TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION
As of 12:05 this year's Polar Brrr Doubles Tournament has been cancelled due to weather. We thank all of you for coming and wish you the best of luck this tournament season. Please be safe driving home!
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11:00 Update
We are still on standby with the courts. Our great USTA officials are keeping an eye on court conditions and will inform me as soon as we can start scheduling matches again
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9:22 Update
ALL MATCHES POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE KEEP CHECKING THIS WEBSITE FOR FURTHER UPDATES
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8:40 update
New match times are now posted. PLEASE check your draws as there have been a number of withdraws.
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8:10 Update
We are once again pushing start times back. All matches are now delayed two hours from your draw match time posted. So the first matches will now be going on at 11. I will update this site once those changes have been made.
Sorry, everyone but the courts are just not drying with the mist. Thank you for your patience.
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7:00 a.m. Update (Sunday)
All match times on the draws are now correct. DO NOT add an hour to them, as they are correct.
Format for today will be as follows. All main draw matches (and Round Robin) will be best two out of three ad scoring with 10 point tie break for the 3rd (for compass draw this means Eastern Bracket only) All other matches will be 2 out of 3 mini sets (first to 4) with 10 point tie break for the 3rd
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6:08 a.m. Update (Sunday)
Courts are damp but not a lot of collected water on them. WE ARE LOOKING AT A ONE HOUR DELAYED START TIME.
I have not yet adjusted any match times on the draws so please simply add one hour to your match time. When times are changed, I will post it on this page.
PLEASE CONTINUALLY CHECK BACK TO THIS PAGE FOR UPDATES.
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Sunday match times
Match times are on the draws for Sunday but more weather is on the way. Please check the tournament page tonight before going to bed as well as first thing in the morning for updates.
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PLEASE READ ATA
The ATA location has had rain hit it again and we will no longer be using it. Each division there will be returning to their original location. Draws are being redone now so you will know when you play
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1:40 update
All draws have been updates PLEASE DISREGARD ALL SUNDAY DRAWS
Today's format will be two out of 3 shortened sets first to 4. Ad scoring Tiebreak at 3-3 10 point tie break for 3rd set
PLEASE CHECK DRAWS FOR LOCATIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE CHANGED
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12:15 UPDATE
We are hoping for a 3:00 start. Please check the draws at 1:20 for updated times and draws.
***WE WILL BE ADDING AUSTIN TENNIS ACADEMY AS A 4TH SITE****** to help alleviate the delays.
Austin Tennis Academy 6800 Spanish Oaks Club Blvd Austin TX 78738
If you are at ATA please bring ice.
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11:50 update
Everything still wet but we are hoping for a start sometime between 2-3. Please keep checking back with us and thank you for your patience ***COURTS WOULD DRY EVEN FASTER WITH ASSISTANCE PLEASE COME AND DOWN AND GRAB A SQUEEGEE*** :)
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9:30 Update
No change as of yet. Everything still very wet and still raining in spots.
If you would like to pick up your tournament shirts we will have our site directors at Courtyard by 10:00 and you can do so. ALSO..... if you want something yummy to do to pass the time while things are wet, we will have the best breakfast tacos you have ever had at Courtyard around 11:45.
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8:00 a.m. Update
No changes. We are still on hold with all matches suspended until further notice. Please continue to check back on this site for updates. The next update will be 9:30
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Saturday 5:45 a.m. update
All match play is currently suspended due to weather. Please continually check back on the tournament web page for updates as we will monitor court conditions and will give a two hour notice before matches get scheduled again.
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2:05 update
ALL Lakeway matches for Friday have been moved to Lost Creek and your new match times are on the draws.
Courtyard matches are still waiting to get on due to weather but it could be any minute
As usual , please keep checking this site for updates and thank you in advance for your patience in regards to scheduling due to weather.
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Lakeway matches and courtyard
All Lakeway matches are now being routed to Lost Creek. Your match times will be updated on the draws by 2:30
Courtyard matches are on standbye seeing what the rain will do in the next few minutes. Please keep checking the web site for updates.
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Heavy Rain at Lakeway.
Heavy rain at Lakeway currently. No play there until at least 3:30 pm.
Everything still on schedule at Courtyard and Lost Creek.
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Friday 9:45 weather update
As of now all matches will be played at their scheduled times. Please keep checking this site for updates.
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dear Polar Brrrrrr Participants, Please note that your draws and
locations are currently up. You should check back on this site periodically for
updates and last minute changes.
TOURNAMENT SHIRTS-
YOU MAY PICK UP YOUR TOURNAMENT SHIRT ANYTIME THIS WEEKEND AT THE
TOURNAMENT DESK AT COURTYARD!
Tournament Sites and Directions
HEADQUARTERS: The Courtyard Tennis and Swim Club (512) 345-4700 CYCC on draws
5608 Courtyard Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
Lost Creek Country Club(512) 892-0173 LCCC on draws
2612 Lost Creek Blvd.
Austin, TX 78746
Lakeway World of Tennis (512) 261-7222 LKWY on draws
1 World of Tennis Square
Lakeway (or Austin), TX 78738
Other sites may be secured in the event of weather
issues.
DIRECTIONS TO SITES
DIRECTIONS TO SITES THE COURTYARD TENNIS AND SWIM CLUB (Shown as CYTC on draws) 512 345-4700
5608 Courtyard Dr., Austin, TX 78731 From Hwy 183 North at the
Arboretum.....Take Capital of Texas Highway South (also known as Hwy 360) to
the street just BEFORE you pass over the large Lake Austin suspension bridge.
This street is Courtyard Dr. Take a left onto Courtyard Dr. Take another
immediate left onto Scout Island and follow to street inlet just before the
silver fire hydrant. Take a right on inlet, which leads to the site's parking
area.
LOST CREEK COUNTRY CLUB (Shown as LCCC on draws) 512 892-0173 2612 Lost Creek
Blvd., Austin, TX 78746 Heading South on Hwy 360 (also known as Capital of TX Hwy),
take a RIGHT onto Lost Creek Blvd. Follow it until it crosses the creek and
bridge. Turn into the club on your right.
LAKEWAY WORLD OF TENNIS (Shown as LKWY on draws) 512 261-7222 1 World of
Tennis Square, Austin, TX 78738. From RR 620 turn west on to Lakeway Blvd.
Continue on Lakeway Blvd., past the first traffic signal and on through the
three-way stop. Approximately 1.25 miles past the three-way stop, turn left
onto Highland Blvd (just passed the Lakeway Swim Center). Take a right at the
next stop sign into the World of Tennis parking lot.
What to do in the case of inclement weather: I will update this site every hour or so in the
case of inclement weather.
PLAYER BREAKFAST-
The best breakfast tacos in Austin will be delivered to your sites
Saturday morning around 8:00 a.m. and kept warm for you. Please feel free to
come and partake in the yumminess.
*****PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME
SUNDAY MATCH LOCATIONS ARE NOT THE SAME AS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY***
Format- All matches are best 2 out of 3 with a 10
point tie breaker for the 3rd
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2:00 UPDATE
Feel free to arrive early we are getting matches on
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HOW A COMPASS DRAW WORKS
At the end of round 1 (for purposes of rounds, a bye in Round 1 counts as a round played) • The winners go east •The losers go west At the end of round 2 • The east losers go north • The west losers go south At the end of round 3: • The east losers go northeast • The north losers go northwest • The west losers go southwest • The south losers go southeast. • The winners play the finals on each draw sheet. *WINNER AWARDS ONLY TO THOSE PLAYERS WHO REMAIN IN THE EAST DRAW (MAIN DRAW) THROUGH THE FINAL ROUND OF PLAY.
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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 Monday, January 2, 2017 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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