Sportsmanship Award
Congratulations to Eli Stephenson from Louisville, KY for winning this year's Sportsmanship Award!! Eli was voted on by the PRC Staff & USTA Officials. He was always nice and fun to be around. Thanks Eli!
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Traffic
Please note that this is a holiday weekend and you may experience some beach traffic. Thanks!
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New information for everyone, please read!
The doubles draw will be posted some time on Friday. Doubles will not start until AFTER singles on Saturday.
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Hotel
Homewood Suites We would greatly appreciate your full support in choosing this hotel
while attending this tournament! Doing so ensures that our relationship
with this beautiful Hilton property remains good. Homewood Suites is the
only hotel that represents our Club and hosts our officials. If you prefer to call or have any concerns/questions, please call 205.637.2900 Ext. 7155 Free hot buffet breakfast; free Wi-Fi; free Parking; Pet Friendly; Evening social Mon-Thu
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NEW DOUBLES INFORMATION!
Doubles will start on Saturday after singles. The deadline to sign up for doubles is Wednesday, August 29th!! You must register online for doubles with your partner. If you sign up by yourself and do not indicate that you have a partner, you will be paired automatically. If you find a partner after you have registered, but before the deadline, you can pair them online yourself. Go to the tournament homepage where you registered, on the right side you will go to Edit Registration. Click on Indicate Doubles Partner, you will need your partner's USTA #. Both players will have to do this in order to get you both paired up. If you register for doubles and then find a partner after the deadline, you can email that information to cmills24@msn.com. You will receive a response back, so if you don't receive a response, please try again. Format is a 6 game set with set tie break at 6-6, ad scoring. 32 Single Elimination Draw with a 3/4 playoff.
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Selection & Seeding
USTA Southern Office will provide us with Selection Lists for the tournament. These are from the most recently publicized USTA Southern Combined Standing Lists, in the order in which the players appear on the list. Seeding will be done from the most up to date Standing List.
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Tournament Ball
Dunlop Grand Prix.
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Entering Two Divisions
Players are allowed to enter two divisions in Southern Levels 1A, 2 and 3. Players selected to both age divisions they apply for will automatically be selected in the older age division. They would be removed from the other age division. Players not selected to either division would remain on the alternate lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division they would first get in from the alternate list. They would be removed from the Alternates list in the other division. Players selected to one age division would be removed from the alternates list of the division they were not selected for. Once a player is selected for any one division, no changes can be made.
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Trainer
We will have a trainer from Drayer Physical Therapy on site at the main site starting at 7:15 am.
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Additional Site
We are using Greystone Country Club on Saturday & Sunday. Please look closely at the draw. Address~5264 Greystone Way~Hoover, AL 35242~205.986.5154. It will be GCC on the draw.
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Stringer
We will have a stringer on site.
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Hitting Partner/Warm Up/Hitting with a Pro
Please call or text Trevor Tucker at 205.354.5741 to make arrangements. The gates will open at 6:30 am. You may practice on the soft courts each morning until 7:30 am on a first come basis.
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Hospitality
Lunch Saturday! $5 Non Players. You will also receive a tournament gift bag. We will have PowerAde, Water, Ice and Bananas on site.
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Check In/Medical Release
Check In will be open from 12 Noon - 6:00 pm on Friday night. Please bring your medical release form. If you can't make this check in, please arrive at the site 30 minutes before your scheduled match. If you are playing at the other site, please contact cmills24@msn.com to make arrangements.
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Schedule of Play
Tentative Schedule of Play. Saturday~2 Main Draw Singles, 1 Consolation Singles, 2 round of Doubles. Sunday~ 2 Consolation Singles, 2 Main Draw Singles, 2 rounds of Doubles. Monday~ 2 Consolation Singles, 2 Main Draw Singles, 2 round of Doubles. Tuesday~ 1 Main Draw Singles, 2 Consolation Singles, 1 round of Doubles.
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Withdrawals
Before the deadline, please go to the Edit Registration section and withdraw. After the deadline, you must email cmills24@msn.com. There are no refunds for withdrawals after the deadline.
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Late Entries
After the deadline, please call 205.621.3380 to sign up. You must pay at that time and there will be a $25 late fee added to your tournament fee.
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Playing & Scoring Format
128 draw for both single divisions with Feed In through the round of 16 with Quarterfinal Playoff. The quarterfinal losers automatically go into their own backdraw. The four losers will play and the two winners for 5th and 6th. The 7th and 8th, do not play. Doubles will be 64 draw. Single elimination with a 3/4 playoff. 6 game set with a tiebreak at 6-6. Main Draw Singles is the best 2 out of 3 sets. Consolation Singles & Quarterfinal Playoffs will be two tie break sets with a 10 point match break in lieu of the third set.
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Eligibility
Must be a resident of USTA Southern. This is defined as individuals who have established a legal residency in one of nine states of USTA Southern whose geographical boundaries are determined by USTA Southern. Legal residency for juniors is that of his/her legal supporting parent(s). Individuals must be United States Citizens or permanent resident aliens.
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Birth Certificate
All players must have a copy of a Birth Certificate or Green Card on file in the Southern office. Players should click on the "more info" link to see if your name is on file. If your name does not appear on the list please fax it to 770-368-9091 or email simon@sta.usta.com.
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For entry, contact Tournament Director.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, August 19, 2018 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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