SATURDAY 8:30AM WEATHER UPDATE -- OUTDOOR COURTS WET - GOING INDOORS -- SCHEDULE BELOW
COURTS WET, CLOUDY OVERCAST, NOT DRYING. THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL PLAY INDOORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INDOOR COURTS. DIRECTIONS ARE ON THE WEBSITE. ADDRESS IS 181 MARION STREET, COLUMBIA, SC. 29205. SCHEDULE OF PLAY--BOYS SINGLES QUARTERFINALS 10:00AM, GIRLS SINGLES QUARTERFINALS NOT BEFORE 11:30AM, BOYS SINGLES SEMIS NOT BEFORE 1:30PM. GIRLS SEMIS NOT BEFORE 3:00PM. DOUBLES NOT BEFORE 4:00PM BUT SOME DOUBLES MAY BE ABLE TO START EARLIER--CHECK WITH TOURNAMENT DESK. CALL 803-957-7676 FOR QUESTIONS.
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FRIDAY 6:00PM WEATHER AND PLAY UPDATE --PLAY CANCELED FOR FRIDAY.
COURTS WET, UNABLE TO PLAY OUTDOORS FRIDAY EVENING. BOYS SINGLES SCHEDULED FOR 10:00AM SATURDAY; REPORT TO LEXINGTON COUNTY TENNIS CENTER BY 9:00AM. IF COURTS PLAYABLE WE WILL START PLAY OUTDOORS. IF COURTS ARE WET WE WILL GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INDOOR COURTS TO START THE 10:00AM MATCHES. GIRLS MATCHES ARE SCHEDULED FOR 11:30AM START. IF WE GO TO THE INDOOR COURTS AT 9:00AM WE WILL PUT A MESSAGE ONLINE FOR THE GIRLS TO REPORT TO THE INDOOR COURTS. THIS MEANS THAT THE DOUBLES MATCHES WILL FOLLOW THE SINGLES QUARTERS AND SEMIS IN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. CHECK HERE FOR SATURDAY MORNING UPDATES.
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FRIDAY 4:00PM WEATHER UPDATE. -- MATCHES DELAYED
NO RAIN, WEATHER CLEARING OF RAIN, COURTS DRYING SLOWLY. WORKING ON DRYING COURTS. IF WE CAN GET COURTS DRY WE WILL TRY TO PLAY TODAY. NEXT UPDATE AT 5:30PM. CHECK HERE FOR ALL WEATHER AND SCHEDULE UPDATE.
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1:00PM WEATHER UPDATE - MATCHES DELAYED - 4:00PM PROJECTED START
RAIN HAS STOPPED FOR NOW, COURTS WET, MATCHES DELAYED, PROJECTED START OF ALL SINGLES AT 4:00PM. CHECK HERE FOR ALL TOURNAMENT UPDATES ON WEATHER AND SCHEDULE OF PLAY.
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FRIDAY 11:00AM WEATHER UPDATE - MATCHES DELAYED - 2:00PM SINGLES START
COURTS WET AND SLIGHT MISTING RAIN. MATCHES DELAYED TO 2:00PM START FOR SINGLES. ALL SINGLES, BOYS AND GIRLS, NOW WILL START NOT BEFORE 2:00PM. CHECK HERE REGULARLY FOR UPDATES.
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8:30AM FRIDAY WEATHER UPDATE -- MATCHES DELAYED TO 12 NOON START
COURTS WET, NO RAIN, HIGH HUMIDITY. MATCHES DELAYED TO 12 NOON START. BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS SINGLES SCHEDULED NOW TO START AT 12 NOON. DOUBLES MATCHES TO FOLLOW. CHECK HERE REGULARLY FOR UPDATES.
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DOUBLES UPDATE -- DRAWS MADE -- PLAY BEGINS THURSDAY
WET COURTS DELAYED SINGLES PLAY WEDNESDAY. LIGHT MIST/DRIZZLE EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON. PRIORITY IS TO COMPLETE THE SINGLES ROUNDS OF 64 AND 32 WEDNESDAY. WE PLAN TO PLAY THE ROUND OF 16 SINGLES AND THE ROUND OF 32 AND ROUND 16 DOUBLES THURSDAY, WEATHER PERMITTING. DRAWS AND ORDER OF PLAY WILL BE POST AFTER MATCHES COMPLETE TODAY.
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WEDNESDAY WEATHER UPDATE - 9:00AM -- RAIN DELAY
NO RAIN, COURTS WET BUT DRYING. MATCHES DELAYED 2 HOURS. 10:30AM MATCHES NOW AT 12:30PM. ALL FOLLOWING MATCHES DELAYED 2 HOURS. CHECK BACK HERE REGULARLY FOR ALL TOURNAMENT UPDATES.
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TUESDAY 8:30AM WEATHER UPDATE -- 2 HOUR DELAY
COURTS ARE WET, BUT NO RAIN AT THIS TIME. MATCHES DELAYED FOR COURTS TO DRY. FIRST MATCHES NOW AT 12 NOON AND FOLLOWING MATCHES DELAYED 2 HOURS. CHECK HERE REGULARLY FOR LATEST UPDATES.
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DOUBLES UPDATE - SIGN IN EXTENDED TO TUESDAY 12 NOON
DUE TO THE WEATHER CAUSING DELAYED PLAY IN THE SINGLES, WE ARE EXTENDING THE DOUBLES SIGN IN TO 12 NOON TUESDAY. BOTH PLAYERS MUST SIGN IN. CHECK WITH JOEL AT THE TOURNAMENT DESK TO SIGN IN.
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MONDAY WEATHER UPDATE -- 12NOON -- PLAY CANCELED FOR MONDAY
DUE TO THE CONTINUING RAIN AND STORMS PREDICTED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON, ALL PLAY FOR MONDAY HAS BEEN CANCELED. PLAY WILL RESUME TUESDAY AT 9:00AM. CHECK FOR NEW TIMES FOR SINGLES LATER THIS EVENING
ALSO, THE ITF HAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO CANCEL THE FINAL ROUND OF QUALIFYING. THIS MEANS ALL PLAYERS IN THE 3RD ROUND OF QUALIFYING WILL MOVE INTO THE MAIN DRAW.
WE WILL HAVE A NEW SCHEDULE OF TIMES AND ORDER OFPLAY POSTED FOR MAIN DRAW SINGLES LATER THIS EVENING.
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MONDAY 8:15AM WEATHER UPDATE--PLAY DELAYED
RAIN CONTINUES AND COURTS SOAKED. PLAY DELAYED. CHECK BACK HERE AT 12 NOON FOR NEXT UPDATE. WE ARE MONITORING THE WEATHER RADAR AND MAKE A DECISION ON FURTHER DELAY AT 12 NOON TODAY. CHECK HERE FOR ALL UPDATES ON WEATHER AND SCHEDULE OF PLAY.
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SUNDAY MATCHES CANCELED--RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
RAIN CONTINUES AND COURTS UNPLAYABLE. SUNDAY MATCHES CANCELED AND RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY 9:00AM. CHECK THIS PAGE FOR MESSAGE UPDATES. CHECK WWW.LEXINGTONCOUNTYTENNIS.COM FOR UPDATED DRAWS AND ORDER OF PLAY FOR MONDAY.
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SUNDAY WEATHER DELAY UPDATE
FOR NOW RAIN HAS STOPPED BUT COURTS ARE NOT DRYING. WE CONTINUE TO BE A RAIN DELAY. NEXT UPDATE AT 2:00PM TODAY. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INDOOR COURTS DUE TO APPROVAL FOR USE MUST INVOLVE ADVANCE PREPARED LEGAL AGREEMENTS OF USE. KEEP CHECKING HERE FOR ALL UPDATES.
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SUNDAY RAIN DELAY - CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES
SUNDAY RAIN DELAY - SUSPENDED UNTIL 11:00AM FOR NOW. CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES. ALL INFORMATION ON FURTHER DELAYS AND POSSIBLE SCHEDULE OF PLAY WILL BE FOUND HERE.
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All players must register online via their ITF IPIN by Tuesday, October 6th
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ITF Junior Rules & Regulations
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All players must enter and withdrawal from ITF events (18 and under division only) with their IPIN number online at http://www.itftennis.com/ipin.
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The 16's events of the USTA Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship uses ITF age eligibility. In order to be age-eligible for the tournament, players must be born January 1, 2004, or later. If your birthdate is before this date, please do not register. Players must be 13 by start of the main draw.
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