TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION UPDATE - JULY 14, 2020
Due to the situation surrounding COVID-19, USTA Southern has canceled all Southern Level 1 and Level 2 events scheduled to be held now through August 31st.
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NEW LOCATIONS DETERMINED
In an effort to be overly cautious with your children and your health, the USTA Southern Level 1 BG 12’s will no longer be held in Cary, NC due to the new COVID-19 guidelines that have been implemented for the city of Cary, NC. As a result of this, USTA Southern has split this tournament into two new sites for the boys and girls.
USTA Southern Level 1 Boys 12: Peachtree City, GA (Tournament ID: 700127120) USTA Southern Level 1 Girls 12: Florence, SC (Tournament ID: 700124420)
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As we prepare for the event:
Thank-you for placing your trust in us. We are a 24 court facility with covered courts as rain back-up. Just a few housekeeping items for everyone:
Please email me jonathan.fralick@clubcorp.com--- do not call we will not return the message, all conversations will need an email to back it up.
We are allowing 1 spectator per player. The spectator will be given a wrist band and will need to wear the wristband during the event. It is very important we follow the social distancing guidelines. We will be using 1 entrance in and out.
We will be streaming all matches played on the outdoor hard courts for free. Information will be given closer to the event. If you would like to purchase your match you will need to tell us in advance of the match and the price is $20.
Please bring your own chairs to sit during the event.
Warm up courts are available before the day begins and 1 covered court weather dependent during the event.
Players are playing 1 match per day with no doubles
Please keep in mind everything is fluid at this stage and we will update the site as topics come up.
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Draw Sizes and Format
This year our event will be a 128 player compass draw. This means each player is guaranteed 4 matches, keep in mind a bye counts as a match if the draws are not full. We will use regular scoring 2 tiebreak sets and a match tiebreaker for the 3rd.
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Marriott Fairfield is one of our host hotels
Please consider staying at this property. $129.00
more info
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Crowns Plaza (newly renovated)
Please follow the link.
more info
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GIRLS 12s MOVED TO FLORENCE, SC
Please be aware that the Girls 12s have moved to Florence, SC. If you are seeing this after registering here, please withdraw from this page and register on Florence's site, with Tournament ID #: 700124420. Apologies on the inconvenience, TennisLink does not allow removing divisions once players have registered.
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(New COVID-19 Procedures) Virtual Tournament Check-In **Required for All Players**
In response to the COVID-19, we will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk technology to help facilitate CDC best practices.
In order to compete in this event, all competitors MUST click the below link to fill out the check-in form, and sign the waiver for this tournament.
more info
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SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKS AT TOURNAMENTS
While at tournaments, please maintain a distance of 6 ft between yourself and people who don’t live in your household. Also, everyone should wear a mask at tournaments when around people who don’t live in your household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
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VIRTUAL TOURNAMENT DESK **MANDATORY FOR ALL PLAYERS**
For the safety of all Tournament players, parents, coaches and staff we will NOT be using a physical tournament desk where social gathering is most common. We instead will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk to help facilitate CDC guidelines for social distancing. Please click the "more info" link to learn how we will be using VTD to keep you SAFE during the tournament:
more info
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Doubles
Please be aware that players should not register for
doubles as all age divisions of the 2020 Southern Closed Championships will now
not offer doubles in order to follow USTA &
Southern guidelines for player safety. If you have already registered,
you will not be charged.
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Standing Points
Please note that the 2020 Southern Closed Championships
will now be counted for National Level 4 points and 2021 Level 4 shadow
ranking. Players will still receive Southern Level 1 points.
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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 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700127120 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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