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Sportsmanship Awards
Congratulations to Caroline Price and Vikram Hundal who won the sportsmanship awards for the girls and boys divisions. Keep up the great
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Tournament Check In
At the tournament check in, you will be provided with a bag of information. It contains local tourist info, your tournament map, t-shirt, lunch coupons and welcome letter. Check in on Friday is 6-9pm at the Courtyard by Marriott and the Hampton Inn and on Saturday 7a-1pm at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center for those arriving late.
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Tournament Sites
3 sites will be used on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and 1 on Monday. Check the draw for your match location. Boys and Girls 18's main draw on Saturday play first round at one location and 2nd round at MEX. See draws for details.
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MEX - Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center Directions -
23 lit courts +practice wall: Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center: 1905B Spring Forest Rd. Raleigh, N.C. 27615 919.872.4129
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OPT - Optimist Park/Sanderford High School tennis courts -
8 lit hard courts+wall 5900 Dixon Dr Raleigh, NC 27609 Turn into Sanderson High School and go to the end of the big parking lot located behind the school. Courts are located at the end of the parking lot.
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Lions - Lions Park tennis courts
8 lit hard courts+wall 516 Dennis Ave. Raleigh, NC. Courts are down the hill from the Community Center. Drive around the ballfield to the backside of the courts.
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Gas Shortage?
There is gas in Raleigh. Some stations only have premium, some only have 1 pump running, but the majority of stations have gas and we hope this will continue through the weekend. Currently there is no panic or run on the stations, just reports that western NC (Charlotte, Asheville) have more severe shortages.
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Official Tournament Hotel and Friday night tournament check In
Hampton Inn is one of our official tournament hotels and Friday night tournament check in will be in the lobby conference room, 6-9pm. Breakfast incl., 1.8 miles from Tennis Center, Doubles or Kings available $92-$112/night by mentioning Bullfrog by Sept 22nd. Hampton Inn, 3621 Spring Forest Road • Raleigh, North Carolina 27616.
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Official Tournament Hotel and Friday night tournament check in
Courtyard by Marriott is one of our official tournament hotels and Friday night tournament check in will be in the lobby, 6-9pm. Breakfast avail., 4.4 miles from Tennis Center, practice court privledges at Raleigh Racquet Club, Queens, Kings and suites available $79-$129/night by mentioning Bullfrog by Sept 19. Courtyard by Marriott, Raleigh North, 1041 Wake Towne Dr., Raleigh, NC 27609. Get more info or make your group rate reservation:
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Overflow Tournament Hotels
Holiday Inn Raleigh North, 2805 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh, NC 919-872-3500 or Best Western Raleigh North, 2715 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 919-872-5000. Mention "Bullfrog" tennis tournament for special pricing.
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Birth certificates/Proof of citizenship
All players must have a Birth Certificate on file in the Southern office for proof of US Citizenship. Green cards will be accepted. Passports are not accepted. A report of those with proof on file is posted at the USTA website. To verify you are on the list, click here
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Medical Release Form
ALL PLAYERS must bring a signed USTA Medical Release form to registration or they will be unable to participate in the event. Click here for the form
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Withdrawals
Sept 21 or before: Withdraw online. Sept 22 or later: You must email your withdrawal to David Bell, david.bell@ci.raleigh.nc.us. Do not call to withdraw. Withdrawal after Sept 27 11:59pm - No refund. You must email to david.bell@ci.raleigh.nc.us. Defaulting during the tournament - You must see the trainer and get approval from the Head Referee. Do not tell anyone at the desk and think you have properly defaulted, unless you speak to the Head Referee, it will be counted as a "NO SHOW".
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12's and 14's divisions
The 12's and 14's divisions will be held in Cary. Here is that tournament website
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Signing up for Two divisions
Players are allowed to enter two divisions with these guidelines: #1. Players selected to both age divisions they apply for will automatically be selected to the older age division. They would be removed from the other age division. #2. Players not selected to either divisions would remain on the alternates lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division they first get in, from the alt. list. They would be removed from the Alternate list in the other division. #3. Players selected to one age division woud be removed from the alternates list of the division they were not selected. #4. Once a player is selected for any one division no changes can be made.
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Entering the 14's + 16's
Even though the 12's and 14's and being held in Cary under a different tournament code this weekend, it is still part of this tournament. So, you may enter the 14's and 16's without penalty.
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Entering Two Tournaments
Do not enter two tournaments at the same time. How to avoid Penalties: If you end up on the alternate list, you must with-draw from the alternate list first and then enter the 2nd event. Tournaments have different deadlines that will allow you time to make your changes.
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Selection Process
Top 64 players applying from the USTA/Southern latest STANDINGS LIST. 56 players from this age group will be selected and up to 8 players from the younger age group who are eligible from the younger age group, who have a standing in the top 80 of the younger age group, and are not in the selected 56, will be selected. The names of the player who have been selected will appear as COMPETITORS. Alternates are listed in the REPORT SECTION. DO NOT REFER TO THE ALTERNATES ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE WEB PAGE (That list is not updated).
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SAT's in Raleigh
We are aware of the SAT test in Raleigh on Saturday October 4th and need to know of any high school senior who would be trying to take the SAT plus play in the Raleigh Bullfrog. If you are a high school senior trying to take the Raleigh SAT, please contact me by email before the entry deadline.
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Format and scoring
Draws will be 64 players with a Full Feed In through the Quarters and 3rd/4th playoff. Main Draw will play the best two out of three tie-break sets. Feed-in will be the best of three sets playing a 10 point match tie break in lieu of third set. Main Draw will play two rounds each day.The Consolation draws will play one match on Saturday, three matches on Sunday and three on Monday. In the event of inclement weather, match format is subject to change.
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Practice courts
There are practice courts available at 23 locations around the city
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Balls
All matches will use Dunlop Championship Hard Court Balls
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Stringer
There will be a stringer available at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center during the tournament.
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Trainer
There will be a trainer on site at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center and Optimist Tennis Courts during the tournament. Remember that if you default due to an injury during the tournament, you have to speak directly to the Head Referee. Speaking to anyone else will result in a "Default-No Show" for your match.
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On-site alternates
Need to report to the correct site for your age division 30 minutes before the start of play and must be present for all starting match times. If there is more than one on-site alternate, and there is an opening, we will go by the Ordered Alternate List to make the selection
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Alternates
An ORDERED ALTERNATES REPORT will be posted above. This is the order you will be contacted for any open spots. If you accept a spot, you must overnight your entry fee. Since you were not selected in the initial batch, your credit cards were never processed. We cannot take credit cards after the initial selection process. YOU MUST OVERNIGHT YOUR FEE - THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. An Alternate will not be listed as a Competitor until the entry fee has been received.
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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, September 21, 2008 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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