Sunday
There will be warm up courts available starting at 8:30 am.
You do not have to worry about parking tomorrow. Just park in a spot!
We will play doubles following the singles matches. We will tenatively schedule them for 12 pm but due to the fact most of the doubles players are still in singles, we will need to be flexible. You are welcome to call me to check the status of your match and I will be updating singles results as soon as matches are finished.
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Doubles
We hope to get to the semifinals on Saturday and play the Semis and Finals on Sunday. If there are 4 participants and a court available we will get you on earlier.
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Tournament Details
We are excited to have you all attend our tournament this weekend.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY--You should have been sent an email with this information and specific information regarding parking. Email me if you did not receive the email.
The address:
Burrows Burleson Tennis Center 670 Research Center Drive Blacksburg, Va 24061
On
Saturday, we are not sure what time they will close Southgate Drive
(which is main entrance) for the football game so it is best to follow
these directions to enter "the back way" which leads you by the Virginia
Tech Airport and the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center.
From 81:
Take exit 118 B onto 460 West
Stay onto 460 West towards Blacksburg
Take 5A/5B Blacksburg/Smart Road exit
Take
5A Industrial Park Drive (toward Edward Via Virginia Osteopathic School
of Medicine, Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center and Virginia Tech
Airport)
Get in Left Lane and Turn left.
At second stop light turn right onto Research Center Drive.
READ YOUR EMAIL ABOUT WHERE TO PARK
SCHEDULE
The schedule will be tight as aim
to finish before the football game. Please be ready to go on when we
have an open court. Doubles will not start before 12 pm.
You need to check in 15-30 minutes prior to your scheduled time.
FOOD
Bring
food/snacks/etc with you. Getting around campus and Blacksburg, will be
difficult as we get closer to game time, you will not be able to leave
and come back easily. You will be expected to be on time and lateness
due to traffic around town will not be tolerated.
It is my advice to pack a lunch.
FACILITY
We
are playing at the VT tennis indoor (6 courts) and have showers if
you'd like. We will open for warm up courts at 7:30 am. Once play has
started, you can warm up outside or on a court if there is not a match
next to you. On Sunday, we will have members playing as well.
HOUSING
I have asked to see if any local tennis families
would like to house any participants due to the high cost of hotels in
Blacksburg due to the football game. If you are interested in this
opportunity, please email me, blacksburgtennis@gmail.com with the number
of people coming and when you expect to arrive.
FOOTBALL TICKETS
If
you want to go to the football game, often times people are out front
selling tickets or you can go to the following websites:
1) http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AVTECH%3AF16%3A05%3A&linkID=vtech&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=FBI&cgc=
or go to Stubhub.com
2) https://www.stubhub.com/virginia-tech-football-tickets-virginia-tech-vs-georgia-tech-11-12-2016/event/9510891/?mbox=1&rS=6&abbyo=true&sliderpos=true&qtyq=false&dUpg=false&sort=price+asc
It's my experience that closer to the game, the price of tickets on StubHub go down if there are a lot of available tickets.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to answer them if I can--blacksburgtennis@gmail.com
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Order of Play
Play will begin at 8:30 am on Saturday morning. The Virginia Tech football game is at 3:30 pm on Saturday so we will hope to be done with play by 2:00 pm for the day.
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Tournament will be played on Hard Indoor courts.
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FYI
Virginia Tech has a football game on Saturday, November 12th. Travel, parking and hotels will be challenging. BOOK HOTELS NOW. I was unable to secure a block of rooms in Blacksburg but surrounding areas should have availability. Approx travel times: Salem--30 minutes, Roanoke-45 minutes and Radford--15 minutes.
We look forward to hosting and really....traffic is never an issue in Blacksburg except on football game day and does not compare to DC area traffic! So be prepared to increase travel times.
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DOUBLES EVENT REGISTRATION L4 CHALLENGERS
The L4 Challenger flat entry fee includes registration into both singles & doubles in an effort to promote doubles play and player development, to maximize the rankings points MAS players earn at this event, AND to guarantee all entrants have an opportunity to play in at least 2 matches. All players are expected to register for doubles. Please include your doubles partner's USTA number when you register. If you do not yet have a partner please contact the tournament director and Lisa Atkins: Atkins@mas.usta.com
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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, November 7, 2016 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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