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Sportsmanship Winners
Congratulations to our Sportsmanship Award winners, Mary Hooker and Andrew McKinnon! You both are to be commended on your exemplary behavior on the court.
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Evaluation Form
Please take some time to complete an evaluation form. We would really like to hear any positive comments you have about the tournament and, also, any suggestions you may have for improvements.
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HOST HOTEL
La Quinta North, 4311 Warden Road, North Little Rock, 501-945-0808. Be sure to ask for the Arkansas Tennis Association block.
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MEDICAL RELEASES :
USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player. This form must be presented at the time of tournament registration. Please download and bring this completed with you or fax to us (501-223-0531) to speed up the registration process. Players are not allowed on court without this signed release:
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BIRTH CERTIFICATES:
All players must have a copy of a Birth Certificate or Green Card on file in the Southern office.
Players should go to this link to see if their name is on file. If your name does not appear here please
Fax to 770-368-9091 or e-mail to howard@sta.usta.com.
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Tournament Phone
The tournament phone number will be 501-681-3188. If you don't get an answer, DO NOT leave a message. Keep calling until someone answers.
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Tennis Parent Alert
Please be sure to stop by the tournament room to review and sign this new Tennis Parent agreement.
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Entries and Selections:
All players must enter through the TennisLink On-line Registration. Players may enter only one division even though each age division is at a different site and listed as a separate tournament on the schedule. Players should play in the age division they are seeking Southern Endorsement. Fourteen of the selections will be based on the most current Southern Standings of the age division only. (No selections based on the younger age group). All other selections are based on the quotas and endorsements of the States.
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National Endorsements:
Players should play in the age division they are seeking Southern Endorsement.
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ALTERNATES:
All applicants NOT admitted to the main draw shall be listed in order, to be moved into the main draw if/when spaces become available. The order will be based on Southern Standings. To find out the order go to Alternates by Events lists no later than noon on Wednesday, June 11th and daily thereafter.
If you are an alternate and do NOT get in on Wednesday, you may do any or all of the following:
1) Stand by as an on-site alternate on Saturday 14th for any of the 128 unseeded positions
2) Come to play doubles on Sunday June 15th
3) Stand by as an on-site alternate on Monday June 16th for the 32 seeded players
*** If you are an alternate, please make sure the tournament director has accurate contact information so that you may be contacted when needed.
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SEEDS:
Thirty-two seeds will be “block seeded” into the third round of the singles tournament and will thus not play until Monday, June 16th. Seeding will be done and posted online on Tuesday 10th. Seeded singles players: carefully note the dates for doubles!
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EVENTS:
Boys and girls singles 160 draw with Feed-in championship through quarterfinals and playoff
matches for 3/4 places. Play in the FIC is mandatory. Semifinal losers in the main draw are required to play the 3/4 playoff match. The Singles official draw will be made at noon on Thursday June 12th. Draw sheets will be posted at SITE on Friday June 13th by noon. NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE DRAW WILL BE GIVEN BY PHONE. One round of Main Draw singles will be played each day. Two rounds of Consolation begin on Tuesday. Boys and girls doubles (single elimination) draw will be posted June 15th, by 9 am.
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MATCH AND SCORING FORMAT:
Scoring: Singles main draw will be the best of three tie-break sets. In the event of inclement weather, this format may be changed to best of 2 sets with a match tiebreak in lieu of the third set. Singles Consolation will be best of three sets with a 3rd set match tiebreak in lieu of the third on days that 2 matches are played. Doubles will play the collegiate format (8 game pro-set) with a match tiebreak played at 8-all. The match tie-break is a 10-point format.
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Sites & Practice Courts
The main site will be Burns Park Tennis Center, 4000 Joe Poch Lane, No. Little Rock. Exit 150 off of Interstate 40. We may have one additional site on Monday -- TBA -- directions will be in your tournament packet. Indoor courts will be available at Burns for $5 per 1/2 hour starting on 6/13. Ourdoor practice courts are available free of charge, space available, starting on 6/13. Practice courts will also be available at Lakewood on a limited basis. Directions will be in your packet.
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DOUBLES:
Doubles registration will be online or in person at registration beginning Friday, June 13th and closing at 4:00 PM on Saturday, June 14th. Doubles play will begin on Sunday, June 15th at 4 pm. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR DOUBLES IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT. Alternates are encouraged to participate in doubles - must enter by fax , e-mail or in person by 6:00 pm, Saturday, June 14th. Doubles draws will be posted June 15th, by 9 am.
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Registration & Players Meeting
Registration will be Friday, June 13th, between 4 & 6 pm at Burns Park Tennis Center at the tournament room. If you have not mailed or faxed your birth certificate or release form, please bring it with you to registration. There will be a mandatory players meeting on Sunday, June 15th, at 6:30 on Johnny Heflin Stadium Court. Seeded players are not expected to be at the meeting.
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Withdrawals:
Prior to the deadline, players should withdraw online. Players should note all rules on withdrawing from a tournament. All withdrawals must be in writing by e-mail or fax. No refunds will be made for players withdrawing. Alternates wishing to enter another tournament should withdraw from the Alternates list before entering another tournament. Alternates are not charged the entry fee until taken into the draw.
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Tournament Headquarters
The headquarters will be at the tournament room at Burns Park Tennis Center located by court 10. Registration and check-in will be here. The address of Burns Park Tennis Center is 4000 Joe Poch Lane, No. Little Rock, AR 72118. Take exit (#150) off of I 40 and follow the signs to the tennis center.
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This is a USTA Southern Section Level 1 Tournament. Players must
be endorsed by your state selector. On-line registration only. ALL
PLAYERS must mail or fax a signed USTA Signed Medical Release form
(by both parent & player) to the Arkansas Tennis Association
prior to the event or they wil be unable to participate in the
event.
Players are selected from a designated Section or District ranking list.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Friday, June 6, 2008 11:59:00 PM Central 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: 703302108 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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