WEATHER UPDATES
6:30 am Monday COURTS ARE WET AT GIAMMALVA RC AND WE ARE GOING INDOORS. ALL MATCHES ARE DELAYED 1 HOUR. START TIME FOR DOUBLES FINAL AND 3RD 4TH PLACE IS 9 AM,
NEW SITE ADDRESS: THE DOWNTOWN CLUB AT THE MET 340 WEST DALLAS STREET, THE MET 77002 (713) 652-0700 Visitor Entrance at Dallas st. Park on 5th floor and take elevator to courts on 6th floor
12:15 Friday The rain stopped at Giammalva RC. All matches on court delayed until 2:30. No matches before 2:30. We welcome anybody that wants to help dry the courts.
11:45 Friday All matches on court delayed until 2:00. We will update again at 12:15. No matches before 2:00.
11:15 Friday All matches are delayed 2 hours from original start time. No matches will start again before 1:00. Please keep checking the website for updates. We will update again at 12:00.
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Singles Draw Remade
Please recheck the singles draw for your 1st match time and opponent. We have remade the singles draw because we had only seeded 8 players. We needed to seed 16 players.
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HOST HOTEL
Please support our host hotel, HIlton Garden Inn. They offer a special room rate of $79/King and $99/2 Queen Beds. Room rate includes breakfast and begins at 6 am. Please click the link to reserve your room.
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SCHEDULE OF PLAY
WE WILL PLAY 1st ROUND DOUBLES FRIDAY MORNING AT 8:00 AM.
Day 1 is scheduled to play round of 64 and 32 in the main draw/ consolation will play round 1. Day 1 doubles will play round of 32.
Day 2 is scheduled to play round of 16 in the main draw/ consolation will play round 2 and 3. Day 2 doubles will play round of 16 and the quarters.
Day 3 is scheduled to play the quarters and semis in the main draw / consolation will play round of 16 and quarters. Day 3 doubles will play semis.
Day 4 is scheduled to play the finals and 3/4 playoff in the main draw / consolation will play semis and finals. Quarterfinal consolation will play round 1 and 5/6 th place. Day 4 doubles will play Finals and 3/4 playoff.
The Main Draw and 3/4 Playoff will be best of 3 sets. The Feed in Consolation and Quarterfinal Consolation Draw will be best of 3 with a Match
Tiebreaker in lieu of the 3rd set. Doubles will be single elimination with a 3/4 playoff. All Doubles matches will play 8 Game Prosets.
CONSOLATION IS MANDATORY
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WAIVER FORM
Every player will need to have a filled out and signed waiver form before they can begin play. We will have blanks available at each site for registration on Friday morning. If you would prefer to have one ready, please click on the following link to print out a blank. Please do not email forms back to me. We are collecting all the forms at the sites before the first round.
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TOURNAMENT SITE
Giammalva RC (GRC) - 16400 Sir William Dr., Spring, TX 77379
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BALL TYPE
We will use Wilson US Open Ball.
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STRINGING
We will have an on site Stringer available.
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FOOD
We will have food and drinks available for purchase on site. We also have many surrounding restaurants close by including: Chipotlle, Salata, Bullritos, Jimmy Johns, Subway, Baileys, and many many more.
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TOURNAMENT DRILL
We are offering a tournament drill Thursday from 3:30 - 5:30 for $60. Please e-mail Victor at victor@giammalva.com if you are interested in attending, and he will reserve a spot for you.
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COURT SURFACE
We will use Hard Courts for all matches.
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PRACTICE
We will have practice courts on Thursday from 3:30 - 5:30.
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CHECK IN PROCEDURE
Please register at your playing site 15-30 minutes before your first match. You will then also need to check in for each of your matches (including your first match) when you are ready to play (before your scheduled time, of course) and stay within earshot of the tournament desk.
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REGISTRATION
There is no Thursday registration. Players should plan to be at their playing site at least 30 minutes prior to their first match time to register for the tournament, turn in their waiver form, sign in for doubles and check in for their match.
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AIRPORT
We recommend flying into Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
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SELECTION PROCESS FOR NATIONAL SELECTION TOURNAMENT
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ENTRY REFUND POLICY
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ENTERING TWO DIVISIONS, ENTERING CONCURRENT TOURNAMENTS, AND THE FREEZE DEADLINE
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SEEDING CRITERIA
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ELIGIBILITY
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DOUBLES PAIRING
We will help with doubles pairing if you do not have a partner. Please enter event, and e-mail us you will need a partner. We will pair up by doubles ranking unless a partner is requested.
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DRESS CODE
Regular appropriate tennis wear is required.
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Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, October 27, 2016 11:59:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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