12:15 UPDATE
PLAYERS, PARENTS AND COACHES. ALL ON COURT MATCHES THAT WERE INTERRUPTED BY THE RAIN THIS MORNING NEED TO BE AT STABLES AT 2:15 PM. ALL 10:30 SCHEDULED MATCHES NEED TO BE AT STABLES BY 3PM. ALL 12 PM SCHEDULED MATCHES NEED TO BE HERE AT 3:30 PM. ALL 1 AND 2 PM SCHEDULED MATCHES NEED TO BE HERE AT 4PM. ALL REMAINING SCHEDULED MATCHES NEED TO BE AT STABLES BY 4:30 PM.
THX
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RAIN AT STABLES
CHECK WEBSITE AT 12:15 FOR TOURNAMENT UPDATE. THX
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BABOLAT DRAWING WINNERS
CONGRATS TO CLAUDIA MCKELLAR, ELISE DOZIER AND SYDNEY ALLISON FOR WINNING THE BABOLAT RAFFLE. CLAUDIA WON THE PURE STRIKE RACKET, ELISE WON THE AWESOME BABOLAT BAG AND SYDNEY WON 70 BABOLAT OVERGRIPS. MANY THX TO BABOLAT AND THEIR SUPPORT OF JUNIOR TENNIS!! DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT STABLES FOR ALL YOUR BABOLAT RACKETS, SHOES, BAGS, STRING, GRIPS, ACCESSORIES AND BALLS.
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SUNDAY PLAY
Sunday play begins at 9 AM. Some times may have changes so be sure and check times. Please arrive early so we can keep things running smoothly. A big thank you to all for Saturday's play. Great tennis.
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SATURDAY
Weather is nice as of 9:09 AM. PLEASE BE EARLY FOR YOUR MATCHES.
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LUNCH, SNACKS AND BOTTLED WATER
NY Pizza Kitchen will be providing lunch for all players on Saturday from 12PM-3PM. YUM!! In addition, Get Carried Away will be providing some of their tasty treats all day Saturday and Sunday. Bottled water, fruit and snacks provided daily!!
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RAINED OUT.COM
In case of inclement weather, please text the word STABLES to 84483 to receive updates in case of inclement weather. You can also visit the tournament website for any and all updates! Thx!
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DRAWS POSTED
All draws are posted. Boys 14 and 16 singles will have different times. Go by the times on the draws. Only the 10 doubles draws have times. As soon as some singles matches are finished, all players are present, and we have an open court, we can start a doubles match. We are trying to play as many matches as we can on Saturday to get ahead of the rain.
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FIRST MATCH TIMES POSTED
First Match Times are posted. Please look under Important Information and you will see REPORTS. Under REPORTS it says First Match Time Report. Many of the Doubles draws will not appear in this report. Mother Nature is predicting rain late Saturday and Sunday. We will try to get in as many singles matches as possible on Saturday. DRAWS WILL BE POSTED THURSDAY EVENING.
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BOYS AND GIRLS 16
Boys and girls singles and doubles will be on CLAY.
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FRIDAY PLAY
ALL 10 AND UNDER WILL START PLAY FRIDAY AT 5 PM.
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TITLE SPONSORS -- HIGHTOWER FINANCIAL PARTNERS
Many thanks to our Title Sponsor, - "your trusted financial advisor", for their support of junior tennis and the Stables Tennis Center! Hightower Financial Partners is a registered investment advisory
firm focused on comprehensive financial planning, low-cost portfolios, and
transparency. Our core values are great customer service, good technology, with
our clients' financial interests as the top priority. We are a NO COMMISSION
firm. Chris Taylor is the principal of the firm and has 16 years experience in
the securities industry.
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GOLD SPONSOR -- GET CARRIED AWAY, SOUTHERN TAKE OUT!
A big thanks to Brian for his support of junior tennis and The Stables Tennis Center. Whether helping me out with maintenance issues or raising monies for youth athletics on the Waccamaw Neck, Brian is always there to help in any way he can. Fortunately for us, his Southern Take Out restaurant, GET CARRIED AWAY, will be providing all the tournament participants some tasty treats all weekend long!!! Check out his webpage for more info on this awesome restaurant, you'll be glad you did!!!
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GOLD SPONSOR -- NY PIZZA KITCHEN
A big thanks to Max and his restaurant for their support of junior tennis and the Stables Tennis Center. If you haven't tried his Pizza you are in for a treat on Saturday as they will be providing Lunch for all tournament participants. YUM! Please check out his restaurant in Pawleys Island. They are located in the Lowes shopping center. Pizza by the slice is awesome.
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BRONZE SPONSORS -- BABOLAT, THE LITCHFIELD COMPANY AND SOUTH ATLANTIC BANK
Many thanks to our BRONZE SPONSORS for their support junior tennis!! We are greatly appreciative. Please visit all three for your tennis, real estate and banking needs!!
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AMENITIES
Stables Tennis Center offers locker rooms, public WiFi access, a full service pro shop (including fast restringing and grip service) and great viewing for all matches. Enjoy!
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Waccamaw Regional Tennis Center at Stables Park
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DIRECTIONS
From Myrtle Beach, travel south on Hwy 17 S towards
Georgetown. Turn Right onto Gilman Road (look for Moe's restaurant on your right)
¼ miles past the Litchfield Beach stop light (this is the third light once you
get past Brook Green Gardens.) Drive to
the end of Gilman. You’ve arrived!
From Georgetown, travel north on Hwy 17 N towards Myrtle
Beach. 1/2 mile past the MLK road stoplight
in Pawley’s Island, make a left towards the Dollar General. Then take immediate left onto the frontage
road as if you are going to Moe's restaurant. Go 100 yards and make a right hand
turn onto Gilman Road. Drive to the end of Gilman. You’ve arrived!
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Match Format Singles
All main draw matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a
match tie breaker in lieu of a third set.
All consolation matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a match tie
breaker in lieu of a third set. First
match losers’ consolation for all events.
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Match Format Doubles
Doubles will use an 8 game pro set. You must sign up on line for doubles with
your partner’s USTA number. If you do
not have a partner and would like to play doubles, sign up online for singles,
then e mail David Bromberg at dbromberg@gtcounty.org. Please do NOT wait until the last minute to
ask for help finding a partner!! The
earlier you request, the easier it is to locate somebody.
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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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Balls
Dunlop red, orange and green dot balls will be used for the 8U, 10U, 12U GD events. Babolat Championship yellow balls will be used for all regulation size events.
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Awards
Will be given to all winners and finalist in the singles
draws, and for the winners of all doubles draws. Medals will be awarded to all 8 and under participants as well as winners of all consolation draws.
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All 8's and 10's must have the appropriate racket size!!
Maximum sizes. 23" for 8's and 25" for 10's. USTA RULES WILL BE ENFORCED. We will have loaner rackets available if needed.
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Please take the time to fill out our tournament survey.
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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. Turn in the release at the tournament check-in desk. Click USTA SC Medical Release Form to download the USTA SC Medical Release Form. http://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/576/15/usta_sc_medical_release_10.5.11.pdf
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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 Sunday, March 13, 2016 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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