by HTC anytime to get your T-shirt.
|
SHOTGUN START 8:00AM SATURDAY & SUNDAY MORNING'S AT HTC
We have 30 courts all going out at the same time at 8:00AM. Find your name on the board, see what court you are assigned to, and show up on your correct court at 7:55AM. Tennis balls will be on your court.
|
MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
more info
|
Timeline
We will receive the applicants/players list from Southern's on Monday the 14th. We will process the competitors list, make the alternates list, and process your credit card Monday evening the 14th. Seeds will be posted soon after. First match times and draws will be posted Thursday, March 17th around noon.
|
DRAW SIZES
If there are 23 players or less in a division, the draw will be one 32 player draw with several first round byes. There is a chance you will play up to 3 singles matches Saturday.
|
Entries Have Closed
Please Email all questions to Joc@huntsvilletenniscenter.com.
|
ACA - Athletic Club Alabama
more info
|
HTC - Huntsville Tennis Center
more info
|
HOTELS
The three closest hotels will be Double Tree Suites, Hilton Garden Inn South, and the Hampton Inn South. These three hotels are within 5 minutes of Huntsville Tennis Center. The next two closest hotels will be Spring Hill Suites, and Embassy Suites at 5-10 minutes away. The remaining hotels are 10-15 minutes away.
more info
|
Tournament Format - Waterfall System
32 entrants for each division will be split into two draws of 16 each. The 32 players will be split as follows via the most current southern standings list: Red 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16,17,20,21,24,25,28,29,32 Blue 2,3, 6,7,10,11,14,15,18,19,22,23,26,27,30,31 Seeding will be made after the players have been split. Players from the lower age group that were selected and meet the seeding criteria will be seeded according to the STA directions. *If draws are less than 24 players, there will only be one draw for that division.
|
Eligible Players
This event is restricted to the following Jr. players: U.S. Citizens; Permanent Resident Aliens; Diplomats, Refugees/Asylees; CTA. Refer to USTA Regulation III.A.2a.
|
Selection Process
Southern Selection Process: The top 32 players applying, from the most current usta/southern standings list, will make the draw. For Boys and Girls 12-18: 28 players from the current age group will be selected, and up to 4 players from the younger age group, who are eligible, from the younger age group will be selected. The younger players who have a ranking in the top 40 of the younger age group, and are not in the selected 28, will be selected. The names of the player who have been selected will appear as competitors. Aternates are listed in the report section. 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 division. #2. players not selected to either divisions would remain on the alternates lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division they first get in, from the alt. list. they would be removed from the alternate list in the other division. #3. players selected to one age division woud 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.
|
Practice Courts
Practice courts will be available each morning at HTC from 6:30am to 7:45am. Once 8:00am arrives, there will be no practice courts available at either site. Grissom High School and Huntsville High School each have 6 hard courts each open for the public.
|
SINGLES ONLY
This is a singles only tournament. No doubles. You will get a third singles match if you lose your first two singles matches.
|
PLEASE NOTE: B/G 14-18 will play on Claycourts and B/G 10's
& 12's will play on Hardcourts. This could change if weather
dictates.
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.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 703212616 from the searchable schedule homepage.
To use TennisLink, cookies must be enabled in the user's browser. For more information,
please go to your browser's help menu.