Southern Boys' & Girls' 14 Closed

Players By Event

Congratulations to our Sportsmanship Award winners: Girls' Mary Meyers, Shreveport, LA. Boys' Vikram Hundal, Alpharetta, GA.

Check In will be at John Drew Tennis Center Friday, 4:00-6:30. The player meeting begins at 6:30. Saturday Check In will be from 7:00am -12:00; Sunday 9:00am - 3:30. Monday Check In will be from 7:00am - 12:00pm The player meeting begins at 6:30. on Friday National endorsement will be discussed at this meeting.

The list will be posted June 12th by 2 PM

USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player. This form must be presented at the time of tournament registration. Please download and bring this completed with you or fax to us (770-368-9091) to speed up the registration process. Players are not allowed on court without this signed release: more info

All players must have a copy of a Birth Certificate or Green Card on file in the Southern office. Players should go to this link to see if their name is on file. If your name does not appear here please fax it to 770-368-9091 or e-mail to howard@sta.usta.com. more info

Entries and Selections: All players must enter through the TennisLink On-line Registration. Players may enter on one division even though each age division is at a different site and listed as a separate tournament on the schedule. Players should play in the age division they are seeking Southern Endorsement. Fourteen of the selections will be based on the most current Southern Standings of the age division only. (No selections based on the younger age group). All other selections are based on the quotas and endorsements of the States. Make a link to the selection process on your home page of your tournament.

ALTERNATES: All applicants NOT admitted to the main draw shall be listed in order, to be moved into the main draw if/when spaces become available. The order will be based on Southern Standings. To find out if the order go to Alternates by Events lists no later than noon on Wednesday, June 14th and daily thereafter. If you are an alternate and do NOT get in on Wednesday, you may do any or all of the following: 1) Stand by as an on-site alternate on Saturday 16th for any of the 128 unseeded positions 2) Come to play doubles on Sunday June 17th 3) Stand by as an on-site alternate on Monday June 18th for the 32 seeded players

Doubles registration will be on -line or in person at registration beginning Friday, June 15th and closing at 4:00 PM on Saturday, June 16th. Doubles play will begin on Sunday, June 17th. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR DOUBLES IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT. Alternates are encouraged to participate in doubles - must enter by fax , e-mail or in person by 4:00 pm, Saturday, June 16th. Doubles draws will be posted Sunday, June 17th, by 9 am.

Thirty-two seeds will be “block seeded” into the third round of the singles tournament and will thus not play until Monday, June 18th. Seeding will be done and posted online on Tuesday, June 12th. Seeded singles players: carefully note the dates for doubles!

EVENTS: Boys and girls singles 160 draw with Feed-in championship through quarterfinals and playoff matches for 3 / 4 places. Play in the FIC is mandatory. Semifinal losers in the main draw are required to play the 3 / 4 playoff match. The Singles official draw will be made at noon on Thursday June 14th at noon. Draw sheets will be posted at JDS Tennis Center on Friday June 15th by noon. NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE DRAW WILL BE GIVEN BY PHONE. One round of Main Draw singles will be played each day. Two rounds of Consolation begin on Tuesday. Boys and girls doubles (single elimination) draw will be posted Sunday, June 17th, by 9 am.

Scoring: Singles main draw will be the best of three sets. In the event of inclement weather, this format may be changed to best of 2 sets with a match tiebreak in lieu of the third set. Singles Consolation will be best of three sets with a 3rd set match tiebreak in lieu of the third on days that 2 matches are played. Doubles will play the collegiate format (8 game pro-set) with a match tiebreak played at 8-all. The match tie-break is a 10-point format.

A players’ meeting will be held at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center on Friday, June 15th at 6:30 pm. National endorsement will be discussed at this meeting. Registration will be open as follows: Hours of Registration. Seeded players are not expected to be at the meeting.

Prior to the deadline, players should withdraw on-line. Players should note all rules on withdrawing from a tournament. All withdrawals must be in writing by e-mail or fax. No refunds will be made for players withdrawing. Alternates wishing to enter another tournament should withdraw from the Alternates list before entering another tournament. Alternates are not charged the entry fee. Make a link http://www.southern.usta.com/JUNIORS/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=314371&itype=983&icategoryid=196

Sites John Drew Smith ( JDS ) and Tattnall ( TAT ) Go the the link for directions Practice courts Macon State College and at each playing site before the 8 AM match time. more info

Using video technology, you (and your coach) can actually SEE what you've been missing!!! HIGH-TECH TENNIS (from Atlanta, GA) will be onsite on Saturday (6/16) and Sunday (6/17) ONLY to offer a variety of video analysis services, including Stroke Analysis CDs ($30) and Match Play DVDs (With Statistics - $75 or WithOUT Statistics - $45). How AWESOME is that! Go to http://high-techtennis.com or call 678.640.2723 to make a reservation or to get more information.

Boys - No tank tops allowed, Girls - No bare midriffs allowed