2016 USTA National Doubles Championship

Boys’ 16 Alternate List - Update 8/18 @ 2:54 pm ET
Alt 1 Amin, Karan/Eden, Samuel
Alt 2 Ramesh, Vivek/Theodossiou
Alt 3 Crane, Will/Tautjo, Andre
Alt 4 Smarty, Chukwudumebi/Smarty, Onyedikachukwu

Boys’ 14 Alternate List - Update 8/23 @ 4:06 pm ET
Alt 1 Bitter, Alex/Gooch, Matthew
Alt 2 Rico, James/Steffen, Lukas
Alt 3 Ferrera, Guy/Monticciolo, Joseph
Alt 4 Mangiapane, Nicholas/Ramesh, Vineet
Alt 5 Helein, Cameron/Tautjo, Aaron
Alt 6 Chandrasekhar, Tejas/Lieberman, Nathan
Alt 7 Burke, Alaister/Pande, Siddharth

Girls’ 16 Alternate List - Update 8/23 @ 4:06 pm ET
Alt 1 Brandow, Emily/Huffman, Zoe
Alt 1 Mulky-Danton, Alana/Weidl, Elizabeth
Alt 2 Lu, Karen/Lu, Keri
Alt 3 Flach, Adeline/Mitchell, Anna
Alt 4 Cricchio, Kensie/Shelton, Emma
Alt 5 Hudson, Paris/Neff, Katrina
Alt 6 Bright, Savannah/Jessica Ille
Alt 7 Hyche, Mary/Nuckolls, Day

Girls’ 14 - No Alternates

Day 1:
Matches will be played at multiple sites throughout Winston-Salem, NC during the first two days of competition as follows:
BG16: Salem Academy & College - 790 E. Salem Avenue (SALEM)
B14 (Revised): Parkland High School - 1660 Brewer Road (PARKL)
G14: Hanes Park - 625 West End Boulevard (HANES)

Day 2: 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 (WFU). B14 Non-East matches will be distributed to the sites above. BG16 and G14 Non-East matches will be at the same sites at Day 1.

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:

Hampton Inn Hanes Mall: $99.00
1990 Hampton Inn Court
Cut off date for making reservations is August 5.
Rate will be honored after cutoff date based on availability.
Rate includes hot and cold buffet breakfast.
(336) 760-1660
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA Doubles Championship.

Best Western Hanes Mall: $75.00
Cut off date for making reservations is August 15.
Rate will be honored after cutoff date based on availability.
Rate includes hot breakfast.
3330 Silas Creek Parkway
(336) 893-7540
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA National Doubles Championship.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Hanes Mall: $120.00
Cut off date for making reservations is August 5.
Rate will be honored after cutoff date based on availability.
Rate includes hot breakfast.
1680 Westbrook Plaza Drive
(336) 714-3000
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown Winston-Salem: $97.00
Cut off date for making reservations is August 3.
Rate will be honored after cutoff date based on availability.
Rate includes buffet breakfast.
125 South Main Street
(336) 714-2800
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA NATL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center: $99.00
Cut off date for making reservations is August 15
Rate will be honored after cutoff date based on availability.
Rate includes hot buffet breakfast.
420 High Sgreet
(336) 777-3000
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA Doubles, Group Code 26Q6K6.

Hilton Garden Inn Hanes Mall: $139.00
Cut off date for making reservation is August 10.
Rate will be honored after cutoff date based on availability.
Rate includes hot cooked to order breakfast.
1325 Creekshire Way
(336) 765-1298
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA National Doubles.

Winston-Salem Hotel & Spa: $65.00
Cut off date for making reservations is August 5.
Rate will be honored after cutoff date based on availability.
Rate includes continental breakfast.
3050 University Parkway
(336) 723-2911
Identify yourself as a participant in the USTA Double Championship 2016

Entries closed on Thursday, July 28th 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 (July 29), all draws are full, so any Late Entry will be put at the bottom of the alternate list in the order received.

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.

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. Failure to follow these instructions will result in an incomplete entry and may prevent the team from being selected.

Players may not enter the tournament without a partner; however, the Tournament Committee will use its best efforts to facilitate players finding 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.

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 - please plan your travel plans accordingly. 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 by the date entries close. Contact your Sectional Association for information on how to become endorsed.
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 27th. (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 2 wild cards per division may be awarded for the USTA National Doubles Championships. To guarantee consideration for a wild card, a team must submit a wild card application by the tournament entry deadline (11:59 AM Eastern Time). Please note the application deadline - unlike other USTA National Championships that have a wild card application deadline 5 days following the entry deadline, the wild card application deadline for this tournament is the same as the entry deadline. 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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At the time entries close, no player may be entered in this tournament and another tournament that has one or more overlapping dates (including the dates of the qualifier) without prior written approval of the Tournament Committees of both tournaments.

Concurrent Entry Into Prince George County International Hard Court Junior Tennis Championships Will Not Be Approved. No player may enter this tournament and the concurrent Prince George County International Hard Court Junior Tennis Championships and requests to do so will not be approved. The entry deadline for the International Hard Courts is Tuesday, July 26th and the players selected for the main draw and the qualifier for that tournament will be posted prior to the July 28th entry deadline for this tournament. Players who are entered in this tournament who are selected for the International Hard Courts must withdraw from this tournament prior to the July 28th entry deadline for this tournament to avoid being assessed a suspension points for withdrawing to play in another tournament. Players who apply for and receive wild cards for the main draw or qualifier for the International Hard Courts and who subsequently withdraw from this tournament will be assessed suspension points for withdrawing to play in another tournament.

A player whose partner who withdraws must find another partner by the June 26th entry deadline or they will not be eligible for selection into the USTA National Doubles Championships; however, after the entry deadline the remaining partner may submit a Late Entry with a new partner - see information on how Late Entries are ordered and accepted below.

The list of teams selected for the Championship will be published to the “Competitors” Tab on this website on or about Saturday, July 30th. 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 24th 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 28th 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.

• 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 27th. 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 27th 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).

All players are required to submit a signed Release & Waiver Form 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 19th - see contact information above. To download the form click on the “more info” that follows. After August 19th, please complete the form and bring it to tournament registration.
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Information on if and how inclement weather affects the tournament schedule will be posted to this website as court conditions change and information will also be Tweeted - see information below to follow us on Twitter. 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%.

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.

It is anticipated that the draw will take place at the home of Tournament Director Andrea Norman on or about Friday, August 19st. 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 with John Worsley - (336) 575-5280. 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 may not be worn at Wake Forest University on Friday and Saturday. Players not meeting the dress code may be asked to change prior to going on the court.

Players must register for the tournament on August 24th between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Marriott Hotel - 425 N Cherry St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. The Mandatory Player Meeting and Welcome Dinner for all Tournament Guests will follow at the Marriott Hotel 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 Winston-Salem Marriott is the official hotel of the USTA National Doubles Championships. A limited room block will be available for tournament participants - $139 per night for August 24 to 28 - one King or 2 Queen Beds. The special rate is available through August 5, or such earlier time as the room block becomes full. Click on the link below for reservations.
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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 24:
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 18th, 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 21st. During high-demand request times, two teams may be assigned to a court.
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The following sites will be used for practice during Tournament Play on Thursday and Friday:
Central Park (5 courts), Corner of E Salem Avenue and S Main Street, 27101
Winston Salem State University (6 courts), 601 S. Martin Luther King, Jr Drive
Miller Park (4 courts), 400 Leisure Lane, Winston-Salem 27103
Shaffner Park (4 courts), 900 Yorkshire Road, Winston-Salem 27106
The tournament sites will also be available beginning at 7:00 am.

Practice Courts - Saturday:
Courts will be available at Hanes Park beginning at 6:30 am. Courts will also be available beginning at 8:00 am at Wake Forest University - as a courtesy to teams with first on match times on Saturday, we ask that only those teams that have 9:00 am start times warm up at this site on Saturday.

Practice Court Policies:
• Courts are available on a first come, first served basis.
• During high demand times, courts are to have four “Tournament Players” to a court. Coaches, parents, players not in the draw, and other tournament guests are NOT considered “Tournament Players.”
• Courts are available in half-hour blocks. Please surrender your court if you have had use of it for a full half hour and players are waiting to get on.
• Please be courteous to other players, parents, and coaches. Unsportsmanlike conduct should be reported and is subject to penalty under the USTA Suspension Point System.

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

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