WEATHER UPDATE - SATURDAY MORNING (AUGUST 8) 6:15am
ALL COURTS ARE PLAYABLE AND TIMES AND LOCATIONS ON YOUR DRAW IS OFFICIAL. UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY CHANGES TO YOUR SCHEDULE. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIMES POSTED.
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WEATHER UPDATE - FRIDAY AUGUST 7TH @ 11:22PM
THE REVISED DRAWS WITH OFFICIAL START TIMES AND LOCATIONS ARE NOW POSTED. ALL PLAYERS SHOULD CHECK THIS TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE AT 7AM SATURDAY MORNING TO CHECK FOR ANY FURTHER DELAYS. PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DRAW TIMES AND LOCATIONS AS SOME HAVE CHANGED WHILE OTHERS HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED. ALL PLAYERS SHOULD REPORT 20 MINUTES EARLY PRIOR TO THEIR MATCH TIME. PLAYERS SCHEDULED FOR GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB (GCCCL) SHOULD GO DIRECTLY TO GCC FOR THEIR MATCH.
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WEATHER UPDATE FRIDAY 9:30PM
ALL MATCHES ON COURT AS OF 9:15PM ARE POSTPONED UNTIL 8:00am SATURDAY MORNING. ALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE MATCHES WITH AN ORIGINAL SATURDAY MATCH TIME WILL NEED TO CHECK WEBSITE AT 7AM SATURDAY FOR THEIR NEW SATURDAY MATCH TIMES.
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NEW SCHEDULE WITH NEW MATCH TIMES ARE NOW AVAILABLE - FRIDAY 8:32am
PLEASE NOTE THE REVISED SCHEDULE FOR ALL DIVISIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. PLEASE READ YOUR MATCH TIMES AND MATCH SITES VERY CAREFULLY AS MANY TIMES AND SITES HAVE BEEN CHANGED FROM YOUR ORIGINAL SCHEDULE. NO ALLOWANCES OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR PLAYERS ARRIVING LATE OR NOT SHOWING FOR THEIR MATCH. ALL PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIER MATCH TIMES AND SITES. IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR A SITE OTHER THAN THORNBLADE CLUB YOU ARE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THAT SITE. PLEASE ARRIVE 20 MINUTES EARLY. ALSO NOTE WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY CHANGES IN SCHEDULING. ALL PLAYERS NEED TO BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES STARTING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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A NEW SITE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE TOURNAMENT - RIVERSIDE TENNIS CLUB
PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE ADDED RIVERSIDE TENNIS CLUB AS A NEW SITE WHERE WE WILL PLAY SEVERAL MATCHES FRIDAY EVENING. YOU MAY ENTER INTO YOUR GPS 435 HAMMETT BRIDGE ROAD, GREER SC 29650. THE PHONE NUMBER IS (864) 848-0918.
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ATTENTION ALL PLAYERS
DUE TO THE RAIN THURSDAY EVENING, ALL MATCHES WILL BE RESCHEDULED. ALL PLAYERS WILL NEED TO BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEW SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT 9am FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE CHECK THIS TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE FOR YOUR NEW TIMES AT 9am FRIDAY MORNING.
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WEATHER UPDATE 6:06pm - CANCELLED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
ALL MATCHES FOR THURSDAY EVENING HAVE BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDESTORMS
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PLEASE NOTE THE TIMES ON THE DRAWS ARE THE ORIGINAL TIMES. PLEASE ADD 1 HOUR TO THESE TIMES
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WEATHER UPDATE - THURSDAY AUGUST 6 - 5:01pm
THE SUN IS SHINING AND WE WILL BE PLAYING AS EARLY AS 6PM TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE A 5:00pm MATCH TRY AND BE HERE AS CLOSE TO 6pm AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU CANNOT GET TO THORNBLADE AT 6pm ARRIVE AS SOON AS YOU CAN BUT NO LATER THAN 6:30PM. ALL OTHER MATCHES ARE ON A 1 HOUR DELAY. IF YOU PLAY AT 6:30 BE HERE AT 7:30 AND IF YOU PLAY AT 7:30/8:00PM BE HERE AT 9:00PM.
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WEATHER UPDATE - THURSDAY 3:31PM
THE RAIN HAS STARTED AS OF 3:29PM AND THERE IS A 1 1/2 HOUR DELAY ON ALL MATCH TIMES FOR TODAY (THURSDAY). IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED AT 5:00PM YOU ARE NOW SCHEDULED FOR 6:30PM. IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR 6:30PM YOU ARE NOW SCHEDULED FOR 8:00PM. IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR 7:30/8:00PM YOU ARE NOW SCHEDULED FOR 9:30PM. ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE POSTED AT 5:00PM TODAY
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ATTENTION PLAYERS
WE WILL BE POSTING A WEATHER UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON AT 3:00pm AND AGAIN AT 5:00pm. WE WILL ALERT YOU IF WE ENCOUNTER ANY RAIN DELAYS VIA THIS TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE. PLEASE NOTE ALL PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON TIME FOR THEIR MATCH UNLESS THEIR IS A DELAY POSTED ON THIS TOURNAMENT PAGE
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DRAWS WITH TIMES ARE NOW POSTED AUGUST 5 12:00PM
DRAWS ARE POSTED AND TIMES CANNOT BE CHANGED. PLAYERS MUST BE PREPARED TO PLAY AT ALL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. PLAYERS ARE TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THEIR MATCH SITE 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THEIR MATCH TIME. NO ALLOWANCES FOR LATENESS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR PLAYERS WHO REPORT TO THE WRONG SITE OR ARRIVE AT THE WRONG TIME SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR MATCH TIMES AND LOCATIONS
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SITE LEGEND - THESE ABBREVIATIONS WILL APPEAR ON YOUR DRAW FOR EACH MATCH
TCLAY - THORNBLADE CLUB - CLAY COURT THARD - THORNBLADE CLUB - HARD COURT GCCCL - GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB CLAY COURT RIVER - RIVERSIDE TENNIS CLUB
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COURT SURFACE FOR DIVISIONS
Events 3.5, 4.0, 7.0,9.0 and OPEN will be played on clay courts. Age divisions will also be played on clay courts. Events 3.0, 4.5, 6.0, and 8.0 will be played on hard courts. If playing in two events, be prepared to play back-to-back. All draws will be limited to 32 entries. In the event of inclement weather or any delays players are subject to play on alternate surfaces.
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SEEDING CRITERIA USED FOR ALL EVENTS
THE MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED SOUTHERN STANDING REPORT AND SOUTH CAROLINA STANDING REPORT WAS USED TO DETERMINE SEEDING FOR ALL DIVISIONS. THE TOURNAMENT SEEDING RESERVED THE RIGHT TO INCLUDE OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS AND PLAYER HISTORY. IF YOU ARE IN A DIVISION WHICH HAS NO SEEDS ASSIGNED THEN IT IS DUE TO A ROUND ROBIN FORMAT, A DIVISION WITH ONLY TWO TEAMS OR PLAYERS, OR THE TEAMS OR PLAYERS IN THE DIVISION HAD NO SOUTHERN STANDING AS OF JULY 2015.
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POOL PARTY WITH LIVE MUSIC AND DINNER BUFFET
WE WILL HAVE A POOLSIDE BUFFET DINNER WITH LIVE MUSIC AND A CASH BAR SATURDAY EVENING 6:00pm-9:00pm. PLAYERS ARE ADMITTED TO THE PARTY FOR FREE WHILE GUEST ARE $15 EACH. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PLAY STILL COME AND JOIN US SATURDAY EVENING. CALL GARY FOR RESERVATIONS 864-234-5113
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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS WHO MAKE THIS TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE
St. Francis Sports Medicine, Inc., Foster and Foster Law Firm LLC, Southern First, Izumi International, Teleco, Eastern Distributing, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Marie Crumpler Realtor, Dunlop Sports, Budweiser, Del-Tec Packaging, AFL, Shippers Supply, FCI Agency (Doug Walker), Thornblade "Blade Junior Academy", South State Bank, STI Transport, Larry & Rhonda Fischer, Dennis and Jacquie Vick, Bill & Alice Guzick, Graham and Paula Lawrence
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Entry Fee and Events to Enter
$43.50 Singles/$76.26 Doubles Team. Players limited to two events: (1 Singles/1 Doubles or 1 Singles/1 Mixed Doubles or 1 Doubles/1 Mixed Doubles). Players may not enter 2 Singles events or 2 mixed doubles events.
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AWARDS AND AMMENITIES
Awards and Amenities: Awards will be presented for all winners and finalists. Logo "T" shirt for each player. Beer Keg and hospitality table provided for all participants at Thornblade Club. A continental breakfast will be provided Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning at Thornblade Club. A hospitality table and a beer keg will be provided during the tournament.
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STARTING TIMES
All Starting Times will be posted on-line by Wednesday, August 5 at 12:00PM.
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RULES/REGULATIONS
USTA rules apply and a firm 15 minute default policy will be in effect. No concessions can be made for late arrivals.
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MATCH DAYS/TIMES
Play may begin on Thursday, August 6th at 5:00pm and/or Friday, August 7th at 2:00pm. Matches will be played at Thornblade and at alternate sites. Matches will be played under lights when necessary. Alternate surfaces may be used in case of inclement weather or at the discretion of the referee.
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BALLS
Dunlop Championship Balls will be used for all matches.
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PLAYER SUBSTITUTION
Substitution of Players/Partners: If you are substituting a player/partner, the substitute must not affect seeding and may not be in any other draw. Please call Gary at 864-275-0161 to ask if the substitution is possible and approved for play.
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SCORING FORMAT
All matches will be 2 out of 3 sets with a 10-Point Match Tie-Break for the 3rd set.. In case of inclement weather the referee has the option to adjust play by shortening the scoring method.
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SITE DIRECTIONS TO THORNBLADE CLUB AND GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB
To Thornblade Club (TBCL & TBHD) - 1212 Thornblade Blvd, Greer SC 29650 - From I 85 North take Exit 54. At the top of the exit turn left on to Pelham Road. At the third stoplight turn right at Hardee's (Old Boiling Springs Road). Follow Old Boiling Springs a short distance and turn right on Meilland. Drive one block and turn right on Thornblade Blvd. The tennis courts will be a short distance on your right.
Greenville Country Club (GCCCL) -239 Byrd Blvd., Greenville SC - From Thornblade follow I-85 South and take the Mauldin Road Exit #46. Turn right on to Mauldin Road. Cross the 291 intersection and get in Right lane. At the next stoplight, turn Right onto Augusta Road. At the first stoplight turn Right at Riverside Drive. Turn Left on Byrd Blvd. GCC will be a short distance on the right. Allow 20 minutes travel time from Thornblade Club.
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HOUSING
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1036 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607, 864.678.5555
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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, August 3, 2015 10:00:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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