Simply the BEST - 2008 Texas Adult Masters Championships (Ad)

Players, I am missing 30 match scores from St. Stephen's Tennis Academy which were played on Friday. I will input the scores first thing Sat. morning after obtaining them from the site director and upload them to the web asap. I apologize for this unforeseen delay.

Players: Please be sure to re-check your draws often and check the times for each round of your round robin. In some cases round 2 may be scheduled before round 1, or round 3 scheduled before round 2 etc This was necessary because of the numerous scheduling conflicts with players in more than one event. We also are receiving withdrawals and as I move the next highest ranked player into your event, the match times may have to change to accommodate the new player(s) as they may be playing in another Masters tournament event.

Players: Friday night beginning at 7:00 pm (most tournament play should be completed by this time) we will have a cooked on site meal by CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL at St. Stephen's Tennis Academy. The event will be held in the St. Stephen's gmnasium by the parking lot from 7-10pm. (see directions below to the site). We also have a local band, Pound Foolish, who will be serenading us with their music and of course dancing is in order should the mood strike. There will be great food, beer, fun, and fellowship so we hope all our Championship players will attend. For those of you with spouses or significant others who would like to attend, they may do so and eat but there will be a fee of $15 per non-tournament playing guest. See you very soon at THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE COURTYARD TENNIS AND SWIM CLUB: (Shown as CYTC on draws) 512 345-4700 From Hwy 183 North at the Arboretum.....Take Capital of Texas Highway South (also known as Hwy 360) to the street just BEFORE you pass over the large Lake Austin suspension bridge. This street is Courtyard Dr. Take a left onto Courtyard Dr. Take another immediate left onto Scout Island and follow to street inlet just before the silver fire hydrant. Take a right on inlet, which leads to the site's parking area.

ST. STEPHEN'S TENNIS ACADEMY: (Shown as SS on draws) (no telephone number available) From Hwy 183 North at the Arboretum....Take Capital of Texas Highway heading south (also known as Hwy 360). You will drive over the Lake Austin RED suspension bridge. Go about 1/2 mile and take a right onto WESTLAKE DRIVE. Follow road as it winds around to apartment complexes. (Do NOT follow the road to the right onto Royal Approach or you'll reach a dead end.) As you follow Westlake Dr. by the apartment complex, you will come to a road on the right with a guard station...take a right here (no known street name to me at least). Follow this road straight which will merge onto Bunny Run (only way you can go is slight left). Follow Bunny Run straight ahead until you see parking lot which is directly behind the gymnasium with a track on your left in front of the buildings. You MUST, MUST, MUST park at the gym and walk up to the courts. Please DO NOT give the guard at the guard station a hard time about parking. We are VERY FORTUNATE to have access to this private site and don't want to lose the privilege for future tourneys. It is a short hike up a small hill with your tennis belongings so come fully prepared and leave nothing behind. BRING YOUR OWN WATER. They don't have staff to provide water on court. You won't want to make the trek often. However, you'll soon arrive to one of Austin's most beautiful tennis centers with great viewing for spectators.

LOST CREEK COUNTRY CLUB: LCCC on draws: (512) 892-0173 From Hwy 183 North at the Arboretum....take Capital of Texas Highway south (also known as Hwy 360). Follow this road approximately 8 miles past the RED suspension bridge. You will take a right onto LOST CREEK BLVD (easy to miss, but it is at a light). Follow LOST CREEK BLVD driving the speed limit as this is heavily patroled. Keep going straight quite a ways on Lost Creek Blvd. until you pass over a creek with a small bridge...just past this creek is the entrance to Lost Creek (you'll think you've gone into the woods). Take a right into Lost Creek and follow up to courts.

UT PENICK ALLISON TENNIS CENTER: PATC on draws: (512) 468-5440 (site director's number) From Hwy 183 and IH-35 intersection, head south on IH-35. Exit 15th/MLK. The road Y's after exiting. Follow Y to the right and head straight on the access road through the 1st light. Take a right at the 2nd light, 15th Street. Follow 15th Street to Trinity (2nd light I think) and take a right on Trinity. You can park on the street. No tickets are given for the parking meters on Sunday so no money is required.

The Courtyard Tennis and Swim Club - CYTC on draw 5608 Courtyard Dr., Austin, TX 78731
St. Stephen's Tennis Academy - SS on draw 2900 Bunny Run, Austin, TX 78746
Lost Creek Country Club - LCCC on draw 2612 Lost Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78746
UT Penick-Allison Tennis Center - PATC on draw 1701 Trinity St., Austin, TX 78701

PLAYERS: The tentative match times for all finals are now published. Please be aware that these times may change depending upon the players who advance and the number of events that they are involved in.

While rain is not in the forecast for our 2008 Masters tourney, this information will help you in the event it does occur. I routinely (every 45 minutes to 1 hour) update this website with details about rain delays, and when play is anticipated to resume. If you do not have internet access readily available to you, your hotels generally do in their business centers. Please use their internet services to access our tournament homepage to look for answers with regard to rain delays, if we have any. This will help you know when to return to your site for match play and help the tournament run more smoothly by reducing unnecessary phone calls. You may also call the CATA office for updates at 512 443-1342. Our office voice mail will have updates for your as well. However, this is more difficult to stay on top of so your most up-to-date info can be found by using our tourney homepage.

PLAYERS: Tournament registration and check-in will be held from 3:00 - 8:30 p.m. Thursday, November 6th at The Courtyard Tennis Club, 5608 Courtyard Dr., Austin, TX 78731 Telephone: (512) 345-4700 Please plan to attend. All check-in and player gift bags for tournament players will be held at The Courtyard.

Players: The following note can be found on this tournament homepage advising players that self rated players are NOT eligible to play unless they meet certain conditions...read the rule below:
3. Self Rated players will only be eligible for this tournament if they have an Early Season 2008 rating (in mid-July, 2008) through League play, and are entered at that calculated level (or higher) in this tournament.
I am reviewing the applicants list for eligible NTRP ratings and am finding several players that do not meet the requirements of RULE #3. If you think your rating may be in question, please email me at Director@austintennis.org

Players Here are instructions as to how to find the FINAL POINT STANDINGS/RANKINGS for the upcoming Simply the BEST - Texas Adult Masters Championships.

The ranking list is titled: 2008 Texas Selection List (Oct) - published 10/16/2008
To find Rankings on the internet:
* Go to: www.texas.usta.com
* Under "ADULTS", from “tournament / rankings” Select "Rankings".
* Then, under National/Section/District, make sure it says "Texas" * Year is "2008"
* Division: scroll down until you find your division or group played.
* List Type is " *All List Types" and click on "Find It".
* Select: 2008 Texas Selection List (Oct) - published 10/16/2008

PLAYERS: THIS TOURNEY IS THE SAME WEEKEND AS A UT HOMEGAME. PLEASE MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
HOLIDAY INN - Northwest Arboretum www.hotelaustin.com Telephone: (512) 634-3210 Ask for RESERVATONS with a GROUP CODE: Capital Area Tennis RATE: $109

HAMPTON INN - Northwest Arboretum PLEASE CALL FOR RESERVATIONS with Group Code of CAT (512) 349-9898 www.austinhotelsdirect.com Hotel RATE: $129

FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES 11201 N. Mopac Expwy Austin, TX 78759 MENTION GROUP CODE: Capital Area Tennis Association for special $89.99 rate Please call for reservations 800 228-2800 or local (512) 527-0734

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