WEATHER UPDATE SUNDAY 12:00PM
Good Afternoon! The Courts are slowly beginning to dry here at Baylor, but mother nature is not providing much help this afternoon. The rain however is hopefully going to stay away until this evening. My hope is to get some courts playable by 2:00 outside. The draws should be updated now with current match times. Please continue to check the draw for updates as we continue to feed matches in on our Indoor Courts. Thanks so much for you cooperation!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES LATER THIS MORNING... I will continue to update the site as we get a better picture of our outdoor court situation and weather. If our weather changes and we can't get outside, consolation match times and some main draw match times will be pushed back.
Sunday Morning Consolation Quarterfinal Round Match Times are set and posted on the draws for the B/G 10's-18's. We are planning on playing these matches indoors at both Baylor School and Manker Patten. All Semi-Final Match Times are posted.
MATCH FORMAT FOR SUNDAY: 12's-18 Boys and Girls Main Draw: Best of 2 Sets (sets to 6), regular scoring, with a 10pt tie-break in lieu of the 3rd set 12's-18's Consolation Matches: Best of 2 Short Sets (sets to 4), regular scoring, with a 10pt tie-break in lieu of the 3rd set 10's format remains unchanged
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Alternate Site for Inclement Weather
We will be using Baylor School and Manker Patten for Matches.
Manker Patten Tennis Club (MP on Draw) 100 Douglas St Chattanooga, TN 37403
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PLEASE READ ALL INFO. CAREFULLLY AS ALL COMMUNICATIONS ARE DONE VIA THIS WEBSITE.
Please check the website for your match time. Tournament Staff will not give out match times over the phone. If you have an issue with getting information online, only the Head Referee will give out match information
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TOURNAMENT CHECK- IN RECOMMENDED ON FRIDAY 3:30-8:00 PM AT BAYLOR ZAN GUERRY INDOOR
Submitting the Medical Release form & receive the tournament t-shirt on Friday will help you to get ready for your first match quickly. Tournament Registration and Match Check-in will both be in the Zan Guerry Tennis Center on Friday. Once you are checked in for the tournament, we encourage you to arrive early for your matches so that you are ready to play when your match is called to court. If you can't check in on Friday, please try to check in one hour before your first match on Saturday. The Check-in desk on Saturday will be in front of the tennis clubhouse in front of the court #1 unless it is raining. If it is raining, then check-in will continue in the Zan Guerry Indoor Tennis Center. Please print the medical release form below to fill out & bring it with you - see the link
more info
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PROFESSIONAL STRINGER IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. TEXT MIKE STEPHENS: (843) 327-1962
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MATCH SCHEDULING UPDATE THURSDAY MARCH 8 12:05PM
Good Afternoon Everyone! I will have the first match times posted in about an hour, but I wanted to give each of you an idea of what our schedule is going to look like for the weekend. Our weather forecast is certainly not improving any for Saturday and Sunday. I am hopeful that we can get at least a little tennis played outside Saturday Morning before the rain moves in, but I believe we will definitely see a lot of rain over the weekend. As such, our plan is to play ALL of the Doubles on Friday Evening. This will certainly make our day a little longer on Friday, but we need to play as much tennis as we can while the weather cooperates. Baylor School has 16 Outdoor Courts and 8 Indoor Courts. We will utilize all courts (both indoor and outdoor) for matches if the weather is dry in order to play as much as possible. Baylor does not have lights on their outdoor courts, so after sunset we will be playing on their 8 indoor courts.
With regards to Inclement Weather, ALL WEATHER UPDATES WILL BE POSTED HERE ON THIS PAGE. Weather updates will be time stamped in bold, and match times will be updated on the Individual Draws. Please check this note first for the latest update and note the time, then look to your respective draws for an accurate match time.
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Monday Matches
If we do not have rain this weekend, then all draws will finish on Sunday. The timing and the duration of our rain this weekend will determine how much tennis we have to play on Monday. The tournament is Sanctioned through Monday, and we will make every effort to finish the tournament.
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WELCOME TO STATE OPEN 2018!!! BAYLOR TENNIS IS SO HAPPY TO HOST STATE OPEN 2018 AND SERVE YOU AS BEST AS WE CAN!
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TIMELINE
Fri: Doubles only with the first match starting at 5 PM or later Sat.: Singles starting at 8:00 AM & doubles in the afternoon Sun: Singles starting at 8:30 AM & doubles in the afternoon REMINDER: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STARTS FROM SUNDAY, 3/11 & THE CLOCKS ARE TURNED FORWARD BY ONE HOUR.
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PLEASE NOTE: CHATTANOOGA IS ON EASTERN STANDARD/DAYLIGHT TIME!!!
ALSO, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS SATURDAY NIGHT!!! Don't be late for your match on Sunday!!!
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A T-SHIRT & PIZZA LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLAYERS ON SAT. SNACKS AVAILABLE FOR THE PLAYERS, FRI-SUN. EVERYONE IS GUARANTEED MINIMUM 2 MATCHES
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MATCH FORMAT
10U will be best of 2 short sets (sets to 4) with a regular set tie-break at 4-4. A set tie-break will be played in lieu of a 3rd set. No-Ad Scoring will be used. 12’s-18’s Divisions will be best of 2 sets, regular scoring, with a 10 point match tie-break in lieu of the 3rd set. 10U Doubles will be a 6 game set, no ad scoring, with a tie-break at 5-5 12’s-18’s Doubles will be an 8 game pro-set, regular scoring, with a tie-break at 8-8.
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HOTEL INFORMATION
Embassy Suites @ $139 night o Must book by Feb. 19 o Free breakfast, parking, and wifi Booking Link: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/es/reservation/book.htm?inputModule=HOTEL&ctyhocn=CHAHMES&spec_plan=CESUST&arrival=20180309&departure=20180312&cid= OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT If any of your participants prefer to book over the phone, you can also contact our guest services department at (423) 602-5100 or central reservations at 1-800-368-1133 and provide them with the group code of USTA.
· Fairfield Inn & Suites Hamilton Place @ $99 night o Must book by Feb. 19 o Free breakfast, parking and wifi
· Holiday Inn & Suites Downtown @ $129 night o Must book by Feb. 19 o $15 parking, free breakfast and wifi https://www.holidayinn.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=HI&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=CHADT&_PMID=99801505&GPC=UST&viewfullsite=true
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Youth Progression (for children ages 7-10)
USTA Tennessee tournaments do not offer Orange Level 2 divisions.
If this is your child’s first time playing a tournament, please email tylerstrong@ustatn.com to activate their USTA number in the Youth Progression program.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, March 5, 2018 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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