2015 USTA National Doubles Championship

G16 Alternate List as of 12:14 pm ET on August 22
G14 Alternate List as of 2:10 pm ET on August 21

Day 1 & 2:
Matches will be played at multiple sites throughout Winston-Salem, NC during the first two days of competition as follows:
B16: Hanes Park - 625 West End Boulevard (HANES)
G16: W-S State Univ. - 601 S Martin Luther King Jr Drive (WSSU)
B14: Parkland High School - 1660 Brewer Road (PARKL)
G14: Walkertown HS - 5240 Sullivantown Rd, Walkertown (WALKR)
On Day 2, all main draw (East Compass Draw) matches will be played at the site of the Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University, 100 32nd Street West, Winston-Salem, NC 27105. Non-East matches will be distributed to the sites above.

Final Rounds - Day 3:
All final rounds will be played at the site of the Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University, 100 32nd Street West, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.

The tournament room block at the Winston-Salem Marriott is full. Arrangements have been made at the following additional hotels for participants:

Courtyard by Marriott - Hanes Mall: $89.00
King bed rooms with sleeper sofa
1600 Westbrook Plaza Drive
Cut off date for making reservations is August 15
(336) 768-9168 - Group Name is USTA National Doubles Championship
www.winstonsalemcourtyard.com - Group Code is UST

Hampton Inn Hanes Mall: $99.00
1990 Hampton Inn Court
Cut off date for making reservations is August 11
(336) 760-5777 - Group Name is USTA Doubles Championship
www.hamptoninn.com - Group Code is DBL

Quality Inn & Suites Hanes Mall: $72.95
2008 South Hawthorne Road
(336) 765-6670 - Group Name is USTA National Doubles

Best Western Hanes Mall: $79.99
3330 Silas Creek Parkway
(336) 893-7540
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA National Doubles Championship.

Hilton Garden Inn Hanes Mall: $139.00
1325 Creekshire Way
(336) 765-1298
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA National Doubles Championship.

SpringHill Suites by Marriott: $119.00
1015 Marriott Crossing Way
(336) 765-0190
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA National Doubles Championship.

Entries closed on Thursday, July 23rd at 11:59 am ET. We will continue to accept late entries to either fill remaining vacancies in a draw or, if the draw is full, for the alternate list. At the time of the posting of this notice (Aug 12), all draws are full, so any Late Entry will be put at the bottom of the alternate list. Review the posted alternate lists at the top of this page for information on how many alternates there are in each division.

Late Entries are accepted/ordered in the order they are received. Late Entries DO NOT move above timely entries. To submit a Late Entry, send the following information by email to Andrea Norman (email address is above):
1. Names of both players
2. Division entering
3. USTA Numbers of both players
4. Email addresses for both players
5. Telephone numbers for both players (preferably cell phones at which you can be reached now or at the tournament)
6. T-Shirt Sizes for both players
If a team is accepted into the draw, payment of the entry fee will be made by check or cash and arrangement for payment will be made after the entry is accepted - credit cards can no longer be accepted.

Players must register for the tournament on August 26th between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Embassy Suites Hotel - 460 N Cherry St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (across the street from the tournament hotel, the Marriott). The Mandatory Player Meeting and Welcome Dinner for all Tournament Guests will follow at the Embassy Suites at 6:00 pm.
Players unable to come to Registration and/or the Mandatory Player Meeting must contact Andrea Norman. If you do not register and we are unable to locate you using the contact information provided when entering, we will replace you with an alternate.

The closest airport to Winston-Salem with airline options is the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC (GSO) - approx. 22 miles. There are two other airport options: Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) that is approximately 83 miles and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) that is approximately 93 miles.

Practice Courts - Wednesday, August 26:
Practice Courts may be reserved in 45 minute blocks between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, one time slot per doubles team. If more than one partner requests a time, the first request received will be the request considered. No later than the end of the day on Thursday, August 20th, click on the link that follows to request a practice time. Up to 4 times may be submitted, in preference order. Assignments will be made on a first come, first served basis and announced by Sunday, August 23rd. During high-demand request times, two teams may be assigned to a court.
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The first of its kind, this tournament is the only national junior competition devoted solely to doubles. As a Level 1 USTA National Championship, competitors will earn Level 1 national ranking points and the top finishers will receive the USTA’s coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze Balls.

During the registration process, please provide your telephone number (cell phone preferred) and email address. Failure to provide your contact information will limit the tournament’s ability to contact you.

Players must meet the eligibility requirements for competing in a USTA National Championship. Click the link that follows for more information. more info

Both players comprising a doubles team must enter, select their partner during the registration process, and pay their respective entry fees prior to the entry deadline. You will know this has been done properly when both players appear on the Applicants List with their partner showing in parentheses after the division entered in the Events column.

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Players may not enter the tournament without a partner; however, the Tournament Committee will use its best efforts to facilitate players find partners before the entry deadline. If you’re interested in entering, but do not have a partner, please send Tournament Director Andrea Norman an email (see above for email address) with the following information: name, age division(s) desiring to enter, telephone number, city and state of residence, USTA Membership Number, and a statement giving the Tournament Committee the authority to share your contact information with a prospective partner.

This tournament has the same policy with respect to entering multiple age divisions as other USTA National Championships. Teams may enter two divisions, but may only play one; however it is important to understand the selection process and the consequences of entering two divisions. When selection is done, teams will be selected for the 16 division first. Any teams entered in both the 16 and 14 divisions that are not selected for the 16 division will only be eligible for selection and to appear on the alternate list for the 14 division. This means if a team is entered in both divisions and is not selected for the 16s, the team may not be an alternate in the 16s - the team is only eligible for selection or to be an alternate in the 14s.

All players are required to submit a signed Waiver & Release before competing in the tournament. Applicants are encouraged to take care of this administrative task as soon as possible by downloading, completing and returning this form to Andrea Norman by email or fax on or before August 21st - see contact information above. To download the form click on the “more info” that follows. After August 21st, please complete the form and bring it to tournament registration.
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The draw size is limited to 32 teams in each division. A Compass Draw will be played. If the draws are full, all teams will be guaranteed 4 matches; draws with less than 32 teams may result in some teams having fewer than 4 matches. All matches will be the best of 3 Tiebreak sets. Weather permitting, two rounds will be played on Day 1/Thursday, two rounds on Day 2/Friday. On Day 3/Saturday, only those players advancing to the final rounds of the 9 points of each draw in the compass will be played. Last matches are scheduled to start at 4:00 pm on Day 3/Saturday. Click on the link to view a sample Compass Draw - note that the draw is missing the 3rd/4th playoff bracket, which will be played.
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Teams shall be selected for each division as follows:
1. Up to one team that has been endorsed by each of the 17 Sectional Associations (up to 17 total teams) shall be selected, provided both players on the team have submitted a timely entry. Each Sectional Association shall determine the method of endorsement and must submit the endorsed teams to the Tournament Committee no later than the entry deadline.
2. Up to 13 teams based on the combined standing of the players comprising a doubles team using the most recently published National Doubles Seeding/Selection List of the division of the event, provided both players on the team have submitted a timely entry. We anticipate this list will be published on Wednesday, July 24th. (For example, if Player A holds the #1 standing and Player B holds the #10 standing, the Team of A&B would have the combined standing of 11; for the purposes of determining the combined standing of a team when one or both players has no standing in the division, such players shall be assigned a standing equal to one less than the lowest player on the list.) The National Doubles Seeding/Selection List only includes ranking points from a player’s best 6 doubles results during the previous 12-month period. These lists can be located using the TennisLink Find a Ranking search function.
3. Up to 2 teams awarded wild cards by the Tournament Committee, provided the team has submitted a wild card application by the entry deadline. See Wild Card Application below.
4. If fewer than 2 wild cards are awarded or if not all Sections have an endorsed team, the Tournament Committee shall fill the remaining spots in the draw with teams from the National Doubles Seeding/Selection List used to accept teams under step #2, using the same procedure described in step #2.
5. The Tournament Committee shall prepare an alternate list of those teams not accepted into the draw in the order determined by using the same method and list described in step #2. Late entrants shall be placed on the alternate list in the order received after timely entries. Late entries received at the same time shall be ordered by lot.

Up to two wild cards per division may be awarded for the USTA National Doubles Championships. Only those teams that apply for a wild card by the tournament entry deadline (11:59 AM Eastern Time) will be considered. Submitting a tournament entry is not required, but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. To complete a Wild Card Application, please click on the "more info" link that follows.
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The list of teams selected for the Championship will be published to the “Competitors” Tab on this website on or about Saturday, July 25th. All teams not selected will be published to the “Alternates” Tab on this website at the same time. As soon as possible thereafter, an ordered list of alternate teams will be published to the top of this “Important Info” Tab. The ordered Alternate List will be used to replace teams that withdraw from the tournament.

An Onsite Alternate is a team that is on site in Winston-Salem in hope of getting into the tournament. All such teams who intend to be Onsite Alternates are highly encouraged to participate in the tournament registration process on August 26th so that we know you are on site. You are welcome to attend the welcome dinner, but will only receive the tournament gift if you are accepted. Replacement of withdrawing teams continues as described above; however identifying yourself as an Onsite Alternate will allow you to receive important tournament information and instruction on how to be available if an opening occurs in the draw at the last minute.

The deadline for submitting an entry is Thursday, July 23rd at 11:59 am ET (one minute before noon)/8:59 am PT. Any team that misses the deadline and wants to be considered for late entry must email Andrea Norman (contact information is at the top of this page) with the request and include both players' current USTA membership numbers, telephone numbers (cell phone numbers preferred) and t-shirt size. Late entries are placed at the bottom of the Alternate List in the order received - late entries received at the same time are ordered by lot. Should a late entry be accepted into the draw, payment of the entry fee will be made no later than the Mandatory Tournament Registration.

Teams shall be seeded in the order of their combined standings using the most recently published National Doubles Seeding List; ITF rankings and USTA standings in the next-younger division may also be considered. This is the same method used for selecting teams, except that seeding allows for consideration of ITF rankings and USTA standings in the next-younger division, teams may be moved within major groups (1-4, 5-8, 9-16, 17-32) due to direct wins if the teams are separated by fewer than 100 ranking points, and teams may be moved between major groups due to direct wins if teams are separated by fewer than 50 ranking points.

The withdrawal of one player after entries close results in the withdrawal of the team.
• In events where there are no alternates, a player will be permitted to replace their withdrawing partner so long as it does not affect the seedings.
• In events where there are alternates, the withdrawing team will be replaced with an alternate, so long as the replacement does not affect seedings.
It is solely a player’s responsibility to communicate to his or her partner the decision to withdraw.

Prior to entries closing, a player may withdraw and automatically receive a refund of your entry fee by clicking on the "Withdrawal" link that is in the Edit Registration box at the top right of this page.

Immediately contact Andrea Norman (contact information is at the top of this page) if you need to withdraw from the tournament after entries close. If the withdrawal is due to a injury or illness, the USTA Regulations require the injured or ill player to submit written verification from a medical professional before the end of the day on August 29th. If the withdrawal is due to a personal circumstance, the player must submit a written description of the situation no later than the end of the day on August 29th and the Referee shall determine whether the situation is a personal circumstance. Written verification can be emailed or faxed to Andrea Norman (see contact information above).

Information on if and how inclement weather affects the tournament schedule will be posted to this website as court conditions change. The weather is anticipated to be hot and humid and all players should take the necessary steps to properly hydrate before arriving in Winston-Salem and during their stay. Historical averages put August temperature highs at 88ºF and lows at 70ºF. Average August humidity is 70%.

It is anticipated that the draw will take place at the home of Tournament Director Andrea Norman on or about Friday, August 21st. For further information, contact Andrea Norman.

Wilson is the official provider of tennis balls for USTA Junior National Championships. Each match will be played with three Wilson Championship Extra Duty tennis balls. New balls will be provided if a match goes to a 3rd set.

Stringing services will be available at Hanes Park Pro Shop - (336) 727-2137. The pro shop is located at the Hanes Park/Joe White Tennis Center located at 625 West End Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

All players are required to wear appropriate tennis attire and dress in a manner consistent with being a participant a USTA Junior National Championship. Compression shorts, sports bras, shirts with inappropriate language, shoes not designed for tennis, and any attire that is recreational and not tennis-oriented is not acceptable. T-shirts (other than the tournament shirt) may not be worn on the final Saturday of the tournament. Players not meeting the dress code may be asked to change prior to going on the court.

If you have any questions, please email or call Andrea Norman (contact information is at the top of the page).