Notes
WEATHER UPDATE: 9:50am- Matches at Highland are now under a
three (3) hour rain delay. If your match was scheduled to begin at
10am or later, the start time for your match will be delayed by
three hours (for example, if the original start time for your match
was 10am, it is now 1pm)
WEATHER UPDATE: 9:10am- Matches at Highland are under a one (1)
hour rain delay. If your match was originally scheduled to begin at
9:30am or later the start time for your match will be delayed by
one (1) hour (for example, if the original start time for your
match was 9:30am, it is now 10:30am).
WEATHER UPDATE 8:50am- 12s Boys/Girls 8am matches are under a rain
delay at Independence Park. If you are playing a match in the boys
or girls 12s division at Independence that was scheduled to begin
at 9:30 or later the start time for your match will be delayed by
one (1) hour (for example, if the original start time for your
match was 9:30am, it is now 10:30am). The match times for the 10s
boys and girls divisions will remain unchanged.
UPDATE 6:20am: It is not raining at either site and the courts at
both Independence and Highland are almost completely dry. Please
arrive for your originally scheduled match time. (Don't forget to
check in 30 minutes early for your first match)
PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE FOR UPDATES REGARDING INCLEMENT
WEATHER!!!
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED BOTH FOR SINGLES AND DOUBLES. If you
would like to sign up for a singles division, please email
ymarshall@brec.org with the following information: Name of Player,
USTA number, Age division, and for 10s and 12s we need to know if
it is "open or novice". The USTA number must be current. Payment of
$53.18 will be made at check-in before the player is allowed to
play.
TO REGISTER TO PLAY FOR DOUBLES: You must email ymarshall@brec.org
with name, USTA number, age division and your partner's name.
Payment of $13 per person should be made at the site at check
in.
COMPASS DRAWS WILL ONLY GO THROUGH EAST/WEST/NORTH AND SOUTH. THERE
ARE NO MATCHES SCHEDULED FOR ANY OTHER EXTENDED DIRECTIONS.
Tournament Sites
BREC Independence Park (Age divisions 10-12) is located at 7505
Independence Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Telephone number:
225.923.2792
BREC Highland Road Park (Age divisions 14-18) will also be used and
is located at 14024 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Telephone
number: 225.766.0247
All players must complete a USTA medical waiver form. We will have
forms at the sites, but if you want to download your form go to
www.brec.org/tennis and bring it to the site,
Tournament play will begin on Friday, March 18, 2016 no earlier
than 5:30pm. Some divisions may start on Saturday morning depending
on the number of players in the draw.
Play will conclude on Sunday, March 20, 2016.
The BG 10-12 divisions will have Open and Novice singles divisions.
BG 14-18 will only have Open divisions. BG 12-18 will havel one
doubles division (no differentiation between Open and Novice for
doubles) for each age group.
Doubles Information
When signing up for doubles, you must enter your partner's USTA
number. Also, BOTH partners must sign up indicating each other as
partners or they cannot be placed into the draw because we cannot
assume you are playing doubles if your partner lists you as his/her
partner and you do not sign up. Doubles deadline will be Thursday,
March 17, 2016 at 5:00pm and you will need contact
ymarshall@brec.org Doubles only fee will be $10.00 per person and
must be made prior to being placed in the draw.
Doubles will play an 8-game pro-set.
Doubles are Single Elimination (SE), which means once you lose you
are out of the tournament.
Singles division will use the non-elimination format which mean you
will be playing a compass draw or a round robin draw depending on
the number of entries. Doubles will be played on Saturday and
Sunday only after all the singles matches are played for the
day.
Attention Boys and Girls 12's Novice Divisions
Attention all boys and girls playing in the 12's novice divisions:
The novice 12's will use the green dot ball in all their
matches.
Attention Boys and Girls 10's
The BG 10s division will be played on the 60' court and must have a
racket that is no bigger than 25". Orange balls are used.
Attention: We are now offering a green ball division for BG 12
doubles. Please register under the currently available 12 doubles
division and then email jcasson@brec.org the name of your child and
their partner and indicate that they would like to be transferred
to the green ball doubles division.
Boys and Girls 10 Open and Novice will be playing sets to 4 with a
7-point tiebreaker at 4-4. If they split sets, there is a 7-point
tiebreaker played in place of the third set with NO coaching
allowed before the 3rd set tiebreaker. Also, the sets will be no-ad
scoring.
All Boys/Girls singles divisions ages 12-18 (including the 12s
novice divisions) will play 2 sets with regular scoring with a 3rd
set match tiebreaker (first to 10 points winning by 2) in lieu of
the 3rd set for both main draw and consolation matches.
Check In: You check in where your first match is scheduled. For
your first match, please try to check in 30 minutes prior to your
scheduled time. You will receive a player t-shirt and submit your
waiver form. Also, there is a 15 minute default period if your
child does not check in by the time he/she is scheduled to play,
They will be put on the clock for being late and penalized
according to how late he or she is. After 15 minutes, the match is
then defaulted and your child will not get to play the match.
Seeding: Seeding is only done for all Open divisions. Novice
divisions do not have seeds. Format used: all method factors of
seeding. Seeding is calculated based off the most recent Southern
Standing List available when the deadline closes.
Fees: Fees for the 12-18s are $53.18 for singles and doubles. The
fees doubles is $13 per player.
FREE PIZZA LUNCH ON SATURDAY FROM 11:30AM TO 1:30PM AT HIGHLAND AND
INDEPENDENCE SITES.
Thanks! And we look forward to seeing you at the tournament!
Player Selection TypeNo Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, March 13, 2016 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700066816 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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