2015 SC Junior State Open Championships at Rock Hill Sportsmanship Award
Congratulations to John Cahill and Savarin Seebald for receiving the overall sportsmanship award for our tournament. NICLEY DONE!
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ROCK HILL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD...
Please come and brag on your opponent when they give you good sportsmanship. In Rock Hill we make sportsmanship a priority. We want to recognize those who make sportsmanship a priority. So far the following have been awarded a sportsmanship pin during our tournament: Drake Tatar Savarin Seebald Caroline Myers Brooke Bittner Kaitlyn Tozzi John Cahill Cameron Davies Ann Spurka Jeffrey Morrow
Shelby Prince
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9:30am on Monday morning!
8am matches went on court at 9:15. The 9:30 matches will go on court as soon as courts open. Please go ahead and check in and stay at the facility. Thank you all very much for your patience this morning. And thanks again to the City of Rock Hill and their awesome PRT staff to get our courts dry!
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Doubles format for 12's through 18's
A shortened format will be played for doubles. One Pro Set to 6, Tiebreak at 6 all.
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7:45am on Sunday 4/26-We are on schedule
Thanks to a fantastic City of Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department all facilities have been dryed and are ready for play.
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10's Division both singles and doubles will use no-ad scoring. 10's only
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The sites will be changing in todays schedule for some age divisions
The RHHS will be changing to ROCK (Rock Hill High School) to try and make it easier to read this on the draw sheet.
Some age divisions will not be playing at the same site that was on the original schedule.
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USTA App
Please download the USTA app to your cell phone for updated information schedules, draws, and messages.
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Please note that this event is Sanctioned for Monday
3/4 playoffs, semi's and finals will play on Monday. If you are not able to stay for Monday play please be considerate of your opponent and withdraw before 5pm on Sunday.
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WITHDRAWALS (after the deadline)
Players withdrawing after the tournament deadline will not be refunded the entry fee.
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HOST HOTELS FOR CITY OF ROCK HILL
Be sure to ask for the City of Rock Hill rate or City of Rock Hill Tournament rate. You need to speak with the front desk at the hotels, so do not use the phone option for new reservations, just hold on for the operator. Please call Rock Hill Tennis Center if you have any trouble.803-326-3842 Thanks, Kim
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PRACTICE FACILITIES AND GUIDELINES
Practice Facilities and Guidelines: -All courts will be first come first serve, if needed, four players per court please. -On Friday, the Rock Hill Tennis Center will be the only tournament facility with open courts for practice; the courts will be available starting at 1pm. -On Saturday and Sunday, each tournament facility will open courts at 7:30am for practice.
-Listed below is a list of public court sites in the city of Rock Hill available for use:
Confederate Park 490 N. Confederate Avenue Rock Hill, SC 29730
1. Take a right out of the Rock Hill Tennis Center main (lower) parking lot 2. Turn left at Eden Terrace 3. Turn right at Mt. Gallant Road 4. Turn right at N. Anderson Road/US-21/SC-121 5. Exit onto N. Dave Lyle Blvd/SC-122 6. Turn left at Annafrel Street 7. Turn right at Pickens Street 8. Confederate Park will be on your right side
Fewell Park 1204 Alexander Road Rock Hill, SC 29730
1. Take a left out of the Rock Hill Tennis Center main (lower)Parking lot 2. Turn left onto Cherry Road 3. Turn right at Oakland Avenue/SC-274 4. Slight left at Alexander Road 5. Arrive at Fewell Park
Winthrop Park (Hitting Wall ONLY) From tennis center main (lower) parking lot turn right out of parking lot to Eden Terrace at stop sign. Go through 1 stoplight and continue approx 1/2 mile. Pass the coliseum and the Winthrop Park will be on the right. .
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PaPa John's is cancelled for Saturday
We will reschedule for Sunday
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COME SEE ME!
This is Rock HIll's Spring Festival during the tournament.
Dates of festival are April 16-25, 2015.
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THINGS TO DO ROCK HILL, SC-RESTAURANTS AND EVENTS
Places to eat and things to do while you are visiting our wonderful city.
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TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN
You can check in for your first match at the site where you are playing. When available you can visit the Rock Hill Tennis Center to receive a goody bag and your tournament t-shirt.
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DRAWS
DRAWS WILL BE POSTED AT 9 p.m. 4/22. YOU WILL BE ON YOUR OWN TO CHECK BACK FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE DRAWS UP UNTIL 9 a.m. 4/23. IF ANY CHANGES ARE MADE AFTER THIS TIME WE WILL CALL YOU. The complete list of match times will be posted Friday pm. THANK YOU
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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. more info
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ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED ON HARD COURTS
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PLAYING FORMAT AND SCORING FOR BOYS' 12-18s & GIRLS' 12-16s SINGLES
For Boys' 12s,-18s and Girls' 12s- 18s draws, The best two out of three sets with a ten point tiebreak in lieu of a third set will be played for all singles matches. Doubles will play an 8 game pro set.
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PLAYING FORMAT AND SCORING FOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' 10s
Boys' and Girls' 10s will play the best of three short sets (first to four and win by two) with a set tiebreak (first to 7 points and win by 2). A 10 point tiebreak is played in lieu of a third set. Doubles will be a 6 game set with a 7 point tiebreak played at 6 games all. Play will be on a court size of 60 feet with orange low compression balls and players must use 25" junior racquets.
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DOUBLES FORMAT
All Boys and Girls 12 - 18 doubles will be 8 game pro sets with single elimination. Boys and Girls 10s will be one set of first to win six games. Our tournament committee has regulated that players must play the doubles division that they were selected for in singles.
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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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DIRECTIONS TO TOURNAMENT FACILITIES
Tournament Facilities:
Directions from the Rock Hill Tennis Center to Northwestern High School 2503 W. Main St, Rock Hill, SC 29730
* Take a left onto Cherry Rd. * Continue down Cherry Rd approx 3 miles until your reach Hwy 5. * Turn right onto Hwy 5 and continue 2.5 miles, go past the school which is on the left hand side. * Turn left at light (BP gas station and Burger King across road) into the parking lot of the school and continue around to the back of the school where the tennis courts are located.
Directions from the Rock Hill Tennis Center to Winthrop Memorial Tennis Courts 1162 Eden Terrace, Rock Hill, SC 29730
* From tennis center main (lower) parking lot turn right out of parking lot to Eden Terrace at stop sign. * Go through 1 stoplight and continue approx 1/2 mile. * Turn left into Winthrop University and tennis courts are located there. * From tennis center upper parking lot, turn right onto Eden Terrace. * Go through 1 stoplight and continue approx 1/2 mile. * Turn left into Winthrop University and tennis courts are located there. Winthrop Park Hitting Wall is located across the street from the Tennis Complex. You will have to turn left out of Winthrop coliseum onto Eden Terrace and then immediately right into the Winthrop park.
Directions from the Rock Hill Tennis Center to Rock Hill High School 320 W. Springdale Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730
* Take a left out of the main (lower) parking lot * Take 1st right onto Cherry Road * Take 1st right onto Mt Gallant Rd (Little Caesars pizza is on the right) * Turn right onto Anderson Rd N at the traffic light by Auto Sale Car * Once you drive for a few miles….Attention! keep going straight through the red stop sign to keep on Anderson rd * Keep going on Anderson road and you will see the Rock Hill High School sign. * Turn right onto Leslie Hwy by BP Gas Station * Turn right onto Springdale Rd * Turn right onto Rock Hill High School
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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 Monday, April 20, 2015 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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