PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK YOUR DRAW AS SOME PLAYERS MIGHT BE PULLING OUT LAST MINUTE & WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CALL YOU IN TIME
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ALL CONSOLATION SEMIS PLAY AT 9AM AT BAYLOR
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ALL GIRLS ARE PLAYING AT BAYLOR & ALL BOYS AT CHAMPIONS EXCEPT B10. B10 WILL PLAY AT BAYLOR.
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GIRLS SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN POSTED SINCE 6:45PM.
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ALL BOYS TIMES ARE POSTED AS OF 5:45PM. ALL BOYS ARE PLAYING AT CHAMPIONS CLUB LISTED BELOW. MOST MATCHES WILL BE DONE TOMORROW EXCEPT A FEW CONSOLATION SEMIS &
consolation finals to be finished on Monday. Girls schedules to follow shortly
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LOCATIONS
Baylor School (BAYLR)-Main Site: 171 Baylor School Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37405 Champions Club (CC): 3400 Lupton Drive • Chattanooga, TN 37415
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STRINGING IS AVAILABLE AT MANKER PATTEN UPON REQUEST
If urgent, contact Ned Caswell at (423)653-6767
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RECOMMENDED TOURNAMENT CHECK- IN AT BAYLOR ON FRIDAY 3:30-9:00PM. PIZZA WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE FRIDAY CHECK -IN. BRING YOUR SIGNED MEDICAL RELEASE FORM. EVERYONE HAS TO
With a great number of participants, tournament & match check-in will be very hectic on Saturday morning. If you are able, please stop by the tournament desk with the medical release form on Friday and receive a long sleeve t-shirts. You will also enjoy pizza on Friday evening. If you can't check in on Friday, please come early on Sat. at Baylor to make sure to Check-in with the medical release from to be allowed to play the matches. Print the medical release form below: EVERYONE WILL CHECK-IN FOR THE TOURNAMENT AT BAYLOR EVEN IF YOU ARE PLAYING AT AN ALTERNATE LOCATION
more info
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MATCH CHECK-IN IS 30 MIN. PRIOR TO THE MATCH TIME FOR EACH MATCH AT THE LOCATION OF YOUR PLAY
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GIRLS DRAWS ALSO POSTED AS OF 12:30AM
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SCHEDULE OF PLAY(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
FRIDAY- UP TO 3 ROUNDS OF DOUBLES STARTING AT 5PM AT BAYLOR & MANKER PATTEN SATRUDAY- UP TO 2 ROUNDS OF SINGLES & 1 ROUND OF DOUBLES STARTING AT 9AM AT BAYLOR, MANKER, MCCALLIE & RACQUET CLUB SUNDAY - UP TO 3 ROUNDS OF SINGLES STARTING IN THE MORNING MONDAY - PLAY ON MONDAY ONLY IF WE HAVE TO. @BAYLOR
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BOYS SINGLES DRAWS ARE POSTED AS OF 11:30PM. GIRLS TO FOLLOW SOON.
Most G10 matches are on Sat., but B10 matches will start on Sunday due to the court availability. Thus, B10 draws don't have times yet.
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PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE WE PLAY INDOOR TOURNAMENT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE OUTDOOR . WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO PLAY AS MANY AS MATCHES POSSIBLE IN
Many players will get to play 2 singles but some get to play only one singles on Sat. Some might get convenient times & some might get a late match. Please remember that we are trying very hard to make this tournament as best as we can.
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PLEASE CHECK THE LOCATION OF YOUR MATCH AS WE GET TO USE 4 INDOOR FACILITIES ON SATURDAY
Baylor School (BAYLR)-Main Site: 171 Baylor School Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37405 Manker Patten Tennis Club (MP): 100 Douglas St., Chattanooga, TN 37403 McCallie School (McCal): 500 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404Racquet Club (RC): 4817 Adams Rd, Hixson, TN 37343 We might use Champions Club on Sunday Champions Club (CC): 3400 Lupton Drive • Chattanooga, TN 37415
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SINGLES DRAWS WITH SATURDAY TIMES WILL BE POSTED SOON. BOYS SCHEDULE FIRST THEN THE GIRLS WILL BE POSTED.
Due to the uncertainty with the weather, Sunday times will be posted at the end of Friday or early Saturday. We need to determine to use all outdoors or just indoors depending on the weather condition.
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DOUBLES DRAWS ARE POSTED AS OF 3:30PM. SINGLES TO FOLLOW LATE TONIGHT.
All Friday matches will be played at indoors at Baylor & Manker Patten Tennis Club which 6 miles apart. More info. to be posted late tonight. Singles will start at 8AM or later on Sat.
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DOUBLES DRAWS WILL BE POSTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. SINGLES DRAWS TO BE POSTED BY THE END OF TODAY
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TOURNAMENT SCORING
The following will be scoring for the Tennessee State Open based on the guidelines stated in Tennessee's 2015 Rules and Regulations: Singles: Boys' and Girls' 12's, 14's, 16's, and 18's Matches for both consolation and main draw will be best two out of three tie-break sets with a 10-point tie-break in lieu of third set. Ad Scoring used.
Doubles: Boys' and Girls' 12's,14's,16's, and 18's There will be no consolation for doubles. Doubles will be a single 8 game pro-set, with a 7 pt tie-break at 8-8. Ad scoring used. Singles: Boys' and Girls' 10's Matches for both consolation and main draw will be best two out of three sets; with each set being first to four games and a 7 pt. Player who wins 4 games first, win the set.(i.e. 4-3). The third set will be a 7 pt tie-break. No-AD scoring will be used here.
Doubles: Boys' and Girls' 10's There will be no consolation for doubles. Doubles will be a single 6 game set, with a 7 pt tie-break at 6-6. No-Ad scoring will be used.
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THIS TOURNAMENT IS AN OUTDOOR ONE, BUT WE HAVE INDOOR COURTS IF IT RAINS. WE WILL TRY TO PLAY AS MANY MATCHES AS POSSIBLE EVEN WITH INCREMENT WEATHER.
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WARM UP COURTS AVAILABLE AT BAYLOR BEFORE THE MATCH START
If it doesn't rain on Sunday, Baylor & Champions available.
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IF YOU REQUESTED TO PLAY DOUBLES WITHOUT PARTNER, WE ARE RANDOMLY PAIRING THEM UP NOW AS OF 4PM ON MONDAY, 11/3
They will be some changes in partner if randomly paired as some families are contacting us with their original intent of partners. We will do our best to find the partner in doubles, but there are some divisions with odd numbers so some might not be able to play.
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WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE ANY PERSONAL CONFLICTS FOR THIS HUGE STATE OPEN. WE GET SO MANY EMAILS REQUESTING FOR SPECIFIC START TIME. PLEASE STOP SENDING EMAILS ON THE
personal conflicts. We would love to make everyone happy & accommodate the needs. However, we have so many players in the State Open, we can NOT adjust our schedule for those with conflicts.
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DOUBLES MATCHES WILL START AT 5PM ON FRIDAY AS STATED BELOW. SINGLES WILL START EARLY ON SAT. MORE INFO. TO BE SHARED SOON
There is no way for us to change the doubles start time. We have to go through 2 or 3 rounds of doubles on Friday.
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PLEASE BE PATIENT!!! WE GET OVER 100 EMAILS PER DAY ON THIS THIS TOURNAMENT!
Sending multiple emails & phone calls will only delay the process. I've replied to most requests on the singles that were accepted early today & a few more to process. Doubles will be processed later on within a day or two. There are so many requests that we need to process. Thank you for your patience!
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LATE REGISTRATION ACCEPTED UNTIL 6PM ON MONDAY, 11/2. SEND EMAIL REQUEST TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: CATHY.PALISOC@GMAIL.COM
Bring a check or cash to the tournament check in. BG12-18 singles $75.75 BG 12-18 singles & doubles $81.75 BG 12-18 doubles only $36 BG 10 singles $49.94 BG 10 singles & doubles $56.94 BG 10 doubles only $30
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PLEASE DON'T CALL UNLESS IT'S EMERGENCY. WE WILL RESPOND TO THE EMAILS FIRST
Email is the best way to communicate to keep the communication in writing for the future reference. Read this website information throughly before sending emails or texts General questions to tournament director: cathy.palisoc@gmail.com
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IF YOU ARE PLAYING DOUBLES ONLY, REGISTRATION FEE IS $36.
You can pay at the check in desk along with your medical release form to be able to participate.
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BOYS16 WILL BE SPLIT INTO 2 SEPARATE DIVISIONS TO BE ABLE TO FINISH BY SUNDAY. RED & WHITE GROUP.
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OUR GOAL IS TO COMPLETE AS MANY AS MATCHES POSSIBLE BY SAT & SUNDAY
Finals might be on Monday if we can't fit in by Sunday due to the draw size or weather.
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PLAYING AT DIFFERENT AGE DIVISION FOR SINGLES & DOUBLES ARE ALLOWED
Playing at 2 age divisions in singles are not allowed.
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LUNCH WILL BE SERVED FOR PLAYERS ON SATURDAY
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VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO FIND A DOUBLES PARTNER: Tennessee State Open Junior Championships 2015
more info
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Refund after the registration closes
In order to a refund, you must notify the tournament immediately of your withdrawal no later than 11/1/15. Then, YOU MUST MAIL IN A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE. Please mail to Manker Patten Tennis Club, Attn: Cathy Palisoc, 100 Douglas Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403. You must also include the exact "Payee" name the check is payable to. This must be received by the last day of the tournament which is 11/09/15. Thank you for your cooperation.
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DOUBLES START ON LATE FRIDAY & SINGLES START ON SAT. MORNING.
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Medical Release Form
The Medical Release Form is required by USTA/TN
prior to playing matches with a parent or guardian signature. Players may
report directly to their first match site to check-in and drop off their form
at the tournament desk. Blank forms will be available at each site. A
link to the form can be found below by clicking "more info."
more info
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HOTEL INFORMATION
Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Downtown Chattanooga 440 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. Chattanooga, TN 37402 (423) 664-4321 www.holidayinnexpress.com/chattdowntown Rate: Ranges from different room types, $189 - $205
As it's a busy weekend in Chattanooga, some hotels are sold out. However, we are trying to find more info. for you via our hotel agency.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
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