Tournament Reports
Events - Alternates by Event
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Tournament Check In
Please check in a minimum of 30 minutes before your first match, at the site you are playing.
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TOURNAMENT UPDATE: Friday, March 3
The next round of dbls or 3rd round will play Saturday after singles. Those times will be set around Noon on Saturday.
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TOURNAMENT SITES
LAGOON PARK TENNIS CENTER (LTC)
2855 Lagoon Park Drive
Montgomery, Al 36109
O'CONNOR TENNIS CENTER (OTC) (OTCQS)
500 Anderson Street
Montgomery, Al 36107
AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY (AUM)
7031 Senators Dr.
Montgomery, Al 36117
HUNTINGDON COLLEGE(HC) 1500 E. Fairview Ave. Montgomery, AL. 36106
Practice Courts, Ida Bell Young Park (4)
5350 Vaughn Road
Montgomery, Al 36117
Please Note: Park in the parking lot at the rear of Catholic High School
DO NOT PARK ON YOUNG MEADOWS RD.
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Saturday, February 27, by Midnight is the deadline to withdraw and receive a refund.
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College tennis fans please visit the college tournament that Blue Gray Junior is named after.
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Tournament Update: Thursday, February 25. 10:00AM
I will take double pairings or requests to be added to the RANDOM PARTNER DRAWING until Noon, Monday February 29.
At this time all of the requests to be on the RANDOM PARTNER LIST have NOT been added to the doubles competitor lists.
All doubles teams can verify their standing by checking the Competitor List on the homepage. Only email me if it is incorrect. Thank you.
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DOUBLES INFORMATION
*We are requiring players to play in the same age group that they are playing in singles. *We offer a random pairing list for players who do not have partners. PLEASE , PLEASE do not ask to be on that list unless you are committed to a randomly drawn partner. To get on this list please email me at lagoonparktennis@gmail.com. *We will attempt to forward doubles request for partners. We do not promise we will have time to do that.
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DOUBLES ADDED
This year we have added doubles. WE WILL BEGIN DOUBLES BY 4PM ON FRIDAY MARCH 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Singles play will begin at 8:00 AM on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
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11 and Under Green Ball Event CRITERIA FOR 11 AND UNDER GREEN BALL STA LEVEL 3 EVENTS:
****We are sorry for the confusion, but the dates of January 1 to September 1 for the grace period was for 2015. #2 states after September 1.... We are now into the after September 1, 2015 stage where the benchmark in now mandatory. Sorry for the confusion and that 2015 was left out.
- 1.January 1 to September 1, 2015 is a “grace period” where players have the opportunity to play green ball or yellow to try to reach a 12 & Under standing of 300. - 2. After September 1, 2015 all players aged 11 & under will be required to play green ball to reach the benchmark of 300 in the 12U Division in order to progress to 12U yellow ball play. When the top 300 benchmark is reached, players will be added to the Top 300 12U Benchmark Players.
Note: Age-eligible 11U players who have reached the Top 300 Benchmark may participate in the 11U Green division. This change was put into effect May 19, 2015.
- 3. Points for the 11 & under Green division will be awarded STA L4 Points for the Feed In Thru Quarterfinals table. - 4. One player from the top 20 of the 10 and under standings will be included in the draw of eight. . - 5. Player must be 11 & under and sign up for this tournament in the "12 & Under Green Ball Division". Players who are not age-eligible to participate will be moved into the 12 & Under Yellow Ball Division where they fall on the list. - 6. Players may enter both 11 & under green and 12 & under yellow. When selections are made, the 12 and under yellow is selected first, and if the player is selected, he/she is removed from consideration for the 11U green.
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MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
The USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player. This form must be presented at the time of registration. Please download and bring this completed form with you or FAX it to us at (334) 240-4060. Players are not allowed on court without this signed release. Select More info to download form.
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SELECTION PROCESS
Because this is a Level 3 STA Event the following Selection Process is being used: Top 32 players applying from the usta/southern latest standings list. For Boys and Girls 12-18: 28 players from this age group will be selected and up to 4 players from the younger age group who are eligible from the younger age group, who have a standing 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. Alternates are listed in the report section. Do not refer to the alternates on the far left side of the web page after competitors have been listed. (that list is not updated). 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.
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LEVEL 3 FORMAT
*All tournaments shall have two 16 balanced draws in each age division. The two draws will be determined by use of the waterfall system. *If number of participants goes under 24 (23 and under), one draw will be used instead. *Format will remain the same for all Level 3 events. The only change will be for an Indoor event which will be able to add one day. *Seeding shall follow the USTA Southern Section seeding regulations. Players selected on their 10’s standing shall not be considered for seeding in the 12’s division. *Scoring: Tie Break in lieu of the third set shall be used in all matches. Short scoring: No ad scoring or “Short” sets, first player/team to win four games wins the set provided there is a two game margin over the opponent(s), may be used due to inclement weather. Before changing format due to inclement weather, this must be approved by Section and State. *10's will play on 60ft court using Orange Low Compression balls and 25" racquets.
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WATERFALL TOURNAMENT SYSTEM
The players will be ordered using current standings and players from the younger age group that met the selection requirements are added to the player list. The 32 players will be split as follows: 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.
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HOST HOTEL INFORMATION
Listed below are the hotels that help with our tennis events. PLEASE, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, USE THESE HOTELS AND BE SURE TO ASK FOR THE LAGOON PARK TENNIS RATE AND MENTION THE TOURNAMENT NAME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GROUP RATES THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE. Their willingness to help sponsor our tournament make the event possible. We thank you in advance for using them during your stay in Montgomery.
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Courtyard Marriott - Prattville
2620 Legends Parkway Prattville, Al 36066 Tel (334) 290-1270
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Doubletree by Hilton
120 Madison Ave., Montgomery, Al 36104 (334)245-2320 Ask for Corporate Rate -Lagoon Park Tennis
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Drury Inn & Suites (Exit 6 , I-85 North)
1124 Eastern Blvd Montgomery, Al 36117 Phone: (334) 273-1101
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Hilton Garden Inn Montgomery east (Exit 4, I-85 North)
1600 Interstate Park Drive, Montgomery, Al 36109 Phone: (334) 272-2225
more info
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Homewood Suites by Hilton
1800 Interstate Park Drive, Montgomery, Al 36109 Phone: (334) 272-3010
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This is an Alabama Level 2 event and a Southern Level 3 event.
Draw size limits are 32 in B/G 10-18. Players will be selected
based on STA guidelines for STA level 3 events.
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.
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