Congratulations to Southern A on their 1st place finish!
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Overview
Below can be found all tournament information, including directions for all sites and several practice sites. Hotel information is also available at the bottom. All matches will be played at either the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center, or the upper courts and Leighton stadium on the university campus.
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Schedule for Tuesday July 28th
Everything will take place at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center::
Player Check in: 3:00-5:00PM,
Coaches Meeting: 4:00-5:00PM,
Mandatory Player Meeting: 5:00-6:00PM,
Player Dinner and Team Photographs: 6:00-7:30PM
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Schedule for Wed July 29th:
Matches will start at 8:00AM. Players will be handed team schedules during check in.
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Directions from Indoor Tennis Center to WFU Upper Courts and Stadium Courts
Turn LEFT out of parking lot. Turn LEFT in front of football stadium. Turn RIGHT onto Deacon Blvd. to stoplight. Turn RIGHT onto University Parkway. Keep LEFT on University Parkway. Turn LEFT into Wake Forest University. The Upper Courts are on the LEFT after passing through the guard house. The Stadium Courts are past the Upper courts also on the LEFT just before getting to the campus stoplight. Parking for both the Upper Courts and Stadium Courts is on the RIGHT across the street from the Stadium Courts. PLEASE USE THIS LOT.
**The physical address for the university is 1834 Wake Forest Dr.
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Match Format
Each team match consists of 18 points (12 singles plus six doubles). Singles matches will be best of three sets. Doubles matches will be an eight game pro-set tie break at eight all. Each singles match and doubles match including mixed doubles will count for one point. In the case of a 9-9 tie, the team that won the majority of the doubles matches will be declared the winner of the team match. In the case of a total tie (no majority winner of the doubles), the Section coach designates one boy and one girl to play a mixed doubles "Super Match Tie-Break" to determine the team match winner.
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Coaching
There will be coaching allowed during the odd-game changeover. Only the designated coaches may communicate with the players.
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Ranking Information
All matches in this event will count for national rankings (excluding mixed doubles). This event will count as a level two tournament and players will receive participation points.
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Officiating
Play will be subject to the rules of the USTA. The USTA Point Penalty will be in effect throughout the tournament. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. There will be USTA certified umpires at all sites.
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In Case of Rain...
All team coaches will be notified of any court/time changes due to inclement weather. It is the responsibility of the coaches to inform members of their teams of any changes.
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Stringing
All racquets can be dropped off and picked up at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center. Racquets will be done on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you have any questions about stringing, call Jonathan Stokke @ 919-414-8898. Your string: $15.00. Our string: see stringer for prices/types of string.
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Practice Sites
Courts are available for practice at the WFU Indoor Tennis Center there is a $5.00 per person, per hour charge. All practice times indoors will end on Tuesday evening. There are also public courts available. Directions are available below.
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Polo Park/Speas School
1850 Polo Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
From WFU Indoor Tennis Center:: Turn LEFT out of parking lot. Turn LEFT in front of football stadium Turn RIGHT onto Deacon Blvd. to stoplight. Turn RIGHT onto University Parkway. Take the Polo Road Exit off University Parkway (on the RIGHT), and make a LEFT onto Polo Road. Go STRAIGHT through the intersection of Reynolda Road. Polo will curve towards the LEFT, and the Polo Park courts are on your LEFT, just past Speas Elementary School.
From campus:: Take Polo Road Exit, turn LEFT out of campus onto Polo Road. Go STRAIGHT through the intersection of Reynolda Road. Polo will curve towards the LEFT, and the Polo Park courts are on your LEFT, just past Speas Elementary School.
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Mount Tabor High School
342 Petree Road. Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
From Indoor Tennis Center:: Turn LEFT out of parking lot. Turn LEFT in front of football stadium. Turn RIGHT onto Deacon Blvd. to stoplight. Turn RIGHT onto University Parkway. Take the Polo Road exit on your RIGHT, turn LEFT onto Polo Road. Follow Polo Rd. across Reynolda Rd., and continue for about 1.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Petree Road at the light. Follow Petree around the school tennis courts will be on the LEFT.
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Linebach Park
3551 Sally Kirk Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
From Indoor Tennis Center:: Turn LEFT out of parking lot. Turn LEFT in front of football stadium. Turn RIGHT onto Deacon Blvd. to stoplight. Turn RIGHT onto University Parkway. Take the Polo Road exit on your RIGHT, and turn LEFT onto Polo Rd. Follow Polo Rd. about 3 miles to a light at Robinhood Rd. Turn RIGHT onto Robinhood. Turn LEFT at second light, and keep LEFT. Park and courts will be on your LEFT.
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Shaffner Park
900 Yorkshire Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
From Indoor Tennis Center:: Turn LEFT out of parking lot. Turn LEFT in front of the football stadium. Turn RIGHT onto Deacon Blvd. to stoplight. Turn LEFT onto University Parkway. At stoplight turn RIGHT onto Coliseum. Stay on Coliseum and go through two stoplights. Turn RIGHT onto Robinhood Road. Stay on Robinhood, and at third stoplight, turn LEFT onto Silas Creek Parkway South. Turn LEFT on Yorkshire Road at first stoplight. Shaffner Park is immediately on the RIGHT.
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Tournament Hotels: Deadline for reservations is July 13th
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Courtyard Marriott:
3111 University Parkway Winston Salem NC 27105
The tournament rate is $90.00
(336)727-1277.
This hotel is about 1/2mile from all tournament sites.
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Hampton Inn
1990 Hampton Inn Ct. Winston Salem NC 27103
The rate is $89.00 (336) 760-1660
This hotel is across the street from Hanes Mall, and has the largest selection of restaurants and attractions around it. It is about 10-15 minutes from the site.
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Sleep Inn
1985 Hampton Inn Ct. Winston Salem NC 27103
The rate is $74.00 (336) 774-8020.
It is located next to the Hampton Inn
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Arrival Date: Tuesday July 28th Departure Date:Sunday August 2nd
(after 2:00PM) Tournament Surface: All matches will be played on
hard courts Directions from Airports to the Wake Forest Indoor
Tennis Center From Charlotte Douglass International Airport (~90
miles) Take I-77 N At I-77 and I-40 junction, take I-40 East (to
Winston-Salem) Take Silas Creek Exit (the 2nd right) and go N to
Wake Forest University At the end of Silas Creek, make a right on
to Reynolda Road. Make a left onto Coliseum Drive. Make a left onto
University Parkway Make a right onto Deacon Boulevard. Make left at
Shorefair Drive. Make first left off Shorefair, at sign for Groves
Stadium Complex/Indoor Tennis Center, and take another left. From
Greensboro/High Point Piedmont Airport (~20 miles) Take I-40 West.
Take the Bus-40 split. Take Cherry Street Exit (5C), and make a
right (north), Cherry Street turns into University Parkway. At
intersection of University Parkway and Deacon Boulevard, make a
right onto Deacon Boulevard. Make left at Shorefair Drive. Make
first left off Shorefair, Indoor Tennis Center will be on your
left.
By sectional endorsement.
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Level 2
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12 Noon Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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