ENDORSEMENT LISTS FOR SOUTHERN CLOSED
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SOUTHERN CLOSED REGISTRATION INFO!!!! DEADLINE TONIGHT!!!!
YOU WILL HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THE SOUTHERN CLOSED BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE QUALIFYING. Registration for Southerns closes Sunday Night June 5th. If you want to be considered for entry into the Southern Closed, you MUST register prior to this deadline.
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RACQUET STRINGING FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY
Our stringer, is going to be on standby Sunday afternoon for anyone that needs racquets. He can arrange meeting you to collect and then drop off your racquets. Monday he will be on-call as well. IF YOU ANTICIPATE ANY RACQUET NEEDS FOR MONDAY, HE REQUESTED THAT YOU CONTACT HIM THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO GET THOSE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE TOMORROW MORNING. He will not be on site at Champions Club tomorrow morning. Chattanooga's only registered Master Racquet Technician Mike Stephens, owner of String Sensation, will be set up on-site and available each day of the tournament. On site services include stringing, grip, over-grip replacement, and grommet/bumper-guard replacement depending upon racquet type and stock available. We have a large selection of strings, including Wilson, Luxilon, Babolat, Prince, Ytex, and Gamma. On site selection of accessories will be available including grips, over-grips, vibration dampeners, and wristbands. Please see the link below for more info! We are excited to have Mike with us this year!
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Format of Play
All main draw singles matches will be 2 out of 3 tie-break sets, and all back draw
matches will be 2 out of 3 sets with a match tiebreak in lieu of a
third set. All doubles matches will consist of one 8-game pro-set.
ALTERNATE SITE FOR SATURDAY: Due to the likelihood of afternoon showers and storms and the increase in our numbers this year, we are going to have to expand to 2 sites for Saturday June 4th. We plan to use Baylor School (BAY on draw) for these matches. The current plan is for ALL Boys 16 Singles Matches and Girls 18 CONSOLATION matches to be at Baylor Saturday and times are posted. WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER AND USE ALTERNATE SITES ACCORDINGLY.
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Schedule of Play
Doubles play will begin Thursday Afternoon June 2nd not before 3:30. Singles play will begin Friday Morning June 3rd at 8:00AM EDT. Seeds will be posted by Tuesday Afternoon. The Seeding Committee will use the Southern Standing list run 5/27/2016 for Tournament Seeding. First Match times will be available Wednesday June 1st by 3:00PM Draws will be posted by 1:00PM EDT on Thursday June 2nd.
NOTE: CHATTANOOGA IS ON EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)!!!
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Tournament Registration Thursday 2:00PM - 8:00PM
We will be available Thursday starting at 2:00PM for Player registration. At registration players will be given their goodie bag with Chattanooga information and coupons, as well as the tournament shirt. Our player party with dinner will begin around 5:30. Please make plans to register on Thursday and have dinner with us even if you are only planning on playing singles. If you will not be able to make registration on Thursday evening, you MUST contact the director by email.
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THURSDAY NIGHT PLAYER PARTY
Thursday evening we will be having a players party for all players and their parents. We will begin serving dinner around 5:30. Chattanooga's premier caterer, Events with Taste, has graciously agreed to help us provide the meal for the evening. The menu will consist of 2 different types of pasta, as well as salad and bread. A vegetarian pasta will be available. All are welcome.
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COLLEGE FORUM: FRIDAY EVENING AT 5:00
Friday Evening at 5:00 on the 2nd Level of the Champions Club Clubhouse, we will be hosting a College Forum for all players, parents, and coaches. This will be an open forum for everyone regarding the college recruiting process and the College Tennis Pathway. We will have coaches from all divisions (D1, D2, D3, NAIA) on our panel to answer questions and give you a brief summary of their school and the process for their respective division. Please make plans to attend this event if you even think you might have some interest in playing college tennis. We hope to show each of you the various pathway's for collegiate tennis. Chik-fil-a will be provided for attendees as well as other snacks and drinks.
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Medical Release Form
The Medical Release Form is required by USTA/TN
prior to playing matches with a parent or guardian signature. Players may
report directly to their first match site to check-in and drop off their form
at the tournament desk. Blank forms will be available at each site. A
link to the form can be found below by clicking "more info."
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Birth Certificate
In order to compete in the Tennessee State
Qualifier, a player's birth certificate MUST be submitted and on file at
the Southern Section Office. Please email copies of birth certificates
to the USTA TN Director of Junior Competition
(tylerstrong@ustatn.com).
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AWARDS:
We're thinking outside the box this year for our awards. Accordingly, 1st-6th place Singles finishers (1st-4th place Doubles) will receive a unique and commemorative photographic product!
Sportsmanship Awards: We are very grateful to Wilson Sporting Goods for Sponsoring the Boy's and Girl's Sportsmanship Awards for the 2016 Tennessee Junior Qualifying. These awards will be chosen based upon nominations from tournament staff, officials, and participants. We will have a box at the tournament desk where players and parents may make nominations.
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DOWNTOWN HOTEL PARTNER
UPDATE AS OF 5/24/2016: Since we are only a short time away from our event, we have been unsuccessful in getting any downtown hotels to give us any additional blocks of rooms for our event. There is a softball tournament near downtown that weekend, and many of the hotels are experiencing higher than average occupancy. As of today, the Doubletree was showing a rack rate of 139.00/night for two queen beds.
AS OF 5/19/2016: The Downtown Marriott no longer has any rooms left on the tournament block, and I have been unsuccessful at getting any additional rooms added to the block. I hope to have another option available downtown very soon. I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused! The Marriott Hotel Downtown Chattanooga is our Downtown hotel partner for the event. Please book through the link below or call 800-841-1674 and ask for a room in the TN State JR. Qualifier block. The rate is 134/night. They will be offering a free full breakfast for up to 4 people per room. There will be an additional parking fee at this hotel. PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO STAY WITH THEM!
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HIXSON HOTEL PARTNER
Country Inn and Suites Hixson -- 95.00/night The Country Inn and Suites in Hixson has agreed to work with our event this year and is offering a rate of 95/night. Included in this rate is:
•Complimentary
Hot Be Our Guest Breakfast
•Free
Wireless Internet
•Group Pre
keyed and rooms will be pre blocked
•Complimentary
meeting space / breakfast room for team meeting, based on availability
•Directions
to fields, sports complex
•Local
restaurant coupons
•Complimentary
self-parking
•One time
complementary use of coin operated laundry on property RATE CUT-OFF HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY 5/26/2016
Country Inns & Suites By
CarlsonSM
P: +1 (423) 308-2333 F: +1 (423) 899-2282
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College Scout with NSR evaluating prospects at this tournament
National Scouting Report is the most revered high school scouting and college recruiting organization in the world. Since 1980, college coaches have depended on NSR to present quality prospects for recognition, evaluation and recruitment. If you think you have what it takes to play at the next level, talk with a NSR Scout and schedule a free evaluation of your abilities.....
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SITES and WARM UP COURTS:
We are planning on playing ALL Matches at THE CHAMPIONS CLUB. If our numbers grow beyond the capacity that the Champions Club will allow, then we will be using Baylor School as an Alternate Site.
All courts will be available on a first come first serve basis in the morning before play for hitting. There is a Park nearby at Red Bank United Methodist Church (3800 Dayton Blvd) that has a couple of courts for practice. Riverview Park is nearby (1703 Riverview Rd) and has a couple of courts for practice.
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INDOOR COURT SITE INFORMATION!!!!!
We will be using the following sites for Indoor Courts... Directions will be available at The Champions Club for those who need them. Addresses are below: The McCallie School: (MCC on Draw) 500 Dodds Ave Chattanooga, TN 37404
The Baylor School: (BAY on Draw) 171 Baylor School Rd Chattanooga, TN 37405
Manker Patten Tennis Club: (MP on Draw) 100 Douglas St Chattanooga, TN 37403
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NOTE:
Please Note: If we do not get a copy of a player's birth
certificate, the player will not be able to participate. To check if a
player's birth certificate is on file, please click on "More Info"
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Parent Alert Form
All Players must bring a signed Medical Release/Tennis Parent form or they will not be able to participate in the event.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Friday, May 27, 2016 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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