Gate City March Indoor Junior Futures NC L5

It is the PLAYER’S responsibility to know their next match time and show up in a timely manner. Check the website often for updated match times. PLAYERS MUST CHECK IN FOR EACH MATCH 30 MINUTES PRIOR TOO ITS SCHEDULED START TIME. ALL USTA RULES WILL BE ENFORCED FOR LATENESS. This tournament has a lot of matches to be played, and there will be exceptions for lateness (i.e. traffic etc.)

The format is FMLC (First Match Loser Consolation). Main draw and Consolation will play the best-of-three sets playing a 10 point tiebreak in lieu of the third set.

The Parent and Medical Release is required by USTA/NC prior to playing matches. Parent or guardian must sign. Please click on the link below to print BOTH PAGES of the form. Bring the signed form with you to registration.

USTA/North Carolina Junior Tournament Release Form

For parents and guardians of all Boys and Girls 10’s and 12’s players playing USTA tournaments in North Carolina, you must view the USTA/North Carolina Parent Education Forum power point and bring in the form found at the end of the presentation to the tournament.

The presentation and extra information can be found at the following site:
http://www.nctennis.com/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=573

THIS ONLY MUST BE DONE ONCE and takes only about 15 minutes.

If you need to withdraw before entries close, you must do so online. Click on “Edit Registration,” then “Withdraw.” You will need your original confirmation number. All withdrawals after entries close must both be sent in writing by email (to the Tournament Director’s address above) and by phone to the tournament site. Players withdrawing after the tournament deadline will not be refunded the entry fee.

Please note the rules below pertain to ALL sanctioned North Carolina and Southern tournaments.

11. “A player shall not enter two tournaments at the same time. When entries close, a player shall not be entered in two or more sanctioned tournaments, if any part of the tournaments is scheduled to overlap unless each tournament committee involved understands the situation and concurs in writing.”

12. “Player shall not enter a tournament intending to withdraw if the player’s entry is accepted in another tournament.”

What if placed on an Alternate List? There are two options:
1. Stay on the Alternate Lists in hope of getting into the tournament.
2. Withdraw from the alternate list so you can legally enter another tournament.

Rule violations are from Friend at Court (reg. 1N. 11 and 12)

From USTA/North Carolina Seeding Criteria:

“Seeding shall be done using only the results from most recently published USTA/North Carolina Combined Standings Lists of the division in the order in which players appear on the list. Some special criteria may apply. For more information, click the link below to view Seeding Criteria:

USTA/NC Seeding Criteria

This tournament is a Futures/NC Level 5 event. Therefore, this tournament restricts those players that are ranked too high in the NC standings from playing. ALSO, IF YOU ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ONE DIVISION, YOU ARE INELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN ANY DIVISION FOR FUTURES TOURNAMENTS (i.e. If you are ranked 80 or higher in the Girls 12s, you are ineligible for the Girls 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s). Please refer to the chart below to see each division’s restriction:

Boys/Girls 18s: Top 50 in NC are ineligible for this tournament
Boys/Girls 16s: Top 80 in NC are ineligible for this tournament
Boys/Girls 14s: Top 80 in NC are ineligible for this tournament
Boys/Girls 12s: Top 80 in NC are ineligible for this tournament
Boys/Girls 10s: Top 10 in NC are ineligible for this tournament

Refer to the MOST RECENT NORTH CAROLINA Combined Standings List for the month of January at the following link to see if you are ineligible. Click here for USTA Ranking Home Page