Thanks You!
Many Thanks to Cindy Reichert, Bob Sewell, Linda Howard and John Hayes for their time and help over the weekend. Kudos also go out to the referee, Susie Honeycutt and the Stables Staff for their hard work in putting on a great event! Also, many thanks to our sponsors! Chick-fil-A in Murrells Inlet was instrumental in making our inaugural event a huge success!! Also helping with sponsorship were Mercom, The Litchfield Company, BB&T (MI), Pawley's Creek apparel, Pawley's Island Marine and Dunlop. Please help support all of these local businesses for your present and future needs. Thanks again to everyone! Next junior L4 tournament is 11.21.14!
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TITLE SPONSOR -- CHICK-FIL-A
Thank you Chick-fil-A, Murrells Inlet for your generous support of junior tennis and Waccamaw Regional Tennis Center at Stables Park! Please give Chick-fil-A a call or visit their web site for any and all of your food and beverage needs! 843.652.9955. Yum!!
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GOLD SPONSOR -- MERCOM
Many thanks to Mercom for their support of junior tennis and Stables Tennis Center! Go to their website for help in finding all of your technology needs!!
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Waccamaw Regional Tennis Center at Stables Park
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All 8's and 10's must have the appropriate racket size!!
Maximum sizes. 23" for 8's and 25" for 10's. USTA RULES WILL BE ENFORCED. We will have loaner rackets available if needed.
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ALL 8 AND UNDER
ALL 8 AND UNDER BOYS AND GIRLS REPORT NO LATER THAN 8:40 AM SATURDAY. BE READY TO PLAY.
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Lunch
Chick-fil-A will provide lunch for all players, coaches and
parents on Saturday. 11-3pm. Yum!!
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Draws/Times
All match times and draws are posted. Please see "draws" tab for info. Please remember to arrive at least 1/2 hour prior to your match. Spring Break traffic on the Grand Strand, and Waccamaw Neck is upon us!! Please factor in Driving Time. Directions to Stables is below.. Thanks and safe travels!!
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PAYMENT
All Players that signed up after the initial deadline, please remember to make checks out to GCPR. Checks must be received prior to first match. Thanks!!
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Directions
From Myrtle Beach, travel south on Hwy 17 S towards
Georgetown. Turn Right onto Gilman Road
¼ miles past the Litchfield Beach stop light (this is the third light once you
get past Brook Green Gardens.) Drive to
the end of Gilman. You’ve arrived!
From Georgetown, travel north on Hwy 17 N towards Myrtle
Beach. 1/2 mile past the MLK road stoplight
in Pawley’s Island, make a left towards the Dollar General. Then take immediate left onto the frontage
road. Go 100 yards and make a right hand
turn onto Gilman Road. Drive to the end of Gilman. You’ve arrived!
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Inclement Weather
In the event of inclement weather, the referee has the
discretion to change sites and use alternate scoring.
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Sponsors
Many thanks to our all of our sponsor for their unbelievable
support of junior tennis! Please give back by supporting their business' when the opportunity
arises! Their commitment and cooperation
and support of junior tennis and our tournament is greatly appreciated.
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Hotel Accommodations
Litchfield Inn has a block of rooms for you which include
poolside rooms at a $79 rate and oceanfront tower rooms at an $89 rate. Call 843-237-4211 and mention the name of our
tournament. Rsvp early!!
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Balls
Dunlop Grand Prix Balls will be used for all regular ball
events. Dunlop green dot, orange, and red
balls will be used.
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Awards
Will be given to all winners and finalist in the singles
draws, and for the winners of all doubles draws.
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Match Format Singles
All main draw matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a
match tie breaker in lieu of a third set.
All consolation matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a match tie
breaker in lieu of a third set. First
match losers’ consolation for all events.
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Match Format Doubles
Doubles will use an 8 game pro set. You must sign up on line for doubles with
your partner’s USTA number. If you do
not have a partner and would like to play doubles, sign up online for singles,
then e mail David Bromberg at dbromberg@gtcounty.org. Please do NOT wait until the last minute to
ask for help finding a partner!! The
earlier you request, the easier it is to locate somebody.
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T-shirts
Awarded to all tournament participants.
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10 and under information
Boys and Girls 10 and under will use the 10 and under format
with 60 ft courts and orange low compression balls. Players must use a 23-25” racket. 26” and up will not be allowed. Kids will play the best of 3 sets with the
first to win 4 games winning a set. You
must win by 2 games. If the score is 4
all, a 7 point tiebreaker is played (must win by 2 points). If players split sets, a 7 point tiebreaker
is played for the third set.
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8 and under information
Boys and Girls 8 and under will use the 8 and under format
with 36 ft courts and red low compression balls. Players must use a 23” racket. 25” and up will not be allowed. No doubles.
Players will play the best of 3 sets with the first to win 7 points
winning the set.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AT 7PM. PLEASE READ BELOW!!
PLEASE E MAIL SUSIE HONEYCUTT TO ENTER. YOU WILL NEED TO INCLUDE PARTICIPANTS T SHIRT SIZE, NAME, AGE DIVISION AND CURRENT USTA #. SUSIE'S E MAIL ADDRESS IS; honeycutt@sc.rr.com Remember 7pm Tuesday night. thx!
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South Carolina Tournament Level 4-Challenger: Beginning January 1, 2013, all CHALLENGER tournaments in SC will offer both yellow ball and green ball divisions for 12U play for the purpose of transition from the 10U orange ball. The 12U Green division is designated by "Quick Start: 12U" on the registration page. Play in the 12U green ball division will count toward the player's Current Standings.
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Please take the time to fill out our tournament survey.
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MEDICAL RELEASE FORM USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player prior to their first match. Please download, complete, and bring signed form to expedite player check-in. Turn in the release at the tournament check-in desk. Click USTA SC Medical Release Form to download the USTA SC Medical Release Form. http://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/576/15/usta_sc_medical_release_10.5.11.pdf
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There will be no Matches Friday evening. There will be tournament check in Friday evening 4:00-6:00 PIZZ FRIDAY EVENING with optional check in. Thank You
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All parents are strongly encouraged to view the "Parenting My Champion" sportsmanship video before their player participates in SC L4 or L5 tournaments. In addition, we encourage all parents to view the video, regardless of the level of experience or level of play the player is currently competing.
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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, March 16, 2014 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: 700030214 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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