*****TWO SITES*****
WE ARE USING HUNTSVILLE TENNIS CENTER (MAIN SITE) AND ATHLETIC CLUB ALABAMA. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK WHICH SITE YOU ARE PLAYING AT! Scroll down a little for google map links to the two facilities. They are 1/2 mile from each other. Very close.
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WARM UP COURTS
We will stay open until 8:00PM Friday night. Gates will open 6:45AM each morning for clay court warm ups - first come first serve. Additionally, we will have 6 hard courts available on site throughout the whole tourney. You can also try Huntsville High School (6 hard courts) or Grissom High School (6 hard courts).
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SATURDAY MATCH SCHEDULE
Singles Main Draw 128 Singles Main Draw round of 64 & consolation round of 64 1 round of Doubles - round of 64 - after singles
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DRAWS & FIRST MATCH START TIMES
The singles draw with times is posted. Doubles draw with times will be posted Friday afternoon.
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DOUBLES SEED CORRECTION
4:55PM CST Thursday - we had to make a correction to one of the #9 seeds. We left a team out, then had to drop one of the seeds. We've spoken with Southern's and the seeds have been adjusted.
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9-1-16 update - NEW SEEDS
We had seeds pull out in singles and doubles over night. We have made the changes to the seeds in singles and doubles. Working on draws and start times now. Will have them posted mid afternoon.
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TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN
There is no mandatory Friday night check in. All play starts Saturday morning. Doubles starts Saturday afternoon after 2 rounds of singles. Just show up 30 minutes before your first match at your correct site for Tournament check-in. T-shirts will be distributed at Huntsville Tennis Center. We will be using two sites. HUNTSVILLE TENNIS CENTER (main site 24 clay courts) & ATHLETIC CLUB ALABAMA (6 clay courts). These two facilities are 2 minutes away from each other. Very close and convenient. Google map links for each site are attached below.
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HUNTSVILLE TENNIS CENTER - MAIN SITE
2305 Airport Rd Huntsville, Al 35801
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ATHLETIC CLUB ALABAMA
3250 Leeman Ferry RD SW
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Monday, August 29th doubles update
All random doubles partners have been paired up. Currently there are 55 teams (110 players). There will be 16 seeded teams in a 64 draw. The seeds are set, but we had a few doubles emails come in last night and today. We want to make sure everything is set. We will post the doubles seeds Tuesday afternoon.
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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. NOTE - there is major road construction at the entrance of these three - you might need to add 5 minutes to the drive. 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.
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PROCESS WHEN DEADLINE CLOSES
Singles registration closes Sunday, August 21, 2016 11:59 PM (Central Time) . After registration closes ... To enter send email to: Joc@huntsvilletenniscenter.com Late entries will be processed on a first come - first serve basis. Late entries that effect the seeding are NOT allowed. Late entries will be taken until 12:00 midnight, Thursday Aug. 25th. Please include the player's name and usta# with request on email. Please call JOC (tournament director) 256-883-3988 regarding questions
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DOUBLES PARTNER UPDATE 8-21-16
Doubles pairings requests as of 9:20 PM CST via emails and texts. This is before the deadline, and will be correct on the competitors list, and potential seedings. These teams will be matched up together so there is no confusion.
Brooks Green & Daniel Li Alex Wesbrooks & Grant Stuckey Patrick Sklenka & Paul Hendrix
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Southern Championship Level 1, 1A, 2
“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.”
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Birth Certificate or Green Card
All players must have a BIRTH CERTIFICATE or GREEN CARD on file with the USTA Southern office for proof of citizenship. You must do one of the following before you begin play in the tournament. Fax to: USTA Southern office at 770-368-9091 or Email to: howard@sta.usta.com
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Selection Process for Level 1A
Draw size will be 128, Saturday through Tuesday. This event will be played on clay. Players will be selected off the most current Southern standings list. Players from lower division will be considered on their lower division standing. 1/8 of the draw is taken from the younger age players in the top 80 who are still eligible in the younger age group.
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DOUBLES PARTNER
If you signed up for doubles, and do not have a partner, we will randomly pair the remaining participants together once the deadline ends. If there is an odd number, one player will be left out of doubles.
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FORMAT
128 draw for singles FIC through the RD of 16 with Quarterfinal playoff. In 1A Championships, the quarterfinalist losers automatically go into their own back draw. The four losers will play and then the two winners for 5th & 6th place. The 7th & 8th place do not play. 64 player draw for doubles Single elimination for doubles draw. 8 game pro set will be played with a tie break at 8 games all. A 3/4 playoff shall be played in both singles and doubles.
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SCORING FORMAT
Main Draw Singles: Best 2 of 3 Sets. Consolation Singles: 10 point Tiebreak in lieu of a third set. Doubles: Single Elimination 8-game Pro Set with at 7 point tiebreak at 8 games all.
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FRIDAY, August 26th Update
All doubles partners have been matched up together. We will not be taking anymore late doubles entries. The singles draw is a full 128 as of right now. We will be working on the doubles seeds over the weekend and will have seeds posted Monday, August 29th in the afternoon/evening.
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8-23-16 UPDATE
The Singles draw is full - the next late entry will be alternate #1. Seeds will be posted Thursday afternoon. Doubles partners looking to get paired up randomly, will be matched up Friday, August 26th. Please email Joc@huntsvilletenniscenter.com with your questions.
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Monday 8-22-16 Update
Currently 1:15 PM central time. I'm waiting to receive the selection list from Southerns. We will process all the entrants late afternoon/this evening. 122 signed up for a 128 draw. If you were on time, you will be in. I have received emails from late entrants, I'll plug those in after entrants are processed. Doubles partners will be updated once we get the entrants processed as well. Thank you for the emails.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
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