THANK YOU for Participating!!!
The Rock Hill Tennis Center staff would like to say thank you for all participants for playing in the tournament this weekend. We had wonderful weather and some great matches at every level and age group. We ask that you send an email if you would like to make any comments on how we can improve our tournaments and make it a better experience for all. We are expanding our tournaments next year to at least (1) tournament per month and sometimes (2). We would love to hear about any ideas you may have, even if we have not done our best to provide you with exceptional cutomer service, let us know, so we can improve for the future. Thank you all and hope to see you back in 2008.
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Draw Properties:
F.Y.I. Please look at your draw and see what type of draw you are in. If you see a box(bracket) at the bottom with a time, this indicates that there is a playoff for 3rd & 4th place, so if you lose in the semi-finals, in some draws you will play again for 3rd or 4th place. Draws with 3 or 4 entries are playing a round robin. Draws with more than 8 are playing a feed-in type draw where you are not out of the tournament until you lose twice. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK BACK IN AT THE TOURNAMENT DESK AFTER EACH MATCH TO SEE IF YOU PLAY AGAIN AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOUR NAME IS IN THE DRAW. WE OFFER THE FEED-IN & ROUND ROBIN TYPE DRAWS TO OFFER MORE PLAY AND FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR POINTS.
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First match Check-in:
All players are to check in for their first match inside the Rock Hill Tennis Center at the front desk. All players will receive a tournament t-shirt and then be instructed to check in at the tournament desk located outside by the main courts. For your second match & so-on, if you are assigned to play at another site, you will need to check-in at the tournament desk at that site.
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Seeding:
Seeding will be based on Southern Regional rankings first, then State rankings.
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Parking!!!
IMPORTANT!!! There are additional park spots behind the tennis center at Sullivan Middle School. We have only 35 spots at the bottom of the hill of the tennis center, with an additional 200 spots behind the courts at the middle school. DIRECTIONS: When you turn left/right onto Maplewood Ave. from Cherry Road, do not turn into the parking lot of the center, continue straight on Maplewood Ave. for 1/8 of a mile, then turn right onto Eden Terrace and then a quick right into the middle school lot by the tennis courts.
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Tournament Level(s):
Level 3 USTA South Carolina Junior Tournament
Level 4 USTA South Carolina Adult Tournament
All players from NC or Out of State will receive regional ranking points for this tournament.
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Ice Cream WOW!!!
All tournament players will receive a coupon for free ice cream from PW's Homemade Ice Cream. Ice cream will be available during the tournament on Saturday & Sunday from 11a.m. - 2:00p.m. Non-tournament players may purchase a coupon for ice cream as well at the front desk. PW's is rated the #1 ice cream vendor in the Charlotte area.
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Junior Doubles Information:
Beginning January 1, 2007 the USTA will start tracking the points earned from doubles play. This October, preliminary and unofficial combined ranking lists will be published in "parallel standings" to make junior players aware of how the system will work and to demonstrate the impact doubles will have on rankings. Rankings will be calculated as follows: 100% of singles points from a player's best 6 singles tournaments plus 15% of the doubles points from a player's best 6 doubles tournament play. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLAY DOUBLES AND DO NOT HAVE A PARTNER, PLEASE EMAIL THE DIRECTOR ASAP. ENTRIES FOR DOUBLES WILL CLOSE TUESDAY AT 8P.M. AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE WINNERS AND RUNNER-UPS FOR EACH DOUBLES DIVISION.
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Avoidence Requests:
Any requests for time or day avoidences must be received by Monday, October 8th @ 7pm. Avoidences will only be granted if draw size & seeding allow for it If you can or can not play before 6:00pm on Friday, we need to know ASAP. Play may start as early as 4:30pm. for juniors & 6:00p.m. for adults. We may adjust later times on Friday for those traveling from out of town depending on draw size. Saturday & Sunday play will begin at 8:00a.m. for selected draws.
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Sites:
The tournament will be played at (2) sites this coming weekend. The Rock Hill Tennis Center will be the main site and Winthrop University Memorial Tennis Center will be used as an additional site. On the draws, RHTC will be for matches played at the Rock Hill Tennis Center and WIN will be used for matches being played at Winthrop University. A third site will be used in case of rain, which will be one of the local high schools. We will update all participants and draw sheets if necessary to use a third site.
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Junior Format:
Play will be 2 out of 3 sets for Juniors in the Boy's & Girl's 12's, 14's, 16's, & 18's singles draws playing out the 3rd set in the main draw only. Boy's & Girl's 10's singles, Boy's & Girls Doubles, & all consolation singles & doubles will play a match tie-break for the third set. SINGLES PLAY WILL BE A FEED-IN CONSOLATION DRAW FOR EACH DIVISION. THIS IS NOT A FIRST ROUND OR FIRST MATCH CONSOLATION TYPE DRAW, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE DRAWS TO SEE WHEN YOU PLAY AGAIN IF YOU DO LOSE. ALL PLAYERS WILL PLAY AGAIN AFTER THEY LOSE THEIR FIRST MATCH THROUGH THE SEMI-FINALS. WE WILL HAVE A PLAY-OFF FOR 3RD & 4TH PLACE IN EACH DRAW FOR RANKING POINTS.
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Adult Format:
Play will be 2 out of 3 sets for all divisions in singles & doubles in the main draw. Consolation singles & doubles will play a match-tiebreaker (10-pointer) for the thrid set. Senior 50 & over singles & doubles will also play a match-tiebreaker (10-pointer) for the thrid set.
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Player Contact Information:
We ask that all entrants please include their local & cell phone number on your online registration. If you are staying in a hotel, please provide the tournament staff with the name of your hotel, the hotel phone number, & the room number you are staying in.
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Directions to RHTC:
897 Maplewood Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29732 From I-77 North/South: Take Exit 82 B towards Rock Hill. Turn onto Cherry Road heading west. Continue on Cherry Road for 1 1/4 miles through 5-6 traffic lights. Tennis Center will be on your left. If you have come to Cherry Park or to Blockbuster you have gone to far. CiCi-s Pizza & TCBY is across the street, Little Caesar's Pizza, Penn Station, & Family Dollar are a block just before the center on the same side of the street. Call (803)-326-3842 if you need help. From I-85 take Route #5 or Route 161 towards Rock Hill/York, do not go all the way to Charlotte. Follow Route #5 into Rock Hill & turn left onto Cherry Road. Continue on Cherry Road for 2.1 miles and the tennis center will be on your right.
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Directions to Winthrop Memorial Tennis Center:
From the Rock Hill Tennis Center parking lot: Turn right out of the lot onto Maplewood avenue. Go to the end of the street and turn right onto Eden Terrace. Go staright or .8 of a mile through (1) traffic light. Winthrop Coliseum Courts will be on your left by the basketball arena.
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Awards:
Will be given out to all winners & runner-ups of each division.
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Local Restaurants by RHTC:
Within walking distance: CiCi's Pizza, Beef O'Brady's Grill Bar, Little Caesars Pizza, TCBY, Eat Well Family Restaurant, Penn Station Subs, Burk's BBQ, TOYO Sushi. We also have a small concession area that provides snacks, sodas, & powerade to our customers. Within 1/2 mile drive: Chick-fil-a, Wendy's, Arby's, McDonalds, Subway, Bojangles, Jack-in-the-box, Starbucks, OutBack, Taco Bell, KFC, Thai House, Burger King, Jersey Mikes, Lee's, & Wing King.
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Inclement Weather Policy:
In the event of inclement weather, the referee has discretion to use alternate scoring or cancel the consolation if needed. Scoring formats may be shortened by the referee also.
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Hotel Information: http://www.rockhillrocks.com/hosthotels.asp
Please call the hotels directly to make a reservation. Ask for the
HOST HOTEL DISCOUNT. Tell them you are coming into town for the
tennis tournament at the ROCK HILL TENNIS CENTER hosted by the CITY
of ROCK HILL please.
Junior Divisions - South Carolina Tournament Level 3
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Adult Divisions - South Carolina Tournament Level 4
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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 Sunday, October 7, 2007 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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