THANKS
MANY THX TO ALL OUR SPONSORS, PLAYERS, COACHES, VOLUNTEERS, PARENTS THAT HELPED MAKE THIS A GREAT TOURNAMENT! SPECIAL THX TO OUR REFEREE CREW DAVID AND SUZI HONEYCUTT FOR ALWAYS DOING A GREAT JOB! MOREOVER, TENNIS LINK WAS HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH OUR EVENT, AND SUZI HANDLED LIKE A PRO! I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME AT STABLES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE BACK IN 2016!!
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BABOLAT DRAWING WINNERS
CONGRATS TO HARRISON HORVATH AND KATE MCMILLIAN FOR WINNING THE BABOLAT RAFFLE. HARRISON WON AN AWESOME BABOLAT BACK PACK AND KATE WON A NEW PURE AERO. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT STABLES FOR ALL YOUR BABOLAT RACKETS, SHOES, BAGS, STRING, GRIPS, ACCESSORIES AND BALLS.
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TITLE SPONSOR -- MERCOM
Many thanks to our Title Sponsor, MERCOM CORPORATION - "your trusted technology adviser", for their support of junior tennis and the Stables Tennis Center! Go to their website for help in finding all of your technology needs!! No business is too big or too small for their team of specialists!! So, give them a call and see how they can improve your bottom line!!
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GOLD SPONSOR -- CAROLINA ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS
Thanks to Gold Sponsor CAROLINA ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS. Whether you have incurred a major injury, or have a nagging physical injury, call their team of specialists for an appointment. They will help get you moving in the right direction!!
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GOLD SPONSOR -- HARMON AND FELTS, P.A.
Thanks to Harmon and Felts, P.A. They are a general practice law firm which handles all aspects of general practice law including criminal defense, personal injury, commercial litigation, probate law, and commercial and residential real estate closings. For more information, contact our offices at (843) 527-7857 or (843) 237-7810. You can also contact our office by email at info@harmonandfelts.com.
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GOLD SPONSORS -- HIGHTOWER FINANCIAL
Hightower is a registered investment advisory
firm focused on comprehensive financial planning, low-cost portfolios, and
transparency. Our core values are great customer service, good technology, with
our clients' financial interests as the top priority. We are a NO COMMISSION
firm. Chris Taylor is the principal of the firm and has 16 years experience in
the securities industry and was previously at Morgan Stanley in Savannah.
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BRONZE SPONSORS -- NY PIZZA KITCHEN, BABOLAT AND LOWES FOODS
Many thanks to NY Pizza Kitchen, Babolat and Lowes Foods for their support junior tennis!! We are greatly appreciative. Please visit all three for your grocery shopping, tennis shopping and Pizza craving needs!!
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SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS
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. Also big Kudos to all the volunteers, referee and Stables' staff for their hard work and dedication to making our tournament a great experience.
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AMENITIES
Stables Tennis Center offers locker rooms, public WiFi access, a full service pro shop (including fast restringing and grip service) and great viewing for all matches. Enjoy!
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"LIKE US" ON FACEBOOK!
Waccamaw Regional Tennis Center at Stables Park
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DIRECTIONS
From Myrtle Beach, travel south on Hwy 17 S towards
Georgetown. Turn Right onto Gilman Road (look for Moe's restaurant on your right)
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 as if you are going to Moe's restaurant. 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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LUNCH, SNACKS AND BOTTLED WATER
NY Pizza Kitchen will be providing lunch for all players on Saturday from 12PM-3PM. Bottled water, fruit and snacks provided daily!!
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FRIDAY MATCHES
The tournament referee and tournament director will do everything to try and have all matches starting Saturday. But should an event get really big, there is a chance that event might have to start on Friday late afternoon/evening. Thanks for your understanding.
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PAYMENT
All Players that signed up after the initial deadline, please remember to make checks out to GCPR. Checks OR Credit Card Info must be received prior to first match. Thanks!!
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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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Inclement Weather
In the event of inclement weather, the referee has the
discretion to change sites and use alternate scoring.
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Balls
Dunlop red, orange and green dot balls will be used for the 8U, 10U, 12U GD events. Babolat Championship yellow balls will be used for all regulation size events.
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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. Medals will be awarded to all 8 and under participants as well as winners of all consolation draws.
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T-shirts
Awarded to all tournament participants.
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SATURDAY WARM UP AVAILABLE ON THE HARD COURTS AT 8AM
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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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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, October 19, 2015 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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