TOURNAMENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED
AS OF 11AM THIS MORNING, USTA TX HAS DECIDED TO POSTPONE ALL TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED THIS WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE NO TOURNAMENT IN AUSTIN THIS WEEKEND, PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS COMING SOON. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE NEW DATE AT THIS TIME.
Also...both of our host hotels, the Omni Barton Creek and the Sonesta Bee Cave have graciously agreed to waive cancellation fees for anyone who had reservations for Friday night. Please contact them immediately to cancel your room so they can sell those rooms to other guests. I cannot guaranty how late they will honor this policy today.
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Red Cross Disaster Relief Site is now LIVE
Please help us help those most in need. Click the following link to go to our Red Cross donation site. Remember, ATA will match the first $5000 raised.
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DISASTER RELIEF UPDATE
Dear Players and Parents,
In this time of extreme disaster for so many of our friends and neighbors in Houston, Corpus and the entire Gulf Coast, we recognize that there a far greater priorities than a tennis tournament. We also believe that for many folks, an excuse to travel to Austin, where roads are safe and forecasts show very little additional rain, may be a good thing. Unless those forecasts are wrong and severe weather hits Austin in the next few days, we plan on hosting this tournament as planned.
We do plan on offering the following 2 opportunities to help those affected by this natural disaster:
1. Any player who cannot attend the tournament this weekend due to Hurricane Harvey related issues and contacts the tournament director no later than Tuesday, August 29th at 11:59pm to withdraw will receive a credit to enter any USTA TX tournament hosted by Austin Tennis Academy in the next 12 months. This would include the Excellence tournament, SCMZ, Doubles CMZ, or any of our ATA CP Opens (we host 6). In order to take advantage of this credit, the player (or player's parent) who withdrew (this is not transferable) must email the tournament director of the tournament they wish to enter prior to that tournament entry deadline with their name, USTA # and the age division they wish to enter. We will enter them on our end.
2. Austin Tennis Academy will be setting up a donation campaign to benefit the disaster relief and will match the first $5,000 raised in our campaign. We encourage all of our tournament participants who can contribute to contribute at whatever level they feel comfortable. Please click on the following link to our Red Cross donation site.
3. Additionally, ATA College Prep students are gathering supplies to create welcome kits for displaced families seeking shelter in Austin through the Austin Disaster Relief Network. If you'd like to donate supplies to help with these welcome kits, these are the specific items needed for each kit:Towel, Washcloth, Soap, Tissue, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Deodorant, Feminine Products, Shampoo, Comb, Blanket, Pillow, Wipes,Baby Bottles/Formula, Diapers, Baby Food,1 plastic container with a lid to hold the above items. Any donations for welcome kits should be dropped off at ATA College Prep (located on the grounds of Austin Tennis Academy) before Wednesday the 6th. Feel free to contact Tommy Collins with questions at tommy.collins@austintennisacademy.com
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HOTEL PARTNER - OMNI BARTON CREEK
Please support our hotel partner, Omni Barton Creek for beautiful accomodations, access to tennis courts, dining and much more. Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa 8212 Barton Club Drive Austin, Texas 78735 Main: 512-329-4000 www.omnibartoncreek.com Promo Code: 45275837277
By email, contact: Kendal Nakashima, Reservations Manager Please ask for the Austin Tennis Academy corporate discount Email: kendal.nakashima@omnihotels.com
Click here for a direct link to Omni Barton Creek ATA Discount Reservations
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HOTEL PARTNER - SONESTA BEE CAVE
Please support our hotel
partner, the Sonesta Bee Cave Austin located at 12525 Bee Cave Parkway, Bee
Cave TX 78738. This hotel opened in July 2015 and features beautiful modern
accommodations in a premiere location just minutes from ATA. It’s just a short
walk to Whole Foods, numerous restaurants and a movie theater. The Sonesta is
offering ATA customers a special tournament rate. You may call the Sonesta
directly at 855-463-3097 and use rate code 0903ATASUP. You may also simply click on the following link
to make your reservation.
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WELCOME TO THE AUSTIN TENNIS ACADEMY
The Austin Tennis Academy is a training program for junior tennis players who aspire to achieve excellence in tennis and in life. Our mission is to create a local junior tennis community of parents, coaches, teachers and players, dedicated to developing students to their fullest potential in tennis, academics and character. One of our primary objectives is to help students leverage the perfect college choice through tennis. ATA College Prep is a fully accredited private school that augments student-athlete potential and maximizes college choice through rigorous academics, flexible scheduling, and leadership opportunities. We look forward to seeing you at the ATA College Prep Open!
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ATA COLLEGE PREP
Founded in 2008, ATA College Prep provides rigorous academics, access to master teachers in small group classes, and flexible scheduling to maximize potential and leverage college choice for the most dedicated scholar athletes. ATACP is the college preparatory environment for those wanting to play college tennis at top level schools. Contact us to further discuss this opportunity. Email: info@austintennisacademy.com
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Junior Know the Rules and Additional Important Documents
Click on the following link for documents and answers to questions about the junior competitive system in Texas
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Upcoming ITF Tournaments
The Texas ITF Tournaments are approaching quickly. If you are interested in competing in the ITFs, you will need to apply for an iPIN several days prior to the entry deadline. For more information on the Texas ITF circuit, click “More info.”
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WITHDRAWALS - Please click on edit registration on the left side of this homepage and follow the directions to withdraw before the deadline. Please email me at john.kudrick@clubcorp.com if you need to withdraw from the tournament after the deadline. Include your name, division and reason for withdrawing. Written notification (email is sufficient) is required for withdrawals after the entry deadline as per USTA rules. There are no refunds for withdrawals after the entry deadline or for weather related cancellations.
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CHECK IN PROCEDURE - Please register at your playing site 15-30 minutes before your first match. You will then also need to check in for each of your matches (including your first match) when you are ready to play (before your scheduled time, of course) and stay within earshot of the tournament desk.
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HOTEL INFORMATION - Lakeway Area: Hampton Inn Lakeway - 2013 FM 620 South, 10 minutes from ATA, 512-263-7474, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lakeway 15707 Oak Grove Blvd 512-735-5555, Mountain Star Lodge, HWY 620, 5 minutes from ATA, 512-263-2010. Lakeway Inn Resort, 512-261-6600. The Vintage Villas Hotel, 512/266-9333. See "Hotel Info - Mopac and NW" for additional options
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Please recheck your draws before Friday as there may be changes due to withdrawals.
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BALL TYPE - Wilson US Open Extra Duty Felt balls will be used for all matches (12's - 18's).
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Court Surface - All matches will be played on hard courts
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WEATHER UPDATES - We will do everything we can to complete the tournament even if we have inclement weather. The Austin weather can change very quickly. If necessary, we will go to alternate scoring to speed up the matches. This website will be updated with any weather related delays or you may call ATA at 512-276-2271 during the tournament for weather related updates. Please also be sure to follow me @briannotisata on twitter for up to the minute tournament updates.
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AIRPORT - The Austin Bergstrom Int'l Airport is approx 45-60 min. from the Austin Tennis Academy. The ATA is in southwest Austin. Go west on Hwy 71W for approximately 22 miles, Hwy 71W is called US 290W for a few miles, follow signs to Hwy 71W. When you get to the light at Hwy 620, get into left lane, turn left into Spanish Oaks across from McCoys.
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HOTEL INFORMATION - Mopac and NW Areas: La Quinta, 4424 S. Mopac Expressway, Hyatt House Austin Arboretum 10001 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78759, 1-866-725-1661, Hampton Inn NW/Arboretum 3908 W Braker Ln 512-765-9998, Homewood Suites Arboretum/NW 10925 Stonelake Blvd 512-765-9996, Embassy Suites-Arboretum 512-372-8771 Hampton Inn - Arboretum 512-349-9898 Towneplace Suites-Northwest 512-231-9360 Fairfield Inn and Suites - Northwest 512-527-0734 La Quinta Inn and Suites - Northwest 512-832-2121. Candlewood Suites 4320 IH 35-512-444-8882, Hyatt Regency Downtown Austin, 512-477-1234, Crown Plaza, 6121 IH 35, 512-323-5466. The Renaissance Hotel, 9721 Arboretrum Blvd, Austin, TX - 1-800-228-9898
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Excessive Overrule Guideline: The USTA Texas Officials Committee along with the Competitive Department has established a guideline in reference to excessive overrules as clarified in the Friend at Court. This guideline states "Once a player has been overruled for a second time in a match, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the point penalty system."
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Inappropriate umpire/spectator communication, whether it be about a ruling or any other facet of a tennis event is prohibited while a match is in progress. Being a parent, coach, etc. does not endow special privileges. With the only exception of the right to remove their own child from competition at any time, a parent or coach is merely a spectator.
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USTA Texas "No Late Entries" Policy for Juniors Due to a new USTA Texas internal procedure, junior division players will NOT be able to register for a tournament after the online published deadline. We are aware that currently parents reach out via email or phone to the USTA Texas staff and/or tournament director requesting to be manually added to the tournament after online registration has closed. If a player misses the registration deadline, then he/she will not be permitted to participate in that tournament
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Registration Confirmation: As a parent or player it is your responsibility to assure registration in the event. Regardless if you register on the website or mobile app after completing the registration you should visit the USTA web driven site and confirm your registration by finding the player in the applicants list. If you select to skip this process please be aware that should any malfunctions of the system occur, players will not be granted late entrance in the event due to a system error.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Monday, August 21, 2017 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 800017217 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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