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All Mondays Matches will be played at the Champions Club
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Directions and Practice sites. Please print out and bring with you
It is difficult to find GPS courts and the Champions Club, so print these directions and bring them with you. Practice courts are listed in the directions
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Release, please bring release with you
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Chattanooga Doubles Tournament
The Chattanooga Doubles Tournament is Nov 1st and 2nd. Id number is 704215508
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Site addresses. Directions will be up Monday
Girls Preparatory School (GPS) 205 Island Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37405....Baylor School (Bay) 171 Baylor School Road Chattanooga, TN 37405....Champions Club (CC) 1096 Lupton Drive Lupton City, TN 37351...Manker Patten Tennis Center (MP) 100 Douglas Street Chattanooga, TN 37403....McCallie School (McC) 500 Dodds Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404....Please note to print off directions when posted because mapquest and gps systems cannot find courts at GPS and have trouble finding Champions Club
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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 would 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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Selection Process
Selection will be based on your southern standing at the time of the deadline. For a draw of 64 8 players in the top 80 from a lower age group will be selected for older age group. For a draw of 32 4 players in the top 40 will be chosen from lower age group to play in older age group.
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Proceeds go to Strang Scholarship Fund and Burns Dormitory
Proceeds from the tournament will go to the John Strang Scholarship Fund to help needy children. Also this year part of the proceeds will go to the Burns Dormitory in memory of long time McCallie tennis supporter Bud Burns. Bud grew up on the McCallie campus where is father was associate headmaster and Dean of Students. He and his wife, Graham, have seven children, Carol Kutchins, Lee Burns, Jim Burns, Graham Burns, Lucy Rose, Edy Gervin, and May Burns. Lee class of ‘87 and Jim class of ’89 both played tennis for McCallie then Dartmouth, and Emory respectively. In the past we have also given to March of Dimes in memory of Max Casey a 6th grader who lost a battle to cancer, and also to the Jordan Thomas Foundation to help kids obtain prosthetics that otherwise could not afford them.
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Draw sizes
Boys 10, and G10-18 will have a draw size of 32. B12-18 will have a draw size of 64.
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Format and schedule of play
Boys and Girls 10 and under will play a match tie break in lieu of a 3rd set in both main and consolation. All consolation matches will play a match tie-break for the 3rd set in all other divisions. There will be 3 rounds of consolations on Sunday and on Monday. All Finals will be played on Monday.
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Check In
You will go to your site and check in before you play your first round match. Due to travel and logistics there will be no check in Friday night. You do not need to go to McCallie first if you play at a different site, just go to your site.
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Housing Ask for McCallie Fall Championships when making reservations.
These sites are close to Champions Club, GPS, Manker Patten
Holiday Inn Express 4820 Hixson Pike Hixson, TN. 37343 423-877-6464...Hixson Comfort Inn 4833 Hixson Pike Hixson, TN. 37343 423-877-8388...Country Inn and Suites 5105 Highway 153 Chattanooga, TN. 37343 423-308-2333...
These sites are closest to Manker Patte, GPS, McCallie
Fairfield Inn Hamilton Place-(10) rooms per night @ $69 per night, plus
taxes. Phone-423-499-3800. Rate includes complimentary continental
breakfast.
Staybridge Suites downtown-(20) rooms per night @ $109/Studios
$129/One-Bedroom Suites. Phone-423-267-0900 or 800-238-8000. Rates
include parking and a hot breakfast.
Fairfield Inn & Suites South/East Ridge-(10)Queen/Queens per night @ $89
per night, plus taxes. Phone-423-499-4080. Rate includes extended
complimentary continental breakfast.
Most sites are only 15 minutes from motels at the most
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Videos from High Tech Tennis
HIGH-TECH TENNIS (from Atlanta, GA) will be onsite for the entire tournament to offer four (4) Match Recording Packages. Choose the one that's perfect for you! Kids are visual learners ... and video is an EXCELLENT teaching tool (not to mention a wonderful momento). After all, SEEING REALLY IS BELIEVING. Visit www.high-techtennis.com and click Services for more information, including samples and prices. Contact Danny or Julie Thiets (info@high-techtennis.com or 678.640.2723) to reserve your match time...We have six digital camcorders...FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
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This is a Southern Level 3 tournament. This tournament is a
Level 3 in the STA. The draws will be Full Feed-In with finals on
Monday. Three backdraw matches will be played on Sunday and Monday.
All main draw matches are 2 out of 3 sets in 12-18. BG 10 and all
consolation matches will play a match tie-break in lieu of 3rd
set.
Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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