MATCH TIMES
PLEASE LOOK UNDER YOUR AGE DIVISION IN THE NOTES BELOW TO FIND THE TIME FOR YOUR ROUND ROBIN ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BE YOUR BLOCK OF TIME TO PLAY THE MATCHES IN THE ROUND ROBIN. YOU MUST REPORT BY THE START TIME OF YOUR AGE GROUP IN ORDER TO PLAY.
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8 AND UNDER COED MATCH TIMES
8 AND UNDER COED WILL BEGIN AT 11:30AM AND END AROUND 12:30-1:00PM. 8 AND UNDERS WILL PLAY BEST OF 3 GAMES TO 7 POINTS. THEY MUST USE A 21-23" RACQUET AND WILL COMPETE WITH THE RED BALL ON THE 36' STAND ALONE SHORT COURTS AT FAMILY CIRCLE! PLEASE CHECK IN BY 11:15AM TO ALLOW FOR TIME TO WARM UP AND FILL OUT A MEDICAL RELEASE FORM. WE WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 11:30!
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10 AND UNDER BOYS AND GIRLS MATCH TIMES
10 AND UNDER BOYS AND 10 AND UNDER GIRLS DRAWS WILL PLAY FROM 11:30AM - appx 1:30PM. 10 AND UNDERS WILL COMPETE WITH A 25"RACQUET USING THE ORANGE BALL AND PLAYING ON A 60' COURT. ALL LINES ARE PAINTED ON THE COURT. PLEASE CHECK IN BY 11:15 TO HAVE TIME FOR WARM UP AND FILLING OUT MEDICAL RELEASE FORM. MATCHES WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 11:30AM
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12 AND UNDER GIRLS MATCH TIMES
12 AND UNDER GIRLS WILL PLAY FROM 11:30AM-appx 1:30PM. 12 AND UNDERS GIRLS WILL COMPETE WITH THE GREEN DOT BALL ON A REGULATION SIZE COURT AND 26" OR 27" RACQUET. PLEASE CHECK IN BY 11:15AM TO HAVE TIME TO WARM UP AND FILL OUT A MEDICAL RELEASE FORM. MATCH PLAY WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 11:30AM!
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12 AND UNDER BOYS MATCH TIMES
12 AND UNDER BOYS WILL PLAY A ROUND ROBIN FROM 1:30PM- appx 3:30-4:00PM. THEY WILL COMPETE WITH THE GREEN DOT BALL ON A REGULATION SIZE COURT WITH A 26" OR 27" RACQUET. PLEASE CHECK IN BY 1:15PM TO ALLOW TIME FOR WARM UP AND FILLING OUT A MEDICAL RELEASE FORM. PLAY WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 1:30PM.
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MATCH PLAY FORMAT & COURTS - BALL- RACQUETS
Draws will be a round robin format. In a round robin, juniors play multiple matches against several different opponents.
The 8 and under division will use the 36 foot court, red balls, and a 23" racquet The 10 and Under division will use the 60 foot court, Orange balls, and 25" racquets. The 12s division will use the Green Dot balls on the 78' regular court.
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SITES AND COURT SURFACE
All matches will be played at the Family Circle Cup Tennis Center located on Daniel Island at 161 Seven Farms Dr, Charleston, SC 29492.
The 8's division will play on hard courts built for 8's tennis(36 ft courts). The 10's will play 60 ft hard courts. The 12s division will compete on both hard and clay courts.
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SCORING
The 8 and under will play best of 3 games to 7 points each game. (First player to win 2 games wins the match)
The 10's, 12's, will play short sets to 4 with a tiebreaker at 3-3. No ad scoring. 10S or 12s may also be asked to play a regular set to 6 games .
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AWARDS
Awards will be given to 1st and 2nd place in each age division.
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RISING STARS ELIGIBILITY- NOVICE LEVEL 5
RISING STARS TOURNAMENTS ARE FOR BEGINNER NOVICE PLAYERS TO GAIN TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE. **** THE EMPHASIS IS ON FUN, COMPETITION AND LEARNING ABOUT TOURNAMENT TENNIS FOR PLAYERS AND PARENTS. ******* ANY PLAYER HAVING MORE THAN 200 RANKING POINTS IN ANY DIVISION IN ANY STATE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN NOVICE LEVEL 5 TOURNAMENTS.
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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 Tuesday, November 10, 2015 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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