Welcome / New City Park Tennis Complex
Welcome to the 5th Annual Salisbury Parks & Recreation Kiwanis Junior Open! We hope that you will enjoy your time and stay in beautiful Historic Salisbury. Be one of the first to experience tournament play on our NEW City Park Tennis Complex. Our courts will be in superior condition! Our secondary site is still at Catawba College - Johnson Tennis Complex. Both tournament sites are within five minutes of each other.
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Directions To Tournament Main Site
MAIN SITE: City Park Tennis Complex - W. Miller Street, Salisbury, NC. 28144
I-85 Traveling South to Salisbury
Take Exit 76 and turn right on East Innes Street. Continue straight through downtown Salisbury approximately one (1) mile after exiting highway. Turn right onto Fulton Street. Stay straight on Fulton Street until you end at Lake Drive. Turn right on Lake Drive, then left on Jackson Street, then left onto W. Miller Street. City Park Tennis Complex will be on your left.
I-85 Traveling North to Salisbury
Take Exit 76 and turn left on East Innes Street. Follow the same directions above from this point. You may also take Exit 75. Turn left onton Jake Alexander Blvd. and go to the second stop light and turn right onto Klumac Road. Stay straight and Klumac will change to Fulton Street. Once on Fulton Street, follow same directions as above.
Directions/Map to our secondary site (Catawba College) will be provided for your convenience upon check in at the Main Site (City Park). Please remember to check in early to avoid travel and tournament match delays. We will also provide a Salisbury Area Restaurant Guide with over 60 restaurants to choose from.
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Registration & Tournament Times
If you are considering entering our tournament, please ensure that both you and/or your parents are available for the full duration of the tournament, Friday-Sunday, June 19-21. We are anticipating first round matches to begin around 3:00 p.m Friday afteroon to stay ahead of any possible afternoon thunderstorms or an extreme number of tournament entries. Saturday and Sunday morning matches will begin no earlier than 8:00 a.m.
REMINDER TO PARENTS: Please remember check the tournament draws online each night to ensure that you know your child's next match time and location the following day. We will periodically update the tournament draw throughout the morning, afternoon and evening hours for your convenience.
Tournament draws will be posted online Wednesday evening, June 17.
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Miscellaneous Information
Entry Fee will include: T-shirt, SPRD towel and other goodies.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED: Please email Paul at: pmoor@salisburync.gov and give us your name and t-shirt size.
Trophies for the tournament provided by All American Trophies of Salisbury, NC. Visit their website at: www.allamerican-trophies.com. Trophies will be awarded for Champions, Runners-Up, Consolation Winners and Doubles Champions.
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Withdrawals
If you need to Withdraw before entries close, you must do so online. Click on "Edit Registration", then "Withdraw." You will need your original confirmation number. All withdrawals after entries close must both be sent in writing by e-mail to pmoor@salisburync.gov and by phone to tournament site once the tournament has started. Players withdrawing after the tournament deadline will not be refunded the entry fee.
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Medical Release Form & Parent/Participant Behavior Code Form
The Medical Release Form & Parent/Participant Behavior Code Form is required by USTA Southern Section. These forms must be signed by a parent or quardian. Please be sure to provide a telephone number where you can be reached during the tournament. A signed form is extremely important in the event your child may need emergency medical assistance and you are not at the court site. Please follow the link, download and bring with you upon check in at the Main Site (City Park Tennis Complex). No player will be allowed on court without this form.
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Main draw and Consolation matches
Main draw matches will be the best two out of three tiebreak sets. In the Consolation draw, a 10-point match tiebreak will be played in lieu of a third set.
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Doubles matches
All doubles will be 8-game pro sets, with a 7-point tiebreak if the score reaches 8 all.
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CHECK IN / HYDRATION / TENTS
Players are reminded to check in before your first match at City Park Tennis Complex located at W. Miller Street, Salisbury, NC. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early before each match unless otherwise notified by the tournament staff.
Our tournament committee cannot stress enough the importance of staying hydrated with water and/or gatorade throughout the weekend. This goes for players, parents and spectators. Temperatures are forecasted to be in the mid-90's this weekend.
Parents may bring chair umbrellas or tents to set up at either site. However, please be aware and courteous of where you set up and you will need to break down tents each day before you leave
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This tournament is part of the Nat'l. Public Parks Tennis Assoc. Tournament Series. The goal of the series is to increase awareness of public park tournament tennis and to promote the Nat'l. Public Park Tennis Chps. Visit nppta.com for more information.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, June 15, 2009 11:59:00 PM Eastern 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: 703909309 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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