THANK YOU TO ALL USTA FLORIDA ADULT STATE PLAYERS
A huge thank you to all USTA Florida Adult State players this weekend for participating, hanging in and battling thru all the weather delays we had this weekend. The tournament was completed and hopefully all had a positive experience.
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Notes
The 2017 USTA Florida Adult State Championships will be held
October 19-23 in Palm Beach Gardens @ Mirasol Country Club. The
tournament has been opened up to all USTA members and is no longer
closed to just Florida players. It is also on the list of the Men's
/ Women's Open National Top 500 tournaments for 2017.
ENTRIES Entries for the 2017 Adult State Championships are
limited to 2 events total. Players can play 1 singles and 1 doubles
(regular, family or mixed) or play 2 doubles events (regular,
family or mixed) but NOT play 2 singles divisions or 2 age
division, family or mixed doubles. Doubles play is highly
encouraged and will not begin play until Friday at the earliest (No
Thursday doubles matches).
Please use a valid debit / credit card with a valid expiration date
when entering the tournament. Cards will not be charged until
players are accepted into the divisions in which they enter. There
will NO REFUNDS after the draw is published.
A division must have a minimum of at least 3 players / teams for
that division to be held. Divisions with 3 or 4 players / teams
will be played as a round robin event. Divisions with 5 or more
entries will be played as a regular draw. If you have a first match
scheduling request, E-mail Mark Taylor (CatsCane@aol.com) before
the entry deadline with the request. All players should be
available to play anytime on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sunday
will be finals day unless otherwise weather causes a pushback.
Monday the 23rd will be used as a rain day or for any finals in the
senior divisions where there is a 32 draw.
ENTRIES DEADLINE The deadline to enter the Championship is
Saturday, October 14th @ 11 PM. Do not wait until the last minute
to enter as the website can get heavy traffic and challenges can
arise. There will be no phone / E-mail entries accepted, everyone
must enter online. If difficulty arises contact me via E-mail
(CatsCane@aol.com). The tournament is open to all USTA Florida card
members with a current membership, if your card has expired the
USTA membership renewal must be done first prior to entering.
PRIZE MONEY FOR MENS AND WOMENS OPEN SINGLES
The Championship is pleased to announce that we will be offering
prize money for both the Mens and Womens Open Singles divisions.
The total amount for each division is $750. The breakdown of money
will be $450 for the champion, $200 for the finalist and $50 for
each semi-finalist. Thank you to Mirasol Country Club for this
generosity. There must be a minimum of 16 players (not a 16 draw
size) in order for the prize money to be awarded.
SEEKING A PARTNER? Doubles teams must enter online as a team
(get your partners USTA number before you enter). If you need a
doubles partner E-mail Mark Taylor (CatsCane@aol.com) for other
players that may be looking for a partner to see if we can make a
team. A minimum of 3 teams will be needed in order for that
division to be held (round robin).
SCORING / BALLS All MAIN draw matches in ALL divisions will
be the best of 3 full sets. All CONSOLATION draw matches will be 2
sets and a 10 point super tie-breaker in lieu of a full 3rd set.
All scoring adjustments will be made by the tournament director if
weather related challenges occur during the tournament.
Wilson US Open series balls will be used throughout the
tournament.
Notes
The 2017 USTA Florida Adult State Championships will be held
October 19-23 in Palm Beach Gardens @ Mirasol Country Club. The
staff of Mirasol Country Club led by head professional Chris
Pressley and tournament director Mark Taylor welcomes all players
to Palm Beach county for a competitive and exciting weekend of
tennis.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Saturday, October 14, 2017 11:00:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 150036917 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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