Weather Update at End of Play Saturday, July 21st
Players,
All times listed on the official tournament website are the times for matches to be played on Sunday, July 22nd. This includes matches that were in progress at the time of the storm. Lots of great tennis today! Way to go everyone!
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Weather Update at Conclusion of play Friday Evening.
All matches that were originally scheduled to be played Friday evening that were not played have been rescheduled for Saturday. Matches that were in progress will have precedent when match playis resumed at 8am Saturday morning. Please check individual draws to be sure of your match times.
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Friday Night 6:30pm Summer Sizzle Update
It has stopped raining! We will assign courts starting at 7:00pm. The players who are involved with each match are responsible for squeegying/drying their court where they are assigned to play. All originally scheduled matches for 5pm, 6pm, and 6:30pm will start play at 7:30. Please arrive no later than 7:30pm
All originally scheduled matches for 7pm, 7:30pm, and 8pm matches will be updated by 8pm.
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NO-AD Scoring for all matches starting Friday evening
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Weather Delay - Friday Evening
Next Update at 6:30pm
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Water/ICE/Restrooms
Cary Tennis Center - Water coolers are not available on individual courts. Please bring your own water containers with you to play. Both, water and ice are available at the courtyard level adjacent to the locker rooms. Ladies and Gentlemen Restrooms are located at the courtyard level, and at two comfort stations on the West and North sides.
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Match Location
All matches will be played at The Cary Tennis Center
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Format and Scoring
The scoring will be best two-out-of three tiebreak sets (7 point tiebreaker) with a 10 point tiebreak in lieu of the the third set. All events will be first match loser consolation (FMLC). Events with less than 3 entries will be cancelled. Events could be combined to create an event in lieu of cancelling an event. Depending on the number of entries, a round robin format could be used.
All tiebreakers are to use COMAN scoring
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Communication and Questions for the Tournament Director?
Please email all questions and communications to andy.skakle@townofcary.org. This will help provide us with a paper copy regarding all concerns, withdrawls, changes, etc. Thank you!
The tournament desk phone is (919) 380-4268 and will be activated on the Friday at 7:00 am. An alternate phone number is for the Front Desk at the Cary Tennis Park at (919) 462-2061.
All withdrawls must be done by email.
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Friday Evening Play
Some matches will be scheduled to play on Friday starting no earlier than 5pm. Matches which will be scheduled to play on Friday will be determined by the event draw size to be determined after entries close.
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Registration Restrictions
Registration Restrictions: Individual registration will be limited to no more than two (2) events. Please register for only the events that you are eligible to play.
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NCTA Rain Policy
NCTA Rain Policy for all sanctioned tournaments:
1. Any division where play has begun – no refund
2. Any division where no play has begun – a partial refund after deductions for actual expenses.
3. All completed scores must be reported. Incomplete matches are recorded as ABANDONED( match started but Referee decided not to complete) matches. Matches never started are recorded as UNPLAYED 4. It is at the discretion of the tournament committee if the entire tournament is canceled due to inclement weather.
5. Check the alternate scoring methods for inclement weather
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Wilson-Official Ball for the 2012 WWTA Summer Sizzle Adult Tournament
Wilson-Official Ball for the 2012 WWTA Summer Sizzle Adult Tournament
Wilson is the official ball for the 2012 WWTA Summer Sizzle Adult Tournaments. A Wilson US Open ball will be used in all divisions.
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Directions: Cary Tennis Park, 2727 Louis Stephens Rd, Cary, NC 27519
From northwest of Cary to Cary Tennis Park:
From Interstate 40 East, take exit #278 on the right. Go 0.2 miles.
Turn right onto NC -55 South. Go 6.5 miles.
Turn left onto High House Road. Go 0.9 miles.
Turn left onto Carpenter-Upchurch Road. Go 0.1 miles.
Turn right onto Louis Stevens Drive. Go 0.8 miles.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park.
From south of Cary to Cary Tennis Park:
On NC 55, cross US 1 at Apex and continue on NC 55. Go 6 miles.
Turn right onto High House Road.
Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd.
Turn Right onto Louis Stephens Dr.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park (2727 Louis Stephens Dr).
From southeast of Raleigh to Cary Tennis Park:
From Interstate 40 West coming into Raleigh, pass exit #301 and bear left onto I-40 West/I-440/Inner Beltline. Go 8 miles.
Take exit #293A onto US 64 West / US 1 South (not north) Go 2 miles.
Take the exit on the right onto Cary Parkway. Go 5 miles.
Turn left onto High House Road.
Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd.
Turn Right onto Louis Stephens Dr.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park (2727 Louis Stephens Dr).
From northeast of Raleigh to Cary Tennis Park:
After reaching I-440 South/Inner Beltline, continue south on this Interstate past exit #16 toward Durham.
Continue with the set of directions above labeled "From southeast of Raleigh", starting at step 1. (Exit #16 is in the same area as exit #301 in those directions.)
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Practice Sites
Annie L. Jones Park (6 cts) - 1414 Tarbert Dr. 1. Turn right onto Louis Stevens Dr. Go 0.8 miles. 2. Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd. Go 0.3 miles. 3. Turn left onto High House Rd. Go 2 miles. 4. Turn right onto Cary Parkway. Go 3 miles. 5. Turn left onto Tarbert Dr. Go 0.3 miles. 6. Turn left into Annie Jones Park.
Robert V. Godbold Park (6 cts) - 2050 NW Maynard Rd. 1. Turn right onto Louis Stevens Dr. Go 0.8 miles. 2. Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd. Go 0.3 miles. 3. Turn left onto High House Rd. Go 3 miles. 4. Turn left onto Maynard Rd. Go 2 miles. 5. Turn right into Robert Godbold Park.
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Practice and Warm-Up Courts
Practice and Warm-up courts will be only minimally available at the Cary Tennis Park during the tournament. A hitting wall is located on site adjacent to court 15, and is available on a first come first served basis.
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Awards and Tee-shirts
Awards will be distributed to Main Draw Champions and Finalists. All players will receive an official Summer Sizzle Tee-Shirt at check-in for the tournament prior to first match.
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Parking on Louis Stephens Road, OVERFLOW PARKING
Important Note: PARKING on Louis Stephens Drive is prohibited. Violating vehicles may be cited and/or towed. Overflow parking is available at the Green Hope Elementary School Parking Lot directly across the street (Louis Stephens) from the Cary Tennis Park. Additionally, there is a parking area at the North end of the tennis facility which is specifically designated as an overflow parking lot for the tennis park.
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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 Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:59:00 PM Eastern 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: 703919912 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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